外贸英语函电范文

3.Exporter Writes to Importer

出口商给进口商的信

(1)Dear Sirs,

Your firm has been recommended to us by John Morris&Co., with whom we have done business for many years.

We specialize in the exportation of Chinese Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, which have enjoyed great popularity in world market. We enclose a copy of our catalogue for your reference and hope that you would contact us if any item is interesting to you.

We hope you will give us an early reply.

Yours faithfully,

Notes

1.specialize in 专门（从事），专门（经营）

We specialize in the import an export of Arts and Crafts. 我们专门经营工艺品的进出口。

2.chemicals n. 常用复数，化工产品、化学制品 (=chemical products)

3.pharmaceutical n. 药品，药剂，成药

4.enjoy great popularity 享有盛誉

类似的表达方法有：

The goods are most popular with our customers.

The goods have commanded a good market.

The goods are selling fast (or enjoy fast sales).

The goods are universally acknowledged.

The goods are unanimously acclaimed by our customers.

“畅销品”有如下表达法：

ready seller;quick seller;quick-selling product.

Judging from our experience in marketing our garden tools in Australia, we are rather confident that they will soon become quick-selling products in your market. 根据我们在澳大利亚销售园林工具的经验，我们相信这些产品将很快在你方市场上成为畅销品。

5.contact v.t. 与...联系；与...接触

For further details, please contact our local office. 详情请向我们当地的分支机构探询。

contact n. 联系；交往

We have been in contact with that firm for nearly two years. 我们与那家公司有近两年的交往。

(2)

Dear Sirs,

Through the courtesy of Messrs. Freemen&Co., Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria, we come to know your name and address. Also we are informed that you are a prospective buyer of Chinese Cotton Piece Goods. As this item falls within the scope of our business activities, we shall be pleased to enter into business relations with you.

We enclose a brochure and a pricelist to acquaint you with our commodities now available for export. Quotations and samples will be airmailed to you upon receipt of your specific inquiry.

Your favourable reply will be highly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Notes

1.Through the courtesy of..., we come to know your name and address. 承蒙...使我们得知你公司的名称和地址。

类似的表达方式还有：

We owe your name and address to...

We are indebted to... for your name and address.

2.fall within the scope of our business activities 属于我们的经营范围

类似的表达方法有 be within (lie within, come under) the scope of our trade activities; be within (lie within, fall within) our business scope (sphere)等。

3.brochure n. 小册子（法语）， 相当于英语pamphlet

4.acquaint v.t. 使认识，使了解

acquaint sb. with (或 of;that)

In order to acquaint you with our products, we airmailed you two samples this morning. 为使你方了解我方产品，我们今晨寄去两个样品。

5.appreciate v. 感谢，感激（可接动名词，不可接不定式）；理解，体会 We highly appreciate your kind cooperation.我们十分感激你方的合作。

We shall appreciate your giving this matter your serious consideration. 请你方对此事认真考虑为感。

We shall appreciate it if you will send us a brochure and sample book by air immediately. 如能立即航寄一份说明书和一份样本，不胜感激。

We hope you will appreciate our position. 希望你们能理解我们的处境。 其他用法还有：

It will be greatly appreciated if you will send us your samples immediately. 如能立即寄来你方样品， 我们将不胜感激。

Your prompt reply will be greatly appreciated. 如能尽快回复将不胜感激。

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建立贸易关系的常用书信

Letters for Establishing Business Relations

1.Importer Writes to Exporter

Dear Sirs,

We have obtained your address from the Commercial Counsellor of your Embassy in London and are now writing you for the establishment of business relations.

We are very well connected with all the major dealers here of light industrial products, and feel sure we can sell large quantities of Chinese goods if we get your offers at competitive prices.

As to our standing, we are permitted to mention the Bank of England, London, as a reference.

Please let us have all necessary information regarding your products for export. Yours faithfully,

Notes

1.commercial adj. 商业的，商务的

commercial counsellor 商务参赞

commercial counsellor's office 商务参赞处

commercial attache 商务专员

commercial articles 商品， （报上）商业新闻

commerce n. 商业

commerce department 商业部门

2.embassy n. 大使馆

the American Embassy in Beijing 美国驻北京大使馆

ambassador n. 大使，使节

3.dealer n. 商人

retail dealer (or:retailer) 零售商

wholesale dealer (or:wholesaler) 批发商

deal n. b. 贸易，成交，经营

make (or:do) a deal with... 与...做交易

deal on credit 信用交易，赊帐买卖

4.connected with... 与...有联系；与...有关系

5.light industrial product 轻工业产品

6.competitive adj. 有竞争力的

competitive price 竞争价格

competitive capacity 竞争能力

competitive power 竞争能力

competitive edge 竞争优势

eg.If your price is competitive, we will place an order with you. 如果你方价格有竞争力的话，我们将向你方发出订单。

