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涉外文书常用词语的翻译 1. be interested in 在不同上下文中，很难用“对……感兴趣”一刀切去翻译。 （1）We would be interested in receiving your inquiries for all types of Electric goods. (2) Should you be interested in supplying, we would be more than pleased to enter into business activtities with you. (3) We are interested in your “Sea Gull” brand woman’s wrist watches and shall be glad if you should make us an offer for 1 000 pieces with details. 2. appreciate 广泛应用在外贸信件中，其基本意义为“感激”。可用于主动或被动语态，有相对固定格式，常用表示一种委婉请求。 （1）We highly appreciate your effort in pushing the sale of our slippers. (2) We would appreciate your sending us a catalogue of your Rubber Boots together with terms of payment and the largest discount you can allow. (3) I would be very much appreciate it if you could take our suggestion into consideration. (4) We shall appreciate it if you will forward the following to the above address at your earliest convenience. (We shall appreciate it if …或It would be appreciated if …是外贸信件中常用句式，相当于please, 但更为客气) （5）Your inquiries for all types of electric goods would be appreciated. (6) Your favourable information will be appreciatecd. 此外，“appreciate”一词在外贸英语中还有“增值”、“上涨”、“涨价”=increase in value之意。 （7） Local property has appreciated (in value) since they built the motorway nearby. (8) Houses in this area have all appreciated since the new road was built. (9) Because the company has been making large profits the market value of its shares is appreciating. 3. (be) subject to 其基本含义是“以……为条件/前提”、“以某事物为条件”、“取决于某事物”=depending on sth. as a condition, “须服从某事物/某人”、“受某物某人支配 =obliged to obey sth./sb.; under the authority of sb. /sth.”可作状语或表语，尤其多见于合同和公文语言中，表示双方在某项业务中所承担的责任和义务。主句与 “subject to ” 短语之间有时存在着一种转折关系。 （1）The treaty is subject to ratification. (2) This contract is binding subject to the fulfilment of the following conditions. (3) This credit is subject to the Union Custom and Practice for Commercial Documentary Credit.(“跟单信用证统一惯例”) (4) Our prices are subject to fluctuation of the market. (5) Foreign citi