外贸英语函电期末复习

外贸英语函电期末复习

函电翻译练习

1. We owe your name and address to the Commercial Counselor's Office of the British Embassy in Beijing, who have informed us that you are in the market for jeans.

得知贵公司行名和地址我们要感激英国驻北京大使馆商务参赞处，他们告知我们你公司拟购买牛仔裤。

2.Your letter of March 5 addressed to our Dalian Branch Office has been passed on to us for attention and reply, as the captioned goods come under the range of our business activities.

你方3月5日致我大连分公司的函已转交我公司办理答复，因为标题项下的货物属于我们的经营范围。

3.This kind of product is suitable for top grade apartment, office, bedroom, hotel, sport places and outdoor recreation ground.

该产品适合高档公寓住宅、办公室、卧室、宾馆饭店、体育场所及户外娱乐场所。

4.Huzhou writing brush together with Hui ink sticks, Xuan paper and Duan ink slabs are called the four treasures of the study in China, which are the important symbols of Chinese long and splendid civilization.

徽毫与徽墨、宣纸、端砚并称为“中国文房四宝”，是中华文明悠久灿烂的重要特征。

5.With the adherence of “Perfect Service to Customers” as production idea and “Quality First” as principle of business, we will endeavor to provide better products and after-sale services for global customers based on ISO 9001:2000

公司遵循“完美顾客服务”的生产理念，坚持“质量为先”的商业原则。我们将在ISO9001：2000（国际质量管理和体系认证）基础上始终如一为全球客户提供更加优质的产品及售后服务。

6.As we are in urgent need of the goods, we find it necessary to stress the importance of making punctual shipment within the validity of the L/C; any delay in shipment would be harmful to our future business.

由于我们急需此货，我们认为有必要重申在信用证有效期内按时装运的重要性，装运方面的任何延误都将给我们以后的交易带来损失。

7.The new regulations on quotas may make it difficult for us to execute your order.

有关配额的新规章可能给我们执行你方订单带来困难

8.This is our S/C No.007. If you find the contents therein agreeable, please counter-sign and return one copy for our records. 这是我方第007号销售合同，如你方认为合同内容无误，请会签并退回一份供我方归档。

9.Emphasis has, however, to be laid on the point that shipment must be made within the validity of the L/C, as no extension will be considered. 由于不能考虑展期信用证，因此我们重申你方必须在信用证有效期内完成装运。

10.We have considered your proposal to pay a 30-day letter of credit. 我们认真研究了你方提出的以见票后30天的信用证付款的建议。

11.We must stress that this departure from our usual practice relates to this transaction only. We cannot regard it as setting a precedent for future transactions. 我们必须重申这次变更仅限于本次交易，决不能作为今后交易的

先例。

12.We propose either cash against documents on arrival of goods货到凭单付款, or drawing 开汇票on us at three months’ sight. 我们提议以货到凭单付现或开具见票三个月付款的汇票向我方索款。

14.We regret to say that we must adhere to our usual practice and sincerely hope that this will not affect our future business relations. 非常抱歉我们必须要坚持我们的习惯做法并真诚地希望不要因此而影响你我未来的贸易关系。

15.Since both these contracts are less than GB￡1,000 in value, we would like you to ship the goods to us on a cash against documents (CAD) basis. 因为这两笔合同的金额折合均不足1000英镑，因此我们希望你方能按交单付款方式发货。

16.An importer in Sweden asks us to send him a trial delivery for sales on D/A terms.

瑞典一进口商要求我们按承兑交单方式运去一批试销商品。

17.Please do your utmost to expedite its establishment, so that we may execute the order within the prescribed time. 请立即赶开该信用证以便使此订单得以顺利执行。

18.In order to avoid subsequent amendments, please see to it that the L/C stipulations are in strict conformity with the terms of the contract. 为避免随后的修证，请务必做到信用证的条款与合同条款完全一致。

19．On 3 April, we sent you an irrevocable letter of credit which expires on 30 June. 我方已于4月3日寄给你们不可撤销的信用证，该信用证有效期截止为6月30日。

20.As direct sailings to Liverpool are infrequent, we have to ship via London more often than not. 由于直达你港的直达班轮稀少，我们不得不经常在伦敦转船。

21.We are pleased to inform you that L/C No.666 issued by the Chartered Bank of Liverpool for our S/C No.111 has just received. However, on examining the clauses, we regretfully find that certain points are not in conformity with the terms stipulated in the contract. 现高兴地通知，你方由利物浦麦加利银行开出的、用以支付有关我方第111号售货合同的第666号信用证刚刚收到。但经审核后，我们遗憾地发现某些地方与合同规定的条款不符。

22.As there is no direct sailings from Dalian to your port during April / May, it is imperative for you to delete the clause “by direct steamer ”and insert the wording “Partial shipment and transshipment are allowed”. 由于四、五月份没有从大连驶往你港的直达轮，请取消“用直达轮”条款，加上“允许分批和转船”字样。

23.Please amend L/C No.2356 to read (1) “ metric ton”, as was contracted, instead of “ long ton”, (2) extend shipment date to the end of September and allow partial shipment信用证2356号,请修改：（一）按合同,长吨改为公吨;（二）展装运期到九月底并准许分运转船。

24.The packing for Istanbul should be in wooden cases of 112 pounds net, each containing 7 pounds x 16 packets. 对运往伊斯坦布尔的货物应用木箱包装，每箱净重112磅，内装16小包，每包重7磅。

25.As some parts of the machines are susceptible to shock, the machines must be packed in seaworthy cases capable of withstanding rough handling. 由于货物性质决定此类货物极易震坏，必须要用适于海运的木箱包装，并能经受得住粗鲁搬运。

26.Shipment is to be made in three equal lots beginning from June with transshipment at Copenhagen.

