BEC中级写作：说明原因

　　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。预备参加bec考试的同学们由于缺乏商务写作的实际经验，对于写作部分都比较郁闷。结合历年考试实际，为大家准备了15类共计50个经典的实战句型，供大家在考场上使用。我们对每一个句型都模拟了一种环境：

　　说明原因：

　　This is owing to …、due to …、a result of … 、because of …

　　注：owing to 通常用于不好的消息。如果想在原因中使用动词，请加上the fact that的从句。

　　环境：

　　increase prices --- fall of the dollar

　　We have been force to increase our prices. This is owing to the fall of the dollar.

　　Delay the delivery of the goods --- strike by airline pilots

　　We have been forced to delay the delivery of the goods. This is owing to the strike by airline pilots.

　　Increase all salaries by 10% --- rise in sales

　　We are able to increase all salaries by 10%. This is the result of a big rise in sales.

　　Cut all salaries by 10% --- fall in sales

　　We have been forced to cut all salaries by 10%. This is due to the fact that there has been a fall in sales in the past ten months.

　　Cannot deliver your new order --- we have not received your payment fro the last order

　　We regret that we are unable to deliver your new order immediately. This is owing to the fact that we have not received your payment for the last order.

　　Cancel the meeting --- a lot of staff have been ill

　　We have been forced to cancel the meeting. This is because some members of our staff have been ill.