Modern English 洋话连篇（七十）

　　1,In the import and export business, we often make inquiries¹ at foreign suppliers.

　　在进出口交易中，我们常向外商询价。

　　2,To make an inquiry² about our oranges, a representative of the Japanese company paid us a visit.

　　为了对我们的橙子询价，那家日本公司的一名代表访问了我们。

　　3,We cannot take care of your enquiry at present.

　　我们现在无力顾及你方的询盘。

　　4,Your enquiry is too vague to enable us to reply you.

　　你们的询盘不明确，我们无法答复。

　　5,Now that we've already made an inquiry about your articles, will you please reply as soon as possible?

　　既然我们已经对你们产品询价，可否尽快给予答复？

　　6,China National Silk Corporation received the inquiry sheet sent by a British company.

　　中国丝绸公司收到了英国一家公司的询价单。

　　7,Thank you for your inquiry.

　　谢谢你们的询价。

1 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。