目录

  • 1 第一单元 Introduction to the Course
    • 1.1 Introduction to the Course
    • 1.2 English Business Letters
  • 2 第二单元Presentation of Letters,   Faxes, Emails
    • 2.1 Presentation of Letters  Faxes, Emails
    • 2.2 Guide to Writing about presentation of Letters, Faxes, Emails
  • 3 第三单元 Making (Business) Contact
    • 3.1 Making (Business) Contact
    • 3.2 Useful Expressions
  • 4 第四单元Enquiries and Replies
    • 4.1 Enquiries and Replies
    • 4.2 Useful Expressions
  • 5 第五单元 Quotations, Offers and Counter-Offers
    • 5.1 Quotations, Offers and Counter-Offers
    • 5.2 Guide to Writing
  • 6 第六单元 Placing orders, Acknowledging/Accepting,
    • 6.1 Placing orders, Acknowledging/Accepting,
    • 6.2 Exercises
  • 7 第七单元  Payment
    • 7.1 Payment
    • 7.2 Useful Expressions
  • 8 第八单元Packing
    • 8.1 Packing
    • 8.2 Useful Expressions
  • 9 Chapter 9   Insurance:
    • 9.1 Insurance
    • 9.2 Useful Expressions
  • 10 Chapter 10   Transport
    • 10.1 Transport
    • 10.2 Shipping agent’s enquiry for multimodal transport
  • 11 Chapter 11 Complaints and Adjustments
    • 11.1 Complaints and Adjustments
    • 11.2 Specimen 5-10
  • 12 Chapter 12 Agency Agreements:Proposal, Negotiation and Closure
    • 12.1 Agency Agreements:Proposal, Negotiation and Closure
    • 12.2 Useful Expressions
  • 13 Chapter 13 Other Modes of Trade
    • 13.1 ​Other Modes of Trade
    • 13.2 Specimen6-10
  • 14 Chapter 14 Goodwill Messages
    • 14.1 Goodwill Messages
    • 14.2 Specimen9-13
  • 15 Chapter 16 Business Reports
    • 15.1 Business Reports
    • 15.2 Specimen 3-6
  • 16 专题1
    • 16.1 Enquiries,Offer,Counter offer,Reaction to counter offer
  • 17 专题2
    • 17.1 2.Offer
  • 18 专题3
    • 18.1 Counter offer
  • 19 专题4
    • 19.1 Reaction to counter offer
  • 20 专题5
    • 20.1 ​Payment
  • 21 专题6
    • 21.1 ​package
  • 22 专题7
    • 22.1 The packing must be in line with local market preference.
  • 23 专题8
    • 23.1 Model Essay
  • 24 专题9
    • 24.1 ​Letter of credit
  • 25 专题10
    • 25.1 Insurance
  • 26 专题11
    • 26.1 Common expressions of international business correspondence
  • 27 专题12
    • 27.1 Amendment to L/C
  • 28 专题13
    • 28.1 ​Excercises
  • 29 专题14
    • 29.1 Establish Business Relations
  • 30 专题15
    • 30.1 Establish business relationship
  • 31 专题16
    • 31.1 Usefull expressions Asking for a discount
  • 32 专题17
    • 32.1 Usefull expressions: Order and confirmation
  • 33 专题18
    • 33.1 Usefull expressions: Response to agent request
Establish business relationship



Establish business relationship
Dear Sirs,
     __________the courtesy _________ our Commercial Counselor’s Office in London, we notice that you are interested in doing _________ with us.
     Our ________ are mainly textiles. We wish to __________ business relations __________the commencement of some practical transactions. To give you a general idea of the various kinds of textiles now _________for export, we are ___________herewith a catalogue and a price list for your examination. We would appreciate receiving your specific _________.
      We look forward to receiving ________you good news.

 Enquiry
                                         13th,August,2004
Dear Sirs,
We learn_________the Chamber of Commerce of Tokyo, Japan that you are producing ________export shoes and handbags in a ________of natural leathers. There is a steady ________here for leather products of high _________ and although sales are not particularly high, good ___________ are obtained.
Will you please send me a ___________of your catalogue, with __________of your prices and __________of payment: I should find it most helpful if you could also supply ________of the various skins in which the shoes and handbags are supplied.

 Offer
Dear Sirs,
   We have for ____________your letter of 23. April and take pleasure in making you the following offer subject _________your reply reaching us by the end of this month
___________:  Iron Nails
___________:  1---4”
___________: 50 metric tons
___________: 16 packets of 4kgs, to a carton, 6 cartons to a wooden case
___________: Average us$500 per metric ton CFR Osaka.
___________: By confirmed, irrevocable L/C payable by draft at sight
___________: your favor for the full invoice value.
With regard to Electric Wire JB-1598, it is very regrettable that the goods are out of __________now. We will revert to this matter with you as soon as the supply position improves.
                
                                                Yours truly,

Terms of  Payment
Dear Sirs,
   We are in _________of your letter of March 8, contents of which have been duly _________.
   With _________to Contract Nos. DSG267and BSG 268, we agree to D/P payment terms for these contracts. However, we consider it advisable to make it clear that for further_________D/p will only be accepted if the amount involved for each transaction is below $1000,00 or its _________in RMB at the conversion ____________them prevailing. If the amount exceeds that figure, ___________by Letter of Credit will be required.
We wish to reiterate that it is only in view of our long friendly business_________that extend you this __________. It is our sincere hope that we can enlarge the business in these _________to our mutual benefit.

                                                   Yours faithfully,

  Insurance
Dear Sirs,
We refer to your L/C No.157 ________Glazed Wall Tiles, which we have just __________.
Please _________for this article we do not cover Breakage. You have to, therefore, delete the word “Breakage” from the insurance __________ in the ___________.
Furthermore, we wish to point out that for such articles as window glass, porcelains, etc, even if ___________Risk of Breakage has been insured, the cover is subject __________a franchise of 5%. In other words, if the breakage is surveyed to be less than 5%, no __________for damage will be __________.
We trust that the position is now clear. Please cable the ___________at once.

Answers:  (1)irrevocable  for  favour  against  draft  invoice  of  under  at
          (2)in   for   therefore send  on    commission payments shipment  appreciate  by
(3)in  at  for  with  in  by  at  to  by  under
(4) credit open favour valid until against triplicate commerical draw sight 
(5) reply regarding request  coverage on account  grant for  stipulates invoice

1)Recommended as requirements in send showing range, together are looking forward to
2) Of offering at for above open relative upon of with


3) credit open favor valid until against triplicate commercial draw sight 
4) inform cover coverage premium invoice  amount account risks extra  by 
5) Through learned promoting  on  connections market  sole  establish inquires from

1.Through  of  business  lines  establish  by  available enclosing  enquiries from
2.From  for  variety  demand  quality  price  copy  details  terms  samples
3.acknowledgement  to  Commodity  Specifications  Quantity Packing  Price  Shipment
Payment stock
4. receipt   noted  regard   transactions  eequivalent  rate  payment  relations  accommodation  lines
5. covering  received   note   clause  credit   additional   to  claims  entertained   amendment