书面语---如何表达自己的意见

书面语---如何表达自己的意见

● 反驳对方
我们不清楚您到底是怎么想的。
It is not (quite) clear to us what you had in mind.
It is not clear to us what you meant.
It is not clear to us what you intended.
使我们担心的一点是……
The one point that concerned us (a little) was... *concern “担心，在意”。
The one point that troubled us was...
我们对……感到担心和挂念。
We have become concerned with regards to...
We have become concerned with regards to the shipment schedule. (我们对装船的日程感到担心和挂念。)
● 中立的答复
我们正在……过程中。
We are (now) in the process of... *in the process “正在……，……正在进行中”。
We are in the process of reviewing your suggestion. (我们正在重新研究贵社所提出的方案。)
我们非常重视……
We value ... highly.
We value your suggestion highly. (我们非常重视贵社所提出的建议。)
我们非常感谢您提出的这件事。
We thank you for raising the issue. *内容可能是好，也可能是坏。
您的建议将由……进行讨论。
Your suggestions are being followed up by...
Your suggestions are being followed up by our committee. (您的建议将在我们委员会进行讨论。)
Your suggestions are being reviewed by...
● 否定的回答
我们希望您能理解我们这次行动的理由。
We hope you will understand our reason for this action. *表达不利于对方的事情时，重要的是在表达方式上下工夫。
我们很难接受……
It would be difficult for us to accept... *还有商量余地的情况下。
It would be difficult for us to accept the revision to our shipping schedule. (就我们的装船日程来说，再作修改会是很困难的。)
非常遗憾，我们不能……
We regret that we are unable to... *已没有商量的余地。
We regret that we are unable to alter our pricing schedule. (很遗憾，我们不能更改价目表。)
除……之外，没有选择的余地。
We have no alternative but to... *用于最后阶段的信函中。alternative 是指“替代的手段、方法”。
因此，我们采取的立场是……
Consequently we are in the position to... *后接否定性的内容。consequently 表示“最终结果地”。
● 我方的行为和说明
我非常高兴地向您推荐……
We are pleased to recommend...to you.
我们与……有非常亲密的关系。
We work closely together with...
我们已经得知……
We are also told that...
修改后规定……
The amendment provides that... *amendment “改正”。
The amendment provides that you can no longer ship after the tenth of each month. (更改后的规定是每月10号以后不能装船。)
以下的条件表明……
The following conditions show that... *用于否定的内容时。
The following conditions show that each shipment must arrive before noon. (以下的条件表明各种货物必须在正午以前送到。)
这种变更意味着将会推迟……
The effect of this change will be to delay...