单选题 We are very much concerned that your sales in recent months have fallen considerably. At first we thought this might be due to a weak market, but on looking into the matter more closely, we found that the general trend during this period has been upwards. We, therefore, look forward to receiving from you a detailed report on the situation and suggestions, so that we may help in pushing your sales up to the former level as soon as possible.

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【答案解析】我们非常关注你们近几个月销售额大幅度下降的情况。起初我们以为是市场不景气，但后来经过更深入地调查研究，我们发现这个时期总的趋势是上升的。因此，我们期望收到你们关于销售状况的详细报告和建议，以便我们能尽快帮助你们把销售额提高到原来的水平。[解析] 原文措辞比较简洁，关键是要注意逻辑关系的表达。首先，第2句中的At first..., but...为对比关系，翻译but后的内容时要加上“后来……”，与at first(起初)形成对比。第3句中的therefore表示因果关系，虽然在原文中therefore位于主语We之后，但在翻译时，应将“因此”放在整个句子的开头。so that表明目的，应按原文主句、目的从句的语序，将其译为“以便……”，这样才符合汉语的习惯。