Unit_8_Letters_of_payment.ppt

Extension of L/C, typical expressions such as: Owing to … we would appreciate your extending the shipment date and the validity of your L/C to …(date) respectively； 由于…，我们希望你方将装运期和信用证有效期分别展至…(天)； The validity of the L/C will be extended to … (date); We have to ask for an extension of 15 days for shipment, to which we trust you will have no objection； 我们不得不要求装运期展延15天，相信你方不会反对； Mr. Bush plans to purchase some silk from China. He is having a talk with Mr. Wang, representative of China Textiles IE Corporation, Zhejiang Branch. They are having a face-to-face discussion on payment. Shall?we?have?a?talk?about?terms?of?payment?today? What?is?the?mode?of?payment?you?wish?to?employ? This?is?the?normal?terms?of?payment?in?international? business. We?cant?accept?any?other?terms?of?payment. I?suppose?D/P?or?D/A?should?be?adopted?as?the?mode?of?payment?this?time. It?would?help?me?greatly?if?you?would?accept?D/A?or? D/P. Could?you?make?an?exception?and?accept?D/A?or?D/P? If?you?cant?be?more?flexible,?we?wont?accept?your?terms?of?payment. Translate the following letter into English. 先生： ?? 十二月二十日来函收到，获悉你方有意在贵国推销我们的汽车。对此，我们很感兴趣。 对你们为推销我方汽车所作的努力，我们甚为感激。?但对你方要求以见票后六十天内承兑交单付款一事，我们很抱歉不能予以考虑。我们通常的做法是要求即期信用证付款。 然而，为了促进我们的汽车在贵方市场上的销售，我方准备接受即期交单付款方式，以示特别照顾。 希望你能接受上述付款条件，并盼早日收到回音。 Dear?sirs： ?? We?have?received?your?letter?of?December?20th?and?noted?with?interest?your?intention?of?pushing?the?sale?of?our?automobiles?in?your? country. ?? Although?we?are?much?appreciative?of?your?efforts?to?help?sell?our?automobiles,?we?regretbeing?unable?to?consider?your?request?for?payment?by?D/A?60?days’sight.?Our?usual?practice?is?to?ask?for?sight?L/C. ??  ?? However,?in?order?to?facilitate?developing?the?sale?of?automobiles?in?your?market,?we?are?prepared?to?accept?payment?by?D/P?at?sight?as?a?special?accommodation. ?? We?hope?that?the?above?payment?terms?will?be?acceptable?to?you?and?look?forward?to?the?pleasure?of?hearing?from?yo