1、(2) 日期(Date)写日期注意下列各点: 年份应写全。例如不能用“99”来代替“1999”; 月份应写英文名称,除May, July外,可用缩写,如:Sep., Oct.。但不要用数字来代替,如7/4/99或7,4,99,因为在英国此日期代表7th April, 1999, 而美国则代表4th July, 1999。日期可用1,2,3,411,1221,2231等,也可用1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 11th, 21st22 nd, 31 st等。日期的几种写法:a: July 7, 1998b. 1st October, 1998c. 30 Nov., 1997d. Sep. 3
2、 rd, 1999 特别注意英文书信日期应紧着写信人地址下一行,不能像写中文书信那样写在书信签名之后,这是很多学生的常见错误。例一(3) 收信人姓名及地址(inside Name and Address)写信人的地址和日期写好以后,接着就要写收信人的姓名和地址,一般的事务信件或给较生疏的朋友的信件要写,而在给较熟的朋友的信中则可省去。这一项写在日期下一行的左上角。收信人姓名写一行,收信人地址可分两行或三行写,和写信人的地址一样,上下可取齐,也可向右缩进。在姓名前一般要加上称号,称号因人而异。 对普通男子用Mr.;对未婚女子用Miss;对已婚女子用Mrs., 对婚姻状况不明确的通常用Ms (后跟
3、本人姓);对教授或博士(医生)用Prof. 或Dr.(4) 称呼(Salutation)称呼指的是信文开头的那种称呼,如Dear, Mr., uncle, 各种称呼因人而异。在称呼后面一般是用逗号,但也有用冒号的。现归纳如下:对父母、兄弟、姐妹等;a. Dear Father,b. My dear Mother,c. Dear Sister,d. Dear Tom, 对亲戚:a. My dear Auntie.b. Dear Cousin,c. My dear Cousin, 对朋友、同学a. My dear friend,b. Dear Mr. Jackson,c. My dear Mr.
4、Jackson, 对未婚女子:a. Dear Miss Luce,b. My dear Miss Luce, 对一般妇女,不论是否结婚:a. Ms.b. Dear Madame, 对已婚生子:a. Dear Mrs. Helen Jackson,b. My dear Mrs. Helen Jackson, 对公司、工厂、学校等:a. Dear Sirs,b. Sirs,c. Gentlemen,(5) 信文(Body of the letter)信文是信件的主体部分,也就是信的内容。正文应在称呼下两行开始。信的开头第一个字母通常和称呼开头第一个词平齐。也有往后退四个或八字个字的。下面介绍一些开
5、头语和结尾语。开头语 相当于中文的“敬启者”。a. I beg to inform you that b. I beg to take this opportunity to inform you that c. I have the honor to address you that d. I write in a hurry to inform you that e. I have the pleasure to tell you that f. Im very much delighted to inform you that 相当于中文的“接读某月某日来信,一切知悉”。a. I tha
6、nk you very much for your letter of May 20th b. Your letter of May 20th has been received with thanks.c. It gives me great pleasure to receive your kind letter of May 20th.d. In answer to your kind letter of May 20th, deeply regret that e. I have received your kind letter of May 20th.f. Words cant e
7、xpress my delight on finding your favor of yesterday on my desk thismorning.g. Your letter dated May 20th has been received结尾语采用三种方法: 采用分词短语:句末用逗号,不用句号。例如:a. Waiting for your good news,b. Looking forward to your early reply,c. Hoping to hear from you soon,d. Hoping you are enjoying good health,e. Re
8、gretting that I cant give you a more favorite reply,f. Regretting the trouble Im causing you,g. Wishing you every success,h. Wishing you a pleasant journey,i. Wishing you a happy New Year,采用介词短语,句末用逗号,不用句号。a. With best regards,b. With kind regards to your family,c. With best wishes to you and yours,
9、d. With best wishes for your success and happiness,e. With best wishes for your success in your new field of work,f. With best regards and wishing you all success,g. With warmest regards,h, With best regards to you and your family,i. With the seasons greetings, 采用完整句子:句末用句号。a. We are waiting for you
10、r good news.b. I hope to receive your early reply.c. We look forward to your reply at your earliest convenience.d. I thank you very much for your services, and wish your continued success.(6)结束语(Complimentary Close)结束语的一般写法如下:Yours faithfully,Faithfully yours,Yours truly,Truly yours,Sincerely yours,
11、公函常用:Yours respectfully,Respectfully yours,Yours sincerely,私人书信常用:Yours very sincerely,Yours affectionately,Yours ever,给亲戚朋友的信常用:Love,All my love,Your(ever) loving son/daughter/cousin, etc.Your affectionate nephew,Yours lovingly,Lovingly yours,(7)署名(Signature)下面是署名的例子:个人署名:W. J. Watson公司署名:LegendCom
12、puter CompanyWang LinSales Manager精选范文 生日贺信Dear Bob,Tomorrow is your birthday. I imagine your family is planning a celebration for you. I write this letter to offer you my heartiest congratulations and best wishes for many returns of the day.With my sincere wishes for your success, 圣诞节及新年贺信Dear Mary
13、 and Helen,A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you! Allow me to offer you Season Greetings. May the New Year will bring you a bright and prosperous (繁荣) future.My families who are well and happy, join me in my good wishes.Barbara感谢信Dear Sir,With feelings of deep gratitude I address you to give
14、 my thanks for your noble and generous efforts by which my son was saved from the lake. Surely, if it had not been for your help, my son would not be alive now. I shall be most happy to have a chance of serving you in return.I extend you again a thousand thanks for the great favor.Wang Bing 请求帮助信Dea
15、r Harry,I expect to leave Shanghai for Nanjing next Monday and intend to stay there for a month or so. You told me you had been there for a long time and knew a lot of people. I, therefore, shall thank you if you will kindly let me have one or two letters of introduction to them as I am an entire st
16、ranger in that place. 申请信(申请作为研究助理)Im a graduate student in the Physics Department of Qinghua University.Recently I read that you are hiring an assistant to do research on solar physics. As you can see from my resume (简历),I have had experience in this field. Im very interested in your project and ho
17、pe to work with you. My telephone number is 83745102.Thank you for your consideration. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.道歉信这类信件一般包括三个部分:1)道歉(apology) 2) 叙述原因或问题(reason/problem) 3)后果及解决办法(consequence + offer of solution)。范文是比较典型的致歉信。Sue首先在信的开头向David 为昨晚未能按时到剧院见他表示道歉。然后叙述昨天未能准时到剧院的原因,结果晚8点才赶到剧院,迟到了45分钟。Sue 以为David已经走了,没有见到他,最后一句“How about next Friday?”提出下周五再见面的解决办法。
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