Abstract
Foreign Trade Correspondence is the letters as well as the means between importers and exporters in international trade．It is becoming more and more important in today’s world. Foreign Trade Correspondence has its own style and feature, which is different from other types of writing letters
Vocabulary is the most important basis of foreign trade correspondence, the more proficiency in the words the more you can learn the foreign trade correspondence well. If you want to write a good letter, you have to learn how to use these common words well. the thesis focus on analyzing the features of Vocabulary in foreign trade correspondence from five points , Special, Courtesy, Conciseness, Clarity , Concreteness. By analyzing the features, lays a solid foundation for writing a successful foreign business correspondence.
Key words: foreign business correspondence, vocabulary, Special, Courtesy, Conciseness, Clarity , Concreteness
Content
I. Introduction……………………………………………………….………………………4
1.1 Foreign Trade Correspondence and the Vocabulary…………………………………………4
1.2 The Background……………………………………………………….…………. …………4
II. Feature of vocabulary in Foreign trade correspondence --.Special………………………5
2.1. Familiar words in our daily life has specialization meaning in foreign trade correspondence5
2.2 The use of Abbreviation……………………………………………………………………5
2.3 Idioms in foreign trade correspondence………………………………………………5-6
2.4 Avoid Using Needless Jargon………………………………………………………………6
III. Feature of vocabulary in Foreign trade correspondence - Courtesy………………………6
3.1Try to avoid irritating，offensive Statements…………………………………………………6
3.2Change the tone form command to the request……………………………………………6-7
3.3To be careful when conveying negative message or unpleasant information……………7
3.4 The Use of Active and Passive Voice………………………………………………………7
3.5The use of conditional sentence “if” ……………………………………………………7-8
IV. Feature of vocabulary in Foreign trade correspondence ---- Conciseness ………………8
4.1 Use short and simple words rather than long，or complicated word………………………8
4.2 Try to use words or phrases to replace clauses or sentence……………………………………8
4.3 To use very formal simple verb instead of Complex phrase…………………………………8
V. Feature of vocabulary in Foreign trade correspondence -- Clarity………………………8
5.1 Try to Avoid Ambiguity words………………………………………………………………8
5.2The Use of Specific and Exact Words and Expressions………………………………………8-9
VI. Feature of vocabulary in Foreign trade correspondence—Concreteness
6.1 Add More Details to Make the Writing More Concrete…………………………………… 9
6.2Use specified rather than general language to give specific information……………………9
6.3Use Active Rather Than Passive Voice．……………………………………………………9
VII Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………10
VIII. References………………………………………………………………………………10
