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Opening Phrases & Sentences Generally Used In Business Letters<br><br><br>商业书信常用开头语 <br><br><br>-------------------------------------------------------------<br>-------------------<br><br>(1)特此奉告等 <br>To inform one of; To say; To state; To communicate; To advise<br> one of; To bring to one's notice (knowledge); To lay before <br>one; To point out; To indicate; To mention; To apprise one of<br>; To announce; To remark; To call one's attention to; To remind<br> one of; etc.<br><br>1. We are pleased to inform you that <br>2. We have pleasure in informing you that <br>3. We have the pleasure to apprise you of <br>4. We have the honour to inform you that (of) <br>5. We take the liberty of announcing to you that <br>6. We have to inform you that (of) <br>7. We have to advise you of (that) <br>8. We wish to inform you that (of) <br>9. We think it advisable to inform you that (of) <br>10. We are pleased to have this opportunity of reminding you <br>that (of) <br>11. We take the advantage of this opportunity to bring before<br> your notice <br>12. Please allow us to call your attention to <br>13. Permit us to remind you that (of) <br>14. May we ask your attention to <br>15. We feel it our duty to inform you that (of) <br>(2) 为(目的)奉告某某事项<br><br>1. The purpose of this letter is to inform you that (of)<br>2. The purport of this line is to advise you that (of)<br>3. The object of the present is to report you that<br>4. The object of this letter is to tell you that<br>5. By this letter we Purpose to inform you that (of)<br>6. Through the present we wish to intimate to you that<br>7. The present serves to acquaint you that<br><br>(3)惠请告知某某事项,等<br><br>1. Please inform me that (of)<br>2. Kindly inform me that (of)<br>3. Be good enough to inform me that (of)<br>4. Be so good as to inform me that (of)<br>5. Have the goodness to inform me that (of)<br>6. Oblige me by informing that (of)<br>7. I should be obliged if you would inform me that (of)<br>8. I should be glad if you would inform me that (of)<br>9. I should esteem it a favour if you would inform me that (of<br>)<br>10. I will thank you to inform me that (of)<br>11. You will greatly oblige me by informing that (of)<br>12. We shall be obliged if you will inform us that (of)<br>13. We shall be pleased to have your information regarding (on<br>, as to; about)<br>14. We shall deem it a favour if you will advise us of<br>15. We shall esteem it a high favour if you will inform us that<br> (of)<br><br>(4)特确认,本公司某月某日函件等<br><br>1. We confirm our respects of the l0th May<br>2. We confirm our letter of the l0th of this month<br>3. We confirm our last letter of the l0th June<br>4. We had the pleasure of writing you last on the l0th of this<br> month<br>5. We confirm our respects of the l0th June<br>6. We confirm the remarks made in our respects of the l0th July<br><br>7. We confirm the particulars of our enquiry by telephone of <br>this morning<br>8. In confirming our telegram of this morning, -- <br>9. Confirming our respects of the 10th May,--- <br>10. Confirming our last of the 10th June,--- <br><br>(5)贵公司某月某日函电,敬悉等 <br>l. We have pleasure in acknowledging receipt of your esteemed<br> favour of the 3rd May<br>2. We are pleased to acknowledge receipt of your favour of the<br> lst June<br>3. We have to acknowhedge receipt of your favour of the 5th July<br><br>4. Your letter of May 5 was very welcome<br>5. Your letter of April l0 gave me much pleasure<br>6. Your esteemed favour of 7th May was duly received by us<br>7. Your favour of the 5th June is duly to hand<br>8. Your favour of the l0th is to (at) hand<br>9. We are in due receipt of your favour dated the 7th June<br>10. We are in receipt of your letter of the 7th July<br>11. We are in possession of your letter of the 5th April<br>12. We have duly received your favour of the 5th March<br>13. Your letter of yesterday's date is duly to (at) hand<br>14. Your esteemed communication of yesterday's date is just to<br> (at) hand<br>15. We thank you for your favour of the 5th May<br>16. We are obliged for your letter of the 5th May<br>17. Many thanks for your latter of the 5th June<br>18. Very many thanks for your letter of May 5<br>19. In acknowledging receipt of your letter of the 5th June, <br>...