文秘英语 unit 4 Business Correspondence.pptVIP

Unit 4 Business Correspondence Contents: Part 1 Dialogues Part 2 Text A A Brief Introduction to Business Correspondence Part 3 Text B Business Letters Part 4 Extended Reading 参考译文：Text A 商务信函概述 Text B 商务信函 Part 1 Dialogues: Sample Dialogue 1 Sample Dialogue 2 Useful Expressions Situational Dialogues Sample Dialogue 12: Situation: Mr. Smith talks with Linda, the secretary. Situation: Two secretaries are talking. Useful Expressions: 1. She requests for a $500 adjustment on the damage. 2. Mr. Smith told us to write an adjustment letter to Mrs. Hughes. 3. I look forward to reading your reply. Useful Expressions: 4. Please send us your current catalogue and price list. 5. We would also like to know if you are offering any trade discounts. 6. Could you send us some samples? Useful Expressions: 7. The agreement comes into effect upon signing the contract. 8. We are writing on behalf of a client. 9. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the error. Useful Expressions: 10. We shall ensure that similar mistakes do not occur again. Situational Dialogues: Situation 1: Lily, the secretary, is told by the manager, Mr. Patrick, to write a complaint letter. They received the filing cabinets they ordered, but one of the cases contained only two filing cabinets, while the other cases contained four each. Situational Dialogues: Situation 2: Lily and Susan, another secretary, are talking about how to write the complaint letter Mr. Patrick told them to write in Situation 1. Part 2 Text A: Text A: A Brief Introduction to Business Correspondence New Words Phrases and Expressions Notes Exercises Notes: [1] If the trader has to run from place to place to get information, he will end up doing nothing. 本句中，end up doing sth意为“以……告终”，“以……结束”，后接名词时多用介词with。请看下例： Notes: Whenever we go out to dinner with them, I always end up paying the bill. 我们每次与他们外出吃饭，最终付账的总是我。 He ended up his speech with some amusing stories. 他最后以几个有趣的故事结束了他的演讲。 Notes: [2] In the first