商务英语入门辅导报盘文体介绍
1. 文体介绍
报盘(offer),也叫报价,是卖方主动向买方提供商品信息,或者是对询盘的答复,是卖方根据卖方的来信,向买方报盘,其内容可包括商品名称、规格、数量、包装条件、价格、付款方式和交货期限等。报盘有两种:
虚盘(non-firm offers), 即无约束力的报盘。一般情况下,多数报盘均为虚盘,虚盘不规定报盘的有效日期,并且附有保留条件,如:The offer is subject to our final confirmation/prior sale. 该报盘已我方最后确认为准/是否事先售出为准。
实盘(firm offers)则规定有效日期,而且卖盘一旦被接受,报盘人就不能撤回。
2.实用范例
Subject: Offers
Dear Sir,
This is to confirm your E-mail of 2 July, 2002, asking us to make your firm offers for rice and soybeans C&F Singapore.
We E-mail you this morning offering you 300 metric tons of polished rice at A$2400 per metric ton, C&F Singapore, for shipment during August/September 2002. This offer is firm, subject to the receipt of your reply before 16 July 2002.
Please note that we have quoted our most favourable price and are unable to entertain any counter offer.
With regard to soybeans, we advise you that the few lots we have at present are under offer. If, however, you were to make us a suitable offer, there is possibility of our supplying them.
As you know, of late it has been a heavy demand for these commodities and this has resulted in increased prices. You may, however, take advantage of the strengthening market if you send an immediate reply.
Sincerely yours,
Xxxx