外贸英语函电常见表达方式(1)

外贸英语函电万能模板1. 询盘函模板：Dear Sir or Madam,。

We have obtained your name and address from theinternet and know that you are in the market for (Commodity). We would like to take this opportunity to introduce our company and products, with the hope that we may work with Bright Ideas Imports in the future.We are a leading manufacturer of (Commodity), with many years of experience. Our products have enjoyed great popularity in the world market. We have sufficient experience and high responsibility. We are looking for a partner to develop new markets. We hope that we can cooperate in the future.We look forward to your early reply.Yours sincerely,。

(Your Name)。

(Your Title)。

(Company Name)。

2. 报价函模板：Dear Sir or Madam,。

Thank you for your letter of (Date of the letter) inquiring about our (Commodity). We are pleased to enclose the most competitive offer for the required goods.We are confident that our offer will meet with your approval and look forward to receiving your order in the near future.Yours sincerely,。

12种外贸英语函电范文导语:外贸行业总要写一些外贸函电，以下是人才小网搜集整理的外贸函电范文，欢迎阅读!1. 主动联系采购商Dear Sirs: May 1, 2001Inquiries regarding our new product, the Deer Mountain Bike, have been coming in from all parts of the world. Reports from users confirm what we knew before it was put on the market - that it is the best mountain bike available. Enclosed is our brochure.Yours faithfully2. 提出询价Dear Sirs: Jun.1, 2001We received your promotional letter and brochure today. We believe that your would do well here in the U.S.A. Kindly send us further details of your prices and terms of sale. We ask you to make every effort to quote at competitive prices in order to secure our business. We look forward to hearing from you soon..Truly3. 迅速提供报价Gentlemen: June 4, 2001Thank you for your inquiry of June the 1st concerning the Deer Mountain Bike. It gives us great pleasure to send along the technical information on the model together with the catalog and price list. After studying the prices and terms of trade, you will understand why we are working to capacity to meet the demand. We look forward to the opportunity of being of service of you.4. 如何讨价还价Gentlemen: June 8, 2001We have received your price lists and have studied it carefully. However, the price level in your quotation is too high for this market, If you are prepared to grant us a discount of 10% for a quantity of 200, we would agree to your offer. You should note that some price cut will justify itself by an increase in business. We hope to hear from you soon.Yours truly5 同意进口商的还价Dear Sirs: June 12, 2001Thank you for your letter of June the 8th. We have accepted your offer on the terms suggested. Enclosed our will find a special price list that we believe will meet your ideas of prices. You should note that the recent advances in raw materials have affected the cost of this product unfavorably. However, for your order we have kept our prices down.Sincerely6 拒绝进口商的还价Dear Sirs: June 12, 2001Thank you for your letter of June the 8th. We regret that we cannot meet your terms. We must point out that the falling market here leaves us little or no margin of profit. We must ask you for a keener price in respect to future orders. At present the best discount offered for a quantity of 200 is 5%. Our current situation leaves us little room to bargain. We hope you will reconsider the offer.Truly7 正式提出订单Gentlemen: June 15, 2001We have discussed your offer of 5% and accept it on theterms quoted. We are prepared to give your product a trial, provided you can guarantee delivery on or before the 20th of September. The enclosed order is given strictly on this condition. We reserve the right of refusal of delivery and/or cancellation of the order after this date.Truly8 确认订单Gentlemen: June 20, 2001Thank you very much for your order of June 15 for 200 Deer Mountain Bikes. We will make every possible effort to speed up delivery. We will advise you of the date of dispatch. We are at your service at all times.Sincerely9 请求开立信用证Gentlemen: June 18, 2001Thank you for your order No. 599. In order to execute it, please open an irrevocable L/C for the amount of US$ 50,000 in our favor. This account shall be available until Sep. 20. Upon arrival of the L/C we will pack and ship the order as requested.Sincerely10 通知已开立信用证Dear Sirs: June 24, 2001Thank you for your letter of June 18 enclosing details of your terms. According to your request for opening an irrevocable L/C, we have instructed the Beijing City Commercial Bank to open a credit for US$ 50,000 in your favor, valid until Sep. 20. Please advise us by fax when the order has been executed.Sincerely11 请求信用证延期Gentlemen： Sep. 1, 2001We are sorry to report that in spite of our effort, we are unable to guarantee shipment by the agreed date due to a strike at our factory. We are afraid that your L/C will be expire before shipment. Therefore, please explain our situation to your customers and secure their consent to extend the L/C to Sept.30.Sincerely12 同意更改信用证Gentlemen: Sept. 5, 2001We received your letter today and have informed our customers of your situation. As requested, we have instructed the Beijing City Commercial Bank to extend the L/C up to and including September 30. Please keep us abreast of any new development.Sincerely。

(一)We have the offer ready for you.我们已经为你准备好报盘了。

I come to hear about your offer for fertilizers.我来听听你们有关化肥的报盘。

Please make us a cable offer.请来电报盘。

Please make an offer for the bamboo shoots of the quality as that in the last contract.请把上次合同中订的那种质量的竹笋向我们报个价。

