资信调查函

咨询函

Dear Sirs,

Subject: Credit Information

The under-mentioned firm has recently asked if they could represent us in the marketing of our products in the United States as our sole agent: Friendship International Trade Co. Ltd.

250 Royal Road

New York, NY.30786（说明调查的对象及事由）

We would be very grateful if you could let us have some information about the financial and business standing of the above firm.（说明调查什么并表示感谢）

Any information that you may give would be treated in strict confidence and we await your early reply. （承若保密以消除对方的后顾之忧）

Yours faithfully，

Signature

Li Gang

General Manager

Language Notes

under-mentioned 下面提到的

副词+过去分词构成的复合形容词做定语More examples:

above-mentioned

newly-bought

recently-built

well-dressed

well-known

2. represent v. 代表，代理

Our Party represents the masses.

Mr. Zhang was chosen to represent our company at the national trade conference.

Senator Dole has represented Kansas in the the Senate for over 20 years.

They feel that they represent not only black students but all black people.

派生词representive

(1）n. 代表

(2）a. 代表samples represetative of the latest development 代表工业上最新发展的样品

3. grateful a. 感谢的

We would be very grateful if you could come.

类似表示感谢的句型

We would be appreciative (indebted,thankful, obliged.

She was very appreciative of your help.

They should be thankful for your help.

I’m indebted to all the people who worked so hard to make the pary a success.

I’m much obliged to you for your help.

4. standing n. 身份，地位，状况，名望

A man of high standing 定位（名望）高的人

A student in good standing

financial and business standing of a company

5. treat sth. in strick confidence 对…严加保密

6. await vt. formal way of saying “wait for”

向银行查询新客户资信情况

Dear Sirs,

We have received an order for US＄56,500 worth of goods from Atlantic Electronic Co., Ltd, U.S.A. They have given us your bank as a reference.We wish to know if they are good for this amount and in every way trustworthy and reliable.We shall be most grateful for any information you give us. (What is this paragraph for?)

We should of course treat as strictly confidential any advice you tell us and be only too pleased to perform a similar service for you should the opportunity ever arise.

We enclose a stamped and addressed envelope for your reply. (What is this paragraph for? )

Yours faithfully,

Language Notes

1. order for US＄56,500 worth of goods

= order of goods worth of US$56,500

worth (1)n. 价值the worth of his friendship

It is worth much more than I paid for it.

(2) prep. 值得

You are not worth helping.

It is not woth the trouble.

(3) sth. worth of …价值…的…

2. …given us your bank as a reference 提供贵行作为资信证明人

reference (关于品行、能力等的)证明references from sb.’s former coleagues

某人以前的同事对某人的证明书

Your references show that you are just the man we want.

We’ll lend you the money if you bring us a bank’s reference.

3. trustworthy a. 值得信任的

4. most grateful = very grateful

most 前不用定冠词most = very