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Conjunctive adverbs are a special kind of coordinate conjunctions．They are used not only to connect independent clauses but also to modify the second clause．Commonly used conjunctive adverbs are as follows:

连接副词可视为连词的一种特殊形式。它不仅可以连接两个独立分句，并且可以修饰第二个分句。常用的连接副词如下：

accordingly　consequently　furthermore　however　moreover

nevertheless　therefore　likewise　thus　then

More than a hundred signed up for the excursion;however，fewer than half of them actually went on the trip．

Marilyn had to leave for Mexico City;consequently，she will not be available for next week's meeting．

1．collection letters：letters to obtain payment of a debt，such as a bill，a check，etc．催款函，托收（信）

2．credit line，or credit limit：the amount of credit that is allowed by a supplier to a particular customer信贷额度，信贷限期

3．credit reference：persons or firms named by a customer asking a supplier for credit，from whom the supplier can get information about the business reputation of the customer资信证明人

4．cash order：an order that is supplied against payment of cash before or at the time of delivery，no credit being given现金订货

5．credit rating：a system of classifying customers and possible future customers according to their financial strength and the degree of trust that a supplier can place in them信用评级

6．credit standing，or credit status：something like credit rating，which can reflect the company's financial position资信状况

7．checking account：also called current account，on which the commercial bank customer receives no interest and on which a customer can cash and draw checks活期账户

savings account：a bank account on which the bank usually pays a slightly higher rate of interest than on ordinary deposit accounts，small sums can be drawn but a due notice must be given before taking out large sums储蓄账户

8．bank balance，or balance at bank：the balance to the credit or debit of a customer's account with a bank银行余额

9．option：the right to buy or sell something at a stated time in the future期权；选择权；特权You can leave your options open till next week．

10．advertising campaign：a planned set of advertising operations spread over a given time and over a range of media，with the object to having the influence on the customers广告大战

11．rebate，or discount，an allowance of money in reduction of an amount to be paid折扣quantity rebate批发折扣；rebate of tax退税

12．CBD，or cash before delivery：a condition made by a supplier when advertising his goods，meaning that he will send goods which have been ordered by post if the buyer pays for them in advance付（现）款交货

13．collection banker：one who collects checks for his customers，that is，he presents checks to other bankers for payment托收银行

14．clear one's balance：to pay the money which is due so as to make the account balanced结账，付（欠）账

balance：the sum required to make one side of an account equal to the other side余额；to calculate the sum required to make one side of an account equal to the other结算

My bank balance isn't large any more．

The company's account balances for the first time this year．

15．in jeopardy：in great danger在危险中

His foolish behavior may put his whole future in jeopardy．

16．on credit:a system of trading on trust，a promise to pay at some future time for goods

bought or money borrowed now赊账

The manager allowed the salespersons to sell on credit in order to promote the volume of sales．

1．The Bank of China will open an L/C in Pound Sterling against the sales confirmation．

2．The time draft will fall due on Jan．20，2013．

3．Payment may be refused if anything goes wrong with the documents．

4．Our sight draft No．244768 was dishonored．

5．We regret to reject your proposal of payment by L/C at 30 days sight．

6．For future transactions，a D/A will only be accepted if the amount involved is not up to US$ 3，000．

7．In order to promote sales at our market，please accept payment by D/P at 90 days sight．

8．We wish to insure the following consignment against All Risks for the sum of euro 50，000．

9．The insurance is covered for 110% of the invoice value against All Risks．

10．Further claims may affect your premium when the policy is renewed．

11．Our record shows that the balance of US $ 500 on your account is now past due．

12．If your delayed payment failed to reach us by the end of June，legal actions will be forced upon our side．

Ⅰ．Choose the best word from below to fill in each gap of the following passage．

or　and　with　in　though　despite　on　of

both　although but　either　neither　because　if　only if

when　since　unless　before

Traditionally the wholesaler acted as the middleman between the manufacturer________the retailer．They bought their goods in bulk，________large quantities，and sold them in smaller amounts to retail traders．　________wholesalers do still exist，the increasing sophistication of modern retailing leaves little room for them．Some have themselves become retail outlets________the last few years by opening catalogue stores．Customers choose the item they want from a catalogue　________in their own home　________at the wholesalers and the readypacked item is collected from the attached war ehouse　________supplied to the customer overthe counter．

Ⅱ．Combine the following pairs of sentences using the word in brackets．

1．We intend to spend the whole week in Beijing．We wish to visit all our customers．(in order to)

2．We have a very long waiting list for this model．We cannot guarantee delivery until next year．(such．．．that)