We are in a position to offer tea from stock.我们现在可以报茶叶现货。

We'll try our best to get a bid from the buyers.我们一定尽力获得买主的递价。

We'll let you have the official offer next Monday.下星期就给您正式报盘。

I'm waiting for your offer.我正等您的报价。

We can offer you a quotation based upon the international market.我们可以按国际市场价格给您报价。

We have accepted your firm offer.我们已收到了你们报的实盘。

We offer firm for reply 11 a.m. tomorrow.我们报实盘，以明天上午11点答复为有效。

We'll let you have our firm offer next Sunday.下星期天我们就向你们发实盘。

We're willing to make you a firm offer at this price.我们愿意以此价格为你报实盘。

Could you offer us F.O.B. prices.能想我们报离岸价格吗？All your prices are on C.I.F. basis.你们所有价格都是成本加运费保险费价格。

常用的外贸函电用语(1)贵函 Your letter; Your faour; your esteemed letter; Your esteemed faour; Your alued letter; Your alued faour; Your note; Your communication; Your greatly esteemed letter; Your eryfriendly note; Your friendly adice; Yours.(2)本信，本函 Our (my) letter; Our (my) respects; Ours(mine); This letter; these lines; The present.(3)前函 The last letter; The last mail; The last post; the last communication; The last respects(自己的信); The last faour(来信)(4)次函 The next letter; The next mail;Thenextcommunication; The letter following; the following.(5)贵函发出日期 Your letter of (the) 5th May; Your faour dated (the) 5th June; Yours of the 3rd July; Yours under date (of) the 5th July; Your letter bearing date 5th July; Your faour of een date(AE); Your letter of yesterday; Your faour of yesterdays date; Your letter dated yesterday.(6)贵方来电、电传及传真 Your telegram; Your wire; Your cablegram(从国外); Your coded wire(密码电报); Your code message; Your cipher telegram; Your wireless telegram; Your TELEX; Your Fax.(7)贵方电话 Your telephone message; Your phone message; Your telephonic communication; Your telephone call; Your ring.(8) 通知 (Noun) Adice; Notice; Information; Notification; Communication; A report; News; Intelligence; Message. (erb)( 通知，告知) To communicate (a fact) to; To report (a fact) to...on; To apprise (a person) of; To let (a person) know; To acquaint (a person) with; To intimate (a fact) to; To send word; to send a message; To mail a notice; to write (a person) information; To gie notice(预告); To break a news to(通知坏消息); To announce(宣布).(9)回信 (Noun) An answer; A reply; A response. (erb) To answer; To reply; To gie a reply; To gie ones answer; To make an answer; To send an answer; To write in reply; To answer ones letter. (特此回信) Reply to; Answering to; In answer to; In reply to; In response to. (等候回信) To await an answer; To wait for an answer. (收到回信) To get an answer; To faour one with an answer; To get a letter answered.(10)收讫，收到 (Noun) Receipt(收到); A receipt(收据); A receier(领取人，取款人); A recipient(收款人) (erb) To receie; To be in receipt of; To be to (at) hand; To come to hand; To be in possesion of; To be faoured with; To get; To hae; To hae before (a person); To make out a receipt(开出收据); To acknowledge receipt(告知收讫).(11)确认 To confirm; Confirming; Confirmation;InConfirmation of(为确认...,为证实...); A letter of confirmation(确认函或确认书)(12)高兴，愉快，欣慰 To hae the pleasure to do; To hae the pleasure of doing; To hae pleasure to do; to hae pleasure in (of) doing; To take (a) pleasure in doing (something); To take pleasure in doing (something); To be pleased to (with)(by); to be delighted at (in)(with); To be glad to (of)(about); To be rejoiced in (at).(13)随函附件 Enclose; Inclose.(14)迅速，立刻 Urgently; Promptly; Immediately; With all speed; At once; With dispatch; With all despatch; With the quickest possible despatch; With the least possible delay; As soon as possible; As quickly as possible; As promptly as possible; At ones earliest conenience; At the earliest possible moment; At an early date; Without delay; Without loss of time; Immediately on receipt of this letter; By express messenger; By Special messenger; By special deliery; By express letter.(15)回信 By return; By return of post; By return of mail; By return of air-mail.(16)依照 According to; Agreeably to; Conformably to;pursuant to; In accordance with; In conformity with (to); In obedience to; In deference to; In compliance with; In agreement with; In pursuance of.(17)就...，关于 About; Regarding; Concerning; As to; As regards; With regard to; In regard to;(of); Respecting; Relatie to; Anent; In connection with; Referring to; With reference to; In reference to; Re.(18)期满到期及应付之款 To be due; To fall due (become) due(日期将到); Duly(正时，及时);In due Course (依照顺序).(19)(每个，按照，通过)Per(=by,through)rail.(post,mail,steamer )(通过铁路，邮政，轮船) Per pro.= by proxy (由代理) Per annum (=yearly，每年) Per mensem (=monthly,每月) Per diem [daiem] (=daily,每日) Per man, per capital (=per head,依照人数，每一人) Per piece (每一个，每一件)(20)表示抱歉(冒昧做了某事) To take the liberty of doing something;To take the liberty to do something; To take the liberty in doing something.(21)甚感遗憾，请包涵 To regret; To be sorry; To be chagrined; To be mortified; To be exed; To regret to say; To be sorry to say; To ones regret; To feel a great regret for; To express regret; To be regretted; To be a matter for regret; To be regrettable; To be deplorable.(22)(我们)对于...甚感荣幸 To hae the honour of doing (being); To hae the honour to do (be); To do one (oneself) the honour of doing (being); To esteem (regard) it as a high honour to do (be); To appreciate the honour to do (be); To feel honoured to do (be); To owe one a debt of honour to do (be); To be honoured with doing (being) something; To honour one with doing (being) something.(23)请 Please; Kindly; be good enough; Be kind enough; Hae the kindness.(24)感谢，衷心感谢等 To thank; To be (feel) thankful; To be (feel) grateful; To be obliged; To be indebted; To esteem (it) a faour (priilege); To gie (tender, return) ones thanks; To express ones gratitude (appreciation); To tender ones sincere thanks for; To be oerwhelmed with gratitude.(25)请照顾等 (Noun)(请吩咐) Command; Order; Serice (erb)(服务) To command; To order; To sere; To be at ones serice; To render serice to one; To do one a serice; To be of serice to one.。

