外贸常用语句(三).docx

收发邮件Could you please resend the file? 能否再发一次文档？Please send the file in text format. 请以文本格式发送。The e-mail I sent you came back. 我发给您的邮件被退回来了。Did you receive the e-mail that I send a few days ago? 我几天前发给您的邮件收到了吗？I just wanted to let you know that I switched to a new e-mail account. 我就是想告诉您我换新邮箱了。发送附件Attached is our latest catalog that you requested. 附件是您需要的我公司最新目录。Please find attached a copy of the file you requested. 请在附件中查收您要的文件。I am attaching a text file to this message. 我在该信息后附上文本文件。The attached file is compressed. 附件为压缩文件。I cant open the attached photo file. 我无法打开附件的图像文档 。You may have forgotten to attach a file. 您好像忘记添加邮件了。转发邮件Your e-mail has been forwarded to our customer service. 您的邮件已转发给我们的客户服务部。I have directed your inquiry to our technical staff. 我已经把您的问题转给我们的技术人员了。I will forward your e-mail to our sales department. 我将把您的邮件转发给我们公司的销售部门。回复邮件Thank you for your e-mail. 谢谢您的来信留言。Thank you for your reply. 非常感谢您的回信。Im glad to hear that youre doing well. 知道您一切都好，我很高兴。Its good to know that everything is going well at your end. 得知您那边一切顺利，我很高兴。说明问题There might be a problem with the format. 格式可能有问题。Your last e-mail was unreadable. 您上次发来的邮件是乱码。Please expand the attachment. 请将附件解压。Photoshop isnt installed in my computer. 我的电脑里没有装Photoshop(图像处理软件)。You can download the software from the Internet. 您可以从网上下载需要的软件。表达愿望WillingnessI am really looking forward to discussing our products with you. 我很期待和您探讨我们的产品。I expect at least $30,000 a year. 我希望一年最少能挣三万美元。I want a credit card with no annual fee. 我想办一张没有年费的信用卡。I was hoping for a lower price. 我希望价格再低点。I would rather come back straight after the party. 我宁愿晚会后直接回家。Id like to express my appreciation for everyones hard work. 我对每个人的辛勤工作表示感激。Id like to take a course in Finance. 我想参加财务方面的课程。We hope you can see our point of view. 我们希望您能理解我们的想法。We want to commandeer more of the market share. 我们想占有更多的市场份额。说明计划和决定Plan and DecisionI decided to start my own business. 我决定自己开公司。I intend to apply for the post of manager. 我打算申请经理一职。I plan to send a mass e-mail to all the users on our companys server. 我准备在公司的服务器上给所有用户群发电子邮件。Once the investigation is completed, we will issue a report. 等我们完成了调查，就会发布一个报告。Our offices will be closed for the month of August. 我们办公室将在8月停止办公。We are also planning to negotiate with local authorities on tax issues. 我们计划与当地政府讨税收问题。表达观点OpinionDo you agree with me? 您同意我的看法吗？What do you think of the new marketing manager? 您认为新来的市场部经理怎么样？What do you think? 您怎么看？Whats your opinion on this? 您对此有何高见？Whats your view on this? 您对此有何看法？相当肯定的表达观点I definitely think that price is usually the winner. 我一直认为是价格说了算。I firmly believe that theres a fairly easy way to improve the process. 我坚信有比较简单的改进生产过程的方法。I really feel this new product will be really popular. 我确信这个新产品将会非常畅销。Im absolutely sure that theres a glitch in the operating system. 我敢肯定操作系统有故障。Im certain that youd be the perfect candidate for the position. 我认为您是这个职位的最佳人选。语气一般地表达观点I believe youd be the perfect candidate for the position. 我觉得您会是这个职位的最佳人选。I dont think it would be sensible for us to reject his offer. 我认为我们拒绝他的条件不明智。I think we should postpone a decision. 我想我们应该推迟做决定。I think your figure should stay the same. 我认为你们的数字应该维持不变。Im sure it will be delightful. 这一定很不错。In my opinion, it might be better if we discussed their design before they got here. 依我看，在他们来之前我们先讨论一下他们的设计会更好些。