装运应从六月份开始，分三次平均装，在哥本哈根转船。

27.12 pieces to a box and 100 boxes to a wooden case,2% more or less in weight. 12件（支）装1盒，100盒装入1木箱，重量允许有2%的溢短。

28.Buyer have lodged a claim on this shipment for RMB 1500 for (on account of ) short weight.

由于分量短少，买主对此批货索赔人民币1500元。

29. We have already raised a claim against the insurance company for $310 for damage in transit.

因运输中受损，我们已向保险公司提出要求索赔310美元。

30.After checking the goods against your invoice, we discovered a considerable shortage in number. 经过照发票查对之后，发现数量少了很多。

31. We claim US$ 2050 for short shipment on the 50 tons peanuts ex s.s. “Daqing”. 由“大庆”轮运来的50吨花生，由于短运，我方提出索赔2050美元。

Your last shipment is so disappointing that I have to lodge a complaint against you. 你方上次发运来的货物实在让人失望,我方不得不向你方提出申述?(

32.To our great surprise, we found they are far below the standard and do not match the sample. 让我方吃惊的是,我们认为它们的质量太差,跟样品不相符合?(

33.We regret to inform you that Case No. 3 and 6 are broken. Losses should be made up by you. 很遗憾的通知你方,3号和6号箱坏了?损失由你方赔偿?

34.We have no choice but to return the goods. Please replace according to the quality in our order. If it is impossible, we have to cancel the contract.

我们没有别的办法，只有把货退回，请你们按我们定单上指定的品质给予调换。倘若这不可能的话，我们只得请你们撤消合同。

35.We have received your consignment of woolen piece goods shipped by S.S.”Flying cloud” and regret that it is not of the quality of sample piece I sent you。 We have no choice but to sell at a 5% discount. But still we have received complaints on quality.

我们收到你方由飞云号轮运来的毛料，很遗憾质量和我寄给你方的样品不一样，我们不得不以5%的折扣价卖出。但仍收到很多对质量的抱怨。

36.1500 cartons of canned mushroom under the contract No. FA1770854 have been shipped to Antwerp by "YONGFENG“ steamer on 10th Sept. When taking the delivery,145 cartons have been found missing.第FA1770854号销售确认书项下1500箱蘑菇罐头，由"永丰"轮于9月10日运抵，提货时发现少了145箱。

37.In reply, we very much regret to state that our end-users here find your price too high and out of line with the prevailing market level.

现答复如下，我方遗憾地告知贵方我客户认为你方价格太高与现行的市价不一致。

38.We have to point out that your counteroffer is obviously out of line with the price ruling in the present market, as other buyers in your neighbouring countries are buying freely at our quoted price.

我们不得不指出你方还盘显然与现行市场价格不吻合。因为你邻国买主正在按我们所报价格大量进货。

39.We are very pleased to have been able to finalized this initial business with you after protracted exchange of correspondence, and look forward to your sales contract, upon receipt of which, we will open the relative L/C without delay.

我们很高兴经过长期函电往来，终于达成了首笔交易。期待收到你的销售合同，一经收到该合同，我们即开立有关信用证。

40.Owing to heavy commitments, we regret that we cannot entertain any fresh orders for the time being, but we will contact you by cable as soon as the new supplies come.

由于大量承约，我们不能接受新订单，但是一旦新货源到来，我们将随即去电与你方联系不误。

41.We shall cover WPA and against War Risk according to the usual practice。我们将按一般惯例投保水渍险和战争险。

42.As the contract stipulates that insurance should cover 110% of the invoice value, if you desire to cover insurance for 130% instead, the extra premium should be for your account. 由于合同规定按发票金额的110%投保，如你方要求按130% 投保，额外保费应由你方负担。

43.Our towels are packed in cardboard boxes each containing 12 with red, yellow and white equally assorted, 24 boxes to a carton. 我们的毛巾用纸盒包装，每盒装12条，红、黄、白均匀搭配，24 盒装一纸箱。

44. Our usual terms of payment are confirmed, irrevocable letter of credit by sight draft against presentation of shipping documents.

我们通常支付方式是保兑的、不可撤消的信用证，凭即期汇票呈递货运单据付款.

45.We have booked your Order No.168 for bed sheets and pillow-cases and are sending our Sales Confirmation No. BP-201 in duplicate.我方已接受你方床单枕套的第168号订单。兹寄上第BP-200 销售确认书一式两份。

46.We wish to refer to the recent exchange of cables and are pleases to confirm having concluded with you a transaction of 50 tons of canned crabmeat.兹参阅近日往来电报并高兴地确认与你方达成了一笔50吨蟹肉罐头的交易。

47. We are a government-owned corporation, handling both the import and export of garments. In order to acquaint you with our business lines, we enclose a copy of our Export List covering the goods you required at present. 我公司是国营公司，从事服装的进出口业务。为使你们对我们的业务范围有所了解，随函附上目前有关你方所询购商品的我方出口价格表一份。

48. After paying due consideration to your proposals and investigating your business standing, we have decided to appoint you our agent in the district you defined, subject to the following terms and conditions. 经认真考虑你方的提议并调查了你们的业务信誉以后，我们决定根据下列条款，在你方提议