一．开头礼貌用语1.开头语--感谢对方的来信（间接表明已收到对方来信）a.Thank you for your letter of/dated…concerning/regarding…b.Thank you for your letter of…inquiring about our company and ourproducts.2.确认收到的礼貌用语a.We are happy to receive your letter of…b. We are very glad/pleased to receive your enquiry/inquiry of…c.We are in receipt of your letter…d.I’m greatly appreciated for your lettere. Please excuse my late reply to your very friendly letter of( March 1st.)f. I apologize to you for my delay in answering to your kind letter of…二．中间层次语a. Do you have any idea about this?b. What’s your opinion on the schedule and next steps we proposed?c. I add some comments to the document for your reference.d. I enclose the … for your reference.e. Any question, please (don’t hesitate to) let me know.f. Feel free to give your comments.g. We enclose our pricelist for your reference.h. I’m so luck to hear that our suggestions can give you beneficent.i. This is the best-selling item of the year.j. We can accept order on OEM basis. (我方可以按照贴牌生产方式接受订单。

1.enter into business relations with 与……建立贸易联系类似的表达方式有：enter into trade relations/relationship with 或establish business relations withe.g. We are writing with a desire to enter into direct business relations with you.为了与贵公司建立贸易联系，特致函联系。

2 appreciate v.感谢，感激（可接动名词，不可接不定式）；理解，体会e.g. We highly appreciate your kind cooperation.我们十分感激你方的合作。

We shall appreciate your giving this matter your serious consideration.请你方对此事认真考虑，我们将不胜感激。

We shall appreciate it if you will send us a brochure and sample book by air immediately.如能立即航寄一份说明书和一份样本，不胜感激。

We hope you will appreciate our position.希望你们能理解我们的处境。

It will be greatly appreciated if you will send us your samples immediately.如能立即寄来你方样品，我们将不胜感激。

Your prompt reply will be greatly appreciated.如能尽快回复，将不胜感激。

3. We owe your name and address to the Chamber of Commerce in your country , through whom we learned that you are in the market for silk product.承蒙贵国商会的介绍，我们得知贵公司想要购买丝绸制品。

外贸英语函电简短开头全文共四篇示例，供读者参考第一篇示例：外贸英语函电是外贸工作中不可或缺的一部分，函电作为外贸交流的一种方式，扮演着传递信息、表达意图的重要角色。

在进行外贸英语函电的撰写时，一个简洁明了的开头是非常重要的，可以让接收方清楚地了解信函的目的和内容。

接下来，我们将分享一些关于外贸英语函电简短开头的常用表达和范例。

一、常用表达1. I am writing to inquire about...我写信是想了解...2. I am pleased to inform you that...我很高兴地告诉你...3. I am writing to follow up on our previous correspondence...我写信是为了跟进我们之前的通讯...4. We are writing to confirm/reiterate...我们写信是为了确认/重申...5. I would like to bring to your attention that...我想让你知道...6. We are pleased to inform you that...我们很高兴地告诉你...7. I am writing to express our interest in...我写信是为了表达我们对...的兴趣8. I am writing to confirm our meeting on...我写信是为了确认我们的会议时间是...9. We are pleased to confirm that...我们很高兴地确认...10. I am writing to apologize for...我写信是为了为...道歉二、范例1. I am writing to inquire about the price and availability of your products, as we are interested in placing a bulk order with your company.2. I am pleased to inform you that your shipment has been successfully delivered to our warehouse. Thank you for your prompt service.3. I am writing to follow up on our previous correspondence regarding the contract negotiation. We would like to schedule a meeting to discuss the terms further.4. We are writing to confirm the details of our order, as per our discussion last week. Please let us know if there are any changes that need to be made.5. I would like to bring to your attention that there was a mistake in the invoice for our recent order. We kindly request that this be rectified as soon as possible.6. We are pleased to inform you that we have selected your company as our new supplier for the upcoming project. We look forward to working together.7. I am writing to express our interest in exploring potential collaboration opportunities with your company. We believe that there may be mutual benefits for both parties.8. I am writing to confirm our meeting on Monday, August 23rd at 10:00 am. Please let me know if there are any changes to the schedule.9. We are pleased to confirm that the payment has been processed and will be credited to your account within the next 3 business days. Thank you for your cooperation.10. I am writing to apologize for the delay in response to your previous inquiries. We are working to address the issues and will provide an update soon.总之，外贸英语函电的简短开头应该清晰明了地表达信函的目的，避免过多废话和冗长叙述。