Your products has no competitive capacity in our market. 你方产品在我市场上没有竞争力。

compete v. 竞争

～with (or:against) sb. in sth. 在...方面与某人竞争

eg.We should compete with other enterprises in the quality of the products. 我们必须在产品的质量方面与其它企业竞争。

～with (or:against) sb. for sth. 为...事情与某人竞争

eg.We must compete against other countries in trade for obtaining larger international market. 为了获取更大的国际市场我们必须与其他国家在贸易方面进行竞争。 competition n. 竞争

eg.To enable us to meet competition, you must quote the lowest possible price. 为了使我们能适应竞争， 你方必须报尽可能低的价格。

competitor n. 竞争者，竞争对手

eg.We trust that the superior quality, attractive design and reasonable price of our products will surely enable us to defeat the competitors. 我们相信我方产品的优良质量、诱人设计、合理价格定能使我方击败竞争对手。

7.standing 资信情况，信誉，固定的，永久的

standing cost 长期成本，固定成本

standing orders 长期订单

standing director 常务董事

有关“资信情况”的表达方法还有：

credit standing 信誉情况

financial standing 财金情况

finances 财源，资金情况（常用复数）

8.We are permitted to mention the Bank of England, London, as a reference. 我们已征得伦敦的英国银行同意，把它们作为我们的咨询银行。

9.regarding prep. 关于，与 with regard to, in regard to, as regards 同义，一般可以

换用。

eg.Regarding the terms of payment, we require confirmed and irrevocable letter of credit. 关于支付条件，我们要求保兑的、不可撤消的信用证。

2.Self Introduction by Exporter

出口商的自我介绍

Dear Sirs,

We write to introduce ourselves as one of the largest exporters, from China, of a wide range of Machinery and Equipments.

We enclose a copy of our latest catalog covering the details of all the items available at present, and hope some of these items will be of interest of you.

It will be a great pleasure to receive your inquiries for any of the items against which we will send you our lowest quotations.

Should, by chance, your corporation not deal with the import of the goods mentioned above, we would be most grateful if this letter could be forwarded to the correct import corporation.

We are looking forward to your favourable and prompt reply.

Yours faithfully,

Notes

1.a wide range of... 大范围的...， 各类的...

2.enclose v. 封入

eg.We enclose a copy of our price list. 随函附上我方价目表一份。

过去分词enclosed可作名词用，前面加定冠词。

eg.We believe you will find the enclosed interesting. 我们相信你们对所附之件会感兴趣。

enclosure n. 附件（缩写：Encl. Enc.)

3.catalogue n. 目录（也可写作catalog）】

latest catalogue 最新目录

catalogue for the standardized parts 标准化零件目录

catalogue of material 材料目录

4.available adj. 可利用的，可得到的，可供应的（做定语时前置后置均可，后置较为常用。）

commodities available for export 供出口的商品

not available 缺货

We will ship by the first steamer available (or:the first available steamer) next month. 货物将由下月第一条便船装运。

This is the only stock available (or:the only available stock). 这是唯一可供之货。 We are sending you under cover a catalog covering the goods available at present. 随函附上一份我方目前可供之货的目录单。

5.inquiry n. 询价，询盘 （美国人常用，英国人有时使用enquiry）

6.quotation n. 报价，行情

quotation table (list) 价目表

exchange rate quotation 外汇行情

discount quotation 贴现行情

market quotation 市场行情

quote v.t. 开价

quote a price 报价

quote favourable terms 报优惠价

7.deal with 经营，处理

Our company deals with the import and export of chemical products. 我们公司经营化工产品的进出口业务。

表示“经营（某种或某类商品）”的说法很多，常见的有：handle, deal in, trade in, be in the line等。上面的例句可改写为：

Our company handles (or:deals in, trades in, is in the line of) the import and export of chemical products.

8. forward v.t. 转交，传递

Your letter of November 8 addressed to our Head Office has been forwarded (or:transmitted, referred, passed on, handed over) to us for attention and reply. 你方11月8日致我总公司的函已转给我们办复。

9.care of=c/o 由...转交，信封上常用。 如：

Mr. David Smith

c/o world Trading Co.

由世界贸易公司转交史密斯*大卫先生。

10.favourable adj. 有利的，赞成的，有帮助的

表示赞同某事或表示对某人、某事有利，后接介词to:

We are favourable to your terms and conditions of this transaction. 我们同意你方这个交易的条件。

The market has so changed as to be favourable to the sellers. 市场变为对买方有利。

如果表示对某种行为有利一般接介词for：

The time is not favourable for the disposal of the goods. 现在不是卖货的有利时机。

favourable reply 合意的回答，类似good news, 相当于中文的“佳音”、“好消息”。

favourable price 优惠价格