解释原因:" h" [6 \' C+ I" g- \/ |
连词:because, since, for, so;短语:because of, due to, owing to
. U" ]" p) G. O2 n0 g1 ^! ]7 ~ 表示感谢:
: t- F( [" {+ r% G' |- P Thank you very much for...; I would like to thank you for...; I am very grateful for...; It was very kind of you to ...
% a- u+ h8 E6 m% u- F3 ` 奖励:; [7 ?/ ? y! n4 ^* e
A rise in salary of X%; A bonus of X% of your monthly salary; A trip to Hawaii/Athens/Maldives) K! t) m$ O. J8 t8 Y
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:: f. \7 b7 f' w1 f& B4 _
正式 非正式3 A$ Y, X. I2 `- v! l4 O( \& |1 l, I9 t& C
Headquarters, September (不简写) H.Q. Sept. (缩写)
; f; V0 @& B! k# U% Q9 A schedule, discuss (精确动词) set, talk about (宽泛动词或词组): r. @3 n% W# p; z
A copy has been sent. (被动语态) I sent you a copy. (主动语态)0 r: b6 f) _, r' \! U0 T' S
形式
8 T+ Y" i& a+ `( n7 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。
* g/ V0 j4 O+ e: t/ g To: 备忘录对象( @, ` R$ u$ i( v1 P1 n& T" S# `
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
% G% N! M; R1 O- `$ { p From: 备忘录作者& t- w6 e1 p% e( B. R$ |: B* } w
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。
7 {# v; J& s `- P Date: 日期
7 f$ ?( w( ^$ S 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)。
( I( Y. L- L2 X$ M. Q3 x4 O4 [ 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。5 { v- s: \; k+ v4 U1 }
范文示例" t3 q& ^- e8 I
To: All Staff6 L' E0 g$ q& y/ K* D) i7 u/ d: \# q
From: Bill Gates
/ m8 k1 Q/ G$ y* \ Date: 7 December 2002
/ Q& C0 f* v" W' I* i5 z" ` Subject: Staff Reward( ^$ n4 ]8 q0 x0 R. v9 F( P( z$ e
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! |