文档介绍：by Yuan Qi @ Yuan Qi @ ZUEL2主要内容:?一、商务英语的性质和语言特点?二、商务翻译的原则?三、商务翻译中的跨文化意识?四、“企业简介”翻译实例分析by Yuan Qi @ ZUEL3一、商务英语的性质和语言特点?剑桥商务英语(BEC)考试大纲中有这样一段描述:Business English is for business people who need to, or will soon need to, use English in their work. It may also be used by adult students who will be entering the world of business at the end of their course of Yuan Qi @ ZUEL4一、商务英语的性质?商务英语是一种包含各种商务活动内容、适合商业需要的专门用途的英语,这些商务活动涉及技术引进、国际旅游、海外投资、对外贸易、招商引资、对外劳务承包与合同、国际金融、涉外保险、国际运输等。?商务英语源于普通英语,具有普通英语的语言学特征,但又是商务知识和英语的综合,因而又具有独特性。?商务英语已经成为独立于“英语语言文学”之外的一个新专业。by Yuan Qi @ ZUEL5阅读下列商务英语的有关段落,体会商务英语(Business English)与通用英语(English for General Purposes)的区别。? 1. We are sorry to inform you that your price has been found petitive, but we are still interested in doing business with you if you can bring down your price to be in line with the international market price.?我们很遗憾地通知贵方,你方价格无竞争力。若贵方能将价格降至国际市场价格,我们仍对交易感兴趣。正式性by Yuan Qi @ ZUEL6? 2. We have opened an irrevocable L/C No. 8868 for US$1 million in favor of Guangzhou Light Industry Group.?L/C通常表示信用证。本句含义为:我方开立了编号为8868号的不可撤销信用证,金额100万美元,受益人为广州轻工集团。专业性by Yuan Qi @ ZUEL7?3. A firm offer is a kind of offer which is made to a specific person or persons to express or imply a definite intention of the offeror to make a contract under a clear, complete and final trade terms.?当发盘针对一个或几个特定的收盘人,明示或者暗示发盘人在明确、完整和最终的条件下订立合同的明确意图时,该盘为实盘。严谨性by Yuan Qi @ ZUEL8?4. This contract is made in a spirit of friendship and cooperation by and between Party A and Party B, whereby Party A shall invite Party B as an English teacher on the terms and conditions stipulated as follows:?本着友好合作之精神……?5. Neither party shall be held responsible for failure or delay to perform all or any part of this Contract due to flood, fire, earthquake, snowstorm, hailstorm, hurricane, war, government prohibition or any other events that are unforeseeable at the time of the execution of this Contract and could not be controlled, avoided or e by s