关于2011年BEC写作的讲义：第四讲(3)
这一讲，我们将集中分析写作考试类型和常用句型：
总结常用句型：
Referring to previous contact:
Thank you for your letter of/dated ….
With reference to
Further to
In reply to
Stating the reason for writing:
I am writing to enquire about …
to confirm that …
to apologise for/about…
in reply to your …
with reference to …
Ending a letter
If you have any further questions, please contact me on …
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
in due course.
in the near future.
注意考试当中的格式问题
题目分类：
1 订单类 handling order
2 询问类 enquiry and reply
3 投诉类 complaint and apology
4 告知变化类 notice of changes
5 邀请类 invitations
(一)常用短语
称为 Dear ……/ 敬语 Yours……
Dear Sir or Madam----------Yours faithfully
Dear Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms Smith---------Yours sincerely
Dear John-----------Best wishes (私人关系比较亲密)
信的开头：
We are writing to enquire about …写信是询问关于……
We are writing in connection with … 写信是关于 ……
We are interested in … and we would like to know … 我们对……感兴趣……我们想知道
asking if …感谢(某日)询问是否……的来信
Thank you for your letter of (date), enquiring about …感谢(某日)询问有关……的来信
We have received your letter of (date), enclosing …感谢(某日)的来信以及随信寄来的……
concerning …我们已收到(某日)关于……的来信
如果写信的开头或者是信中要提到某件事情：
with reference to… 关于……
further to … 继……之后
with regard to … 关于……
I am writing in connection with … 我写信是为了……
A point in your letter gives us great concern that …我们很关心您信中提到的……
Regarding … 关于……
告知好消息
I am pleased to tell you that … 我很高兴的告诉你/通知你……
I am delighted to inform you ……
I am happy to advise you …
We are pleased to inform you that
We have pleasure in informing you that
We have the pleasure to apprise you of
We have the honour to inform you that (of)
坏消息
I regret to tell you that … 很遗憾/很抱歉告诉你/通知你……
I am sorry to inform you …
I am sorry to advise you that …
We regret that … 我们很遗憾……
说明能做与不能做的事情
We are unable to … 我们不能……
We are able to … 我们能……
We have been forced to … 我们不得不……
说明原因
This was owing to … 这是因为……(多半为坏消息)
Due to … 这是由于 ……
As a result of … 这是……的结果
Because of … 这是因为……
请求采取行动，如果紧急的话，可以加上后面的词组
Please could you … as soon as possible 请你尽快……
We would be grateful if you could …without delay 如果你能尽快……，我们将不胜感激
We would appreciate it if you could … immediately… 如你能尽快…… 我们将不胜感激
道歉
We must apologize for … 我们必须为……表示我们的歉意
We apologize for … 我们必须为……道歉
We are extremely sorry for … 我们为……感到抱歉
询问信息
We would like to know about/if … 我们想了解有关……
Please could you give us further detail about … 请给我们更多有关……的信息
We would be grateful if you could let us know about/if … 如果能告诉我们有关……，我们将不胜感激
We would appreciate it if you could inform us about/if … 如果能告诉我们有关……，我们将不胜感激
轻度抱怨
Unfortunately, 然后直接说不幸的事情发生了，比如，
Unfortunately, we have not yet received your payment, we would be grateful if you could make the payment soon.
提起注意(用在强烈抱怨中)
I should like to draw your attention to (the fact that) … 我想提请你们注意……
I should like to point out that … 我想指出……
I should like to remind you that … 我想提醒你们……
I hope that it is not necessary to remind you that …我希望没有必要提醒你们……
警告
Unless… 除非……， 否则我们将不得不……
If … (not) …, we will be forced to … 如果……不……， 我们将不得不…….