纯正地道美语第302期(外教讲解):Sending A Quote Via Email
日期:2011-11-04 09:28

(单词翻译:单击)

Tracy: Melanie, can you help me with something? We need to finalize the account with the Mexican Embassy and, I need some advice on phrasing this letter correctly in English.

Melanie: Sure Tracy, let me just get my laptop all set.

Tracy: Okay, so... To Whom It May Concern, I am writing.

Melanie: Um, Tracy? I think that' s a little too formal. I know you want to be polite but you've already made contact with them, so in English you can be more relaxed in the opening...

Tracy: Okay, more relaxed. Got it. Hey, Sally, what' s up? It's Tracy here, just.

Melanie: Okay Tracy, now it's too relaxed! You've still got to show some respect. How about starting with "Dear Ms. Cooper, I'm writing to confirm...?

Tracy: Great, okay. "Dear Miss Cooper, I'm writing to confirm the final quotation for the full page back cover color advertisement you requested for the spring issue of Voila magazine".

Melanie: That's great...

Tracy: "The final costing, including advert design and production, comes to forty-five thousand six hundred RMB. We want payment ten working days before publication or we will cancel the ad. Thanks for..."

Melanie: Woo, okay, back up a second, Tracy. That's too direct. Can I suggest you say, please note that final payment is due two working weeks before publication? You don't want to offend her.

Tracy: Oops, okay. You are right. Then I can just end with "All the best, Tracy".

Melanie: Hmmmm, maybe, but I'd play it safe and just finish with "Yours Sincerely". That's more professional.

Tracy: Oh, Melanie, you are a life saver, thank you!\

finalize the account 确定帐户
embassy n. 大使馆,大使馆全体人员
phrase n.短语,习语,措辞,[音]乐句 vt.措词,将(乐曲)分成乐句
To Whom It May Concern信件的开头常用写法,特别是不知道对方称呼的条件下用
what' s up
怎么了,什么情况,接下来做什么
All the best/Yours Sincerely
信的结尾常用语

特蕾西:梅勒妮,能帮我做些事吗?我们要和墨西哥大使馆确定账户,然后我需要一些建议,就是有关用英语书写规范的问题。

梅勒妮:当然了,特蕾西,先让我准备好我的笔记本电脑。

特蕾西:好的,所以说,我要写给谁呢?

梅勒妮:呃,特蕾西,我想这样写有些太正式了。我知道你想表现得很有礼貌,但是我们已经来往过,所以信的开头可以超微轻松一些。

特蕾西:好的,要比较轻松。知道了。嗨,莎莉,怎么了?特蕾西也正好在这里。

梅勒妮:好的,特蕾西,现在放松多了吧!不过还是要表现出尊敬。以“亲爱的库伯小姐,我写信来是为了确认……”这样为开头行吗?

特蕾西:好,好的。“亲爱的库伯小姐,我写信给你是为了确认最后的定价,就是春季出版的Voila杂志封面全页的广告。

梅勒妮:这样写很好……

特蕾西:最后的花费,包括广告定价和生产,总共有45600。我们希望在杂志出版的十个工作日之前收到付款,没收到的话,我们会取消广告。谢谢……”

梅勒妮:哇,好的,在修改一下,特蕾西。这样太直接了。如果你不想冒犯的话,我可以这样说么:“请注意,最后的付款须要在杂志出版的两个工作周之前支付”。

特蕾西:哎呀,好的。你是对的。然后我只要以“一切都好,特蕾西”结尾就行了。

梅勒妮:嗯,也许吧。但是保险起见吧,用“你的真诚的”,会显得更专业些。

特蕾西:哦,梅勒妮,你真是我的救星,谢谢啦!

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重点单词
  • sincerelyadv. 真诚地,真心地
  • professionaladj. 职业的,专业的,专门的 n. 专业人员
  • paymentn. 支付,付款,报偿,报应
  • phrasen. 短语,习语,个人风格,乐句 vt. 措词表达,将(
  • issuen. 发行物,期刊号,争论点 vi. & vt 发行,流
  • offendvt. 犯罪,冒犯 vi. 令人不适,违反
  • relaxedadj. 放松的, 松懈的,随意的 relax的过去式(
  • quotationn. 引语,语录,引用,报价,行情
  • woov. 向 ... 求爱,追求,恳求