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Whyshouldmyreaderspendtimereadingthis?
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Makeitworthwhileforthemtodoso!
Weweremotivatedtosurvive,tolistenandtoact.Keepinmindyouraudienceorreadermightnotbeasreceptive.
⑤Tobecorrect:
Successfullycommunicateyourmessagebecauseallmistakes,whethermechanicalorfactual,havebeensufficientlyaddressedbycheckingallyourinformationisaccurateandtimely.Proofreaditbeforeyousendit!
Wecouldn'
taffordtomakemistakes,ourlivesdependedonit!
⑥Tobecourteous:
Goodbusinesswritingtakespeopleintoaccount,soit’neitherscallousnorinsensitive.There’asprevailingairofcourtesytoeveryoneaddressed,regardlessofhowhighorlowtheirjobtitlesmaybe.
⑦Tobeconcrete:
Conveyyourmassagesconcretely,andtheyshouldnotbeabstract.
⑧Tobecreative:
Usedifferentformatstocommunicateyourmessage.Q&
Aformat,graphics,Idealists,etc.
⑨Tobecredible:
Strivetopresentyourselffromapositionofreliabilityandcompetence.Writetoreinforceyourmessageandmakeitmorebelievable.
2.ThefunctionsofbusinessEnglishwriting:
①topromotesalesandservices
②tohandleroutinebusiness
③toestablishgoodwill
④torespondtocomplaints
⑤tocollectmoney
⑥toplaceorders
⑦tomakeannouncement
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3.ThepurposesofbusinessEnglishwriting:
①toexplainorjustifyactionsalreadytaken;
②toconveyinformation,asinaresearchreportorthepromulgationofanewcompanypolicy.
③toinfluencethereadertotakesomeaction;
④todelivergoodorbadnews;
⑤todirectaction.,
II.SentenceRewriting:
1.Whatweknowabouttherecipienttowhomweshallwritewouldhelpusorganizeourmaterial.
Whatweknowabouttherecipientwouldhelpusorganizeourmaterial.
2.Inthevastmajorityofcases,ourproductsarepopularwithEuropeanmarkets.Inmostcases,ourproductsarepopularwithEuropeanmarkets.
3.Ourcompanyhasstrictstandardsthatareusedtostandardizequalitycontrol.
Ourcompanyhasstrictstandardsofqualitycontrol
4.Recipientsofourletterswillappreciateifwehavetakenthetimetoavoidwastingtheirs.Recipientsofourletterswillappreciateourhavingtakenthetimetoavoidwastingtheirs.
5.Thequestionwhetherit’sfeasibletousethisdedicatedsystemremains.
Thequestionremainswhetherit’sfeasibletousededicatedthissystem.
6.Theglossary(附录)sectioncontainstechnicaltermsandtheirdefinitionsthatareselected.
Theglossary(附录)sectioncontainsselectedtechnicaltermsandtheirdefinitions.
7.Itisimportanttomakedocumentsappropriatetothegoalsonehasinmindwhenheorshewritesthem.
Itisimportanttomakedocumentsappropriatetothegoalsonehasinmindwhenwritingthem.
8.Atthispointintime,themotorhousingwillremainsquareinshape.
Atthistime,themotorhousingwillremainsquare.
9.Thereissomeonedownstairswhowantstoseeyou.Someonedownstairswantstoseeyou.
10.Atthetimeofreceivingavisitorordelegation,thehostshouldmakeanarrangementforthem.Receivingavisitorordelegation,thehostshouldmakeanarrangementforthem.
11.Inspiteofthefactthatyourpriceiscompetitive,thequalityofyourproductsislesscompetitive.
Althoughyourpriceiscompetitive,thequalityofyourproductsislesscompetitive.
12.Contentisrelatetolanguagewhichisusedinthewritingwhereasfromreferstothestructureofthewriting.
Contentisrelatetolanguageusedinthewritingwhereasfromreferstothestructureofthewriting.
13.Redundancy,whenstatementsarerepeatedneedlessly,occurs.
Redundancyoccurswhenstatementsarerepeatedneedlessly.
14.Somequestionsrelatedtothisissuehavenotyetbeensolved.
Somerelevantquestionshavenotyetbeensolved.
15.ReceiptofyourletterofJanuary28isacknowledgedherewith.WehavereceivedyourletterofJanuary28.
YourletterofJanuary28hasarrived.
16.Itisdifficulttoexplainthereasonforthedelayinthecompletionoftheinvestigation.Itisdifficulttoexplainwhywehavenotyetcompletedtheinvestigation.
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17.
Despitethefactthatawell-writtenpersonalstatementswillnotovercomepoorgrades,apooronewillsurelyhurtyourchancesofacceptance.
Althoughawell-writtenpersonalstatementswillnotovercomepoorgrades,apooronewillsurelyhurtyourchancesofacceptance.
18.Adecisiononthismattermustbemadeinapromptmannerbeforethedeadlinecomesandgoes.Wemustdecideonthismatterbeforethedeadline.
