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Dear Mr President
On May 4 we agreed on our second Chemicals contract with your company. The business is confirmed verbally by your Business Manager Mr Paul to our Sales Manager Miss Li at a price of US$50 per ton. We accepted his word and secured the quantity of product by making an irrevocable commitment to our suppliers. But, after ten days, Mr Paul suddenly demanded a lower reduction close to his request. Still, we have not received the formal contract or acceptance of our vessel nomination. This behavior is not typical of your company and we hope you will see to it that the business proceed without further delay.
We are sorry to have to raise this question with yourself directly,but Mr Paul has departed on a business trip to Europe. We cannot leave this matter unresolved until his return.
We look forward to your urgent reply.
Best Regards,
Andy
参考译文：
尊敬的总经理先生
5月4日，我们同意与贵公司签订第二份化学品合同。贵公司贸易经理保罗先生以每吨50美元的价格口头向我们的销售经理李小姐确认了这项业务。我们接受了他的承诺，并通过向我们的供应商作出不可撤销的承诺来保证产品的数量。但是，十天后，保罗先生突然要求在接近他的要求时降低货品数量。但是，我们还没有收到正式合同或贵公司接受我们的要求的文件。这种行为不是贵公司的典型行为，我们希望贵公司能及时处理此业务。
很抱歉，我们不得不直接向您提出这个问题，但保罗先生出差去了欧洲。在他回来之前，我们不能让这件事悬而未决。
我们期待着您的紧急回复。
顺祝商祺！
安迪
重点解析：
1. agree on 就某事达成一致。agree to，agree on，agree with如何区别？实际上，这三个短语可能要伴随你一生，因为使用频率极高。
a.Agree with
表示同意某人或某人的意见、想法、分析、解释等 (即持同一观点)；同意，接受某人所说的话：
I don't agree with you. 我不同意你的意见。
The jury agreed with her, but she lost the case on appeal.
陪审团同意她的说法，但在上诉时她败诉了。
He agreed with the questioner.
他赞同提问者的观点。
A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed withMr Forth
会议结束时所做的非正式民意测验表明大多数人赞同福思先生。
On balance he agreed with Christine.
总的来说，他同意克里斯蒂娜的意见。
The district council agreed with the objectors and turned down the application.
区政务委员会同意反对者的意见，拒绝了这一申请。
以上5例摘自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》；
b.Agree on
主要指双方通过协商而取得一致意见或达成协议：
We agreed on the price. 我们就价格达成了一致意见。
They have agreed on the time and place.
他们已经说定了时间和地点。
The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.
双方商定了访问日程。
Both parties agreed on these terms.
双方同意这些条件。
The talks showed there was much we agreed on [ we shared a lot in common].
谈判表明，我们有很多共同点。
The two sides agreed on a cease-fire.
双方达成停火协议。
Both sides reached an agreement on something.; Both sides agreed onsomething.
双方取得一致意见。
以上7例摘自《汉英大词典》；
Okay, so are we agreed on going north?
好，那么我们已经一致同意向北走了？
Both have agreed on the need for the money
两个人一致表示需要那笔钱。
The faculty agreed on a change in the requirements
全体教师一致同意修改规定。
The warring sides have agreed on an unconditional ceasefire
交战各方已经同意无条件休战。
以上4例摘自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
c.Agree to
主要用来表示一方提出一项建议、安排、计划等，另一方同意协作：
We agreed to their arrangement. 我们同意了他们的安排
All the interested parties eventually agreed to the idea.
所有利益相关方最终都同意了这一想法。
I told Norman I would invest in his venture as long as he agreed to one proviso
我告诉诺曼只要他答应一个附带条件，我就会为他的项目投资。
He agreed to her suggestion begrudgingly.
他不情愿地同意了她的建议。
France had agreed to his request for political asylum
法国已经同意了他寻求政治庇护的请求。
The main rebel groups have agreed to join in a meeting to set up a transitionalgovernment.
主要叛乱集团已同意参加会议讨论建立一个过渡政府。
The strikers agreed to remove their pickets and hold talks with the government.
罢工者同意撤回纠察队员，并和政府进行对话。
They agreed to draw up a formal agreement
他们同意起草一份正式协议。
I never agreed to spy against the United States.
我从来没有答应去当间谍刺探美国的情报。
She had agreed to have dinner with him in town the following weekend
她答应下一个周末和他在城里共进晚餐。
I agreed to help him weigh it out
我答应帮他称一下。
It agreed to set up a central registry of arms sales.
它同意成立一个中央武器销售登记处。
The two sides agreed to set up a commission to investigate claims
双方同意组建一个委员会来调查那些索赔要求。
Once they had ascertained that he was not a spy, they agreed to release him
一旦确认他并非间谍，他们即同意将他释放。
Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate.
反对的声音越来越高，政府只好同意进行谈判。
Parliamentary leaders agreed to take all such decisions by a show of hands
议会领导人同意所有这样的决定都要举手表决。
以上例子摘自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
He accepted [ agreed to] my price.
他接受[同意]我的价钱。
《汉英大词典》
2. verbally 口头上地[ˈvɜːrbəli]
Information is given to the patient verbally and in writing.
用口头和书面的形式向病人提供信息。
He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers.
他宣称自己遭到其他士兵的辱骂。
The company had received complaints both verbally and in writing.
