解释原因: 连词:because, since, for, so;短语:because of, due to, owing to+ j! `; \# _+ a) |
表示感谢:
o6 O2 J8 h4 D0 K& c3 Q Thank you very much for...; I would like to thank you for...; I am very grateful for...; It was very kind of you to .../ G% c" q+ f! \8 \; V. O, v
奖励:
3 o# ^" p1 ~; O: k$ C3 S A rise in salary of X%; A bonus of X% of your monthly salary; A trip to Hawaii/Athens/Maldives; q; L2 Y9 R! d' S' f
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:& `! b4 Q6 ?/ R* w. A2 u$ u
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Headquarters, September (不简写) H.Q. Sept. (缩写)
6 Q- f2 z9 u) t3 q/ k1 f3 \' x schedule, discuss (精确动词) set, talk about (宽泛动词或词组)9 v2 w* X0 j. @# v. k; l
A copy has been sent. (被动语态) I sent you a copy. (主动语态)
( e1 c) b2 } [7 C" x 形式
* x4 }" Z* U, z- k4 d" s 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。
7 Q8 w* b% \$ X$ N9 |& ] To: 备忘录对象
l S; |' ^0 N1 l 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
7 Z& S3 O2 B* F: P4 m* H, [3 B2 [ From: 备忘录作者
6 D5 m% h' i) A- Q 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。* Z. P& z) V$ W( ^+ E
Date: 日期
; k t5 n* a. R+ Z2 J* b 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)。$ c n3 M; N/ Z* M
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。
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* O" x' z; c% f. T5 V5 \' ? 范文示例
" s ^9 p8 L( v/ P* b To: All Staff! R* k- b) \+ _: C" P1 f
From: Bill Gates# W" Z0 n! P# v; u, ~# F4 u
Date: 7 December 2002
9 o G# K2 F9 K& O. |3 J Subject: Staff Reward
' N$ g6 N! }8 f' M: i) Y; L 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 |