特确认，本公司某月某日函件等

1. We confirm our respects of the l0th May

2. We confirm our letter of the l0th of this month

3. We confirm our last letter of the l0th June

4. We had the pleasure of writing you last on the l0th of this month

5. We confirm our respects of the l0th June

6. We confirm the remarks made in our respects of the l0th July

7. We confirm the particulars of our enquiry by telephone of this morning

8. In confirming our telegram of this morning, --

9. Confirming our respects of the 10th May,---

10. Confirming our last of the 10th June,---

贵公司某月某日函电，敬悉等

l. We have pleasure in acknowledging receipt of your esteemed favour of the 3rd May

2. We are pleased to acknowledge receipt of your favour of the lst June

3. We have to acknowhedge receipt of your favour of the 5th July

4. Your letter of May 5 was very welcome

5. Your letter of April l0 gave me much pleasure

6. Your esteemed favour of 7th May was duly received by us

7. Your favour of the 5th June is duly to hand

8. Your favour of the l0th is to (at) hand

9. We are in due receipt of your favour dated the 7th June

10. We are in receipt of your letter of the 7th July

特回答贵公司某月某日函所叙述有关事项等

1. I have the pleasure of stating, in answer to your inquiry of the 4th inst, that

2. In reply to your letter of the 5th of May, I have to inform you that (of)

3. I hasten to answer your inquiry of the l5th May, by stating that

4. We are in receipt of yours of the 5th June, in reply to which we are pleased to state that

5. In reply to yours of the l0th May, relative to..., I would say that

6. I am in receipt of your favour of the 7th May, and in response I inform you that (of)

7. In response to your letter of l0th May, I wish to say that

8. In answer to your favour of the 5th May regarding... I reply as follows:

9. Answering your letter of the 8th of February re..., I would say that

10. In reply to your letter of February 8th, I inform you that (of)

非常遗憾，我们奉告您关于，等。

l. We regret to inform you that (of)

2. We are sorry to have to draw your attention to

3. We regret to have to say that

4. We regret to advise you that

5. We very much regret to announce you that

6. It is most regrettable that we have to inform you that (of)

7. It is with our greatest regret that we must inform you that (of)

8. To our greatest regret we must herewith inform you that (of)

9. It is a matter for regret that I have to inform you that (of)

10. It is to be regretted that I must inform you that (of)

因电文不太明确……，等。

1. Your telegram just received is quite unintelligible.

2. Please repeat your wire on receipt of this, stating your meaning more clearly.

3. Your telegram is not clear; explain the third and fourth words.

4. Your telegram is unintelligible; repeat more fully in plain language.

5. Your cable is not clear, repeat, using the codes agreed upon (on).

6. We cannot understand your telegram; state the code used and which edition.

7. Your telegram is not signed with cipher as agreed on; confirm if correct.

8. We cannot trace the code you used; please repeat the telegram in plain words.    

9. Your telegram is too short to be understood. Please repeat it more fully.

l0. The telegram was vague (pointless), and they requested them to explain in plain words.