A Letter Declining a Job Offer

　　December 24, 2005

　　Dear Sir or Madam:

　　I am responding to your job offer on December 20, 2005. I was informed that I would be offered the position as an interpreter for your company. I cordially appreciate your trust and I am much obliged to you for providing me with this valuable opportunity.

　　However, I have to tell you that I cannot accept it. The major reason is that I don't think I am the most appropriate candidate for this post. As a non-English major, though my written and spoken English are outstanding than most of my peers, I am not well trained in translation, not to mention interpretation, which, I believe is highly demanding. Maybe my performance in the oral examination has misled you. Actually, I am more interested and more competent in my own major, that is, program designing. Last but not least, I happened to have been offered such a position with another company.

　　Nonetheless, I, again, want to express my sincere gratefulness and I earnestly apologize for any inconvenience hereby caused. Finally, I hope you can find the ideal candidate as soon as possible.

　　Best regards.

　　Yours sincerely

　　Li Mingappropriate [ə'prəupriət] adj. 适当的，相称的

　　sincerely [sin'siəli] adv. 真诚地，真心地

　　nonetheless [.nʌnðə'les] adv. 尽管如此(仍然)

　　declining [di'klainiŋ] adj. 下降的，衰落的 动词decline的现在分词

　　demanding [di'mændiŋ] adj. 要求多的，吃力的

　　cordially [.kɔ:djəli] adv. 诚恳地，诚挚地，诚实地

　　inconvenience [.inkən'vi:njəns] n. 不便，困难

　　outstanding [aut'stændiŋ] adj. 突出的，显著的，未支付的

　　apologize [ə'pɔlədʒaiz] vi. 道歉，谢罪

　　appreciate [ə'pri:ʃieit] vt. 欣赏，感激，赏识