外贸函电unit3(第三版)

新世纪高职高专商务英语类课程规划教材新世纪高职高专教材编委会组编主编吴思乐胡秋华大连理工大学出版社MakingCreditInvestigationUnit3Part1BasicKnowledgeConcernedPart2Letter-writingGuidePart3UsefulExpressionsandSentencesPart4SampleLettersPart5PracticalTraining大连理工大学出版社MakingCreditInvestigationUnit3Leading-inTasksTrytofinishthefollowingtasksandpredicttheobjectivesandfocusofthisunit.Task1.假设你公司（GuangdongTextilesImport&ExportCorporation；Address：68XiaobeiRoad,Guangzhou510000,China；Tel：[phone]；Fax：[phone]；E-mail：[e-mail]）正准备接受一个英国新客户（UniversalTradingCo.Ltd；Address：P.O.box1734，OtterspoolWay，Watford,HertsWD258WW，UNITEDKINGDOM）的订单，但你对该公司一无所知。所以，你打算向英国伦敦威斯敏斯特银行（WestminsterBank，54LombardStreet,LondonEC43AH,UK）的信息服务部（InformationServiceDept.）对该公司的资信情况进行调查，以避免可能出现的商业风险。现在，请致函该行。大连理工大学出版社MakingCreditInvestigationUnit3Leading-inTasks注意信中务必包含以下内容：(1)我方为广东省纺织品进出口公司出口部，在一份财务报告中我们得知贵行与UniversalTradingCo.Ltd.有业务往来。(2)我公司正准备与该公司开展业务往来，但又对其情况不了解。特向你行了解该公司的信用、业务能力和信誉方面的详细情况。(3)如贵行能针对该公司情况就上述几点提出坦率的意见，我们将不胜感激。(4)对贵行所提供的任何资料，我们将严格保密。(5)希望尽早得到你们的答复。先行致谢。大连理工大学出版社MakingCreditInvestigationUnit3Leading-inTasksTask2.针对任务1中所拟信函的内容，以银行部门经理的身份拟一封回函。注意该回函中务必包含以下内容：(1)应贵公司要求向你们提供所咨询公司的信息。(2)该公司的主营业务是纺织品进出口，在世界市场上久享盛誉。(3)我们认为该公司是可靠的，值得信任的。(4)请对所提供信息严格保密。我方对此不承担任何责任。大连理工大学出版社BasicKnowledgeConcernedPart11.AboutCreditEnquiries/InvestigationsToensuresmoothandsuccessfultransactions,itisalsoessentialtomakecreditenquiriesbeforeyoucorrespondwithanewcustomersoastoavoidbusinessrisk.Usually,creditinvestigationsincludecapital/financialcondition,capacity/businessactivity,characterandhonestyintegrity.TheinformationthusobtainedmustbekeptstrictlyconfidentialandusuallyheadedormarkedWith“confidential”or“strictprivateandconfidential”.Thesewordsarealsowrittenontheenvelope,foritmightotherwisegetyourselfandyourinformerinvolvedinserioustrouble.大连理工大学出版社BasicKnowledgeConcernedPart12.TheMainChannelsandMethodsforCreditEnquiries/InvestigationsTherearevariouschannelsofobtainingsuchinformation.Insteadofapplyingtoabusinessfriend,traders,sometimeswecanapplytobanks,chamberofcommerce,orenquiryagencies.Theinformationobtainedfromabankorfromachamberofcommerceisgenerallymostreliable.However,abankwillnotgiveinformationdirecttoanunknowntraderunlesstheenquiryisfromoneofitsfellowbanks.Therefore,whentakingupabankreference,thetradermustdosothroughhisownbank.Tradersaskingforinformationmustbearinmindthattheyareaskingafavourandthereforeshouldwriteinpoliteandappreciativeterms.Whentheinformationisreceived,beitfavourableorunfavourable,asuitableletterofacknowledgmentandthanksmustbesent.Thisisnomorethancommoncourtesy.大连理工大学出版社Letter-writingGuidePart2Steps/ContentsTypicalExpressionsForlettersaskingforacreditinvestigation:1.Self-introducing(ifnecessary)Weare...(我们是……)SeealsoUnit2forothersimilarexpressions.2.Tellingtheaddresseeswhytheyarechosentomakethecreditinvestigationorhowandwheretheirnamesandaddressareknown(ifnecessary)Weknowfrom...thatyouhavebusinessrelations/recordwith...(从……我们知道贵方与……有业务联系/商业记录。)SeealsoUnit2forothersimilarexpressions.大连理工大学出版社Letter-writingGuidePart2Steps/ContentsTypicalExpressionsForlettersaskingforacreditinvestigation:3.IndicatingyourpurposeanddesireorreasonstoobtaincreditinformationWehavereceivedaletterfrom...,expressingtheirdesireto...(我们收到……的一封信，他们想……)Oneofourclient,...haveaskedusfor...(我们的一个客户……，要我们……)Asweknownothingaboutthecompany,wearewritingto...(由于我们对该公司一无所知，特致函……)Weknowthe...,butourknowledgeofthecompanyislimited.Weshouldtherefore...(我们知道……，但我们对该公司的了解很有限。所以我们想……)大连理工大学出版社Letter-writingGuidePart2Steps/ContentsTypicalExpressionsForlettersaskingforacreditinvestigation:3.IndicatingyourpurposeanddesireorreasonstoobtaincreditinformationWehaveneverdoneanybusinesswiththem,andwewouldappreciateitifyou...(我们没跟他们做过任何生意，如能……,我方将不胜感激。)Forsafty’ssake,wewouldliketoknow…(为安全起见，我们想了解……)Wewouldlikeyoutoenquireinto...onourbehalf.(烦请贵方代表我们对……进行调查。)SeealsoUnit2forothersimilarexpressions.大连理工大学出版社Letter-writingGuidePart2Steps/ContentsTypicalExpressionsForlettersaskingforacreditinvestigation:4.PromisingtotreateanyinformationinstrictconfidenceAnyinformationasto...wouldbevaluedandtreatedin…confidencebyus.(我们将会珍视任何关于……的信息并……保密。)Youcanrestassuredthatalltheresultswillbekeptconfidentialand...(您尽可以放心，所有的调查结果都是保密的，并且……)Wecanassureyouthat…(我们向您保证……)5.ExpressingyourexpectationandthanksPleaseacceptourthanksforanyassistanceyoucangiveus.(不管你方能给我们什么样的帮助，都请接受我们的感谢。)SeealsoUnit2forothersimilarexpressions.大连理工大学出版社Letter-writingGuidePart2Steps/ContentsTypicalExpressionsForlettersinreply:1.Expressingyourthanksfortheincomingletterorstatingyourletter-replyingpurposeInreplytoyourletterof...,wewishtoinformyouofthefollowinginformationasyourequired.(兹答复你方……的来函，应要求向你们提供以下信息。)SeealsoUnit2forthesimilarexpressions.2.GivingcreditinformationconcerningtherelevantfirmsTheirchieflineis…(他们主要的经营范围是……)TheCo.youmentionedisa...company.Itenjoysa...reputation.(你所提到的公司是一个……公司，享有……声誉。)Thefirmaboveisa...inthiscity.(上述公司在本市是……)Weregretbeingunabletohelpyouwithinformationaboutthefirmyouenquiredinyourletterof...since…(很遗憾，由于……不能就你们在……的信中所咨询的公司提供信息。)大连理工大学出版社Letter-w