In my view，6%is a little high. 要我说，6%有点高了。做出保证AssuranceI can assure you, service on items we sell wont be a problem. 我敢向您保证，我们的售后服务绝对没问题。I can reassure you that I share the same ideals as your company. 我能向您保证，我与贵公司拥有同样的价值理念。The government has promised a full investigation into the disaster. 政府已承诺对这次灾难进行全面调查。We are committed to making our customers happy, no matter what it takes. 我们保证让我们的顾客高兴，不管代价是什么。赞同和不赞同Agreement and Disagreement强烈赞同Absolutely！ 赞成！I agree with you 100 percent. 我百分之百赞同。I couldnt agree more. 我举双手赞成。I totally agree. 我完全同意。No doubt about it. 毋庸置疑。Thats exactly how I feel. 跟我想的完全一样。Thats for sure. 那是当然。Youre absolutely right. 您完全正确。赞同I accept your point. 我接受您的观点。I agree with that. 我同意。I agree with you. 我同意。I guess so. 我猜得没错。I suppose so. 我想是这样的。I think youre right. 我想您是对的。Im in favor of the plan. 我喜欢这个计划。Yes, thats true. 是这样。勉强赞同I agree with most of what you say. 我大体赞成您的说法。I agree with you on the whole. 总的来说我赞成您。I suppose thats true. 我想是这样。You may be right. 您也许是对的。不太赞同Im not so sure about that. 我可不那么肯定。Im not sure I agree. 我还不能肯定。Thats not always true. 并非总是如此。不赞同I dont agree with that. 我不同意。Im afraid I disagree. 我恐怕难以苟同。Im afraid that cant be true. 恐怕不是这样。Im afraid thats not quite right. 恐怕不是这样。Im sorry but I think youre mistaken. 抱歉，我得说您错了。强烈反对I disagree completely. 我强烈反对。I totally disagree. 我完全反对。建议和劝告Suggestion and Advice征求意见和建议Can I ask your advice about something？ 您能帮我出出主意吗？Can we provide for this with our working capital？ 我们能用流动资本来补充吗？Do you want to go to the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven if time permits？ 我们去故宫怎样？如果有时间还能去天坛。Have you thought of taking them to a show？ 您考虑过带他们去看演出吗？Shall I organize a barbecue on Saturday？ 我组织一个周六烧烤会怎样？Shall we start right into our meeting？ 现在我们的会议可以开始吗？We could consider ordering more. 我们可以考虑多订一些。What do you think I should do？ 您认为我该怎么做？You could ask Simon if he wants to come. 您可以问西蒙是否愿意来。建议和劝告How about 550 units for$196 each？ 550套的话，每套196美元如何？I suggest you try again later. 我建议您再试试。I think you should reconsider. 我想您应该再考虑考虑。Id recommend you to have a rest. 我建议您休息一下。Why dont we do a SWOT？ 我们何不做一个SWOT（一种辅助决策的战略分析方法）分析？Why not give him a call？ 干吗不给他打个电话？You had better use a catchy subject. 您最好写一个吸引人的标题。You need to start with the cost codes. 您需要从成本代码入手。You ought to get the machine serviced. 您该把这台机器拿去修了。You should have a word with your boss. 您应该和您上司好好谈谈。征求许可PermissionCan I change it to an earlier flight？ 我可不可以改订早一点的航班？Can I use this card to get a cash advance？ 我能否用这张卡来预支现金呢？Could I possibly borrow your lecture notes？ 我能借用您的笔记吗？Do you mind if I bring a friend to your party？ 我带一个朋友参加您的晚会可以吗？Would you mind if I came with you to the concert？ 我跟您一起去音乐会可以吗？提出请求RequestPlease return the entire order to us. 请将整单订货退给我们。Can you deliver them tomorrow？ 你们可以明天送货吗？Can you give me a hand with this report？ 您能帮助我做这份报告吗？Will you offer any more of a discount？ 您能再给一些折扣吗？Will you send me this years price list by e-mail？ 您能把今年的价目表用电子邮件发给我吗？Would you mind scanning in the forms for me？ 您是否介意将表格扫描给我？I wonder if you would forward this letter to Mr.Robert？ 能把这封信转给罗伯特先生吗？I was wondering if you could give me a run over of the final numbers？ 我想知道您能否帮我把最终数据检查一遍？Please make payment in full by July 5. 请在7月5日前付清您的货款。表达喜欢和兴趣Preference and InterestI dislike my new job and plan to find another one as soon as possible. 