Методика обучения переводу деловой документации в языковом вузе (стр. 10 из 12)
O. Yes, that's perfect, thank you. Goodbye.
M.
N. Yes, who is calling?
M.
N. Good morning, Mr Ivanov. What can I do for you?
3. I..............................................
J. Just a moment. I'll find out if he is in.
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J. This is John Smith, from Continental Equipment. I'd 1 ike
15. Match the abbreviations and their meanings:
NB the samei.e. compare
e.g. against
p.a. important note
q.v. that is
cf. regarding
v.s. this year
p.m. for example
v.v. for and on behalf of
re reference
vs. see above
h.a. after noon
id. with the terms reserved
pp for each year
ref. conversely
16. Match the American and the English equivalents:
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subwaycab  apartmentcorporation downtownhighwayattorneybaggagesoccerrailroadround-trip ticketsalesmanticket-officeone-way ticketfallgasschedule | return ticketshopassistantcompanyautumnpetrolcity centerundergroundtime-tableluggagetaxifootballrailwaymotorwaylawyerflatsingle ticketbooking office |
17. Imagine that you work for an agency that rents cars. Make up your answers to a customer's speech:
You: (Поприветствуйте клиента. Спросите, чем Вы можете быть ему полезны)
Customer: Good evening. I'd like to hire a car.
Уоu:(Спросите, какой тип машины ему сколько времени)
Customer: A hatchback for a week.
Уоu: (Попросите у него его водительские права)
Customer: Yes. Here you are.
Уоu: (Попросите его оплатить прокат машины сейчас)
Customer: How much is it?
Уоu: (Назовите цену, попросите его оставить что-либо в залог (toleaveadeposit))
Customer: Here's my credit card.
You: (Поблагодаритеего. Пожелайте ему приятного пути)
18. Learn carefully the structure of an inquiry-letter
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| Pet Products Ltd.180 London RoadExeter EX4 4JY England 25th February, 1997Dear Sir,We read your advertisement in the 'Pet Magazine' of 25th December. We are interested in buying your equipment for producing pet food. Would you kindly send us more information about this equipment:- price (please quote CIF Odessa price)- dates of delivery- terms of payment- guarantees- if the price includes the cost of equipment installation and staff training.Our company specializes in distributing pet products in Ukraine. We have more than 50 dealers and representatives in different regions and would like to start producing pet food in Ukraine. If your equipment meets our requirements, and we receive a favourable offer, we will be able to place a large order for your equipment.Your early reply would be appreciated. Yours faithfully, V. Smurov Export-Import Manager |
19. Draw up an inquiry-letter to an English company:
- сообщите, где Вы прочитали рекламу о производимых этой компанией мужских костюмах (men'ssuits);
- напишите что Вы хотели бы закупить партию мужских костюмов в количестве 200 штук;
- узнайте их стоимость на условиях поставки CIFОдесса;
- сообщите в письме, что, если Вас устроят цена и качество костюмов, Вы в дальнейшем сможете делать большие заказы;
- просите дать ответ как можно скорее.
20. Translate the dialogue into Russian:
- Sundel, Electrotech Sales Manager. Can I help you?
- Good afternoon, Mr Sundel. This is Mr Hart from Santina Hotel speaking. Have you got any refrigerators IPD Model 245?
- Yes, we have, but we have had a lot of orders for this model.
- What is its price?
- Its retail price is $460 per unit.
- What is the discount for a lot of 100 units?
- Usually we give a 5 % discount.
- Is there a discount if I pay cash?
-1 am not sure. I should consult with our Financial Manager.
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- What is the minimum time for delivery?
- A month.
21. Imagine that your company takes part in an exhibition and present its products. A representative of an American company came up to you to ask some. Carryoutthefollowingactions:
- представьтесь сами и спросите, какую компанию он представляет;
- узнайте, что именно заинтересовало его в вашей экспозиции;
- опишите основные технические характеристики изделий, которые производит либо дистрибьютором которых является Ваша компания;
- отметьте те особенности изделий, которые, по Вашему мнению, выгодно отличают их от аналогичных товаров Ваших конкурентов;
- укажите на какой срок службы рассчитаны Ваши изделия, какова продолжительность гарантийного срока, какую поддержку Ваша компания оказывает пользователям этих изделий, сколько изделий и в какие сроки Ваша компания готова поставить покупателю.
