CAEUnit 5 Dear sir or madam.pptVIP

Dear sir or madam unit 5 Formal letter on behalf of: to represent someone 谨代表…… -----Chinese goverment, ----Co. ,Ltd. speedy recovery: the health situaiton will get better soon, you will recover from your illness quickly, you will be cured in no time Pls accept our sincere apologies for.... ----delayed shipment,delayed payment Distress: is a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain. 悲痛; 疼痛 overlook: hav a a sight from a higher position for a full-view scenery 俯瞰 He stood at the balcony to overlook neighbours main room. take it for granted / ignore 忽视 The important details were overlooked by them. prompt: rapid, speedy It is not too late, but prompt action is needed. confirm: make sure its definitely ture and right. X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones. You make the reservation(booking,ordering), and Ill confirm it in writing. commence: start, begin The academic year commences at the beginning of October. PS:commence, start, and begin all have a similar meaning, although commence is more formal and is not normally used in conversation. Note that begin, start, and commence can all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but only begin and start can be followed by a to infinitive. be involved in :be participated in be of: possess, have ----be of importance/ interest/great significance. contact: keep in touch with forward:receive from sb and send it to someone else ---to forward mail/ adress grateful:---appreciative READING compliance:a law, treaty, or agreement, means doing what you are required or expected to do. 遵从 compliance with 符合；遵守 in compliance with 按照… stilted: unatural, stiff evasive: tend to escape from the problems He was evasive about the circumstances of his first meeting with Stanley . evaporate: disappear, blank The water is evaporated by the sun. devise: design, come up with an idea We devised a scheme to help him. upbeat: optimistic,up-going multiply by/times-----divided by tenfold: ten times format: type/form/mode-