《商務英語函電2》課件-Lesson 19 Inquiring About Time of Shipment 詢問裝運時間

Task6DiscussingShipmentTerms討論裝運條款LearningObjectivesTobeabletowriteemailsnegotiatingtimeofshipment,transhipmentandpartialshipmentTogetfamiliarwiththewritingplans,usefulsentencesandphrasesofnegotiatingshipmenttermsLesson19InquiringAboutTimeofShipment詢問裝運時間DearAmy,Wewouldliketoinformyouthatwehavepersuadedourcustomerstoacceptyourpricesalthoughtheyseemstillhigh.

Nowthetimeofshipmentcountsfor

muchmore.Theexpectedshippingdateisnolaterthan

mid-Julyinordertocatchthecomingsellingseason.Webelieve100%productioncouldbecompletedwithin40days.InquiringaboutTimeofShipmentConfirmingoffersbeingacceptedSAMPLEEMAILSStatingtheexpectedtimeofshipmentWeshouldbeobligedifyouwouldtakeourclients’requestintoaccount

andarrangeanearlierdelivery.

Bestregards,EmilInquiringaboutTimeofShipmentSAMPLEEMAILExpectingshipmentNotestimeofshipment:裝運時間shipment:n.裝運，運輸timeofshipment,shipmenttime/date裝運時間modeofshipment運輸方式portofshipment裝運港partialshipments,shipmentininstallments分批裝運toeffect/makeshipment裝運toadvanceshipment提前裝運toexpediteshipment加速裝運Shipmentistobemade/effectedinMay.五月份安排裝船。Owing

to

heavy

commitment,

we

cannot

advance

shipment

of

your

order.由于承約過多，我們無法將你方訂貨提前裝運。ship:v.裝運，運輸GoodswillbeshippedonoraboutJune18.6月18日左右安排裝船。shipping:n.運輸；運輸費Freeshipping,freereturn.免費運送，免費退貨。Wehavecombinedtheshippingalreadyandonlychargeyoutheshippingfeeonce.我們已經(jīng)合并計費，只收一次運費。shippinga.裝運的，運輸?shù)膕hippingmark運輸標志，嘜頭 shippingadvice裝運通知shippinginstruction裝運要求 shippingspace艙位shippingorder下貨紙 shippingcontainer船運集裝箱shippingagent/forwardingagent/forwarder運輸代理，貨代公司shippingcompany運輸公司 shippingdocuments運輸單據(jù)shipper:n.=consignor托運人carrier:n.=shipowner/shippingcompany承運人;船主;運輸公司inform:v.通知toinformsb.ofsth.Weshallinformyouofthedateofshipmentsoon.我們將馬上通知你們裝船日期。toinformsb.that(what,when,why,where,how,whether等)從句Weregrettoinformyouthatyourtenderwasnotaccepted.我們遺憾地通知，你們的投標未被接受。Pleaseinformuswhatquantityyoucansellperyear.請告知你方每年可銷售的數(shù)量。Pleasebeinformedofsth.或that從句Pleasebeinformedthatwehavealreadyairmailedthesamples.茲通知你方，我們已經(jīng)將樣品空郵寄出。keepsb.informed/postedofsth.隨時告知Pleasekeepusinformedofanyfluctuationsoftheprices.請隨時通知我方價格的波動情況。tocountfor:v.有價值，有重要性shippingdate:開船日在業(yè)務操作中，還可以用sailingdate表示開船日，合同中裝運期常用shipmentdate。此外，業(yè)務中還會提到工廠出貨日（exmilldate）。nolaterthan:不遲于，相當于onorbeforeWeshouldbeobligedifyouwould…:如蒙……，我們將不甚感激。tobeobliged:感激，感謝。經(jīng)常用來表示請求。Weshallbeobligedifyoucouldmaketimelyshipment.如果你能及時裝運，我們將不勝感激。常用表示謝意的詞，除了appreciate之外，還有grateful（a.）和thankful（a.）：Weshouldbegratefulifyoucouldletusknowwhetheryouconsideritworkable.如能告知此事是否可行，則不勝感激。Weshouldbethankfulifyoucouldarrangeforimmediateshipment.如能立即安排裝船，則不勝感激。（請安排立即裝船）totakesth.intoaccount:=takesth.intoconsideration考慮，考慮到Ithinkyouhavetotaketherisingcostintoaccount.我認為你得把上升的成本考慮在內。DearEmil,Wehavereceived

youremailinconnectionwith

theshippingdate.