3．They ordered five tons for immediate delivery．They promised to order another five before the end of October．(not only．．．but．．．)

4．The price is sure to rise next year．We have decided to place an order for six month's supply．(as)

5．We have great difficulty in obtaining import licenses for leather goods now．This is due to the new government restriction．(owing to．．．)

Ⅲ．Fill in blanks of the following sentences with proper conjunctions．

1．　________Peter wants a duplicate，I will be happy to have a photocopy made．

2．Mrs．Russ prefers giving such assignments to Mr．Lee;________，she said that she would abide by our decision．

3．Elain will give you the complete folder　________she leaves for her vacation．

4．　________we receive their check，please call our credit manager．

5．We have not paid this bill;________，this invoice is marked“Paid”．

6．Ms．Chela said that we will not buy any products from the Diamond Supply Company________Diamond gives us an additional discount．

7．This bond will yield 14 percent interest each year;________，you will receive $ 1，400 interest in the first year alone．

8．Please tell your supervisor　________you have completed any assignment．

9．In this chart we identified the weights in________standard　________metric terms．

10．Does Paul intend to go to the convention in Paris，________does he plan to be on vacation at that time?

11．We informed　________Mattew　________Dave that two positions would soon be open in our marketing department．

12．Amos enjoys working here，________his brother does not．

13．　________Mr．Faver calls　________he comes in person，be sure to apologize to him for our error．

14．As you perhaps have heard，________Morris nor Courtenay was selected for the manager's job．

Ⅳ．In the following message，underline errors in noun，pronoun，verb，adjective，adverb，preposition，conjunction，and interjection usage，and then correct them．

Is you fed up to the scratch-and-dent life?Smiles!You're problems will be solved at Frank's Body Service．

The peoples at Frank's specialize in you car's body．Bent will disappear;scratches will be repaired．A simply paint job will give your car a whole new look in two days．

Although in us care，your car will be repaired by factory-trained professionals．Because ours material and workmanships is in the highest quality，all parts and labor are guaranteed for 90 days．

Frank's Body Service not only provides quality service，but also competitively prices and convenient payment terms．In addition，major credit cards is ready accepted．You and your car will benefit from our service．

Ⅰ．Rewrite the following collection letter and tell the reasons．

Please mail that check today，Mr．McCuloch．Your customers will soon be requesting more Light Touch from you，and you'll want to have plenty in stock．

So that your next order can be shipped as soon as we receive it，please send me a check immediately to clear this invoice．The total amount due is $ 16，789．If you drop your check into the enclosed return envelope and mail it right now，it should reach me before the first of the month．

On April 26，though，you were billed with delivery for ten cases of Light Touch permanent solution．Because the invoice was not paid within the normal 30 days，I sent you a notice on June 1．

You have been one of our favorite customers for these past three years，and all of us here in the Bookkeeping Department have appreciated your hitherto prompt payments．

Ⅱ．Assume that the above letter(rewritten version)received no response．Write another collection letter that is more demanding but that does not alienate the reader．

Ⅲ．Assume that you are Ken Worth，a collection officer．Your boss，Margo Smith，has sent you the following memo．Carefully read her memo and write a collection letter to Annie Cook．

Date:March 24，2014

Subject:Collection Problem—Annie's Downtown Diner，115 Canal Street，Columbia，Missouri 65201

This place has been buying from us since 1990，and we've had a bit of trouble with them．In January，though，we shipped them an order of plastic cups and carry-out caps，and we haven't heard a word from them since．They were billed with the shipment for the total due，$ 2，257，and a notice was sent out when the account became past due on Feb．15．

Will you please write them to find out what's going on?Don't be too tough on them yet;they have been good customers in the past．The owner's name，by the way，is Annie Cook．

Ⅳ．Translate the following Chinese into English．

贵公司2014年12月6日的来信已收到，信中要求以承兑交单方式支付第1112号订单下的电子产品。

我公司可以接受的付款方式是保兑的即期信用证，或付款交单，因此很难接受贵方的要求。

在双方建立起长期的合作关系后，我们可以重新商讨改变付款方式事宜。

Ⅴ．Translate the following English into Chinese．

Thank you for your letter of March 19 and we are pleased to know that the shipment of the cars we booked can be made next month．

As requested，we have opened a Letter of Credit No．8341 in your favor with the Bangladesh Bank for Reconstruction＆Development to the amount of US $ 150，000 to cover our order for 10 cars．

Upon receipt of the above-mentioned L/C，you are kindly requested to execute immediate shipment，as per agreement．As soon as the goods are dispatched，please cable us details of the shipment，thus enabling us to arrange for the insurance here．