to be frank with you

基本解释

To be frank with you , your counter-offer can not even cover our production cost.
坦率地说，贵方还价甚至不够我们的生产成本。
To be frank with you, it is really difficult for us to market your products at the price offered.
坦率地说，按这样的报价真的很难让我们销售你们的产品。
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B: To be frank with you, if it weren’t for our good relations, we wouldn’t consider making you a firm offer at this price.
坦率地说，如果不是为了我们之间的友好关系，我们本来不会考虑以这个价格报实盘的。

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