物流英语写作教程/物流英语系列教材

顺应“物流业”的发展而编写,共分15单元,每个单元包含信件简介、写作步骤、文体和格式、样信和练习等部分。

本书是物流英语系列教材之一。本教程共分15个单元，每个单元包含信件简介、写作步骤、文体和格式、样信和练习等部分。教材在注重传授理论知识的同时，又强调读者对于知识面的实际应用能力的培养，将教学、实践和理论学习融为一体。帮助读者提高物流英语的写作水平。

Unit 1 Introduction of Logistics Letters(绪论)// 1 Unit 2 Obtaining Business Relationship(建立商务联系)//1 5 Unit 3 Making Inquiries and Replies(询价和答复)//33 Unit 4 Placing and Filling Orders(订单及执行)/...

书摘
第33-34页Making Inquiries and Replies
Part I．Definition of Letter of Inquiries
When an importer intends to make purchases of some goods．He sends a letter of inquiry to an exporter．An inquiry is made to seek the supply of products，service or information．
In international trade，when you write to request some specific information usually about，buying of a certain commodity,this kind of letter is called"Inquiry"．In this sense，the letter to start business with other companies can also be taken as a kind of inquiry letter to inquiry about the possibility of doing business with other companies in a certain line． In a general inquiry,the importer may only ask for catalogues，price，samples or some other materials from the exporter．If both parties have never dealt with each other before，the importer should inform the exDorter the source of his information at the beginning of his letter．The importer who sends the letter may require information such as price，discount，quantity,terms of payment，delivery date．etc． Part II．Rules for Wdting LeRem of Inquides When you make an inquiry,begin with the questions you want tO ask：your reader then knows at once what your inquiry is about．Keep your inquiry short and to the point．For instance，you may want to ask for information about price，discount，quantity,terms of payment，delivery date，etc．，regarding some definite goods in addition to reference materials．Inquiries should be specific and provide the necessary details to enable the receiver to answer the questions completely． As soon as you receive the necessary information，you should find the products are fine in quality and reasonable in price．If you decide to buy,you may send a specific inquiry，mentioning not only the name of thearticle but also the quantity and other particulars．