YCFILettersofInquiryIILettersofReply目录CATALOGIIIPracticalGuideIVExercises
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YCF01GeneralIntroduction02SampleLetters03WritingSkillsCATALOG
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Aletterofinquiryisarequestforsomespecificinformationusuallyaboutaproductorservice.Aninquiryfromaprospectivecustomermaybeunsolicited,anditmeasuresthedemandforaproduct.?Enquiriesmayberoughlyclassifiedas:(1)GeneralEnquiries(一般询盘),inwhichcasethebuyermerelyasksforpricelist,catalogues,samplesand/orsamplebooks,etc.(2)SpecificEnquiries(具体询盘),inwhichcasethebuyerhasadefiniteaimofpurchasingandasksforoffers.?
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March26,2021?DearSalesManager1,?Wehaveseenyouradvertisementonlinewhicharousedourgreatinterestinyourproducts.Weareconsideringaddingthemtoourproductline2.Pleasesendusacatalog3andpricelist4ofyourwomen’sblousesandsweaters.Wealsowanttoknowifyouacceptcustomized5ordersofourowndesignsandpatterns.
?Willyouincludeyourtermsofpaymentandalsoinformushowsoonyoucanarrangeforshipmentuponreceiptofourorder?Wewouldverymuchappreciateitifyousendthecatalogandpricelistassoonaspossibleaswehopetoaddthemtoourspringpromotion.Thankyouforyourassistanceandwearelookingforwardtoyourearlyresponse.?Yourssincerely,?JohnBrownJohnBrownPurchasingManager
Notes1.DearSalesManager:当询盘者不清楚对方具体姓名时使用2.line:n.atypeofgoodsforsaleinashop（货物的）类，种Welookforwardtoyourfurthercooperationinpromotingthisline.我们期待和你方在推销该种产品方面的进一步合作。3.catalog:n.alistofgoodsforsale,withpricesanddescriptiveillustrations产品目录产品目录适用于一般商品,列明详细规格及商品号码等。有绘画,照片或图片者称为illustratedcatalogues,单页的商品说明书称为leaflet。4.pricelist:n.alistofpricesforthingsbeingsold价目表Theenquirymaybearequestforapricelist,aquotationoranoffercoupledwithcatalogues,samplesand/orcommoditylist.
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