外贸英语函电简短开头在外贸英语函电的开头，通常使用一些礼貌且专业的短语来建立联系并引入主题。

以下是一些简短且常用的开头：1. Dear [收信人姓名],We hope this message finds you well.2. Gentlemen,We are writing to discuss a potential business opportunity.3. Respected [收信人姓名/公司名],We are delighted to introduce ourselves and our products.4. Dear [收信人姓名],We trust this email finds you in good spirits.5. Gentlemen,We would like to express our interest in establishing business relations with your esteemed company.6. Dear [收信人姓名],We hope this email serves as a friendly reminder of our recent discussion.7. Respected [收信人姓名/公司名],We would appreciate your feedback on our latest product offering.8. Gentlemen,We are writing with an inquiry regarding your [product/service].9. Dear [收信人姓名],We are writing to confirm the details of our recent business agreement.10. Respected [收信人姓名/公司名],We would like to thank you for your prompt response to our previous inquiry.在外贸英语函电中，使用礼貌和正式的语言非常重要，因为它有助于建立专业关系并促进有效的沟通。

对外经贸英语函电（例文+常用句式）对外经贸英语函电(例文+常用句式）Foreign Economic Relations and Trade correspondence函电(1): Self-introduction例文如下:Dear Sirs,We owe your name and address to the Commercial Counsellor's Office of the Swedish Embassy in Beijing who have informed us that you are in the market for Textiles.We avail ourselves of this opportunity to approach you for the establishment of trade relations with you.We are a state-operated corporation,handling both the import and export of Textiles. In order to acquaint you with our business lines,we enclose a copy of our Export List covering the main items suppliable at present.Should any of the items be of interest to you,please let me know. We shall be glad to give you our lowest quotations upon receipt of your detailed requirements.In our trade with merchants of various countries,we always adhere to the principle of equality and mutual benefit. It is our hope to promote,by joint efforts,both trade and friendshp to our mutual advantage.We look forward to receiving your enquiries soon.Yours faithfully,Encl.函电(1) ------ 注解A1. owe ...... to ...... 把.....归功于......例句: We owe your name and address to .......2. Commercial Counsellor's Office 商务参赞处3. be in the market for 想要购买....例句: We are in the market for Groundnuts.be in the market 要买或卖例句: Please advise us when you are in the market.4. avail oneself of ...... 利用.....例句: We avail ourselves of this opportunity to express our thanks to you for your close cooperation.5. approach v. 与......接洽例句: We have been approached by several buyers for the supply of walnuts.6. state-operated corporation 国营公司7. handle v. 经营例句: This shop handles paper and stationery.8. acquaint sb. with sth. 使某人了解某事例句: You will have to acquaint us with the details.9. line n. 行业; (一类)货色例句: We have been for many years in the chemical line.This is a good line of hardware.10. enclose v. 随函附上例句: We enclose a copy of our pricelist.Please refer to the pricelist enclosed with (or : in) our letter of August 5.Enclosed please find a copy of our pricelist.(Or: Please find enclosed a copy of our pricelist.)We believe you will find the enclosed interesting.enclosure n. 附件(信内有附件时,常用Encl. 或Enc. 注明与信末坐下角,如例文.)例句: We thank you for your letter of April 15 with enclosures.函电(1) ------ 注解B11. covering 包括......的, 涉及......的, 有关......的例句: Please let us have your pricelist covering your typewriters.12. sth. be of interest to sb. 使感兴趣, 有兴趣例句: This article is of special interest to us.注意区分: sb. be interested in sth.13. upon (or : on) receipt of 收到......后(即......)例句: On (or : Upon) receipt of your instrucions we will send the goods.14. requirement n. 需要; 需要之物例句: We can meet your requirements for (or: of) Walnutmeat.15. trade n. 贸易; 行业例句: They have been in the wool trade for quite a number of years.trade v. 从事贸易; 做生意; 经营例句: They trade in cotton piece goods with many countries.16. adhere to = stick to 忠于; 坚持例句: We always adhere to our commitments.17. principle of equality and mutual benefit 平等和互利的原则18. both trade and friendship to our mutual advantage 对双方都有利的贸易和友谊经典句子: (曾经我尝试过在我客户的身上运用此句子,收到的效果不错.It is our hope to promote,by joint efforts,both trade and friendship to our mutual advantage.函电(2) ------ A:Request for the establishment of business relations例文如下:Dear sirs,Having obtained your name and address from Messrs. Anderson & Co.,Rotterdam,we are writing you in the hope ofestablishing business relations with you.We have been importers of Arts & Crafts for many years. At present,we are interested in various kinds of Chinese Arts and Crafts and should appreciate your catalogues and quotations.If your prices are in line,we trust important business can materialize.We are looking forward to receiving your early reply.Yours faithfully,(从以上的信件中可以看出,这就是客户的inquiry,继续看下面供应商的回复.)函电(2) ------ B :A reply to the aboveDear sirs,We thank you for your letter of the 3rd this month and shall be glad to enter into business relations with your firm.Complying with your request,we are sending you under separate cover our latest catalogues and pricelist covering our exports.Payment should be made by an irrevocable and confirmed letter of credit.If you find business possible,please cable us for offers.Yours faithfully,函电(2) ------ 注解A注解:1. obtain v. 