chapter 5 拒绝延期
  邮件速览
  from: charlotte lynn
  to: isabella wallis
  subject: refusal of delay in date of negotiation
  dear isabella,
  thank you for your e-mail in which you want us to change the date of negotiation.
  i'm sorry, but another time is inconvenient for us, so we can't accept your requirement about changing the fixed date of our negotiation. though we have no idea what happened to your company, we have arranged the date of negotiation last week on a set time which is available for us. on the other hand, you should know that all our staff are swamped with work recently. because we have received a big order from another company, and our manager has a full schedule this month. he is not available for the meeting with you except the fixed time on 21st of november. so we sincerely hope you can keep the promise and arrive on the day appointed.
  we are looking forward to your reply.
  faithfully yours,
  charlotte
  寄件人：夏洛特•林恩
  收件人：伊莎贝拉•沃利斯
  主旨：拒绝谈判延期
  亲爱的伊莎贝拉：
  感谢你发来的邮件，你在邮件中表示希望我们可以更改谈判日期。
  非常抱歉，但是我们不方便另约时间。所以，我们不能接受你更改约定好的谈判日期。尽管我们不知道贵公司发生了什么，但是我们上星期已经约定了对于双方都方便的时间。另一方面，你应该知道我们的公司职员都忙得不可开交。这是因为，我们从另一个公司那里接收了一大笔订单。而且我们经理这个月的安排十分繁忙，除了12月21日，已经预约好的时间，他恐怕没有空见你。所以，希望贵方可以遵守承诺，在指定的日期当天到达。
  我们期待收到你的回复。
  忠诚的
  夏洛特
  1. though we have no idea what happened to your company, we have arranged the date of negotiation last week on a set time which is available for us.
  尽管我们不知道贵公司发生了什么，但是我们上星期已经约定了对于双方都方便的时间。
  ★ 解析：
  we have no idea...可以视为习惯用法，表示“我们不知道……”，相当于we have no notion...、we have no conception...。
  ★ 套用：
  we have no idea why you request for delay in the date of our negotiation.
  我们不知道，你们为什么要求延迟谈判日期。
  we have no idea why you request for delaying negotiating with us.
  我们不知道，你们为什么要求延迟与我们协商。
  we have no idea why you would like to postpone negotiating with us.
  我们不知道，你们为什么想要延迟与我们协商。
  2. on the other hand, you should know that all our staff are swamped with work recently.
  另一方面，你应该知道我们的公司职员都忙得不可开交。
  ★ 解析：
  on the other hand, you should know that...可以视为习惯用法，表示“另一方面，你应该知道……”；其中的on the other hand, ...、you should know that...都可以视为固定用法。
  ★ 套用：
  on the other hand, you should know that we are reluctant to postpone negotiating with you.
  另一方面，你应该知道，我们并不愿意延迟与你们协商的时间。
  on the other hand, you should know that we are unlikely to delay our negotiation.
  另一方面，你应该知道，我们不可能延迟协商时间。
  on the other hand, you should know that we never approve of any delay.
  另一方面，你应该知道，我们从不接受任何延误。
  1. can we reschedule our appointment? 能不能更改我们约定的时间？
  2. i am afraid our appointment has to be postponed. 恐怕我们的约定时间得推迟了。
  3. i am really sorry, but i have no choice but to postpone our appointment.
  很抱歉，但我别无选择，只能推迟我们的会面时间。
  4. can i postpone our arrangement a month from today?
  能把我们的会面日期推迟一个月吗？
  5. i have to ask you to change our appointment due to some personal reasons.
  由于某些个人原因，我不得不请求您更改我们的会面日期。
  6. i have to delay the appointment due to an unexpected matter.
  因一些意外情况，我不得不推迟我们的会面日期。
  7. i want to know if i can postpone our arrangement to next tuesday.
  我想知道我是否可以把我们的会面日期变更到下周二。
  8. please forgive me for the inconvenience this may cause. 由此造成的不便，敬请原谅。
  9. i hope this rearrangement will not cause many inconveniences.
  我希望这次调整不会给您带来太多不便。
  10. please let me know soon if the time is convenient for you.
  请尽快让我知道，这个时间对您是否方便。
  温馨提示
  ★ 例文写作要点：
  1. 感谢对方发来的邮件，重申对方更改谈判日期的要求；
  2. 告知对方，无法同意对方的要求更改谈判日期，对此表示歉意；并且解释无法更改谈判日期的两个缘由，表明希望对方可以维持原来的日期；
  3. 表明期待对方的回复。
  ★ e-mail中的常用句式9：
  1. he could not help... 他情不自禁……
  2. he couldn't remember... 他想不起来……
  3. he did not refuse to... 他并不拒绝……
  4. he did not wish to believe that... 他不愿相信……
  5. he showed no hesitation in... 他毫不犹豫地……
  6. he was not aware... 他不知道……
  7. he was unwilling to... 他不愿意……
  8. i could no longer... 我不再……
  9. i don't care... 我不在乎/关心……
  10. i don't see that... 我并不认为……
  11. i know not if i should... 我不知道我是不是应该……
  12. i know of no way of... 我不知道怎么……
  13. i never encouraged...to... 我从不曾教唆/鼓励某人去……