Unit 3.7 De-emphatic Devices数字时代的商务英语写作.pdf

Unit 3 Business Writing Techniques 第三章：商务英语写作技巧 3.7 De-emphatic Devices 3.7 弱化的手段 1. Use general, rather than specific, wording • 125 customers complained… • Some customers complained… 2 • Our records indicate that you were recently fired. • Our records indicate that your employment status has changed recently. 2. Bury the idea in the middle of a sentence • The electronic parts are manufactured in Mexico, which has lower wage rates than the United States. • Because wage rates are lower in Mexico than in the United States, the electronic parts are manufactured there. • Mexico, which has lower wage rates than the United States, was selected as the production site for the electronic parts. 3. Place the idea in a dependent clause connected to an independent clause containing a positive idea Although items cannot be returned for cash, you will receive store credit for any returned purchases. • We cannot issue you credit at this time, but we do have a plan that will allow you to fill your immediate needs on a cash basis. • We have a plan that will allow you to fill your immediate needs on a cash basis, although we cannot issue you credit at this time. • We have a plan that will allow you to fill your immediate needs on a cash basis since we cannot issue you credit at this time.有缘学习更多+谓 ygd3076考证资料 To de-emphasize an idea, use the following techniques: ➢Use general rather than specific wording ➢Bury the idea in the middle of the sentence ➢Place it in a dependent clause connected to an independent clause containing a positive idea