解释原因: 连词:because, since, for, so;短语:because of, due to, owing to7 ]! \, g D# e* o9 x
表示感谢:( P9 _1 o5 y3 s0 `
Thank you very much for...; I would like to thank you for...; I am very grateful for...; It was very kind of you to ...
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A rise in salary of X%; A bonus of X% of your monthly salary; A trip to Hawaii/Athens/Maldives
0 Y2 k. G7 I4 k- ^9 N4 A 需要注意的是,商务英语要求正式文体,较之非正式文体,其有以下常见特点:/ J* Q( b3 i! E F1 ?/ s' \( _6 Z
正式 非正式
4 d9 v* w, T& A4 c! I6 G Headquarters, September (不简写) H.Q. Sept. (缩写)7 R# E* S B! i! N+ c; \5 j7 t
schedule, discuss (精确动词) set, talk about (宽泛动词或词组)
: C# m" O: i0 S: A* R0 P$ S e- B0 c A copy has been sent. (被动语态) I sent you a copy. (主动语态) 0 B/ W* b O# I4 @* l! V3 L! S
形式
. }; |$ {) S8 N8 d3 H) t 最后需要考虑的就是备忘录的形式。正式考试时,文字题目下方会模拟商务实际,附上备忘录开头片段,包括To, From, Date, Subject等细节,但是考生不必直接在片段后书写,应该在试题纸背面写作,写作时不要求必须有From, To等内容,但若能准确而符合商务习惯地写出备忘录细节,无疑会增加文章的印象分,这里简单介绍一下备忘录细节的注意事项。/ P- `( b \" `; v) C% j* Z6 u5 Q
To: 备忘录对象
1 \- G& s8 `! y8 M0 l, N6 z 如果具体到人,最好写出全名,不要写自己的真实姓名,有作弊嫌疑,尤其不能“重名”,如Bill Tom,Bill和Tom都是名(Given name),而不是姓(Family name),一个简单的处理方法就是use others?name,比如男名Bill Gates, Michael Scofield, Jay Chou或女名
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# K, |, u y4 @ 要点同上,一般不用尊称,只有对方不知道自己身份的时候才后缀职位名称。
( i) l5 q8 b4 b5 N( b* F1 D& n Date: 日期! P2 t# T8 j$ L. w' S5 V" l& E2 D
BEC属于英联邦国家的考试,日期的写法一般为日、月、年,比如7 December 2002,注意月份用英文而不是数字,以免和日期混淆,可以缩写,比如将一月写作Jan(也可以用开放标点)。
7 c: X- j7 _& P0 Q! }$ e Britney Spears, Jennifer Aniston等;若显示关系亲密,还可以把名字缩写,比如B. Gates, M. Scofield, J. Chou, B. Spears, J. Aniston等;如果写给上级,还应该加上尊称甚至职位,比如Mr. Bill Gates — Managing Director, Mr. Jay Chou — Art Director等;现代商务写作中流行开放标点(Open Punctuation),即标点不影响理解的时候可以不用,所以Mr./Ms./Mrs.后面的省略点也可以省去,简单写成Mr/Ms/Mrs;最好不要省去名字。' r, \- Q5 h8 y/ V
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范文示例6 A. D2 `8 Z: l/ D) `! H
To: All Staff3 p1 {- a: W! i; r* q+ P9 |' S
From: Bill Gates
, M; B$ `, y' q! Y8 K2 | Date: 7 December 2002
% K6 f) x2 S0 n* }. b Subject: Staff Reward& o' C. | r! U- J: C$ m: ?8 [
The profits of our company this month went up 10% compared with the same period last year, due to your hard work and long working hours. I would like to thank you for your long devoted service. A trip to Hawaii has been arranged next month as a prize. Enjoy |