商务信函的翻译Translation of Business Letters

1、Practical Business English Translation1.1 Ingredients1. 信头信头 (letterhead/ heading): 写信人的地址和写信日期写信人的地址和写信日期2. 信内地址信内地址 (inside address): 收信人的名称和地址收信人的名称和地址3. 称呼称呼 (salutation)4. 事由事由 (subject or caption)5. 开头语开头语 (opening sentence or sentences)6. 正文正文 (body of the letter)7. 结尾套语结尾套语 (complimentary cl

2、ose)8. 签名签名 (signature)9. 附加成分附加成分: 案号案号(reference)、 编号编号(serial number)、 注意项注意项(attention line)、 主办人主办人代号代号(identification mark)、缩写名、附件及、缩写名、附件及分送标志部分分送标志部分(IEC: initials, enclosures and carbon copies block)、附言、附言(postscript)等。等。2.1 Categories of Business LettersLetters of Establishing Business Rel

3、ations(资信调查函、建立交易函资信调查函、建立交易函)Letters of Promotion(促销函促销函)Letters of Inquiries and Replies(询盘函询盘函)Letters of Making Offers(报盘函报盘函/报价函报价函)Letters of Counter-offers/Counter-suggestions(还盘函还盘函)Letters of Orders(订货函订货函)Letters of Payment(付款函付款函)Call Letters(催款函催款函)Letters of Packing & Transportation

4、(装运装运函函)Letters of Insurance(保险函保险函)Letters of Compensation Claims(索赔函索赔函)Letters of Claim Settlement(理赔函理赔函)2.2 Functions of Business LettersInformative business lettersCommunicative business letters3. Characteristics of BLFormalFive Cs PriciplesCorrectness(准确准确)Clarity(清楚清楚)Conciseness(简洁简洁)Completeness(完整完整)Courtesy(礼貌礼貌)Seven Cs PrinciplesConcretness(具体具体)Consideration(体谅体谅)4. BL Trans