这家公司收到了口头和书面的投诉。
Teachers were threatened with kitchen knives, physically assaulted and verbally abused...
老师们被人用菜刀威胁，遭受人身侵犯和言语辱骂。
3.confirm [kənˈfɜːm] V.(尤指提供证据来)证实，证明;使感觉更强烈;使确信;批准(职位、协议等);确认;认可
[VN] Rumours of job losses were later confirmed.
裁员的传言后来得到了证实。
His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.
他内疚的表情证实了我的猜疑。
Please write to confirm your reservation (= say that it is definite) .
预订后请来函确认。
[V (that)] Has everyone confirmed (that) they're coming?
他们是不是每个人都肯定过一定会来？
[V wh-] Can you confirm what happened?
你能证实一下发生了什么事吗？
[VN that] It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week.
已经确定会议将于下个星期召开。
[VN] ~ sth | ~ sb (in sth)
使感觉更强烈；使确信
to make sb feel or believe sth even more strongly
The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.
在山里步行使他更加确信自己有恐高症。
After a six-month probationary period, her position was confirmed.
经过六个月的试用期后，她获准正式担任该职。
He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season.
他被正式任命在这个赛季剩下的时间内担任队长。
4. secure adj. [sɪˈkjʊə(r)]
安心的;有把握的;可靠的;牢靠的;稳固的;安全的;稳妥的
v.
(尤指经过努力)获得，取得，实现;拴牢;扣紧;关严;保护;保卫;使安全
第三人称单数： secures 现在分词： securing 过去式： secured 过去分词： secured
派生词： securely adv.
这里是动词，确保，加以保证，
The windows were secured with locks and bars.
窗户已经插上栓，上了锁，都关好了。
a savings plan that will secure your child's future
确保你孩子的前途的储蓄计划
She felt secure and protected when she was with him
和他在一起的时候，她感到一种被人保护的安全感。
Graham's achievements helped secure him the job.
出色的成绩帮助格雷厄姆拿下了这份工作。
I shall use my best endeavours to secure you the position.
我将尽力为你搞到这个职位。
She arrived early to secure a place at the front
为了能占个靠前的位置，她提早到了。
This is the only effectual way to secure our present and future happiness.
这是确保我们现在及以后都会幸福的唯一有效途径。
The Chinese Foreign Minister was making every effort to secure a peaceful settlement
中国外交部长正在尽全力保证和平解决问题。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
He will sign a personal guarantee to additionally secure the loan.
他将签订一个个人担保，以此为贷款多加一层保障。
There was not sufficient evidence to secure a conviction.
没有足够的证据来定罪。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
They secure their degrees by slogging through an intensive 11-month course
他们苦学了11个月的强化课程，拿到了学位。
5. irrevocable commitment不可撤销的承诺
It may well be worth waiting for better times before making any irrevocable commitment
最好等到更合适的时候再作出不能反悔的承诺。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
irrevocable [ɪˈrevəkəbl] adj.
无法改变的;不可更改的
派生词： irrevocably adv.
an irrevocable decision/step
最后的决定 / 一步
irrevocably committed
义无反顾地献身
He said the decision was irrevocable.
他说这项决定是不可改变的。
The bank has made out an irrevocable letter of credit.
银行开出了不可撤销的信用证[状]。
commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] n.
承诺;许诺;允诺承担;保证;(对工作或某活动)献身，奉献，投入;已承诺(或同意)的事;不得不做的事
~ (to sb/sth) | ~ to do sth
承诺；许诺；允诺承担；保证
She doesn't want to make a big emotional commitment to Steve at the moment.
她不想在此刻对史蒂夫在感情上作出重大的承诺。
The company's commitment to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success.
这家公司保证供货质优价廉的承诺对它的成功起了决定性的作用。
the government's commitment to public services
政府对公共服务事业作出的承诺
~ (to sb/sth)
（对工作或某活动）献身，奉献，投入
A career as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment.
干演员这一行需要百分之百的投入。
名词，已承诺（或同意）的事；不得不做的事
He's busy for the next month with filming commitments.
他正忙于准备已经承诺的下个月拍电影的事。
Women very often have to juggle work with their family commitments.
妇女经常得两头兼顾，既要工作又要照管家庭。
~ (of sth) (to sth)
（资金、时间、人力的）花费，使用
the commitment of resources to education
对教育的资源投入
Achieving success at this level requires a commitment of time and energy.
取得这种水平的成就需要花费时间和精力。
We made a commitment to keep working together
我们承诺继续合作。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
I've got a lot of commitments
我承担了很多责任。
3. sales 作为形容词，销售的；作为名词是销售的意思
4. at the price of.. 以...的价格
5. secure 获得，使安全
6. make a commitment 做出承诺
7. Irrevocable 不可撤销的，不能挽回的，不可更改的
8. reduction 减少 demand a reduction 要求减少
9. vessel 船，血管
10. behavior 行为， 注意一个常用口语表达“behave yourself” 请检点一点，行为规矩一些
11. see to it that... 注意，保证，确保，类似表达有note that，pay attention to it...
12. typical 典型的， be typical of ... 是..的特点
13. raise a question 提出问题
14. on a business trip 出差
15. cannot=can't 不能
16. look forward to sh 期待某事
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