Yet, he says, they can find time to negotiate a contract about supplying natural gas.

他说，可是他们却能找到协商天然气供应合同的时间。

So, imagine you're negotiating a contract and you said it's in the bag. Right?

想象一下你正在谈判一份合同，你说这是十拿九稳的。

Well, in the dialogue today, the story begins by Bill talking about how he was negotiating a contract.

好吧， 在今天的对话中，故事从比尔谈论他如何谈判合同开始。

In this story, the man is trying to negotiate a contract with a new business partner, someone he is going to work with.

在这个故事中，这个人正试图与一个新的商业伙伴谈判合同， 他将要与之共事。

And I negotiated a contract from a cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam, before jumping on the back of a motorbike to go eat bun cha with friends.

我在越南河内的一家咖啡馆谈妥了一份合同，然后跳上摩托车后座去和朋友们一起吃包子茶。

Without such laws unions can insist that all workers pay dues to help fund the cost of negotiating a contract with an employer, whether or not they wish to formally join the union.

如果没有RTW这样的法律，工会就可以坚持让所有的员工都应缴纳会费，帮助为和雇主就工作合同谈判所需的费用筹钱，不管这些员工是否愿意正式加入工会。

I was negotiating a contract with a new business partner, and we had a meeting to clarify the terms. Bill: If I understand the terms correctly, the length of the contract would be one year with a one-year option.

我正在与一个新的商业伙伴谈判合同，我们开会澄清条款。 比尔：如果我对条款的理解正确的话， 合同的期限应该是一年， 并且有一年的选择权。