《外贸英语函电》平时作业

I. Translate the following into English

  1. 获悉贵公司对我们的产品感兴趣 , 非常感谢。
  1. 我公司意欲购买贵方的“米老鼠”牌文具。请报运抵中国大连的保险费加运费价格。
  1. 同样品质的货很容易在本地市场上以较低的价格买到。
  1. 目前行市坚挺并有上涨趋势,短期内大幅波动的可能性不大。
  1. 如果能得当贵方订单, 我们将非常感谢。
  1. 我们通常的付款条件是 30 天付款交单,希望能使你们公司满意

7. 为避免以后改证,请务必使信用证与合同条款相一致。

8. 你方信用证规定要原产地证明,这在合同内无此规定。

9. 很遗憾,直到写信时,我们还没有收到有关此订货的交货信息。

10. Please note that the 2,000 sets of computers under Contract No. 0426 have been ready for some time, but your covering L/C hasn't reached us yet. Please open L/C as   soon as possible.

11. Please note that this quotation is open for a week only because there are frequent flucuations in the market price.

12. We are afraid that we shall have to charge more for the designed packing, as it calls for extra labor and cost

13.We shall be grateful of you will keep case No.3 and contents until called for by the local agent of World transport Ltd.,.

14.A well-designed , beautifully-decorated package helps sell the goods.

15.We are willing to purchase 50 cases of chins tea sets, provided that you sell them at a price not exceeding 100 yuan per set.

16.Thank you very much for your order, but we are sorry that we are fully occupied with contract orders. As it is the case, we have no other alternative but to decline your order this time. But we look forward to your future favors and attention.

17.We don't like to remind a good customer like you that a bill is overdue. The date of delivery is approaching, but we still haven't received your covering L/C up to now.

18.Considering our long-standing friendly business relationship, we can allow you reduction of 4% in our price. In view of the goods in great demand, we would advice in your interest that you accept our offer without any delay.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1.    We look forward to _____ your reply.

       A. receive               B. receiving                     C. be received        D. being received

2. Students can quickly _____ the new campus.

A. get used              B. get used to            C. used                     D. used to

3.     _____   of our team made a mistake, and we regretted causing inconvenience to you.

       A. Someone              B. Some                     C. Anyone               D. One

4.    ---The professor is _____ of a specialist in politics, isn't she?

---You can say that.

       A. nothing               B. anything          C. something               D. everything

5.     The latest reports _____ the view that population growth is slowing down.

       A. anticipate         B. reinforce         C. facilitate          D. instate.

6.      Not until this Sunday _____ your delayed invitation.

       A. we received                           B. did we receive

       C. we have received                              D. had we received

7.     The host's recommendation is that the final decision _____ before everyone has voiced    their opinions.

       A. not be made                                    B. is not made

       C. will not made                                            D. is not to be made

8.     The boss declared that the compromise was _____.

       A. condition               B. conditioning     C. conditional              D. conditioned

9.      We are all for your proposal that the negotiation _____.

       A. be put off           B. was put off    C. should put off        D. is to put off

10.    The supplier assured you that the goods will be carefully _____.

       A. possessed                    B. proceeded          C. proposed                          D. processed

11.    If you place an order with us any time in the future, you may be assured ______ the same prompt attention which you had in the past.

             A. for                                 B. of                      C. with                              D. from

12.     We are sorry to say it is not possible _______ us to meet the price you requested.

             A. for                          B. of               C. with                                D. by

13.     Since our own overheads have increased in the last few months, this offer on our part is ________ only for a few days.

            A.    good                 B. well            C. fine                                 D. nice

14.     Unless you see your way clear to grant us an additional reduction in price, we may have to _______ our business with you

  A. continue                      B. discontinue     C. continuing           D. continued

15.     As soon as we are __________ a position to accept new orders, we will contact you immediately.

A. at                         B. on               C.in                D. by

Ⅲ . Write a letter with the following particulars

A

1、6月20日来函收悉,接到你方第426号彩色蜡烛订单,不胜感激。

2、有关你方修改付款条件事宜,本公司乐意接受,并已传真确认。

3、上述订单所列货品均尚有存货,一收到电汇款项,便可包装运送。

4、货物装运妥后,有关单据既以空运送达贵公司。

5、货物装运上船后,本公司定及时传真通知贵公司。 

B

1、经鲍威尔先生介绍,我方熟悉贵公司的名称和地址。

2、愿意与贵公司建立业务关系,在中国市场销售贵公司的五金产品。

3、本公司经营五金产品多年,声誉卓著,拥有可靠的销售渠道。

4、为使贵方对我公司有全面了解,另函寄去我公司宣传手册一本。

5、盼早日回复。

C

1、确认收到卖方寄来的样品,表示感谢。

2、订购 300 件女式羊毛衫,大中小号各 100 件。

3、要求迅速发货。

. Supply the missing words in the blanks to make the letters complete

Letter 1.

Thank you___________ your letter requesting payment against documents for Contract No. 126.

We are pleased to____________ that we agree to your ____________. We wish, however to make_________

clear that in future transactions, direct payment will be only ____________ to us if _________ transaction is

less than $ 1000 or the equivalent _________ Renminbi. Should the amount exceed that figure, payment by

L/C will be __________.

We would like to say that this ________ is allowed in the _________ of our long and good business relations.

Letter 2.

Today we _________ your consignment ___________ 40 cardboard cartons of safety pins.

We regret to ___________ you that 20 cartons we delivered damaged and the contents had slipped, leading

__________ some losses.

We require that future packing __________ in wooded boxes of 25 kilos net, _____________ wooden box

containing 40 cardboard packs of 500 grams net.

Please let us know__________ these specifications can be ____________ by you and whether they will lead to

an increase ____________your prices.

Letter 3

Thank you for your letter. We are disappointed to ________ that our price is too ___________ for you to

accept. You mention that Japanese goods are being offered to you at a price approximately 10%_________

than that ________by us.

We accept what you say, but we are of the __________ that the quality of the other makes does not measure up

to that of our ________.

Today we _______ your consignment of 40 cardboard cartons of safety pins.

We regret to ________ you that 20 cartons were delivered damaged and cartons had spilled, leading _______ some losses.

We accept that the_________ was not your fault but feel that we must modify our packing requirements to ________ future losses.

We require that future packing ________ in wooden boxes of 25% kilos net, ________ wooden box containing 40 cardboard packs of 500 grams net.

Please let us know whether these specifications can be _________ by you and whether tey will lead to an increase in your prices.

Ⅴ Put the following into Chinese

  1. cash payment
  1. sight draft
  1. telegraphic transfer
  1. cash against delivery
  1. tie up the funds
  1. make little difference
  1. adhere to usual practices
  1. give priority to our request
  1. draw a time draft on you
  1. pay by D/P at 60 days

Ⅵ . Put the following into English (10%)

  1. 不可撤消的保兑信用证
  1. 跟单信用证
  1. 商业发票
  1. 议付
  1. 开立信用证
  1. 理赔
  1. 商品检验费
  1. 补偿
  1. 向某人提出索赔
  1. 取消误解