我不喜欢这份新工作，打算尽快换工作。I fancy a job in advertising. 我喜欢广告方面的工作。I like the fact that I get to work with people. 我喜欢跟很多人一起工作。I prefer fish to meat. 相较于肉，我更喜欢吃鱼。Im comfortable working under deadlines. 我能胜任时间性强的工作。Im extremely interested in cooperating with you. 我对与您合作尤其感兴趣。Im not very fond of biography. 我并不喜欢自传体小说。Im not very keen on violent films. 我并不喜欢宣扬暴力的影片。Im very interested in this product. 我对这个产品非常感兴趣。表示惊讶SurpriseHis sudden resignation came as a complete shock to us. 他突然辞职对我们来说如同晴天霹雳。I was astonished that he was able to survive. 他竟然活了下来，这让我大为惊讶。I was surprised to hear that he didnt get the job. 听说他没能得到这份工作我很惊讶。Id be surprised to see his face again. 如果再看到他，我会感到奇怪。表达必要性ObligationConstruction should be finished by the end of April. 工程应该在4月底完成。We definitely need to get better at controlling the costs. 我们确实需要更好地控制成本。We must have these items produced strictly to our specifications. 我们的产品必须严格按规格生产。We need to get a new part. 我们需要换一个新部件。What kind of tariffs will we have to deal with？ 我们要支付多少关税？You dont have to wear a suit.Its an informal occasion. 您用不着穿正装，这是一个非正式场合。You must inform the tax authorities. 您必须通知税务部门。Your monthly supply budget should not exceed$100. 你们每月的办公用品预算不应超过100美元。表达可能性PossibilityHe can be wrong to say so. 他这么说可能错了。It could be weeks before we get a reply. 我们可能要几周后得到答复。Our biggest rival might be NewTech. 我们最大的竞争对手恐怕要算新科技公司了。There may not be enough money to pay for the repairs. 维修费可能不够。We must become more competitive if we can hold on to our strategy of lower prices. 如果我们保持低价策略就会具有更强的竞争力。You must be from the head office？ 您一定是从总部来的吧？强调重要性ImportanceBe sure to put down the address of the receiver clearly. 注意要把收件人的地址写清楚。Its because weve cut costs that our profits have raised. 正因为我们削减了成本，利润才得以上升。Its important to get through all of the papers. 重要的一点是要完成所有论文。Make sure it doesnt happen again. 下不为例。Make sure you check all the equipment. 一定要检查所有的设备。One of the first things weve got to do is getting rid of that surplus. 我们首先要做的事情之一，就是处理掉积压的存货。Thats where we need to focus our marketing. 那正是我们的营销重点所在。The best thing about this product is that it works in both Chinese and English. 这个产品最大的特点是它可以用中英双语呈现内容。The first thing we will need is a copy of your current balance sheet. 首先需要的就是一份你们目前的资产负债表。做比较Comparison同样Edward speaks Japanese just as well as Freda. 爱德华的日语说得和弗雷达一样好。I earn the same as I did two years ago. 我和两年前挣得一样多。Im not as busy now as I was last month. 我现在没有上个月忙。We dont sell as much as we used to. 我们没有过去卖得多。Were as big as our main competitor. 我们和我们的主要竞争对手规模一样大。更加I think my arguments were more persuasive than hers. 我觉得我的观点比她的更有说服力。Shes much more computer-savvy than her colleagues. 她比她的同事们更懂计算机。We have fewer customers than we used to have. 我们的顾客比过去少了。Youre more experienced in these matters than I am. 您在这些事情上比我更有经验。不一样It will run much more efficiently if we get it serviced. 这个如果拿去修修会运转得更好。It will take much less time if we send it express. 用快递寄会快得多。Its far less profitable to sell via an agent. 通过代理商销售利润少多了。We sold slightly more this year than last year. 我们今年比去年卖得多一点。比较数据DataIts the fourth most expensive city in the world. 这是排在全球第四位的生活最昂贵的城市。Its the second largest pharmaceutical company in Europe. 这是欧洲第二大的化学公司。She earns half as much as he does. 她的收入是他的一半。The new warehouse is almost twice as big as the old one. 新库房几乎是旧库房的两倍大。Their advertising budget is three times as much as ours. 