商務(wù)英語交流中的溝通用語
目前,我國加入世界貿(mào)易組織后,與國際的交往日益平繁,在世界各種商務(wù)溝通中,英語作為一種世界語言,起著極其重要的作用。本文從實用性的角度出發(fā),向讀者介紹最能體現(xiàn)國際商務(wù)英語寫作特征的幾個特點,即語氣,6C原則及文體的特點,使讀者了解其精要,在國際商務(wù)溝通中流刃有余,創(chuàng)造更多的利潤。
商務(wù)英語交流中的溝通用語
1. add up to合計達;總括起來意味著。此語本義指"合計為",在日常生活中多用喻義,即"總括起來意味著".在使用中應(yīng)注意與"add up"一詞的區(qū)別。"add up"本指"把 … 加起來",其喻義為"言之有理,說得通",如:The facts just don't add up.(這些事情合計起來不對頭。)
A: The cashier said he had locked the safe before he left. 出納說他走時把保險柜鎖上了。
B: But how did the money disappear from it if it was locked? 如果鎖上了那錢怎么沒的?
A: I just wonder …… 我只是奇怪……
B: What do you think it all adds up to? 你想這一切意味著什么?
A: It adds up to the fact that we have been cheated. 意味著我們被騙了。
2. agree to differ求同存異。指的是"各自保留不同意見(不再說服對方)",意即"求同存異".
A: What do you mean? 你是什么意思?
B: Considering the major contracts they might give us, I overlooked the small loss. 考慮到他們可能與我們簽訂大宗合同,小小的損失我就忽略不計了。
A: So you agreed to differ? 所以你就求同存異?
B: That's right. 沒錯。
3. all told合計;總之。此語原義為"總計,合計",引申為"總之".如:All told,it was a great credit to them.(總之,這給他們大大增了光。)
A: How many people attended today's meeting? 有多少人參加了今天的會議?
B: There were seventeen of us at the meeting, all told. 一共有十七個人。
A: Issue an announcement that if somebody doesn't attend meeting next time, his or her bonus will be deducted. 發(fā)布一則通知,就說如果有人下一次不參加會議,他或她的獎金全扣。
4. all wet搞錯了。wet原義為"濕的",引申為某人"沒經(jīng)驗".All wet多見于美國俚語,意為"大錯特錯".
A: I made a reservation two days ago. My name is David Johnson. 我前天在這兒預(yù)訂了房間,我叫戴維-約翰遜。
B: Reservation? What do you mean? 預(yù)訂?什么意思?
A: I booked a single room here for tonight. 我訂了一間今晚的單人房。
B: Oh! You're all wet, actually. This is not a hotel. The hotel is the building across the road. 哦,你搞錯了。這不是旅館,旅館是路對過的那座樓。