获得例句: We regret to say we cannot obtain any interest.例文中的Having obtained ...... from ...... 也是一句向对方表达如何获得对方联系方式的句型. (今天学的是第二句)还记得昨天学的第一句表达如何取得对方联系方式的句子吗? We owe your ...... to ...... 这些句型是在你向初次联系的客户发邮件时可使用的好句子,这样,客人就不会觉得你的联系太突然了. 2. appreciate v.感谢,感激; 理解,体会例句: We highly appreciate your kind cooperation.We shall appreciate your giving this matter your serious consideration.We shall appreciate it if you will send us a brochure and two sample books by air immediately.We hope you will appreciate our position.这是一个在函电里用的频率比较高的一个词, 这个词的好的运用会使你的信件增添一份美.3. in line (with) = in agreement (with) ------- mean : suitable例句: If your price is in line,we can take large quantities.4. materialize v. 实现例句: We hope the business will eventually materialize.函电(2) ------ 注解B5. enter into ph.v. 开始(某种关系、事业、谈判等）；缔结（契约等）例句：We wish to enter into business relations with your corporation for the supply of light industrial products.We expect to enter into (=begin) business talks with them next week.6. comply (with) vi. 依照，符合例句：We hope you will be able to comply with our request.This offer does not comply with our requirements.表示“ 按照...... ; 和......一致" 意思的,除了comply with 外, 还有in compliance with , in line with , in accordance with , in comformity with .7. under separate cover 另邮, 另寄也可以说by separate mail ; 如附在信里则用under cover (随函) 或enclose (见上一个例文). 例句: We are sending you catalogue under separate cover. = We are sending you catalogue byseperate mail.We are sending you under cover a copy of pricelist. = We are enclosing a copy of our pricelist.8. cable v. 打电报注意: cable sb. sth. 把某事物电达给某人cable sb. for sth. 向某人电索某事物例句: Please cable us offers.Please cable us for offers.cable n. 电报例句: Please make us an offer by cable. = Please make us an offer by telegram.Please make us a cable offer. = Please make us a telegraphic offer.函电(3): Transferring Business Relations例文:Dear sirs,Enamelled Copper WireYour letter of 1st August addressed to our Shanghai Branch Office has been passed on to us for attention and reply, as the captioned goods lie within the scope of our business activities.We regret to inform you, however, that this particular line has already been represented by ABC & Co., Ltd., 144 Broad Street, Alexandria, Egypt. As a result, we are not in a position to supply you with the goods but would rather recomment that you approach them direct for your requirements.If you are interested in any other items, please let us know and we shall be only too pleased to make you offers.Yours truly,cc ABC & Co., Ltd., Alexandria, Egypt函电(3) ------ 注解1. enamelled copper wire 漆包线2. pass on ph. v. 传递, 转交例: We will pass on your decision to the buyers.3. captioned adj. 标题项下的, 标题所说的例: We are pleased to advise you that the captioned goods were shipped yesterday per s.s. Pearl.caption n. 标题例: We have noted your letter of August 6 under the above caption.4. lie within the scope of our business activities 属于我们的经营范围5. regret v. 抱歉, 惋惜, 引为遗憾 + sth. / doing sth. / to do / that ...例: We very much regret our inability to comply with your wishes.We regret being unable to offer you this article at present.We regret to note (or : learn) that you cannot make any headway with our offers.We regret that the business has fallen through.regret n. 抱歉, 遗憾例: Much to our regret,we are unable to even shade the price.6. be in a position to 能够例: We are not in a position to take on new business at present.7. resommend v. 推荐, 劝告, 建议+ n. / doing sth. / sb. to do / that例: We strongly recommend acceptance for our stocks are running low.We recommend buying a small quantity for trial.We recommend you to buy a small quantity for trial.8. be only too pleased to ... 十分乐于......Supplement of Unit 1 (A)前三篇例文讲的主要大主题是: Establishing Business Relations 现在就是三篇例文里总结出来的和补充进去的Some Useful Sentences :1. We owe your name and address to ... who have informed us that you are in the market for ...2. On the recommendation of Messers. ... , we have learned with pleasure the name of your firm and shall be glad to enter into business relations with you.3. Your firm has been recommended to us by ...4. Having had your name and address from ... , we now avail ourselves of this opportunity to write to you with a view to entering into business relations with your coporation.5. Your name and address have been passed on to us by ... , and we are glad to forward to you this introductory letter, hoping that it will be the prelude to mutually beneficial relations between us.Supplement of Unit 1 (B)6. We are willing to enter into business relations with your firm on the basis of equality and mutual benefit and exchanging what one has for what one needs.7. We wish to introduce ourselves to you as a state-operated corporation dealing exclusively in ...8. Being specialized in the export of ... , we express our desire to trade with you in this line.9. Our lines are mainly ...10. We have lately received a number of shipment from ... and found among