Task 2 Write for Practical Purposes
An Email of Inquiry (询价邮件)
Activity1 Study the Sample
本单元练习的是应用文写作——询价邮件。询价邮件是买主向卖方询问某项商品交易条件所写的电子邮件。其格式同于信件格式。完整的正文部分一般包括消息来源，询价原因和询问价格。另外可以写明向卖主索要主要商品的目录本、价格单、商品样本等。
消息来源
* We were given your name by...
* You have been recommended to us by...
* As we have learned from..., you are manufactures of...
* We visited your stand at the ...exhibition.
* Your firm has been recommended to us by..., with whom we’ve done business for many years.
询价原因
* We are interested in...
* We need /are in the market for...
* Our stocks of ...are running low.
* We have received many inquiries from our customers for...
* We have a considerable demand here for...
询问价格
* We would like to make an inquiry.
* We would like to know the price exclusive of tax of your PDA.
* We are desirous of your lowest quotations for hair driers.
* Please send us your best CIF quotation for microwave ovens.
* The above inquiry was forwarded to you on January 15, but we haven’t received your reply until now. Your early offer will be highly appreciated.
Activity2 Write with Given Information
☛ Fill in the blanks by choosing all the possible answers.
1. ABCD A. You have been recommended to us by
B.We have learned about your company by
C. Your articles have been recommended to us by
D. We were given your name by
说明：询价邮件中信息来源的正确表达形式。
2. ABCD A. We are in the market for B. We need
C. We are interested in buying D. We have a demand here for
说明：询价邮件中询价原因的正确表达形式。
3. BC A. if we would give you an inquiry B. if you would give us a quotation
C. if you send us your best quotation D. if we send you our best inquiry
说明：询价邮件中询价的正确表达形式。
4. AD A. We look forward to hearing from you by return.
B. If you have further questions, please let me know.
C. Please feel free to contact us if you have further questions,
D. Look forward to hearing back from you.
说明：询价邮件中期待被询价方回复的正确表达形式，而BC一般用于被询价方回复询价邮件的。
5. ABCD A. Yours faithfully,B.Yours sincerely,
C. Best regards,
D. Yours truly,
说明：询价邮件中结尾礼貌用语的正确表达形式。
Activity 3 Write Alone
