20 May 2000

Kee & Co., Ltd

34 Regent Street

London, UK

Dear Sirs:

Thank you for your letter of 20 May requesting earlier delivery of goods under your purchase contract no. 954.

We have contacted the shipping company and regret to tell you that we are unable to comply with your request. We have been informed that there is no available space on ships sailing from here to your port before 5 April.

We are very sorry that we are unable to advance shipment. We will, however, do everything possible to ensure that the goods are shipped within the contracted time.

Yours faithfully,

Tony Smith

Chief Seller

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——先生:

五月二十日要求提早裝運第954號合約的來信收到。
　　本公司聯(lián)絡船運公司，得知四月五日前開往貴公司港口的船只已沒有剩余貨位，因而未能達成有關要求 ，深感抱歉。
　　然而，本公司可確保該貨將于合約指定的時間送抵。

銷售部主任
托尼.斯密思謹上
2000年5月20日