19.TodayweshippedyourorderofApril15,andyoushouldbereceivingitnextweek.
YourorderofApril15wasshippedtodayandshouldarrivenextweek.
20.Inthebusinessworld,thank-youlettershavebecomeamustintheeventthatyoucareaboutyourcareer.
Inthebusinessworld,thank-youlettershavebecomeamustifyoucareaboutyourcareer.
III.ErrorCorrection:
ClassExercise1:
1.Theinsideaddressisthewriter’saddress.
Theinsideaddressistheaddressee’s/recipientaddress’s.
2.Whenwindowenvelopesareused,lettersneedtobefoldedsothatthenameandaddressappearinthemiddle.
Whenwindowenvelopesareused,lettersneedtobefoldedsothatthenameandaddressappearontheleft.
3.Becausesaleslettersareeffectiveandeconomic(comparedwithprintandvideoadvertising,forexample),theyareanintegralpartofmanycompanies’marketingstrategies.
Becausesaleslettersareeffectiveandeconomical(节约的)(comparedwithprintandvideoadvertising,
forexample),theyareanintegralpartofmanycompanies’marketingstrategies.
4.Acompanyorafirmoftenabsorbsnewcolleaguestoextenditsbusiness.Acompanyorafirmoftenabsorbsnewcolleaguestoexpanditsbusiness.
5.Periodreports,sometimescalledactivityreports,allowmanagementtostayinformingonstaffprogresswithongoingworkandprojects.
Periodreports,sometimescalledactivityreports,allowmanagementtostayinformedonstaffprogresswithongoingworkandprojects.
6.AcourtesylikeMr.,Dr.,orMs.precedesthenameoftheaddressee,andwhereapplicable,aprofessionaltitleprecedestheaddressee’slastname.
AcourtesylikeMr.,Dr.,orMs.followsthenameoftheaddressee,andwhereapplicable,aprofessional
titleprecedestheaddressee’slastname.
7.Isthereanythingwrongwiththefollowingaddress?
TheJohnsonCompanyDepartmentStores
CreditDepartment
1BroadStreet
Jackson,MS39558
OneBroadStreet
*1.ZipCode:
美国邮编,其他国家不能用;
Postcode:
英国加拿大使用;
PostalCode:
其他国家。
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2.
号码为1时,要写成One,其他可以写阿拉伯数字。
8.Anitineraryisusuallyaplanofajourneyyouaregoingtomake,whichincludesinformationaboutwhenandwhatyouwilltravel.
Anitineraryisusuallyaplanofajourneyyouaregoingtomake,whichincludesinformationaboutwhenandwhereyouwilltravel.
9.Intheworldofbusiness,questionnairesarefrequentlyusedtocollectstatisticsoraspartofareport.
Intheworldofbusiness,questionnairesarefrequentlyusedtocollectstatisticsoraspartofsurveya.
10.Itisnecessarytosay“referencesavailableuponrequestendofaletter”ofapplicationthe.
Itisunnecessary/needlesstosay“references(证明人)availableuponrequest”attheendofaletterof
application.
ClassExerciseTwo:
1.Itisstrangehowimportantyourjobiswhenyouaskforaraiseandwhatimportantitiswhenyouwantadayoff.
2.Thecomplimentarycloseinaletterfunctionsasamarkofboththeendofthetextandtheinformationfortheaddressee.
3.Therefore,languageusedforregulationsandrulesshouldbesimplebutinformal.
4.Reportsmaybeinternalandexternal,informalorformal.
5.Publicsignsrefertoboardsandnoticesthatareusedtogiveinformationstothepublicforwarningsanddirectionsandevenforadvertising.
Publicsignsrefertoboardsandnoticesthatareusedtogiveinformationtothepublicforwarningsanddirectionsandevenforadvertising.
6.Forsomesensibleproblems,writingaletterismoreeffectivethanaface-to-faceencounter.
7.Thecompanyhasdonealotofnewinnovations.
Thecompanyhasdonealotofinnovations.
8.Trafficsignsaresetupontheeachsideofroads,streetsandfreeways.
Trafficsignsaresetupontheeitherside/bothsidesofroads,streetsandfreeways.
9.Usually,arecipecontainsthenameofthedish,ingredientsrequired,processofcookingandsometimeswayofdoing.
Usually,arecipecontainsthenameofthedish,ingredientsrequired,processofcookingandsometimes
wayoftaking.
10.Howeverdifficultandpainfultheyaretowrite,lettersofcondolenceandsympathyareimperativeif
youhaveapersonalorbusinessrelationwiththedeceased’sfamilyorfriends.
Howeverdifficultandpainfultheyaretowrite,lettersofcondolenceandsympathyareimperativeifyouhaveapersonalorbusinessrelationshipwiththedeceased’sfamilyorfriends.
relationship:
私人、个人关系;
relation:
公共关系(国与国之间用relations)
III.Blank-filling:
1.Mistakesmayoccurinday-to-daybusiness,andthesegivexcuses/causes/reasonsforcomplaint
2.Custom