22. Translate into Russian a letter ofproposal and answer the following questions:
a) What does the manager advertise?
b) What does the buyer look for, besides a good price?
c) Will anybody test the batteries? Who can the buyer contact?
| Mr. Fred North Purchasing Manager Broadway Autos November 11,19_Dear Mr. North,Thank you very much for your enquiry. We are of course very familiar with your range of vehicles and are pleased to inform you that we have a new line of batteries that fit your specifications exactly.The most suitable of our products for your requirements is the Artemis 66A Plus. This product combines economy, high power output and quick charging time and is now in stock.I enclose a detailed quotation, specifications and delivery terms. As you will see from this, our nrices are verv comnetitive. T have arranged for our aeent Mr. Martin of Fillmore. |
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23. Draw up an inquiry-letter of the director of the hotel and a company's letter of proposal of 50 refrigerators.
24. Read the text and answer the questions:
For most people, COMDEX (the big technology show held in Las Vegas) has become so huge that it is the most unmanageable show you can imagine. CeBIT is three times larger than that. It's almost unfathomable.
In CeBIT you can get an instant snapshot of the industry both from a business and a technological perspective. Which is why top executives and IT managers at nearly every major corporation doing business in Europe can be found in Hanover this week.
b) What two fairs is this article about?
c) Have you ever heard of these fairs?
d) Has your company ever participated in these fairs?
e) Have you got any idea what the abbreviation "IT" means?
f) What cities are these fairs held in?
g) Which fair is larger?
25. What in your opinion is more important to you or unimportant and useless at all:
a) Once you have said something, you cannot take it back.
b) Making a phone call is an easy way to solve a problem if уhave no time to write a letter.
c) Keeping written records is helpful for future reference
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d) If you make a mistake when you are writing a letter, you can correct it before sending it off.
e) If you want to show another person your feelings, never write a letter.
f) If you speak to someone face to face, it is much easier to be honest.
g) If someone owes you money, it is no use phoning him up.
26. Write an advertisement for a car, according to the example bellow. Make up questions for aech piece of information. For example: What sort of car is it?
| ALPHA ROMEO 1991 |
| Blue, One owner. Excllent condition. 20,000 miles. No accidents. J 2800 |
27. Match the verbs and the phrases, appropriate for them:
| 1. | meet | a. a lesson, from my mistakes, French |
| 2. | make | b. a meeting, work late, to rain |
| 3. | accept | c. the credit, early retirement, a chance |
| 4. | go | d. a bribe, an invitation, responsibility |
| 5. | tell | e. a suggestion, a call to someone, something clear |
| 6. | learn | f. a report, a memo, a letter |
| 7. | take | g. requirements, the boss, deadlines |
| 8. | write | h. the difference, lies |
| 9. | begin | i. bankrupt, up in price, well |
28. Learn the structure of a follow-up letter. Translate it and answer the following questions:
| Carson Inc. Bay Avenue San Francisco July 23, 19_Dear Mr. Carson:According to our records payment of our invoice No. 3823, sent to you in April, has not yet been made.As specified on all our estimates and invoices our terms of payment are 30 days. Your invoice has now been outstanding for 90 days. In the case of unsettled debt of this duration it is our company policy to take legal action.We would naturally prefer not to have to go so far. Would you please send us a check by return. In case you have or mislaid the original I am enclosing a |
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a) What is the usual term of business in Carson Inc.?
b) How long has the invoice been outstanding?
c) What is Mr Lacoste asking for?