他们的广告投入是我们的三倍。They spend twice as much on raw materials as we do. 他们在原材料上的支出是我们的两倍。We normally spend a quarter of that amount. 我们通常只花那个数目的1 4。说明时间Time时间I heard your flight was delayed by over 5 hours. 我听说您的飞机晚点了五个多小时。If we leave at 7：45，we should be able to get there by 8：30. 如果我们7：45出发，我们应该能在8：30之前到那儿。My job interview is at 2：30 p.m.this Monday. 我的工作面试时间是这周一下午2：30。频度He frequently goes to Europe on business trips. 他经常去欧洲出差。I usually check my e-mail about five times a day. 我通常一天要查看五次电子邮件。The doctor said I should take the medicine twice a day. 医生说这种药我应该一天吃两次。时间段Ive been working as a legal advisor for 15 years. 我已做了15年的法律顾问。In the first two years the sales almost doubled. 最初两年销量几乎翻番。In the last two years weve expanded tremendously. 近两年来公司业务扩张迅猛。In the third quarter sales reached a peak of 25，000. 第三季度销量达到了25，000台的最高点。Over the past year we have sold 575，000 mobile phones. 过去一年我们共售出575，000部手机。The flights are a bit pricey at this time of the year. 每年的这个时候机票都会比较贵。速度Bruce managed to finish it in only an hour. 布鲁斯只用了一小时就答完了。I was driving at 125 km h when the cop pulled me over. 警察让我把车开到路边的时候，我开车的时速达到了125公里。One of my friends can read over 500 words a minute. 我有个朋友一分钟能看500个字。The new high-speed train has a maximum speed of 600 km h. 这种新型高速列车的最高时速可以达到600公里。说明距离DistanceI live roughly 5 kilometers from the CBD. 我住的地方距中央商务区大约有五公里。Itll take us just over three hours to get there by train. 我们坐火车到那里去需要三个多小时。The museum is about five kilometers away from the subway station. 那家博物馆距地铁站大约五公里。We live about a 10-minute drive from each other. 我们两个住的地方相距大约十分钟的车程。说明数量QuantityCould you call the restaurant and make a reservation for 12 people？ 你能打电话给那家餐厅预订12个人的座位吗？His new laptop computer is only 0.75 inches thick. 他的新笔记本电脑厚度仅为0.75英寸。I spend about two hours every day writing e-mails. 我每天要花两小时左右写电子邮件。Over 250 people have signed up for the conference. 本次会议共有250多人报名参加。Please bring 500 copies of the handout to the conference. 请带500份材料来开会。The authors latest book is roughly 300 pages long. 这个作家最新的作品大约有300页。The company has over 20，000 employees worldwide. 这家公司在全球有2万多名员工。The temperature fell to around five degrees yesterday. 昨天的气温下降到了5度左右。说明数字Number面积My garden is about 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. 我的花园长约30英尺，宽约20英尺。The central park covers an area of 720，000 square meters. 中央公园的占地面积是72万平方米。The floor area is only around 500 square feet. 总面积只有大约500平方英尺。The new golf resort covers more than 400 acres of land. 新高尔夫球场的占地面积是400多英亩。倍数和百分比Did you hear that the unemployment rate has dropped to below 2%？ 您听说了吗？失业率已经下降到2%以下了。He decided to invest 30 percent of his savings in the stock market. 他决定把自己存款的30%投资到股市中。Her new house is about five times bigger than her old one. 她的新房子比旧房子大五倍。His fortune has more than tripled in the past six months. 在过去的六个月里，他的财富暴增至原来的三倍多。Our companys earnings rose by 10%this quarter. 这个季度我们公司的盈利增加了10%。Our European market share has dropped 2%over the past year. 去年一年我们在欧洲的市场占有率下降了将近2%。The price of oil has doubled in less than two years. 不到两年，石油的价格翻了一番。比例Last month, approximately two-thirds of all transactions were made through our websitean increase of one-third from a year ago. 上个月我们网站的交易额接近总交易额的2 3，比去年增长了1 3。Online purchases accounted for some four-fifths of last months sales revenues. 上个月的在线购物营业额已达到总销售额的4 5。What proportion of your income do you spend on food？ 