商务信函常用词汇

2.

Appreciate

appreciate

一词在外贸信件中广为应用，其基本意义为“感激”

。它既可用于主动语态，< /p>

也可用于被动语态，并且还有相对固定的格式，常用来表示一种委婉的请求。

1) We highly appreciate your effort in pushing the sale of our slippers.

appreciate sth.

通常事情已经完成

承蒙贵方大力推销我方拖鞋，不甚感激。

2) We would appreciate(please) your sending us a catalogue of your Rubber Boots together with

terms of payment and the largest discount you can allow.

appreciate doing

没有完成，委婉的请求。

请寄橡胶鞋目录一份，并注明付款条件及最大折扣。

3)

I would very much appreciate it if you could take our suggestion into consideration.

若对方能采取我方建议，我方将不甚感激。

4) We shall appreciate it if you will forward(please send) the following goods to the above address

at your earliest convenience(as soon as possible).

appreciate it if/ be appreciated

请将下列货品尽快寄至上述地址。

5)

Your inquiries for all types of electric goods would be appreciated. =be interested in

欢迎来函询购各种类型的电器产品。

6)

Houses in this area have all appreciated since the new road was built.

自从新路建成，该区房价扶摇直上。

7)

Because

the

company

has

been

making

large

profits

the

market

value

of

its

shares

is

appreciating.

该公司一直非常盈利，其股票市值正趋上升。

3. be subject to

1) The treaty is subject to ratification

批准

.

本条约未经批准无效。

双重否定

)

2)

This contract is binding subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions. 2, 6, 7

一组

本合同须满足下列条件方始生效。

3)

This credit is subject to the Uniform Custom and Practice for commercial Documentary Credit.

本信用证以“跟单信用证统一惯例”为准。

4)

Our prices are subject to fluctuation of the market.

报价

我方价格得随市价波动而调整。

5)

Foreign citizens in China are subject to Chinese laws.

中国境内的外国公民必须遵守中国法律。

6) The contracted goods could be delivered

发货，装运

at any time subject to the availability of

shipping space.

合同所订货物如有舱位可随时装运。

7)

The purchaser shall have the full power, subject to the provisions hereinafter (in the rest of the

document)

contained,

at

any

time

during

the

contract

时间状语

to

issue

instructions

to

the

contractor so as to alter, amend, omit, or add to any of the project services

目的状语

.

购买方 享有充分权利在合同有效期间的任何时候向承包商发出指令，以对任何工程服

务项目进行 修改、补充、删减或增加，但在行使该权利的同时，购买方必须遵守本章

下述条款。

8)

Promotion is automatic subject to passing internal examination.

动名词

只有通过内部考核，员工可自动升迁。重心在后。

9)

This kind of glassware is subject to breakage likely to be broken during transit.

这种玻璃器皿在运输途中易受破损。

10)

The schedule is subject to change without notice.

通知，运输

本时间表可随时更改，不另行通知。

4.

responsibility/responsible for/; liability/ liable for

上面这组词，如译成汉语，都可译 成

“

对

……

负 责

”

，或

“

责 任

”

，但如果是汉译英的话，

就可能造 成混乱了。事实上，这两个词（组）是有区别的，它们意思相近，但侧重点不同。

根据< /p>

Collins Business English Dic tionary

的释义，

“responsible”

有两个基本含义：

一是

“in charge

of

（对

……

负责，即享有权威，享有安排和督促有关事宜进行的职责）

”,

比如：

You

will

be

responsible

for

the

conduct

of

the

new

sales

campaign.

(

这次促销由你 负责

)

二是

“capable

of

being blamed

（可 能引咎受罚或遭到谴责）

”

，比如：

I f anything goes wrong, you will be held

responsible.(

事情如有差错，将由你负责

)< /p>

而

“liable”

则是指

“being

legally

responsible

for

loss,

damage, debts, etc.(

对

……

丢失、损坏、债务等承担法律上的责 任

)”

。由此看来，

“respons ible”

一词适应的范围更大，并侧重

“

道义

”

上的责任；而

“liabl e”

则强调与

“loss, damage, debts ”

等有

关的

“

法 律

”

责任，换言之，事情如有差错，当事人须负赔偿或刑事责任 。

1)

Party

A

shall

be

responsible

for

the

completeness,

correctness

and

legibility

of

the

product

design drawings and manufacturing Technical Documentation sent to Party B.

道义上的

甲方对 提供给乙方的产品设计图纸和制造技术资料的完整性，正确性和清晰性负责。

2)

She is responsible for making sure orders are processed

加工生产订单上的货物

on time.

她负责安排生产，以确保如期完成订单。

3)

The carrier

主

shall not be liable for

谓

loss or damage

宾

arising or resulting from defects not

discoverable though the carrier has exercised due diligence

审慎调查

as aforesaid(said before

前

款规定，或前面所讲的

).

难

承运人对前款规定已经审慎检查< /p>

(

谨慎处理

)

后 仍不能发现的由货物本身缺陷所造成的

货物的灭失或损坏免除责任。

4)

This company shall be liable for total or partial loss of the insured goods caused in the course of

transit by natural calamities--- heavy weather, lightening, floating ice, seaquake, earthquake, flood,