Business English Correspondence in the Role of Foreign TradeContentsAbstract: 1 Key words:1 一、 The characteristics2 （一）、Language Standardization2 （二）、 Simple Content3 （三）、Courtesy3 （四）、 Formats4 （五）、Clarity5 （六）、 Consideration5 (七）、Courtesy5 （八）、Statement be expressed effective5 （九）、use of simple sentences6 二、Text Features6 （一）、Writing format liberalization6 （二）、The ritual function is formal8 （三）、The information transmission function8 （四）、Cultural features9 三、Pay attention to9 （一）、cultural background9（二）、potential customers10（三）、 Minimize the use of negation10（四）、specification Format11 Conclusion11 References12摘要：商务英语函电作为商务活动交流的一种重要方式在国际商务交际中起着重要的作用。掌握好书写外贸函电的原则和技巧，是进行成功交易的基础。随着国际贸易竞争日渐激烈,商务活动日益频繁,商务函电随之显现其重要作用。本文从商务英语函电的作用、语篇等来谈其文体特征,并为商务英语函电的撰写提出建议,目的是为让了让所有从事外贸业务的人员能充分掌握商务英语函电的特点，理解商务英语函电在对外贸易中的作用，从而促进经济的发展。关键词：商务英语函电 原则 简洁 礼貌Abstract As an important of communication, Business English correspondence plays an important role in international business trade. To master the principles and skills of writing business letters is the foundation for successful transactions. With the increasingly competitive in the international trade, business activities have become increasingly frequent,. Business English correspondence becomes more and more important in this paper, to promote the development of economy, thats come to talk about the discourse and its important of business English correspondence to anomalies its stylistic features.Keywords: Business English correspondence; principle ;simple;courtesy;Introduction:At present, The economy of China and the world trade is increasingly frequently. Business English is the international business activities, Business English is not only a universal language in the international business activities with a special purpose, but also an important tool in the foreign economic activities. So Business English Correspondence has become an important major media. for communicating 、conducting business and establishing friendly cooperative relations between the countries and other important business activities. With the acceleration of world economic integration, the international business cooperation is increasing. After join sing the World Trade Organization, economic exchanges with other members is also increasing frequently, foreign economic trade and technological cooperation developed rapidly. With the growing international trade and development, Business English correspondence in todays world trade flourish, is essential for international business contacts that means all aspects of foreign trade conducted mostly through correspondence. From the establishment of business relations to the deal, the implementation of the contract, and in the process of implementation of the contract disputes, mostly through letters and telegrams are resolved. Thus, the modern international trade is also known as document trade. Operation in international trade practice, trade exchanges between the various links of all correspondence constitutes an important legal basis. Particularly when the trade disputes arise, it is possible to resolve about the results. International trade is increasingly dependent on the process of exchanging documents, the center role of business English correspondence is an increasingly significant. Therefore, anomalies the language means and skills can promote the smooth development of business activities to promote business cooperation and reached the final trade.一、 The Characteristics of Foreign Trade English Correspondence（一）Language Standardization With the increasing foreign trade, of the language of business correspondence are more and more standardize, not only requires words, syntax, grammar, spelling and punctuation norms out of habit, and the terms of various business activities in restraint laws, regulations and practices use, there are more clearly defined.（二） Simple ContentBusiness correspondence is written a vivid, concrete and clear, especially to make clear response to demand letter, or reply to the request or other communication problems, or offer, promise, to write clearly, plainly .There is no hard to learn of the Department, so that the recipient will not be misunderstood to write after seeing people trying to say, the text as little as possible and clearly enough to show the meaning of the expression.（三）Courtesy Write to rat