三. 商业英文书信中所使用的词语Words, Phrases & Clauses Used in Business Letters

　　（1）贵函

　　Your letter; Your favour; your esteemed letter; Your esteemed favour; Your valued letter; Your valued favour; Your note; Your communication; Your greatly esteemed letter; Your very friendly note; Your friendly advice; Yours.

　　（2）本信，本函

　　Our （my） letter; Our （my） respects; Ours （mine）; This letter; these lines; The present.

　　（3）前函

　　The last letter; The last mail; The last post; the last communication; The last respects（自己的信）; The last favour（来信）

　　（4）次函

　　The next letter; The next mail; The next communication; The letter following; the following.

　　（5）贵函发出日期

　　Your letter of （the） 5th May; Your favour dated （the） 5th June; Yours of the 3rd July; Yours under date （of） the 5th July; Your letter bearing date 5th July; Your favour of even date（AE）; Your letter of yesterday; Your favour of yesterday's date; Your letter dated yesterday.

　　（6）贵方来电、电传及传真

　　Your telegram; Your wire; Your cablegram（从国外）; Your coded wire（密码电报）; Your code message; Your cipher telegram; Your wireless telegram; Your TELEX; Your Fax.

　　（7）贵方电话

　　Your telephone message; Your phone message; Your telephonic communication; Your telephone call; Your ring.

　　（8）通知

　　（Noun）

　　Advice; Notice; Information; Notification; Communication; A report; News; Intelligence; Message.

　　（Verb）（通知，告知）

　　To communicate （a fact） to; To report （a fact） to……on; To apprise （a person） of; To let （a person） know; To acquaint （a person） with; To intimate （a fact） to; To send word; to send a message; To mail a notice; to write （a person） information; To give notice（预告）; To break a news to（通知坏消息）; To announce（宣布）.

　　（9）回信

　　（Noun）

　　An answer; A reply; A response.

　　（Verb）

　　To answer; To reply; To give a reply; To give one's answer; To make an answer; To send an answer; To write in reply; To answer one's letter.

　　（特此回信）

　　Reply to; Answering to; In answer to; In reply to; In response to.

　　（等候回信）

　　To await an answer; To wait for an answer.

　　（收到回信）

　　To get an answer; To favour one with an answer; To get a letter answered.

　　（10）收讫，收到

　　（Noun）

　　Receipt（收到）; A receipt（收据）; A receiver（领取人，取款人）; A recipient（收款人）

　　（Verb）

　　To receive; To be in receipt of; To be to （at） hand; To come to hand; To be in possesion of; To be favoured with; To get; To have; To have before （a person）; To make out a receipt（开出收据）; To acknowledge receipt（告知收讫）.

　　（11）确认

　　To confirm; Confirming; Confirmation; In Confirmation of（为确认……,为证实……）; A letter of confirmation（确认函或确认书）

　　（12）高兴，愉快，欣慰

　　To have the pleasure to do; To have the pleasure of doing; To have pleasure to do; to have pleasure in （of） doing; To take （a） pleasure in doing （something）; To take pleasure in doing （something）; To be pleased to （with）（by）; to be delighted at （in）（with）; To be glad to （of）（about）; To be rejoiced in （at）.

　　（13）随函附件

　　Enclose; Inclose.

　　（14）迅速，立刻

　　Urgently; Promptly; Immediately; With all speed; At once; With dispatch; With all despatch; With the quickest possible despatch; With the least possible delay; As soon as possible; As quickly as possible; As promptly as possible; At one's earliest convenience; At the earliest possible moment; At an early date; Without delay; Without loss of time; Immediately on receipt of this letter; By express messenger; By Special messenger; By special delivery; By express letter.

　　（15）回信

　　By return; By return of post; By return of mail; By return of air-mail.

　　（16）依照

　　According to; Agreeably to; Conformably to; pursuant to; In accordance with; In conformity with （to）; In obedience to; In deference to; In compliance with; In agreement with; In pursuance of.

　　（17）就……，关于

　　About; Regarding; Concerning; As to; As regards; With regard to; In regard to;（of）; Respecting; Relative to; Anent; In connection with; Referring to; With reference to; In reference to; Re.

　　（18）期满到期及应付之款

　　To be due; To fall due （become） due（日期将到）; Duly（正时，及时）；In due Course （依照顺序）.

　　（19）（每个，按照，通过）

　　Per（=by, through） rail.（post,mail,steamer）（通过铁路，邮政，轮船）

　　Per pro.= by proxy （由代理）

　　Per annum （=yearly，每年）

　　Per mensem （=monthly,每月）

　　Per diem [daiem] （=daily,每日）

　　Per man, per capital （=per head,依照人数，每一人）

　　Per piece （每一个，每一件）

　　（20）表示抱歉（冒昧做了某事）

　　To take the liberty of doing something; To take the liberty to do something; To take the liberty in doing something.

　　（21）甚感遗憾，请包涵

　　To regret; To be sorry; To be chagrined; To be mortified; To be vexed; To regret to say; To be sorry to say; To one's regret; To feel a great regret for; To express regret; To be regretted; To be a matter for regret; To be regrettable; To be deplorable.

　　（22）（我们）对于……甚感荣幸

　　To have the honour of doing （being）; To have the honour to do （be）; To do one （oneself） the honour of doing （being）; To esteem （regard） it as a high honour to do （be）; To appreciate the honour to do （be）; To feel honoured to do （be）; To owe one a debt of honour to do （be）; To be honoured with doing （being） something; To honour one with doing （being） something.

　　（23）请

　　Please; Kindly; be good enough; Be kind enough; Have the kindness.

　　（24）感谢，衷心感谢等

　　To thank; To be （feel） thankful; To be （feel） grateful; To be obliged; To be indebted; To esteem （it） a favour （privilege）; To give （tender, return） one's thanks; To express one's gratitude （appreciation）; To tender one's sincere thanks for; To be overwhelmed with gratitude.

　　（25）请照顾等

　　（Noun）（请吩咐）

　　Command; Order; Service

　　（Verb）（服务）

　　To command; To order; To serve; To be at one's service; To render service to one; To do one a service; To be of service to one.