2. 盈餘或赤字（surplus or deficit） 在信件開頭可以用 "This draftbudget shows the breakdown of..."（本預算草案顯示……的明細。）
和 "Here is a preliminary budget showing the allotment of..."（以下是顯示……分配的初步預算案。）之類的話來向對方概述預算案的內容。
該如何下筆呢? 可以參考以下:
1. 說明預算案包含內容。
2. 明確說明收入及支出數字。（Our revenues are forecasted to amountto...）、（Our expenditures are projected to be...）
3. 總結說明年度赤字或盈餘。（The estimatedsurplus is expected to be...）、（Our deficit is expected to reach...）
Sentence Patterns 商務寫作句型
本預算草案顯示⋯的明細。
This draftbudget shows the breakdown of...
e.g. This draftbudget shows the breakdown of expenditures for the first quarter. (本預算草案顯示第一季支出的明細。)
以下是顯示⋯⋯分配的初步預算案。
Here is a preliminary budget showing the allotment of...
e.g. Here is a preliminary budget showing the allotment of financial resources.
(以下是一個顯示財務資源分配的初步預算案。)
營收預計可達（某金額）。
Revenues are forecasted to amount to (amount).
e.g. Revenues are forecasted to amount to $10 million. (營收預計可達 1 千萬美金。)
這段時間內，我們的收入預估為（某金額）。
Our income is estimated at (amount) for this time frame.
e.g. Our income is estimated at $6.7 million for this time frame.
(這段時間內，我們的收入預估為 670 萬美金。)
我們的支出預計為（某金額）。
Our expenditures are projected to be (amount).
e.g. Our expenditures are projected to be $1 million. (我們的支出預計為 100 萬美金。)
這段期間的費用預計為（某金額）。
The costs for this period are expected to be (amount).
e.g. The costs for this period are expected to be roughly $450,000.
(這段期間的費用預計大約是 45 萬美金。)
我們／我預測會有（某金額）的赤字。
We / I predict there will be a shortfall of (amount).
e.g. We predict there will be a shortfall of $165,000. (我們預測會有 16 萬 5 千美金的赤字。)
估計赤字將達到（某金額）。
The estimateddeficit is expected to reach (amount).
e.g. The estimateddeficit is expected to reach half a million dollars.
(估計赤字將達到 50 萬美金。)
