商务英语翻译之商务信函

商务英语信函翻译

涉外商务信函的翻译

第一节 商务信函简介

一 商务信函的12种要素

• 信头(letterhead)

• 案号 (reference)

• 日期 (date)

• 封内地址 (inside address

• 注意项 (attention line)

• 称呼 (salutation)

• 事由栏 (subject)

• 信的正文 (body of letter)

• 信尾敬语 (complimentary close)

• 签名 (signature)

• 缩写名、附件及分送标志部分

(IEC: initials, enclosures and carbon copies block) • 附言 (postscript)

商务信函实例1

Kee & Co., Ltd 34 Regent Street London, UK Inside Address 收信人地址

Dear Sirs，Salutation称呼

We have obtained your name and address from Dee &Co. Ltd, and we are writing to

enquire whether you would be willing to establish business relations with us. We have been importers of shoes for many years. At present, we are interested in extending our range and would appreciate your catalogues and quotations.

If your prices are competitive we would expect to place volume orders on you. We look forward to your early reply. Yours faithfully, Complimentary Close客套结束语

商务信函翻译

第一篇：商务信函翻译

Business Interpretation

Thanks 致谢

尽量避免用big words, 用commonly used words and phrases

拜访 call on/at visit, drop in(顺便）

写信致谢 write sb.…my thanks

及时（收到）duely on/in(due)time

相差十万八千里 we’re worlds apart

欢迎某人到某地 welcome adj.一般不用被动态（对某一举动表示欢迎）

随时欢迎 always at any time

深深感谢 a car-load appreciation

感谢be grateful

向您预致谢意，盼望早日得到满意的答复。

Thank you in anticipation/advance.Looking forward to your

favorable reply.I would be grateful if my application could be

taken into favorable

consideration.(优先考虑）

Your favorable consideration of my application would be

greatly appreciated.如蒙即复，不胜感谢。

A prompt reply will be greatly appreciated.如蒙及时报价，不胜感激。

Your timely quotation will be greatly appreciated./We would

be very gracious if you could quote timely/promptly.恭候佳音

Your favorable/early reply will be appreciated./ We would

商务信函的翻译

一、英语商务信函的词汇特征

1. 英语商务信函多采用礼貌客气的措词

We welcome your fax inquiry today and thank you for your interest in our products

欢迎贵方今天的传真询盘并感谢贵方对我方产品感兴趣。

Much to our delight, our manufacturers have agreed to advance their delivery to you.

很高兴地通知贵方，我方的供应商已经同意提前发货给贵方。

After careful consideration, we regret to say that we cannot but decline the said order.

经过认真考虑，很遗憾，我方不得不谢绝贵方的上述订单。

Your compliance with our request will be highly appreciated.

如贵方能满足我方要求，我们将不胜感激。

2. 英语商务信函多使用书面语，并且经常会使用一些专业术语和专业缩略词

ad valorem duty 从价（关）税

at sight 即期

force majeure 不可抗力

pro forma invoice 形式发票

in view of 考虑到、鉴于

prior to 在……之前

as per 按照

in accordance with 按照、依照

With reference to Clause 18 of the contract, we hereby place our claims before you as follows.

根据合同条款第18条，我方向你方提出如下索赔。

In compliance with the request in your letter dated March 7, we have much pleasure in sending

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Dear Mr. Jones:

We understand

from your information posted

on that you are

in the market for textiles.

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 joint

venture speci***zing in the

manufacture and export of

textiles. We have enclosed

our catalog, which

introduces our company in

detail and covers the main

products we supply at present.

You may also visit our online

company introduction at

which includes our latest

product line.

Should any of

these items be of interest to

you, please let us know. We

will be happy to give you a

quotation upon receipt of

your detailed requirements.

We look forward

to receiving your enquires

soon.