Lesson Four The Specialized Parts of a Business Letter 第四课 商务书信的附加组成部分 补充说明: 1. 除了课本中提到的附加部分外,还有一个部分也可以向 学生补充说明即查询号或参考编号reference number。这是写 信人为了便于归档分类而编的号。有的商行为了便于知道所收 到的信与他们发出的哪一封信有关,或使对方能迅速找到有关 信件,通常在信笺上的日期那一行附近或者信内地址的上方印 有:Our ref:有的虽然在信笺上无上述字样,但在信的正文第 -段中也会提及有关编号,以便查对。例如:Thank you for your letter of August 28 under your reference 715/0324 regarding the cotton underwear. 2. 信封上除了写明收信人和寄信人的名称、到达地址外, 还可以根据需要在信封左上角用标签或用手写注明信函的类 别,如航空(air mail)),挂号邮件(registered mail),快递邮件 (express mail)),印刷品(printed matter)等。请人转交某人或某公 司的信,在写完收信人姓名后,在转交人或公司名称前加上CO (意即care of)如:
Mr.David Hopkins C/O ABC Impex Co.Ltd. Geary Blvd.,San Francisco CA 94109 USA 附加练习: 用下面提供的信息写出信的各个附加部分: 1. A carton copy of the letter must be sent to President of Crosswell Incorporated. 2. There are three enclosures:a new product list,a market survey and a sales estimate. 3. The letter is signed by Mr.Robert Keats and typed by Mary Rent. 英译下列的附加部分: 标题:购买定单5898号 亲收人:销售部经理吉姆·卡特先生 附件:销售合同及229号支票
keys: 1)cc:President of Crosswell Incorporated. 2)3 enclosures:a new product list,a market survey and a sales estimate 3)RK/mr 英译下列的附加部分: 1)Purchase Order 5898 2)Attention:Mr.Jim Karter Marketing Manager 3)Encl(2):Sales Contract Check No.229 Quiz 参照下面的基本情节,稍加发挥,写出一封格式正确、结 构完整并带有两三个附加部分的书信: 收到对方五月三日印花细布定单。已按对方来信列出的价格供 应印花细布,并正安排下周由“海鸥”轮装出。深信对方收到货 物后会非常满意。向对方再次介绍公司的经营范围,并附上一份 日录,希望首批定单给双方带来更多的业务往来
the key Version One We were pleased to have received your order of May 3 for Printed Shirting,and we welcome you as one of our customers in your district. We confirm supply of the Printed shirting at the prices offered in your letter and arranging for shipment next week via S.S."Seagull". When the goods reach you,we feel confident you will be completely satisfied with them.Our export of the product has been increasing in the recent years,owing to fine quality and reasonable prices. As you may not be aware of the wide range of goods we deal in, we are enclosing a copy of our catalogue and hope that our handling of your first order with us will lead to further business between us and mark the beginning of a happy business working relationship. Version two We were pleased to have received your order of May 3 for Printed
Shirting,and we welcome you as one of our customers in your district. We confirm supply of the Printed shirting at the prices offered in your letter and are arranging for shipment next week via S.S. “Seagull''. We feel confident that when the goods reach you will be completely satisfied with them.Our export of the product has been increasing in recent years because of their fine quality and reasonable prices.To give you a better idea of the wide range of products we deal in,we are enclosing a copy of our catalogue. We hope that our execution of your first order,which marks the beginning of a happy business relationship,will lead to further business between us