英语写作手册第五章.doc

1 Appreciatea) We thank you for your inquiry of 12 October, and appreciate your interest in our products.你方10月12日询购函收到，谢谢。你方有意购买我公司产品，我们对此表示感谢。 We would appreciate a prompt answer and a sample of each of the items listed above. 如能立即给予答复，并对上述所列每项产品提供一件样品，我们将非常感激。 Your special care in handing this order would therefore be appreciated. 贵方若特别细致地办理此订单，我方不胜感激。 We would appreciate it （very much）if you could agree to our suggested terms of payment. 贵方如能同意我方提出的付款条件，我们将不胜感激。b) We do appreciate （=understand）your reasons for objecting to the proposal,but hope to revert to this matter when circumstances permit.尽管我们非常理解你们不同意这个建议所持的理由，但是我们希望一旦条件允许，我们可以重谈此事。appreciativeI realize the value of time to a busy person like you,and this makes me all the more appreciative of the time you have to generously given me.我深知时间对于您这样一位忙人是何等的宝贵，因此您花那么多时间和我交流，使我感激不尽。While appreciative ofappreciating your order,we must point out that our price has been cut to a minimum.虽然我们非常感谢你的订单，但是我们必须指出，我方的价格已降到最低了。appreciationI understand that you placed an usually large order with us yesterday , and I am writing personally to show my appreciation of your continued confidence in us.得悉昨天贵方给了我们一份特别巨大的订单，本人特写此信，对于您一如既往地给予我们的信任表示衷心感谢。2. compensate You would be adequately compensated if the goods should be found defective. 如果发现货物有问题，您会得到充分的赔偿。 In this particular case,we are prepared to allow a special discount of 5% to compensate（you）for the inconvenience caused. 对于这一特殊情况，我们愿意提供5%的特殊折扣，以补偿（给贵方）造成的不便。 Nothing will ever compensate for the loss of valuable clients confidence. 如果失去一位尊贵的客户的信任，那是无可补救的。 compensation Do you think they will makepaygive us a compensation for our loss? 你认为对于我们的损失他们会给予赔偿吗？ You will no doubt claim demand compensation from the insurance company,in which case we shall be glad to assist you with any information we can provide. 毫无疑问，你会向保险公司要求赔偿的。对此，我们将乐意帮助贵方，提供任何我们所能给予的信息。 Under these circumstances,it is likely for you to obtaingetreceive compensation for the damage to the goods. 在此情况下，贵方不大可能因货损而得到赔偿。3. covera) The policy covers fire and theft risks. 该保险单包括火险和偷盗险。 We wish to cover the consignment against All Risks, including breakage and pilferage. 我们希望对货物投保一切险，包括破损险和偷窃险。 Thank you for your letter of September 1 asking us to cover you in the sum of RMB￥380,000.00 on stock in your warehouse. 你方9月1日来函，要求我公司对于你方仓库中的库存予以投保，投保金额为人民币380，000元；对此我们表示感谢。b）The duplicate copy of our invoice No.BB32 is enclosed covering the polyester shirts ordered on 13 August. 兹附上你方8月13日订购的涤纶衬衣的有关发票的副本。 We wish to inform you that the goods covered by S/C No.98035. 兹通知第1055销售确认书项下的货物已备妥待运。 Thank you for your L/C No.F973 covering our S/C No.98035.贵方对我98035号销售确认书所开立的第F973号信用证已收到，谢谢。c) We have increased our prices by5% so as to cover at least part of higher freight rates.我们已提价5%,以期至少部分抵消已调高的运费。 n. -insurance against damage ,loss, etc.Please inform us on what terms you can provide (insurance)cover against the risks mentioned.烦请告知，你公司以何种条款对我们所提到的险别提供保险。 Please arrange full a.a.r. cover in the sum of 500，000 at 27p% per annum for shipment of 400Hi-fi Music centers to Quebec by m.v. Endeavour.请对由“奋进号”轮运往淮北克的400台高保真音响设备按每英镑0.27便士的年费率投保一切险，投保金额为500，000英镑。 We require immediate cover for the goods referred to above.我们要求立即对上述货物予以投保。The amount of cover may be well above USD800, 000.保险金额可能远远超过800,000美元。Coverage- risks covered by insurance If broader coverage is required, the extra premium will be for buyers account.如果要求加保险种（原意为：扩大险别范围），额外保险费将由买方支付。4. insure Following your instructions we have insured the consignmentagainst All Risks and War Risk for the invoice value.根据你的指示，我们已按发票金额110%对这批货物投保了一切险和战争险。For your information, many importers would like to be insured at this end with the Peoples Insurance Company of China.可以告诉你，许多进口商都愿意在此地向中国人民保险公司投保。Please arrange to insure from warehouse the following consignment:请按仓至仓条款投保以下货物：insurer We should be grateful if you would take the matter up on our behalf with the insurers. 如果贵方能代我们就此事向保险商交涉，我们将不胜感激。insured n.The insurance company agrees to pay the insured a part or the whole of the insured sum, should the event insured against occur.如果所投保的事件真的发生，保险公司答应向被保险人支付部分或全部的投保金额。