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A Brief Analysis on the Translation Skills of Business Correspondence By 谢咏秋 Xie Yongqiu A term paper submitted to the Foreign Language and Literature Department of Baoji University of Arts and Sciences Class:1 Grade:2013 Term paper advisor: Student’s signature: Date:22 November 2013 A Brief Analysis on the Translation Skills of Business Correspondence ?. Introduction With the increasingly fierce competition in international trade market, the trade between countries has been more and more frequent. As a result, business English becomes a bridge between countries and an indispensable communication tool in international communication, which leads to the changes in the style supposed to be brief in content and clear in theme. There exist communication barriers in all cross-cultural behaviors. Therefore, the translation of the business correspondence, which is suppose to be proper and precise , is of great importance. English business correspondence is a kind of intercultural activity by which businessmen under different cultural backgrounds can communicate on business circumstances. Considering the particularities of its language and style, the way to translate business letter is distinguished from the common one. A proper and standard business letter not only helps us establish and maintain good business relationship with foreign business partners but also avoids the unhappiness caused by misunderstandings. Seeing that English business correspondence is a product of cross-cultural behaviour, this article will make a brief analysis of the translation skills in three aspects: words, sentences and text structure. ??. Characteristics of Business Correspondence Translation The characteristics of business correspondence translation are quite different from other translation, which emphasizes on its practicality, conciseness and preciseness. Before we take to translate a business letter, we must make cl