Letters of Complaint (抱怨信/投訴信)
在日常的生活中,難免會碰到不如意的事,如:所購買的商品質量有問題,對售后服務不滿意等,這時可寫抱怨信/投訴信以求得解決。抱怨信/投訴信的書寫格式與普通書信的格式基本相同,但在寫信時應注意態度,要做到態度誠懇,有理有據,切忌一味惱怒。一般說來,抱怨信/投訴信包含投訴內容、投訴原因和希望得到的結果三個最基本的方面。在寫這類信件時應特別注意以下幾點:
1. 寫明事情發生的時間,交代清楚寫信的原委。
2. 用詞恰當,不要因為有理就盛氣凌人,得理不讓。
3. 提出較為具體的要求或提出所希望的解決方式方法。
Samples
Sample 1
Sept. 20, 2004
General Manager
Raindrop Department Store
23 Yanan Road, Boluo City,
Guangdong 516100
Dear General Manager,
I am writing because I need to complain to you about what happened to me at your store last week.
I was in Boluo last week for a conference. The evening before I left for home, I went to your store and bought a dress for my daughter. The shop assistant helped me to choose one and I trusted her judgment and left without check. After I got back to the hotel, I found a small hole on the sleeve. So I came back to exchange it immediately, but she wouldn’t exchange it for me and said she could do nothing about it. I know that Raindrop Department Store is one of the “Ten Best Department Stores” in the country. But why couldn’t a simple customer’s service like that be done?
I hope the store can answer me and exchange the dress.
I am looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Li Zhiqin
Hangzhou Dongfang Cooperation
參考譯文
廣東博羅市延安路23號
郵編:516100
雨點百貨商場
總經理
尊敬的總經理:
我寫這封信是向你投訴上周我在貴商場遇到的一件事。
上周我在博羅開會,回家前的那一晚上我去貴商場為我的女兒買裙子。商場服務
員為我選了一條,我很信任她,沒有再檢查就買下離開了。我回到賓館后,發現袖子上有一個小洞,便立刻拿回去要求調換,但她說不能換,而且還告訴我沒辦法幫我忙我知道雨點商場是全國十佳商場之一,但為什么顧客這樣簡單的要求都滿足不了呢?
我希望貴商場能給我一個答復并為我調換一條裙子。
盼復。
此致
敬禮!
李芝芹
杭州東方公司
2004年9月20
Sample 2
Dear Sirs,
In December of 2004, I bought a vacuum cleaner, portable special model, at Modern Supermarket. It had only been used for two weeks before it broke.
I took it to a local repair shop, but they told me it was a factory defect and suggested that I take it back to Modern Supermarket. Lacking some replacements, they changed a part from another manufacturer. Now, two months later, it has broken again. The Modern Supermarket suggested that I write you for further help.
The guarantee was registered in my name.
I will appreciate what you will do for us on this matter.
Respectfully,
Qiu Qiang
尊敬的先生:
2004年12月,我在現代超市買了一臺便攜式真空洗塵器?墒怯昧藘蓚星期就壞了。
我去本地的一家修理店修理,可店員告訴我這是出廠時就有的毛病,建議我去找現代超市。現代超市因沒有貴廠的備件,就給我換上了別的廠家的配件。可是兩個月后吸塵器又壞了,F代超市建議我寫信向你們請求幫助。
保修單上寫的是我的名字。
對此事你們能提供的幫助我將感激不盡。
邱強