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1、商务英语考试商务信函写作技巧商务英语写作常用句子集锦(%1)避免使用陈IH的商业术语陈IH的与传统的商业术语(Commercialjargon)对信的内容没有什么作川,应该避免使用。例一:Wordy:WewishtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterofNovember14withthecheckforStg.10enclosedandwishtothankyouforsame.Concise:WeappreciateyourletterofNovember14andthech
2、eckforStg.10yousentwithit・例二:Wordy:Wetakelibertytoapproachyouwiththerequestthatyouwouldbekindenoughtointroducetoussomeexportersofcottontextilesinyourcities.Wouldyoupleaseintroducetoussomeexportersofcottontextilesinyourcity?Concise:(a)Pleaseintroducetouss
3、omeexportersofcottontextilesinyourcity,(b)Wouldyoupleaseintroducetoussomeexportersofcottontextilesinyourcity.(注:此类简洁的表达方式很多。)(%1)要长话短说,避免罗嗦通常商业人士每天需要阅读大量的帖信,对开门见山,长话短说,直接切题的信特别欢迎。因此,写信要力求长话短说,删去不必耍的形容词,如下列句子中的形容词或副词删去后并不影响句子的原意:Theproposalisunder(active)
4、consideration.Theansweris(definitely)correct・Iwould(rather)thinkthefareistoohigh・The(true)factsareasstated.(%1)要注意每句句子的长短例如1:"Wewouldliketoknowwhetheryouwouldallowustoextendthetimeofshipmentfortwentydays,andifyouwouldbesokindastoallowustodoso,kindlygiveu
5、syourreplybycablewithoutdelay.这句话过分〃客气〃,使句子过长而不清楚。内容要求对方同意延期交货20天,一般情况下,应尽对能提出延期到那一天的具体日期。这句话可压缩为:"Pleasereplybytelegramimmediatelyifyouwillallowustodelaytheshipmentunti1Apri121.〃(如同意我们把交货延期到四月二十一口,请电复。)有的作者为了使人们记住避免使用陈IH的商业术语,专门选择了一些他认为陈IH的商业术语搞成一首诗:Web
6、egtoadviseandwishtostateThatyourshasarrivedofrecentdate.Wehaveitbeforeus,itscontentsnoted;Herewithenclosedarethepriceswequoted.Attachedpleasefind,asperyourrequest,Thedatayouwanted;andnotletussuggestYourorderbesent,andnotheldunduly,Webegtorcmain,yoursmost
7、truly.COURTESY译成〃礼貌〃。但是根据西方国家函电书籍作者普遍的看法,所谓COURTESY是〃客气而又体谅人〃的意思。有的作者述把COURTESY和POLITENESS这两个同义词做了比较,认为:POLITENESS的客气只是表现在文章的语句上,IfijCOURTESY则表现在对对方的〃体谅〃,例如:a)WehavereceivedwithmanythanksyourletterofOct.7,andwetakethepleasureofsendingyoulatestcatalog.Wew
8、ishtodrawyourattentiontoaspecialoffer,whichwehavemadeinit.[polite]b)youwillbeparticularlyinterestedinaspecialofferonpage5ofthelatestcatalogenclosed,whichyourequestedinyourletterofOct.7・Yououghtto;PerhapsyoucouldYourletteri
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