Regretfully,mid-Julyisunacceptabletousbecauseourstockisexhaustedbutconsecutivenewordersarepouringin.Byspeedinguptheproductionandputtingoffoursupplytoanothercustomer,wecanonlyguarantee

shipmentonorbefore

31July.We

trustthisslightalteration

to

yourproposalwillmeetwithyourapproval.AReplytotheAboveAcknowledgingreceiptofrequirementshipmenttimeSAMPLEEMAILSDecliningtherequiredtimeofshipmentifit’snotokExplainingproductionscheduleProposingatimeofshipmentOncetheshippingdateisconfirmed,weshallmanufacturethegoodsandhandlealltheshippingformalitiesandinsurance.

Lookingforwardtoyourinitialorderandahappycooperationbetweenourtwofirms.

Bestwishes,AmyAReplytotheAboveGuaranteeingtimelyshipmentSAMPLEEMAILSExpectingbuyers’understandingandordersinconnectionwith:關于……，與……有關Inconnectionwiththeinvestment,weshouldliketoknowthelocalpolicyandmarketsituationbeforereachingadecision.關于投資問題，我們想先了解一下當?shù)卣吆褪袌鲂星樵僮鳑Q定。Notesinthis(that)connection在這（那）一方面Sincewearebothconcernedaboutthedeliverydate,I’dliketomakeaproposalinthisconnection.既然我們都很關心交貨期的問題，我想在這方面提一條建議。regret:v.為……而遺憾；因……而抱歉Weverymuchregretourinabilitytocomplywithyourrequirements.很抱歉，你們的要求我們無法滿足。WeregretbeingunabletoadvancetheshipmenttoearlyJune.很遺憾，我們無法將裝運期提前到６月初。Weregrettosaythatwecannotacceptyourproposal.我們歉難接受你方的建議。（1）regretn.遺憾；抱歉Muchtoourregret,thegoodsyouinquiredaboutareoutofstockatpresent.很抱歉，目前沒有你們要的貨物。Wenotewithregretthatyouarenotinterestedinthisoffer.得知你方對該報盤不感興趣，甚感遺憾。（2）regretful:a.遺憾的WefeelregretfulthatwecannotmeetyourrequestforshipmentinMay.很遺憾，我們無法滿足你方五月裝運的請求。（3）regrettable:a.令人遺憾的Itisregrettablethatyoursamplequalityisnotuptoourcustomers’requiredstandard.很遺憾，你方樣品質量未達到我們客戶所要求的標準。（4）regretfully:ad.遺憾地Regretfully,weareunabletoacceptyourpaymentterms,sincethisisthefirstdealbetweenus.很抱歉我們不能接受你方的支付方式，因為這是我們之間的第一次交易。exhaust:v.用完，耗盡Ourstockiscompletelyexhausted.本公司已無存貨。consecutive:a.連續(xù)的，相繼的Forfiveconsecutiveyearswerankedtopintermsoftheannualturnover.我們連續(xù)五年年銷售額排名第一。topourin:蜂擁而至，源源而來tospeeduptheproduction:加速生產(chǎn)Ourfactoryisspeedinguptheproductioninordertoavoidanydelayinshipment.我們工廠正在加速生產(chǎn)避免船期延遲。guarantee:v.保證；擔保Unlessyou

guarantee

deliverywithintwoweeks,we'llhavetocanceltheorder.除非你們保證在兩周內交貨，否則我們將取消訂單。guarantee:n.保證；擔保aLetterofGuarantee保函YoumustbeawarethatanirrevocableL/Cgivestheexportertheadditionalprotectionofthebanker’sguarantee.你們必須意識到不可撤銷的信用證為出口商增加了銀行擔保。onorbefore:在……或之前onorabout:在……或左右alteration:n.更改，變動Anyalterationtothecontracttermsshouldbemutuallyapprovedbybothpartiesinadvance.合同條款的任何變動均需事先征得雙方的同意。alter:v.改動We’dliketoalterthedestinationportfromLondontoLiverpool.我們想將目的港由倫敦改為利物浦。approval:n.批準；認可，贊同Weshouldsubmitourplantothecouncilforapproval.我們應該向理事會提交計劃以求批準。approve:v.批準；贊成Thecitycouncilhasapprovedtheplan.市議會批準了這項計劃。Ipresumeyouwillapproveofthisplan.我相信你會贊成這個計劃。ASUPPLEMENTARYEMAILDearSam,WerefertoourPurchaseOrderNo.885.