them some parcels of ... bearing your shipping marks. These commodities have proved to be ofsatisfactory quality, and therefore we should be interested in regular supplies from you direct. Supplement of Unit 1 (C)11. To acquaint you with the ... we handle, we are sending you, by seperate airmail, a commodity list and several sample books for your reference.12. In order to give you some idea of various qualities of ... we have for export, we take pleasure in forwarding you by air one catalogue and a few sample books for your perusal.13. In order to promote business between us, we are airmailing you samples under separate cover for your inspection.14. We are glad to note from your letter of ... that you are desirous of entering into direct business relations with us.15. We thank you for your letter of ... offering your services and should be glad to discuss the possibility of expanding trade with you.16. We very much regret that we are not in a position to supply you with ... direct, as we are already represented by Messrs. ... for the sales of this commodity in your district. We would advise you to approach them direct for your requirements.Supplement of Unit 1 (D)另外,这里还有一些常用的归类的词组的总结与补充:1. 得知消息:We owe your name to ...On the recommendation of ...Having obtained ... from ...We have learned from ...Your company has been kindly introduced by ...2. 经营:handle / trade in / deal in / be in the line of / specialize in3. 有兴趣:sb. be of interested in sth. / sth. be of interested to sb. / appeal to4. 建立关系:enter into / establish / set up5. 价钱合理:in line / suitable / acceptable / workable函电(4) ------ A今天进入第二个主题: Enquiries & Offers在开始今天的例文之前,先插几个知识点的讲解.1. 在给对方写信时,在要提起某个问题来回答时,常有"关于(你方的要求),至于......" ,那可用的词组有哪些呢?as to / as for / in regard to / regarding / referring to / in respect of / concerning2. offer n. & v. 的用法:1) Your offer of ..2) 常与动词make , cable , send 连用3) 常与介词for , of , on 搭配3. Enquiry / Inquiry :An enquiry must be acknowledged in terms that establish good will if an immediate sale is not possible. If it is from an old customer,say how much you appreciate it ; if it is from a new customer,say you are glad to receive it and express the hope of keeping up friendly business relationship.1) a general inquiry 普通询盘general information : a catalogue , pricelist , sample , photo2) a specific inquiry 具体询盘detail information : name of the commodity , specification , quantity , unit price (CIF,FOB,etc.) , shipment date , terms of payment4. Offer :1) non-firm offer 虚盘Non-firm offers are usually indicated by means of sending catalogues, pricelists, proforma invoices and quotation ; though quotations with certain qualifying words sometimes play the function of firm offers.2) firm offer 实盘A firm offer is made when a seller promises to sell goods at a stated price within a stated periodof time. The promise may be expressed (i.e. clearly stated in words), as when it takes the form of a letter ; or it may be implied (i.e. understood), as when it takes the form of a quotation that contains the words "for acceptance within seven days", or similar qualifying words.The firm offer creates a power of acceptance permitting the offeree by accepting the offer, to transform the offeror's promise into a contractual obligation. Thus, once it has been accepted it cannot be withdrawn.3) A satisfactory offer will include the following:a) an expression of thanks for the enquiry, if any ;b) names of commodities , quality , quantity and specifications ;c) details of prices , discounts and terms of payment ;d) a statement or clear indication of what the prices cover(e.g. packing , freight and insurance) ;e) packing and date of delivery ;f) the period for which the offer is valid.以上这些只供参考,这些纯粹是一些理论的知识. 似乎在实际操作中,也不会把那么多个point放在同一封信里描述.函电(4) ------ B: An Enquiry for Chinese Cotton Piece Goods 正文如下:Dear sirs,We are glad to note from your letter of 1st September that , as exporters of Chinese Cotton Piece Goods , you are desirous of entering into direct business relations with us. This happens to coincide with our desire.At present, we are interested in Printed Shirting and shall be pleased to receive from you by airmail catalogues, sample books and all necessary information, regarding these goods so as to acquaint us with the quality and workmanship of your supplies. Meanwhile, please quote us your lowest price, C.I.F. Vancouver, inclusive of our 5% commission, stating the earliest date of shipment.Should your price be found competitive and delivery date acceptable, we intend to place a large order with you.We trust you will give us an early reply.Yours faithfully,函电(4) ------ 注解ANotes:1. note v. 注意到例: We note from your letter that you are in the market for chemicals.2. be desirous of 渴望, 想要 + doing sth. / sth.例: We are desirous of entering into (or : to enter into) direct business relations with you.desire n. & v. 期望, 渴望; 要求, 请求例: They have no desire to buy anything at the moment.What do you desire us to do?3. coincide v. (意见等) 一致; (时间上) 相同一般搭配为 coincide with例: We are glad that our ideas coincide.Your enquiry coincided with our offer.4. catalogue n. 