您在食品上的花费占收入的比例是多少？平均值Gary said he has a grade point average of about 3.95. 加里说他的平均分大概是3.95。I get an average of eight hours of sleep per night. 我平均每天睡8小时。The average annual temperature here is 20 degrees Celsius. 这里的年平均气温是20摄氏度。The average lifespan has risen in the past 25 years. 在过去的25年间，平均寿命有所增加。The average precipitation in April is 64 millimeters. 4月的平均降水量是64毫米。The report shows our average daily sales were$8125. 报告显示，我们的日均销售额达到了8125美元。说明金钱MoneyAfter switching jobs, his monthly salary jumped from RMB 20，000 yuan to RMB 30，000 yuan. 换工作后，他的月收入从2万元涨到3万元人民币。Her company suffered a net loss of 12 million euro last year. 她的公司去年净亏损1，200万欧元。His income last year totaled approximately$80，000. 他去年的总收入接近8万美元。I bought a new bicycle in China for RMB 500 yuan. 我在中国花500元人民币买了一辆新的自行车。In some countries, sales tax is included in marked prices. 在一些国家，商品的售价里是包含销售税金的。It should be feasible to set a manufacturers price of at least$500. 我们应该把出厂价定为至少500美元才比较合理。Much to my surprise, the estimated market value is up 60%from the last appraisal five years ago！ 让我大吃一惊的是，估计市价比五年前的评估增加了60%。The retail value of the new software should be somewhere between$600 and$625. 新软件的零售价格应该定为600625美元。说明质地TextureAs usual, please use the 70-pound bond paper with matte finish. 请用和以往一样的70磅亚光文件纸。I bought all the ingredients needed to make a cherry pie. 我买了制作樱桃派需要的所有原料。I prefer matte finish photographs to glossy ones. 比起光面照片我更喜欢亚光的。I want to buy some mahogany furniture. 我想买一些桃花心木家具。Im attaching a high-resolution image of our revised corporate brochure. 通过附件发给您一份我公司新的宣传册的图片，该图片是高分辨率的。Please make sure to print the letters on 25%cotton paper. 请用含棉25%的纸打印这封信。The customers new specifications for the T-shirts are 90%cotton and 10%polyester, rather than 100%cotton. 那位客户把原定的T恤衫的面料质地由100%纯棉改成90%棉加10%涤纶。The greeting cards I bought are made from 80%recycled paper. 我买的贺卡80%是用再生纸做的。Their new house was constructed primarily of glass and steel. 他们的新房子主要是用玻璃和钢材建造的。Unit 15 往来电商 Completing Orders1.I am writing to request more information about your line of earthenware products. 我致此函的目的是向您索取更多关于陶制产品的信息2. I am interested in your flatware and dining sets. 我对你们的餐具特别感兴趣3.I came across your website where I learned of your impressive line of lawn and garden care supplies. 我偶然看到贵公司的网站，你们的草坪和园艺护理工具系列产品令我印象深刻4. We are very interested in learning more about your products for possible import and sale in our network of stores. 我们很想进一步了解你们的产品，看看我们是否有可能进口你们的产品，在我们的零售店网络里销售。5We are very interested in importing your coffee beans. 我们对进口贵公司的咖啡豆非常感兴趣。6. We would greatly appreciate a copy of your full product catalog, along with pricing information.我们想要一份你们的全部产品的目录及相关报价。7Could you please send us a product catalog? 你可以给我们发送一份产品目录吗？8We look forward to hearing from you soon. 期待很快收到你们的回复。9Thank you for your interest in our fine products. 感谢您对我们的优质产品感兴趣。10.I am sure you will be more than satisfied with our quality and service. 我保证，您对我们的产品质量和服务质量会非常满意的。11. Please find attached a file which contains our catalog and product specifications, description , and pricing. 附件是我们的产品目录、规格、简介和价格。12. Feel free to contact me with any questions or if you would be interested to receive samples of any of the catalog items 如果有任何问题，或者想让我们寄送目录中任何产品的样本，欢迎您和我联系。13. We believe that their high qualities, attractive designs and reasonable prices will meet your approval. 我