Nofirmanswerforthetimeofshipmentformorethan1week.Asmentionedinthepreviousemails,weneedthegoodsurgentlyandwillseekanalternativesourceofsupplywithoutdefinitebookinginformationwithin3days.

Underthecircumstances,itisimpossibleforustoextedfurtherourL/CNo.562ASUPPLEMENTARYEMAILwhichwillexpireon21May.Pleaseunderstandhowseriousandurgentitisforustoresolvethismatter.

Welookforwardtoreceivingyourshippingadvicesoon.

Bestregards,Wood補充信文范例親愛的Sam：請參閱我方第885號采購訂單。

一周過去了，尚未收到你方關于裝運期的確切答復。如前幾封郵件所述，我們急需該貨，如3天內還沒有收到明確訂購信息，我們將尋求其他貨源。在這種情況下，我們不可能再延長5月21日到期的562號信用證。請理解我們解決這件事有多嚴重和緊迫。

我們期待很快收到你方裝運通知。

謹致問候。WoodEXERCISESI.Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthefollowingexpressions.

Goodswillbe__________in3equalmonthlylotsof100unitseach,startingfromSeptember.Weareheretotalktoyou______________partialshipment.Anytender（投標）shouldbesubmittedtothefollowingaddress__________October20,20--localtime.inconnectionwith,inform,exhaust,speedupputoff,onorbefore,confirm,alteration,regret,shipshippedinconnectionwithonorbeforeI.Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthefollowingexpressions.

Asthestockisalmost__________,westronglyrecommendyoutoordersoon.Pleasebe__________thattheproductioncanbecompletedwithin30days.Theintroductionofthenewequipment__________ourproductionratesbyone-fold.inconnectionwith,inform,exhaust,speedupputoff,onorbefore,approve,alteration,regret,shipexhaustedinformedhasspedupI.Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsofthefollowingexpressions.

Weexpectyour__________ofourproposalfortranshipment.Yourrequestfor__________thedestinationfromLosAngelestoSanFranciscohasbeendulynoted.Extremeweathercompelledusto__________theshipmentuntilamonthlater.Weverymuch__________ourinabilitytocomplywithyourrequirements.inconnectionwith,inform,exhaust,speedupputoff,onorbefore,approve,alternation,regret,shipapprovalalteringputoffregretII.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

1.Wecaneffectshipmentwithinonemonthafteryourorderhasbeenconfirmed.1.貴方訂單確認后，我方會在一個月內裝船。II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

2.Shipmentwillbemadewithinonemonthonreceiptofyourdeposit.2.在收到貴方定金后的一個月內裝船。II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

3.Wehaveshipped,inpartialfulfillmentofyourorderNo.685,fivesetsofArt.No.NY565MillingMachinesperS.S.FiveStar,whichsailedtoday.3.我方已將685號訂單中的貨物分批裝運，5臺NY565號銑床裝船今天出發(fā)的五星號。II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

4.WearesorryforthedelayintheshipmentundertheaboveL/C,asthereisnovesselavailablethisweek.4.對于以上信用證項下貨物延遲裝運我們深表遺憾，因為本周所有船都沒有倉位。II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

5.Weassureyouthatweshalldoourutmosttoexpediteshipment.5.請放心，我們會盡全力加速裝運。III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1.We’lldotheutmosttocompleteproductioninJuneandarrangeshipmentinmid-July.1.我們盡量在6月底完成生產(chǎn)，7月中旬安排貨物裝運。III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

2.Althoughnohugelosseshasoccurred,wedon’tconsiderthedelayinshipmentasanoversight.2.盡管未造成嚴重損失，我們還是建議你方不要把此次裝運延誤僅僅看作是疏忽大意。III.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

3.Yourgoodsareexpectedtoreachus2monthsbeforethecomingsellingseason.3.我們期望你方能趕在銷售旺季前兩個月將貨物運到我處。III.Translatethefollowingsen