insuranceWe shall arrange insurance on the usual terms and the certificate of insurance will be sent to you through our bankers, along with the bill of lading and other shipping documents.我们将按往常条款投保，保险凭证与提单及其他装运单证一起将通过我方银行寄给你方。We will effect insurance against All Risks as requested.我们将按要求投保一切险。Will you please arrange to take out an all- risk insurance for us on the following consignment. 请贵方为我们对以下货物投保一切险。5. request v. We find it necessary to request your immediate attention to this matter. 我们认为有必要提请你方立即办理此事。 We are writing to inform you that the requested samples have been dispatched by airmail today. 兹通知你方所要求的样品今日已通过航邮发出。 Alternatively ,we would request you to send us replacements of the damaged goods. 另一种解决办法是，请你方对损坏货物给我们发送调换品。 They requested (of us) that an explanation (should) be made for the delay in shipment n. We are ready to comply with /grant /meet /fulfill your request for /to have a higher commission. 我们准备满足你的要求，提高佣金。 We always dislike refusing /declining /turning down requests of any kind from regular clients, but regret that on this particular occasion we have no choice but to follow contract stipulations. 对于老客户的任何请求，我们从来不愿意拒绝/谢绝，但是此次非常遗憾，我们只得按合同的条款办事。 At your request, we have amended the L/C to read “Transshipment allowed”. 按贵方的要求，我们已信用证修改为“允许转船”。 Further information will be supplied on/ upon request. 若需进一步了解，欢迎前来联系。6. require We are very happy to submit a quotation CIF Buenos Aires for the cutlery you require. 获悉贵方需求刀叉餐具，我们非常高兴，现奉寄一份CIF布宜诺斯艾利斯报价表。 Will you please let me know ,therefore ,whether you will be able to complete an order for the quantities required. 因此，请告知你方能否按所需数量供应订货。 Our customers requires the goods to arrive here in time for the tourist season. 我们的客户要求这些货物能及时运抵此地，以赶上旅游旺季。 Our government requires that a pro forma invoice（ should） to be obtained to accompany our application for important license. 我国政府规定，申领进口许可证必须随附形式发票。 As required by you, we have taken our insurance cover against All Risks and War Risk. 根据贵方要求，我们已投保一切险和战争险。requirement I am sure you will not want to miss this opportunity to see the variety of ways in which Imperial Palace unit furniture can be arranged to suit/ meet/ fulfill /satisfy /answer any requirements. 你们肯定不想失去这次机会，亲眼目睹人们可根据不同要求，将成套的“皇室”家具如此多姿多彩地摆设。 We must point out that the main contributing factor to the delay was your own requirement, on more than one occasion, for modifications to the order. 我们必须指出，你方不止一次地要求更改订单是造成这次延误的主要原因。 We used to get /obtain all our requirements from Korean exporters. 我们以前一直是从 韩国的出口商那里采购所需的货物。 句型菜单 SENTENCE MENU Inquiry and quotation for insurance rate 保险费率的询问与报价1. We wonder if you could arrange open cover for US$120,000.00 against all risks to insure consignments to Southeast Asian main ports.不知贵公司是否承办一切险的预约保险，投保总值为120,000.00美元，投保的货物运往东南亚主要港口。 2.I think that policy 1281 would probably suit you best as it offers the widest protection at 0.0048 with full indemnification. 我觉得1281号保单的险种可能最适合你们，因为该险种提供的保险范围最大，费率仅为0.0048，且全额赔偿。 Discussing arrangement on insurance 商洽保险事宜1. As we will be ordering regularly from you, we have decided to have insurance included with freight costs,and would ask you to arrange insurance in Shanghai,and send us details.我们将经常向你们订购，因此，决定请你方将保险费连同运费一起算进去，在上海办理投保事宜，并将详细资料寄给我们。2 As you will be placing regular orders with us,we suggest that we take out an open policy for approximately 3,500,000.00 annually.The rate for insurance would be 46p per cent,and would cover all risks except war,warehouse to warehouse,on scheduled sailings.因为你方经常向我们订货，因此，我建议按每年约3,500,000英镑的保险金额投保预约险。保险费率为每100英镑46便士，按船期表所定的航次投保仓至仓一切险，但是战争险除外。Instructions to insurance agents 给保险代理商的通知1.Please insurecover for us the following Please insurecover us on the goods detailed below.Please hold us covered foron the cargo listed on the attached sheet 下列请为给代我们投保 下面详细开列的货物。 所附清单上开列的货物。2. Would you please issue an open policy for ,say,HK$350,000 to cover these shipments from our warehouse at the above address to the port of destination.我们的货物将由上述地点的仓库运往目的港，请开立预约保险单，保险额为350,000港元。3.I now wish to increase the amount of cover from its current figure of Can$250,000 to $300,000(three hundred thousand dollars)with immediate effect.请将保险金额由目前的250,000加元提高至300,000（叁拾万加元），立即生效。Replies from insurance agents 保险代理商的回复1. We will effect insurance against the usual risk