2016下半年BEC考试高级写作：催款信

教育部考试中心和英国剑桥大学考试委员会合作，于1993年起举办商务英语证书(BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE)考试。以下是yjbys网小编整理的关于BEC考试高级写作：催款信，供同学们参考。

1.概述

催款信的语气一开始应比较温和，而后逐渐强硬。第一封提示函通常为月结单，显示过期的未结款项。第二封通常格式较为正式，用不同的颜色(常为红色)打印。

　2.催款信内的基本要素

① 显示欠款金额;

② 表明拖欠时间;

③ 为挽救这一情况向对方提出具体要求。

⑴ 时间间隔

⑵ 催款信的内容

　　3.催款信的措辞

⑴ 催款信一般有三个要素：

① 摆明事实

② 要求付款

③ 催促付款。

Ⅰ.摆明事实

摆明事实的时候应提及前一封信或上一次电话交谈，并指出账务详情和未结账款的金额。

A.提及前一封信、传真或上一次电话交谈

B.通报过期未结账款的详情来表明事实，引起对方注意。可向对方通报过期未结账款的详情

C. 通报过期未结账款的.详情并表示担忧此事

Ⅱ.要求付款

下一步是要求对方付清过期未结账款。下列例句十分常见：

① We expect to receive payment within the next three days.

② We should be grateful if you could settle your account within the next three days.

Ⅲ.催促付款

说服对方偿付账款有两种方法。

A. 提出其他更好的付款方案，一般要求对方立即结清首期款项，余下的账款分期错开(staggered)支付。

B. 用遗憾的语气提出警告，表明若不按时支付将采取进一步行动。

Ⅰ.提出其他付款方法

① In the light of your present financial difficulties, we are prepared to accept an immediate payment of US$1,600 with the balance being settled over the next two months.

② If you prefer, we should be prepared to accept a series of staggered payments over the coming three months.

Ⅱ.提出进一步采取措施的警告

If you are unable to settle your account by the end of next week, I am afraid we will be forced to pass the matter over to our legal department.

u 上述斜体部分也可以这样表达：

① We regret we shall have no alternative but to…

① I greatly regret that I shall be obliged to…

② Unfortunately, I shall be compelled to…

③ Regrettably I shall have no choice but to…

Ⅲ.除了诉诸法律外，还可以用其他手段威胁，提出警告。

① We should hate to lose a valued customer like yourself.

② We hope that this temporary problem will not stop our doing business with you in the future.