29. Translate the following expressions. Do you know any other English proverbs or expressions concerning money and economy?
a) An accountant is a man hired to explain to you that you didn't make the money you did. (Anonymous)
b) A bargain is something you have to find a use for once you have bought it. (Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American statesman, scientist, and philosopher)
c) Public money is like holy water. Everyone helps himself. (Italian proverb)
d) Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes. (Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), Russian statesman)
e) It makes no difference whether you think you can, or you think you can't. Уоu will. (Henry Ford (1863-1947), U.S. automobile manufacturer).
30. Find out what numbers in the first column are enumerated in the second. What numbers are missed?
1. invoice No. 305/19G
2. a gross profit of 17.5%
3. 31 March 1994
4. the list price is £61,558
5. profit before interest and tax of £1,753,000
6. an annual rate of interest of 23.7%
7. a handling charge of 1 1/2 %
8. total interest charges of £4.22
a. four pounds twenty two
b. seventeen point five per cent
c. twenty three point seven per cent
d. sixty one thousand five hundred and fifty eight
e. one million seven hundred and fifty three thousand
f. seventeen hundred and ninety-five
g. six hundred and fifty three million
h. the thirty first of March nineteen ninety-four
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| 9. 653 m operating profits | i. | four point two two |
| J- | one and a half per cent | |
| k. | three оfive stroke nineteen G | |
| 1. | one and a quarter per cent |
31. The first example of an inquiry-letter contains some useful expressions for you. Answer the second inquiry-letter:
Inquiry # 1 (extract from telex)
SEND YOUR CATALOGUE AND CHARGE МУAMEX # 667589980 EXPIRY DATE AUGUST 15, 19 -, REGARDS HANSON, JOHNSON OIL, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
YOUR REPLY (by telex): Thank you for your inquiry. We are sending you our catalogue. We have debited your American Express card $50 us. The $50 will be discounted from your purchase. Please get in touch with me (name) if you have any queries.
Inquiry # 2 (extract from letter)
Please quote you best DDP (direct delivery price) and shipping date for 10 screen protectors, as advertised in High Life magazine. As far as we know there are no restrictions on importing these into Japan.
Your reply:
32. Imagine that you have a telephone call from your business partner. Answer the following questions:
a) Have you received our shipment of tyres?
b) When did they arrive?
c) Are all the things you ordered included?
d) Did you get the invoice too?
e) Have you paid the invoice for the last shipment yet?
f) But why haven't I got the record of the payment?
g) Does the amount of the invoice correspond to what ordered?
h) Is it necessary for us to give you a credit note to cover the difference?
i) Will you be paying the new invoice immediately?
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j) Can you send the cheque before the end of the month? Otherwise our accounts department is considering changing the conditions of payment.
33. Translate the following text into Russian. If you are aware of any contemporary economic problems, state some changes that have been taking place in the world trade during the last decade.
Foreign Trade
In the realm of foreign commerce, the US led the world in the value of imports in 1986, and was second only to the Federal Republic of Germany in the value of exports. Exports of domestic merchandise, raw materials, agricultural and industrial products, and military goods amounted in 1985 to nearly $207 billion. One rapidly growing export category was computers, which rose from $1.2 billion in 1970 to $13.8 in 1985, grain exports rose from $2.6 to $11.25 in 1985.
From the value of combined exports and imports, the largest proportion of US foreign trade is with the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Canada is the nation's single best customer and supplier.
The UK, the world's fourth-largest trading nation, is highly dependent on foreign trade. It must export almost all its copper, ferrous metals, lead, zinc, rubber, and raw cotton. Its exports, about 67 % of which are manufactured goods, account for more than 30 % of GDP (Gross Domestic Product).
Principal trade partners in 1986 were as follows: FRG, US, France.
34. Translate the following dialogue in a bank:
- Я могу получить наличные по дорожному чеку?
- Да, конечно. Ваш паспорт, пожалуйста.
- Вот он.
- Спасибо, все в порядке. Сколько денег Вы хотите получить?
- 250 фунтов, а еще 50 разменять на доллары. Каков курс обмена?
- 0,605, вполне выгодный. Получите, пожалуйста, Ваши фунты, а также 30 долларов и 25 центов.