<p><strong>●否定回答 </strong></p><p><strong>◎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. </strong><br />*表达不利于对方的事情时,重要的是在表达方式上下工夫。</p><p><strong>◎我们很难接受…… It would be difficult for us to accept... </strong><br />*还有商量余地的情况下。 <br />= 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。)</p><p><strong>◎非常遗憾,我们不能…… We regret that we are unable to... </strong><br />*已没有商量的余地。 <br />= We regret that we are unable to alter our pricing schedule. (很遗憾,我们不能更改价目表。)</p><p><strong>◎除……之外,没有选择的余地。 We have no alternative but to... </strong><br />*用于最后阶段的信函中。alternative 是指"替代的手段、方法"。</p><p><strong>◎因此,我们采取的立场是…… Consequently we are in the position to... </strong><br />*后接否定性的内容。consequently 表示"最终结果地"。</p>
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