BEC中级写作：能 or 不能

　　BEC剑桥商务英语证书在中国被认可的主要以外资企业居多，特别是英联邦和欧盟成员国家的企业。BEC在外企及外籍人士中认可度还是很高的。英语写作本身是一个同时练习语言和思维的过程，这种联想式的写作训练能在一定程度上用创造性思维巩固对语言的掌握。相信在大家小试牛刀之后，一定会对英文写作有更新的体会，也许会拥有更多的好奇和疑问。

　　说明你所能做的和不能做的：

　　We are unable to …

　　We are able to …

　　We have been forced to …

　　环境：

　　You cannot lower your prices.

　　We regret that we are unable to reduce out prices.

　　You have had to raise your prices because the government has increased the sales tax.

　　We have been forced to raise our prices because the government has increased the sales tax.

　　However, you can give them a discount of 5% if their order is for more than $8,000.

　　We are able to give you a discount of 5% if your order is more than $8,000.

　　With regard to their second question, you cannot accept payment in Egyptian pounds but you can accept US dollars or Euros.

　　We are sorry that we are unable to accept payments in Egyptian pounds but we are able to accept US dollars or Euros.