2014电大《外贸英语函电》期末复习题及答案

2014电大《外贸英语函电》期末复习题及答案

外贸英语函电期末复习题

I. Translate the following into English:

1. 经过仔细考虑后，我们认为3%的补贴将有助于你们对非洲的贸易。

After consider it carefully, we feel that a 3% allowance will help you expand trade the African countries.

2. 通过双方信函往来，现已达成交易。

Through the exchange of letters between us, we have now come to terms.

3. 请按下列意见修改852号信用证：

一. 佣金应该是3%，不是5%；

二. 有效期展至8月30号；

三. 允许转船。

Please amend your L/C No.852 as follows.

4. 兹随函寄去支票一张，计6400美圆，用以最终并全部了结此索赔案。

We enclose our Check for US $6,400 in full and final settlement of your claim. II. Translate the following into Chinese:

1. The company in the question is an importer and wholesaler here of Electronic Products, having a business background of some thirty years.

该公司是电器和电子产品进口商和批发商，开业已30来年。

2. Referring to Order No.567, we are sorry to inform you that our client Mr. Smith has been arrested by the authorities due to some incident. We have no idea when he will be released. We are, therefore, compelled to ask to you consider the order as cancelled.

关于第567号定单，现遗憾的奉告没，我方客户司密斯先生由于某事件已被当局逮捕，不知何时能释放，因此被迫请你方考虑撤消该定单。

3. As agreed, we have arranged to leave the Fancy Buttons with you for a period of two weeks and if by then you have not found any customers for them, it is understood that you may either return them to us at our expense, or retain them at the prices mentioned, less than 30% discount.

双方同意，这批花式纽扣在你们那里试销二周如到期未能找到买主，可以退货，运货有我们负担，或按七折价由你们公司保留这批货。

4. For your information, our transistor radios are selling fast, and there have been numerous inquiries for them. Please take the necessary steps without delay.

顺便奉告，我们的半导体收音机销售很快，询购者众多，希抓紧采取一切必要步骤。

III. Write a letter of counteroffer with following particulars:

1. Your offer for 25 metric tons of Shan Dong Groundnuts.

2. US$2670 per metric ton CFR Rotterdam.

3. Price too high.

4. Groundnuts from the United States at US$2590 per metric ton CFR Rotterdam and easily obtainable in large quantities.

5. Reduce the price to something near the above—mentioned level.

6. Shipment in October.

Ⅳ. Translate the following telexes into Chinese:

1. DOCMNTS UNRCVD WHN U SNT REP

单据未收回，何时寄出的，请复。

2. PLS AMEND L/C BY TLX OTHRWS LICENCE

请电修改信用证，否则不能装运。

3. TLX WHN U EXPECT OBTAIN LICENCE

请电告何时可望获得信用证。

4. CAN U OFR SME TERMS CONDITIONS N PRICE

你能否以同样条款和价格报盘。

5. CANT CNCL GDS ALRDY MANUFACTURED

货已生产好，不能撤销。

V. Write the (inside) address and (the) salutation for the following:

Williams and Henderson. They’ve got a small office in Smithfield Road, in number 27. they’re in London area and the postal code is Ec58D. write an attention line to say the letter is for Mr. Williams.

Mr. Williams

27 Smithfield Road

London Ec 58 D

Britain

Dear Mr. Williams

I. Translate the following into English:

1. 如你所知，我们的政策是在平等互利的基础上和各国人民做生意。

As you know, it is our policy to trade with the people of all countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.

2. 请向加拿大皇家商业银行（Canadian Royal Bank of Commerce）开立以我公司为受益人的不可撤消的信用证。

Please arrange for an irrevocable Letter of Credit to be opened in our favor with the Canadian Royal Bank of Commerce.

3. 报给你方的价格是很实际的，很抱歉你方的还盘不能接受。

As the price quoted to you is realistic, we regret to say that we can not accept your counter offer.

4. 这里的市场不如去年那样活跃，如果你方能减价，比如说3%，成交有希望。

The market here is not so brisk /active as last year. Such being the case, there is still possibility of concluding the business if you can reduce the price by, say, 3%.

5. 我公司愿接受你方的条件接受你公司的这项定货，并尽快安排交货。

We take pleasure in accepting your order as per your terms and conditions and shall arrange delivery as soon as possible.

II. Translate the following into Chinese:

1. We learn from your embassy that you are manufacturing and exporting a variety of textile machines.

我们从贵国大使馆得知，你公司生产并出口各种纺织机械。

2. From what you say in your letter it seems possible that some mistake has been made in the dispatch of the materials and we are arranging for our representative in Paris to call on you within next week to examine the faulty materials.

根据来函所述，似乎有可能在发货时有些疏忽，我们正在安排驻巴黎代表于下周内前往你公司，检查有问题得材料。