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Lesson 5
An Enquiry (1)
SATEX S. P. A.
Via di Pietra Papa, 00146 Verona, Italy
Tel: +39-45-6149006
Fax: +39-45-6149007
To: F. Lynch & Co. Ltd
1000 Broadway, New York, USA
Attn: Mr. L. Crane, Chief Buyer
From: D. Causio
Date: August 6, 20--
Dear Mr. Crane,
We are pleased to inform you that we have now enlarged our business machines department and are considering the addition of new lines to our stock.
Your various typewriters and calculators would fit in well. Please send us a full range of catalogues and samples that are in production. We expect you to quote your lowest prices and would like to know whether you can supply from stock.
If we decide to put your goods on the market we want your assurance that you will not sell them to other firms in our district.
We look forward to your early reply.
Yours truly,
B.RGS/D. CAUSIO
Notes
enquiry (inquiry): n. 询盘,询价,询购
enquire (inquire): v. 询盘,询价,询购
Thank you for your letter of May 8 inquiring about Mountain Bicycles.
贵方五月八日询盘山地自行车函收悉,谢谢.
The goods you inquire for are out of stock at present.
你们所询购的货物现已售完.
We are inquiring for Sunflower seeds.
我们正在询盘葵花籽.
make an inquiry to sb. for (about) sth. 向某人询购某货
We are making you an inquiry for Sunflower seeds.
现向你方询盘葵花籽.
(enquire, enquiry打听,询问,另见Lesson 4)
enlarge: v. 扩大,扩展;放大
department: n. 部门;部;处;系
export department 出口部
import department 进口部
sales department 销售部
advertising department 广告部
personnel department 人事部
finance department 财务部
purchasing department 采购部
production department 生产部
the Department of Defense (美国的)国防部
the Department of Asian Affairs (我国外交部的)亚洲司
the department of physics 物理系
consider: v. 考虑
The General Manager has arranged a meeting to consider the problem and any possible solutions.
总经理召集了一次会议,对该问题和一切可能的解决方案进行考虑.
Have you considered what you will do if you don't get the job
你考虑过如果得不到这份工作该怎么做了吗
They are considering selling the company to repay their debts.
他们考虑卖掉公司来偿还债务.
line: n. 行业;(一类)货色
We have been in the chemical line for many years.
我们经营化工产品已有多年.
I'm in the textile line and would like to have a share in your trade.
我是从事纺织品的,想与你们做此贸易.
quote: v. 报价
to quote a price
Please quote your lowest price CIF Singapore.
请报成本加运费加保费新加坡最低价.
to quote sb. a price
Please quote us your lowest price CIF Liverpool.
请向我方报成本加运费加保费利物浦最低价.
to quote sb. for sth.
Please quote us for Snowhite Neutron Gel Pens.
请报我"白雪"中性笔.
to quote sb. a price for sth.
Please quote us the price for 34" color TV sets.
请向我报34英寸彩电价.
quotation: n. 报价
常与动词make, give等连用,后接介词for或of
Please make/give us your lowest quotation for Nike basketball shoes.
请报耐克篮球鞋最低价.
Your quotation of iron nails is too high to be acceptable.
你方铁钉报价太高,无法接受.
stock: 存货,库存
supply sth from stock 现货供应……
have sth in stock 有……现货
be out of stock 无货,缺货
a stock of … 一批…..现货
We can supply walnut meat from stock.
我们能够供应核桃仁现货.
If you have pine kernels in stock, please send us some samples.
如你们有松籽仁现货,请寄来一些样品.
Fresh shrimps are now out of stock.
鲜虾现在缺货.
We have a large stock of canned fruits.
我们有一大批水果罐头.
assurance: n. 保证,担保
assure: v. 使确信,使放心;向......保证
1) assure sb. of sth.
We assure you of our readiness to cooperate with you.
我们保证愿与你合作.
I can assure you of the reliability of the information.
我可以向你保证这个消息是可靠的.
2) assure sb. that从句
We assure you that we shall do our best to expedite the shipment.
我们保证将尽速装运.
3) 商业书信中还常用下面句型
Please be assured of …(或that从句) 请放心......
Please rest assured of …(或that从句)请放心......
You can be assured of …(或that从句)请放心......
You can rest assured of …(或that从句)请放心......
Please be assured of our continued cooperation.
请相信我方将继续与你合作.
You can rest assured that we shall revert to your enquiry as soon as possible.
请放心,我方以后将尽速重新处理你的询盘.