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商务信函的书写规则（六） Courtesy （礼貌） COURTESY译成 礼貌 。但是根据西方国家函电书籍作者普遍的看法， 所谓 COURTESY是 客气 而又体谅人 的意思。有的作者还把 COURTESY和 POLITENESS这两个同义词做了比较，认为： POLITENESS的客气只是表现在文章的语句上， 而 COURTESY则表现在对对方的 体谅 ，例如： [POLITE] a) We have received with many thanks your letter of Oct.7, and we take the pleasure of sending you latest catalog. We wish to draw your attention to a special offer, which we have made in it. [COURTESY] b) You will be particularly interested in a special offer on page 5 of the latest catalog enclosed, which you requested in your letter of Oct. 7. 不要写 建议写 You ought to Perhaps you could Your letter is not clear at all;I cant understand it. If I understand your letter correctly... Obviously, if youd read your policy carefully, Youd be able to answer these questions yourself. Sometimes policy wording is a little hard to nderstand. Im glad to clear up these questions for you. 怎样通过各种语言形式来表达 COURTESY呢？ 这样的形式很多， 现在提供一些常见的供参考： （一）把命令变成请求的常用形式： Please, Will you, Will you please, 如： a) Will you give us more detailed information on your requirement? b) Will you please (kindly) let us hear from you on these two points? （二） 虚拟式（ Past Subjunctive From）如： a) Would you compare our sample with the goods of other firms? b) We would ask you to ship the goods by the first available vessel. c) Wewish you would let us have your reply soon. d) This would seemto confirm our opinion. e) We should be grateful if you would help us with your suggestion. f) We think if advisable that you should accept this offer at this price. g) We should(would) like you to let us know the exact amount. h) Perhaps you might like