通用商务：英语商业书信-常用开头语(2)

    （5）贵公司某月某日函电，敬悉……

    l. We have pleasure in acknowledging receipt of your esteemed¹ favour of the 3rd May
    2. We are pleased to acknowledge receipt of your favour of the lst June
    3. We have to acknowhedge receipt of your favour of the 5th July
    4. Your letter of May 5 was very welcome
    5. Your letter of April l0 gave me much pleasure
    6. Your esteemed favour of 7th May was duly received by us
    7. Your favour of the 5th June is duly to hand
    8. Your favour of the l0th is to (at) hand
    9. We are in due receipt of your favour dated the 7th June
    10. We are in receipt of your letter of the 7th July
    11. We are in possession of your letter of the 5th April
    12. We have duly received your favour of the 5th March
    13. Your letter of yesterday's date is duly to (at) hand
    14. Your esteemed communication of yesterday's date is just to (at) hand
    15. We thank you for your favour of the 5th May
    16. We are obliged for your letter of the 5th May
    17. Many thanks for your latter of the 5th June
    18. Very many thanks for your letter of May 5
    19. In acknowledging receipt of your letter of the 5th June, ...
    20. Your favour of the 5th May has just reached me
    21. Your favour of the 5th May is duly received
    22. Your favour of the 5th May is now before me
    23. Your promised letter under date (of) the 5th June has just reached us

    （6）特回答贵公司某月某日函所叙述有关事项……

    1. I have the pleasure of stating, in answer to your inquiry² of the 4th inst, that
    2. In reply to your letter of the 5th of May, I have to inform you that (of)
    3. I hasten to answer your inquiry of the l5th May, by stating that
    4. We are in receipt of yours of the 5th June, in reply to which we are pleased to state that
    5. In reply to yours of the l0th May, relative to..., I would say that
    6. I am in receipt of your favour of the 7th May, and in response I inform you that (of)
    7. In response to your letter of l0th May, I wish to say that
    8. In answer to your favour of the 5th May regarding... I reply as follows:
    9. Answering your letter of the 8th of February re..., I would say that
    10. In reply to your letter of February 8th, I inform you that (of)
    11. Replying to yours of the 8th of February regarding..., I would say that
    12. Replying to your favour under date of February 8th re..., I say that

    （7）非常遗憾，我们奉告您关于……
 
    l. We regret to inform you that (of)
    2. We are sorry to have to draw your attention to
    3. We regret to have to say that
    4. We regret to advise you that
    5. We very much regret to announce you that
    6. It is most regrettable that we have to inform you that (of)
    7. It is with our greatest regret that we must inform you that (of)
    8. To our greatest regret we must herewith inform you that (of)
    9. It is a matter for regret that I have to inform you that (of)
    10. It is to be regretted that I must inform you that (of)
    11. It is with regret and reluctance³ that we have to inform you that (of)
    12. It gives us a deep sorrow that we have to announce you that
    13. It causes me much sorrow to have to say that
    14. I feel sorry for having to announce you that
    15. I express my sorrow for announcing you that

    （8）当我们得悉……甚为遗憾……

    1. We are very sorry to hear (know) that
    2. we are grieved to hear of (about)
    3. We are indeed sorry to hear that
    4. We very much regret to hear that
    5. We regret to hear of (that)
    6. It is with great regret that we just learn that
    7. Much to our regret we have heard that
    8. We regret to receive your information re
    9. We regret that we have been informed that (of)
    10. To our deep regret we were informed that (of)

    （9）我们对于您某月某日来函的询价，深表谢意……

    1. We thank you very much for your inquiry of the l0th of May
    2. I thank you for your inquiry of the 10th May
    3. We are very much obliged by your enquiry dated the 10th May
    4. We are indebted to your inquiry under date (of) the 10th May for
    5. I thank you for your inquiry of July 10
    6. Thanks for your kind enquiry of May 5

1 esteemed   

adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 )；敬重；认为；以为

参考例句：

• The art of conversation is highly esteemed in France. 在法国十分尊重谈话技巧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He esteemed that he understood what I had said. 他认为已经听懂我说的意思了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

3 reluctance   

n.厌恶，讨厌，勉强，不情愿

参考例句：

• The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
• He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。