报告商务英语5.docVIP

商务英语写作辅导资料五 主 题：对Unit 5报告 Reports 知识点的补充 学习时间：2013年4月29日－5月5日 内 容： 1. Introduction（概述） The use of a report Reports normally report the end product of thorough investigation and analysis. They present ordered information to decision-makers in various fields: business, industry, education, medicine, government, and etc. A good report is about one clearly defined subject and is accurate and up-to-date. It includes everything the reader needs to know, and omits irrelevant information. It is easy to read and understand, and is clearly presented. 报告是通过彻底的调查和分析得出的最终产物，可为商业、工业、教育、医药、政府等各个领域和部门的决策者提供有条不紊的信息。 一篇好报告应具有主题清晰、内容精确和报道及时的特点。它通俗易懂，阐述清晰。 2. Types and contents of reports It is important to remember that reports can be long, short, formal or informal. Generally, we divide the types of reports according to the length of reports: long reports and short reports. Short business reports also include two types: short report in letter/memorandum form and formal short report. A long report, meanwhile, is a formal report; it is a systematic, logical statement of facts, ideas, and recommendations commissioned by – and targeted to – a special reader who needs the report to make a sound business decision. It consists of prefatory parts, body of the report and supplementary parts. Short report in letter/memorandum form is usually considerably longer than a business letter/memorandum. The content of such a report is more important and more permanent than that of the usual business letter/memorandum. A formal short report may be an important report which transmits material with very little analysis, or it may be an analytical report that interprets the information submitted, or it may be a recommendation report that includes most features of information report, but also has an extra section advice on specific actions that could be taken to solve problem. 报告可以是长篇、短篇、正式或非正式的报告。 通常我们根据篇幅的长短将报告划分为长篇报告和短篇报告。短篇报告包括书信式或备忘录式短篇报告和正式短篇报告。 一篇长篇报告同时也是一篇正式报告，它对事实、观点和建议提供系统的、逻辑的陈述，它是受某人委托或是呈