目录(本)单页的商品说明书称为leaflet.函电(4) ------ 注解B5. workmanship 做工6. regarding prep. 关于与with regard to , in regard to , as regards 同义,一般可以换用.例: We have already written to you regarding this matter.7. supply n. 供应例: Supply now exceeds demand on our market. (供大于求) The goods are in short (scarce , light , free , abundant , ample) supply.We are replenishing supply (or : supplies).8. inclusive adj. 包括......的 ( inclusive of = including ; exclusive of = not including) 例: This offer (or: price) is inclusive of your commission of 2%.(= This offer (or : price) includes your commission of 2%.)This applies to Items 1 to 10 inclusive.函电(4) ------ 注解C9. competitive adj. 有竞争力的例: Our price is competitive enough to induce business.compete v. 竞争例: We have to compete against (or : with) other countries in trade.competition n. 竞争例: To enable us to meet competition, you must quote the lowest possible price.competitor n. 竞争者例: Competitors are offering lower prices.10. place v. 置......于; 订购; 售出"给某人下单,给某人定货" 为place order with sb.例: If you cannot effect shipment in time, you will place us in an awkward position.If your price is competitive, we shall be glad to place a substantial order with you.If your price is right, we believe we can place additional quantities in our market.函电(5) ------ A: A " First " Enquiry正文如下:Dear sirs,We learn from Spett. Ditta Fratelli of Rome that you are producing for export hand-made golves in a variety of natural leathers. There is a steady demand here for gloves of high quality and although sales are not particularly high. good prices are obtained.Will you please send me a copy of your glove catalogue, with details of your prices and terms of payment. I should find it most helpful if you could also supply samples of the various skins of which the gloves are made.Yours faithfully,函电(5) ------ BReply:Dear sirs,We welcome your enquiry of 22nd August and thank you for your interest in our products. A copy of our illustrated catalogue is being sent to you today, with samples of some of the skins we regularly use in our manufactures. Unfortunately, we cannot send you immediately a full range of samples, but you may take it that such leathers as chamois and doeskin, not represented in the parcel, are of the same high quality.Mr Wang, our overseas director, will be in Rome early next month and will be pleased to call on you. He will have with him a wide range of our manufactures and when you see them we think you will agree that the quality of the material used and high standard of craftmanship will appeal to the most selective buyer.We also manufacture a wide range of hand-made leather hand-bags in which we think you may be interested. They are fully illustrated in the catalogue and are of the same high quality as our gloves. Mr Wang will be able to show you samples when he calls.We look forward very much to the pleasure of receiving an order from you.Yours faithfully,函电(5) ------ 注解1. supply sb. with sth.supply sth. to sb.2. manufacture n. (单数) 制造, 生产; (复数) 制造品, 产品如: They are engaged in the manufacture of plastics.They sell their various manufactures locally.manufacture v. 制造, 生产如: Your order is being manufactured and will soon be ready for shipment.manufacturer n. 制造工厂, 制造者如: We have already bought the goods from another manufacturer.3. be made of (看得到原材料的)be made from (看不到原材料的)4. illustrated adj. 有插图的5. range n. 范围a full range 全套的 a wide range 大量的如: We can supply carpets in a wide range of designs.6. chamois n. (单复数同形) 小羚羊; 羚羊皮; 麂皮7. doeskin n. 母鹿皮8. appeal to ph. v. 引起好感, 引起兴趣如: We trust this new product of ours will appeal to your market.9. selective buyer 善于挑剔的买住, 有眼力的买主" 挑剔的" 还有picky , fussy函电(6) ------ A今天的例文的题目是: (A) An Enquiry for Iron Nails正文:Dear sirs,Iron NailsWe are interested to buy large quantities of Iron Nails of all sizes and should be obliged if you would give us a quotation per metric ton C.F.R. Lagos,Nigeria.It would also be appreciated if samples and/or brochure could be forwarded to us.We need to purchase this article from other sources but we now prefer to buy from your corporation because we are given to understand you are able to supply large quantities at more attractive prices. Besides,we have confidence in the quality of Chinese products.We look forward to hearing from you by return.Yours faithfully,函电(6) ------ B(B) A Reply to the AboveDear sirs,In reply to your letter of August 15, we are giving you an offer, subject to our final confirmation, as follows:Commodity : Common Round Iron Wire NailsSpecifications : As per attached listPacking : Loose in plywood keg of 60 kgs. netQuantity : 100 kegsPrice : US $ ... net per keg CFR LagosShipment : September / October, 20..Payment : Confirmed, Irrevocable Letter of Credit payable by draftat sight to be opened 30 days before the time of shipment Under separate cover, we have sent you samples of various sizes and the brochure required. If you find the above acceptable, please cable us for confirmation.Yours faithfully,Encl.