2）to exert oneself 盡力

前面以出現了不少種“盡力”的表達方法，歸納如下：

to do one’s best/utmost

to try one’s best /utmost

to make an effort

to do everything possible

to do everything possible

to employ all possible means

例句：

We hope you will do everything possible to expand business between us.

我們希望你盡一切可能擴大我們之間的貿易。

Manufactures are exerting themselves to step up production.

廠方正在竭盡全力加快生產。

Make a special effort, please, Timely delivery measn a lot to us.

請特別加一把勁吧。及時交體貼對我們關系可大了。

7. We’ll set about booking the shipping space immediately.

我們馬上就著手訂艙。

set about 著手/開始干某事

Let’s set about our discussion at once. We can’t afford to lose time.

我們立即開始討論吧，我們時間很緊。

As soon as your L/C arrives we’ll set about making delivery of the goods.

你方信用證一到，我們就著手發運貨物。

7．Please see that the L/C remains valid until the fifteenth day after date of sipment.

  請將信用證有效期保留到裝船后第15天為止。

  valid a. 有效的  validity n.有效（期）

  The letter of credit is valid until August 31.

信用證有效期到8月31日截止。

We’d like your offer to remain valid for one week.

我們希望你們報盤的有效期保持一周。

After another week the credit will lose its validity.

再過一周，信用證便要失效了。

You must accept the offer within the validity. Otherwise we’ll withdraw it.

你必須在報盤有效期內接受此盤。否則我們將撤盤。

1.       Well, I’ll take a careful onto of what you say.

好的，我對此將給予注意。

take note(of) 注意到，留意

I have taken a carefully note of your suggestions and hope to give a detailed reply to each of them soon.

我已經注意到你的建議，并望不久可對每項建議給予詳細答復。

Take note (of) what I say and please don’t forget it.

留意我說的話，請別忘了。

At the same time, we must take note of the fact that the quality of the goods is very uneven.

同時，我們必須指出，貨物的質量很不穩定。