商务实战:关于回复E-mail的小问答
日期:2011-01-24 15:25

(单词翻译:单击)

C:Amy,我找了你一整天。
  A:What is it?

  C:我有个关于电子邮件的问题。每次我回信,都是点击Reply,保留原来的内容,然后把我的答复加上去。
  A:That's not unusual.

  C:今天有个同事告诉我,说我不应该保留电子邮件里原来的内容。可我不明白,如果删掉原来的内容,她怎么能知道我在说些什么呢?
  A:She no doubt would have preferred that you take the time to paraphrase her message in the body of your reply.

  C:什么叫paraphrase啊?
  A:To paraphrase means to rephrase or restate what someone else has said or written.

  C:你能举个例子吗?比如说,她发电子邮件给我,问我星期三上午11点有没有时间开会讨论新产品。
  A:In that case, instead of hitting "Reply" and responding, "Yes, I am available;"
  you should write, "Yes, I am available to meet on Wednesday at 11 AM to discuss the new product."

  C:就是把话说完整。
  A:Yes. By restating her message, you have confirmed that you will be at the meeting on the right day at the right time.

  C:出于礼貌,我在回复电子邮件的时候,都应该把原信的核心内容重复一遍了?
  A:Yes, In that case you can delete the original at the bottom of your response.

  C:如果电子邮件的内容变了,用回复的功能,就不能保留原来的题目。是这样吗?
  A:She is definitely right. It is very confusing to receive a message from someone who changed the subject in the e-mail and not in the subject line.

  C:你能不能解释一下。
  A:If I send you a message about a project we are working on and I use "Project A Summary" as the subject line, you have a clear expectation about what information is contained in the e-mail.

  C:我用回复的功能,告诉你我收到了报告。
  A:Right. Now let's say that I need to send you a message about our next team meeting. If I use your reply to me - which you recall has the subject line, "Project Summary"; you expect to read more about the project.

  C:对啊,我会以为里面是关于这个项目更详细的内容,但打开却发现是截然不同的内容。好,我以后一定记住改掉电子邮件的题目。
  A:Better yet, if you are sending e-mail on a new topic, start a new message with a new subject header.

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重点单词
  • paraphrasen. 释义,解述,改写 v. 改写,解述
  • containedadj. 泰然自若的,从容的;被控制的 v. 包含;遏制
  • unusualadj. 不平常的,异常的
  • confirmedadj. 习惯的,积习的,确认过的,证实的 动词conf
  • summaryn. 摘要 adj. 概要的,简略的
  • expectationn. 期待,期望
  • responsen. 回答,响应,反应,答复 n. [宗]答复语,
  • availableadj. 可用的,可得到的,有用的,有效的
  • restatevt. 重申
  • confusingadj. 使人困惑的,令人费解的 动词confuse的现