函电(6) ------ 注解A注解:1. be obliged 感激(陈腐的客套语) = be appreciated如: We shall be obliged if you will cable us an offer.Your prompt reply will oblige.2. brochure n. 小册子(法语)相当于英语的pamphlet.3. be given to understand = be informed如: We are given to understand that you deal in brushes of all kinds.4. have confidence in sb. / sth.5. by return 立即, 收信后立即函电(6) ------ 注解B6. in reply to (= in answer to) 为答复......如: This is in reply (or: answer) to your letter of August 25.7. subject to 以......为条件的, 以......为有效如: The offer is subject to confirmation.The plan is subject to the manager's approval.8. as per ph. prep. 按照(仅用语商业书信)如: We handle a wide range of light industrial products as per list enclosed.9. net adj. 净的(英国习惯写作nett)net price 实价, 净价(不含佣金或折扣)net weight 净重(不包括皮重)net profit 净利, 纯益函电(7): A Firm Offer内容如下:Dear sirs,Groundnuts & WalnutmeatWe confirm your cable of 2nd September asking us to make you firm offers for both Groundnuts and Walnutmeat CFR Copenhagen. We cabled back this morning, offering you 250 metric tons of Groundnuts, Hand-picked, Shalled and Ungraded at RMB￥1,800 net per metric ton CFR Copenhagen or any other European Main Port for shipment during October / November,1985. This offer is firm, subject to the receipt of reply by us before 25th September.Please note that we have quoted our most favourable price and are unable to entertain any counteroffer.As regards Walnutmeat, we would inform you that the few parcels we have at present are under offer elsewhere. However, if you should make us an acceptable bid, there is a possibility of your obtaining them.As you are aware that there has been lately a large demand for the above commodities, such growing demand has doubtlessly resulted in increased prices. However you may availyourselves of the advantage of this strengthening market if you will send us an immediate reply.Yours truly,函电(7) ------ 注解A1. groundnut 花生walnutmeat 胡桃肉2. firm adj. 确定的, 有效的如: The offer is firm (for) 3 days.firm adv. 确定地, 有效地如: We offer firm as follows.We offer you firm subject to reply by 5 p.m. our time, Wednesday, October 3.firm offer 实盘non-firm offer 虚盘(即offer without engagement / obligation 无约束力的报盘)3. European Main Ports 常缩写成EMP.4. favourable adj. 有效的, 赞成的如: We are favourable to your proposal.The time is not favourable for the disposal of the goods.函电(7) ------ 注解B5. entertain v. 考虑(引申为接受)如: We shall be glad to entertain any constructive suggestion you make.We are too heavily committed to be able to entertain fresh orders.6. parcel n. 小包; 一批货如: We are sending you a parcel of samples.商业上常用parcel 指"一批货", 相当于a lot.如: This is the only parcel left.7. under offer 在出售中如: We have only a parcel of 100 tons left, which is under (or : on) offer elsewhere.8. bid n. & v. 递价, 出价如: If we ask the buyers for a bid, probably they will name a low price.They made a bid at US$... for Walnutmeat.Last week we bid US$... per ton for Green Tea. Now we can do a little better.函电(7) ------ 注解C9. aware adj. 意识到的, 知道的如: We are fully (or : well) aware of the change in the market.We are not aware (of) why you have not opened the L/C.10. lately adv. 最近, 不久前如: We have received a crowd of enquires lately (or : recently ; of late).We received a crowd of enquires lately (or : recently).11. result in ph. v. 导致, 终归如: We confirm cables exchanged resulting in the sale to you of 15 metric tons Licorice.result from ph. v. 产生于如: We confirm the sale to you of 15 tons Licorice resulting from cables exchanged.12. strengthen vt. 加强 vi. 价格上涨如: We agree to your proposed terms for this transaction in order to strengthen our relations. The market is strengthening. (= The market is becoming stronger.)函电(8): A Voluntary Offer正文:Dear sirs,A year ago you placed a substantial order for Type CB555Rechargeable Battery, a discontinued line that we had on offer at the time. As we now have a similar line on offer, i.e. Type AP303, it occurs to us that you may be interested.We have a stock of 1,200 dozen of Type AP303 (see enclosed leaflet) which we are selling off at Stg ￡60 per dozen with a quantity discount of up to 15%, though we are prepared to give 20% for an offer to buy the complete stock.We are giving you the first chance in view of your previous order, but we should appreciate a prompt reply so that we can put the offer out in the event of your not being interested. Yours faithfully,Encl.函电(8) ------ 注解1. discontinued line 中断或停止（生产、使用、供应等）的货色2. occur v. 发生，想到如：If another instance of this discrepancy should occur, it would be very embrassing.It has occurred to us that Type 32 might suit your purpose just as well.3. sell off ph. v. 卖掉（尤指廉价出售）如：It was sold off below prime cost.4. discount n. 折扣，贴现如：The highest discount we can allow on this article is 10%.at a discount 按较低价格；无销路的；不受欢迎的如：The goods are selling at a discount.Off-grade goods are now at a discount.discount v. 贴现；打折扣；不完全置信如：Bills can be easily discounted in London.5. up to (15%) 达到，多达（15%）这是在累进的数量折扣（progressive discount for quantity)中，最多达到某种程度的一种说法，如买100打，给5%的折扣；买500打，给10%的折扣；买1000打，给15%的折扣。