<br>20. Your favour of the 5th May has just reached me<br>21. Your favour of the 5th May is duly received<br>22. Your favour of the 5th May is now before me<br>23. Your promised letter under date (of) the 5th June has just<br> reached us<br><br>(6)特回答贵公司某月某日函所叙述有关事项等<br><br>1. I have the pleasure of stating, in answer to your inquiry <br>of the 4th inst, that<br>2. In reply to your letter of the 5th of May, I have to inform<br> you that (of)<br>3. I hasten to answer your inquiry of the l5th May, by stating<br> that<br>4. We are in receipt of yours of the 5th June, in reply to which<br> we are pleased to state that<br>5. In reply to yours of the l0th May, relative to..., I would<br> say that <br>6. I am in receipt of your favour of the 7th May, and in response<br> I inform you that (of)<br>7. In response to your letter of l0th May, I wish to say that<br><br>8. In answer to your favour of the 5th May regarding... I reply<br> as follows:<br>9. Answering your letter of the 8th of February re..., I would<br> say that<br>10. In reply to your letter of February 8th, I inform you that<br> (of)<br>11. Replying to yours of the 8th of February regarding..., I <br>would say that<br>12. Replying to your favour under date of February 8th re...,<br> I say that <br>(7)非常遗憾,我们奉告您关于,等。 <br><br>l. We regret to inform you that (of)<br>2. We are sorry to have to draw your attention to<br>3. We regret to have to say that<br>4. We regret to advise you that<br>5. We very much regret to announce you that<br>6. It is most regrettable that we have to inform you that (of<br>)<br>7. It is with our greatest regret that we must inform you that<br> (of)<br>8. To our greatest regret we must herewith inform you that (of<br>)<br>9. It is a matter for regret that I have to inform you that (<br>of)<br>10. It is to be regretted that I must inform you that (of)<br>11. It is with regret and reluctance that we have to inform you<br> that (of)<br>12. It gives us a deep sorrow that we have to announce you that<br><br>13. It causes me much sorrow to have to say that<br>14. I feel sorry for having to announce you that<br>15. I express my sorrow for announcing you that <br><br>(8)当我们得悉... 甚为遗憾等。 <br><br>1. We are very sorry to hear (know) that<br>2. we are grieved to hear of (about)<br>3. We are indeed sorry to hear that<br>4' We very much regret to hear that<br>5. We regret to hear of (that)<br>6. It is with great regret that we just learn that<br>7. Much to our regret we have heard that<br>8. We regret to receive your information re<br>9. We regret that we have been informed that (of) <br>10. To our deep regret we were informed that (of) <br>(9) 我们对于您某月某日来函的询价,深表谢意等。 <br><br>1. We thank you very much for your inquiry of the l0th of May<br><br>2. I thank you for your inquiry of the 10th May<br>3. We are very much obliged by your enquiry dated the 10th May<br><br>4. We are indebted to your inquiry under date (of) the 10th May<br> for<br>5. I thank you for your inquiry of July 10<br>6. Thanks for your kind enquiry of May 5 <br><br>(10) 兹函附某某,请查收,等。 <br><br>1. Enclosed please find<br>2. Enclosed we hand you<br>3. We enclose herewith<br>4. Herewith we have the pleasure to hand you<br>5. We have pleasure in enclosing herewith<br>6. We take the liberty to enclose herein<br>7. We are pleased to enclose herewith<br>8. We are pleased to hand you enclosed <br><br>(11) 遵照某月某日来函指示,等。 <br><br>1. In accordance with the instructions given (contained) in your<br> favour of the 10th May<br>2. According to the directions contained in yours of the 6th <br>May<br>3. According to the instructions given in your letter under date<br> of the 10th of last month<br>4. In conformity with (to) your instructions of the l0th ult.<br><br>5. Pursuant to your instructions of May 10 <br><br>(12) 关于详情,下次叙述,等。 <br><br>1. I will write you particulars in my next.<br>2. Particulars will be related in the following.<br>3. I will relate further details in the following.<br>4. I will inform you more fully in my next.<br>5. I will go (enter) into further details in my next. <br><br>(13) 如下列所记,如附件所述,等。 <br><br>1. As stated below,<br>2. Annexed hereto,<br>3. Attached you will find...<br>4. As shown on the next page<br>5. As indicated overleaf(下页,背面)<br>6. As at foot hereof,<br>7. Sent with this,<br>8. As the drawings attached,<br>9. As shown in the enclosed documents,<br>10. As already mentioned,<br>11. As particularized on the attached sheet,<br>12. As detailed in the previous letter, <br>(14) 因电文不太明确...,等。 <br><br>1. Your telegram just received is quite unintelligible.<br>2. Please repeat your wire on receipt of this, stating your meaning<br> more clearly.<br>3. Your telegram is not clear; explain the third and fourth words<br>.<br>4. Your telegram is unintelligible; repeat more fully in plain<br> language.<br>5. Your cable is not clear, repeat, using the codes agreed upon<br> (on).<br>6. We cannot understand your telegram; state the code used and<br> which edition.<br>7. Your telegram is not signed with cipher as agreed on; confirm<br> if correct.<br>8. We cannot trace the code you used; please repeat the telegram<br> in plain words.<br>9. Your telegram is too short to be understood. Please repeat<br> it more fully.<br>l0. The telegram was vague (pointless), and they requested them<br> to explain in plain words.<br><br><br> |
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