英语信函写作2006-11-02 09:04 私人和公务信函--概述
书信是日常生活中常用的文体，是用以交涉事宜、传达信息、交流思想、联络感情、增进了解的重要工具。书信一般可分为商务信件或公函（Business Letter or Official Correspondence）和私人信件（Private Letter）两大类。值得注意的是，英语书信的写法与汉语书信有一些明显区别，应特别加以区分。
英语书信通常包括下面几个组成部分：信端、信内地址、称呼、正文、结束语、签名、附件、再启等。下面我们将逐个进行介绍。
1.信端（Heading）
信端即信头，一般包括写信人的地址和写信日期。一些正式信函的信端还包括发信人或单位的电话号码、电报挂号、电传、传真和邮政编码等。
西方国家中有些信端甚至还有单位负责人的姓名、职务和职称等。
信端的目的是使收信人一看便知道书信来自何处，何时发出，便于复信和查阅。用一般的信纸写信时，信端应写在信纸的右上角，若字数较多，可从信纸中间或偏右的地方写起。若字数较少，可适当多向右移一些，使整个信端的重心落在右上角。
信端的写法主要有并列式和斜列式两种。从目前情况来看，前者更为常用。
采用并列式时，每行开头要左对齐；采用斜列式时，每行开头逐次向右移二三个字母的距离。
例如
（1）并列式
16 Fuxing Street
Haidian District
Beijing
Post Code: 100035
People’s Republic of China
Tel: 63211234
Aug. 20, 2004
（2）斜列式（Indented Form）
16 Fuxing Street
Haidian District
Beijing
Post Code: 100035
People’s Republic of China
Tel: 63211234
Aug. 20, 2004
写信端时，先写发信人的地址，地点的名称按由小到大的顺序排列，然后与其它项目和发信日期。具体次序是：第一行写门牌号和街名；第二行写区名、市（县）名、省（州、邦）名，往国外寄的信，还要写上国家的名称；国家名称的前面加上邮政编码，其后可写上电话号码，最后一行写发信日期。如果写信人的地址是机关单位的名称，则将其作为第一行。如果写信人的单位没有门牌号码和街名，则第一行可写上所在班级或专业组的名称；第二行写系、科、室名称；第三行写学校名称；第四行写市（县）、省（州）名称；然后再写邮政编码、国名、电话号码、发信日期等项。
如果使用标点符号，则在每行末尾加逗号，最后一行的末尾加句号。但当前的信件中行末大都不加标点符号，但在每行之内该用标点符号的地方，仍要用标点。
特别要注意的是，门牌号码和街名之间要加逗号。月份和日期之间不可用逗号。在西方国家，城市名称之后往往写有字母或数字（如New York, 103），表示城市的邮政编码。
关于发信日期的写法，应注意以下几点：
①年份应完全写出，不能简写。
②月份要用英文名称，不要用数字代替。
③月份名称多用公认的缩写式。但May, June, July, 因为较短，不可缩写。
④写日期时，可用基数词1，2，3，4，5，……28，29，30，31等，也可用序数词lst, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, ……28th, 29th, 30th, 31lst等。但最好用基数词，简单明了。
日期可有下列几种写法：
①Oct. 20, 2004
②10 May., 2004
③3rd June, 2004
④Sept. 16th, 2004
其中，①最为通用。
2.信内地址（Inside Address, Introductory Address）
信内地址收信人的姓名和地址，写在信纸的左上角，从信纸的左边顶格开始写，低于写信人地址和发信日期一二行，也分并列式和斜列式两种，但应与信端的书写格式保持一致。其次序是，先写收信人姓名、头衔和单位名称，占一二行，然后写地址，可占二至四行，例如：
①并列式
Ms. Joanna Kerry
Peking University
Haidian District, 100871
Beijing
China
②斜列式
Ms. Joanna Kerry
Peking University
Haidian District,100871
Beijing
China
3.称呼（Salutation）
对收信人的称呼应自成一行，写在低于信内地址一二行的地方，从信纸的左边顶格开始写，每个词的开头字母要大写，至于末尾处的符号，英国人用逗号，但美国和加拿大英语则
多用冒号。称呼用语可视写信人与收信人的关系而定。
给外国人写英文信时，称呼用语要注意以下几点：
①对没有头衔的男性一般称呼Mr. 。Mr. 用在姓氏之前或姓氏和名字之前，不可只用在名字之前，例如对的称呼，应该是：Mr. 或Mr. White, 不可是：Mr. Phil。若称呼多个男性，则在姓名前用Mr. 的复数形式Messrs. 。对一般以人名为名称的公司和企业常用这种称呼，例如：Messrs. Black and Brothers 布莱克兄弟公司。
②对女性一般称呼Mrs.，Madam 或Miss。Mrs.用在已婚女子的丈夫的姓氏之前，或姓氏和名字之前，一般不用在名字前Madame 此词可以单独使用或加在丈夫的姓名之前Mrs. 没有复数形式。若称呼多个女性，则在姓名前用Mme. 的复数形式Mmes. 而对以女子名字为名称的公司、企业可用Mesdames 称呼。Miss 多用于未婚女子，此词可缩写为Ms ，用于姓氏之前或姓氏和名字之前，一般不用于名字之前。
③对收信人的称呼，也可用头衔或职位的名称，不分性别。例如Professor （缩写为Prof.），Doctor （缩写为Dr.），General (缩写为Gen.) 。这些称呼都放在姓氏之前或姓氏和名字之前，如Prof. （Phil）White等。
④对外公函中对收信人的称呼，可用Gentlemen （而不是Gentleman），Dear Sir (s)和My dear Sir(s)等。Gentlemen 之前不能加Dear，后面也不能带姓名。用Sirs 时，前面常用Dear 一词，但也可单独用Sir。若收信人是妇女，则无论已婚或未婚，都可单独使用Madam 或其复数Mesdames。
⑤对外国高级官员的称呼，如国家元首、政府首脑、部长、大使、公使和特使等，可用（Dear）Sir，（Dear）Mr. Chairman，（Dear）Mr. Premier，（My dear）Mr. Ambassador，Your Excellency （复数为Excellencies）。
⑥对君主制国家的国王和皇帝等男性君主，可以Sir 称呼，对女王、女皇和皇后等女性君主，可用Madam 称呼。有时也用Your Majesty 称呼以表示。客气和尊敬Your Majesty 可兼指男性和女性，其复数为Your Majesties。
⑦对王室成员，如太子、王子、亲王和公主等，一般可用（Dear）Sir 或（Dear）Madam 但在正式尊称时，一般用Your Highness (复数为Highnesses)。
收信人称呼
先生（男人）Mr./Esq.
夫人（已婚）Mrs.
小姐（未婚）Miss
夫人、小姐统称Ms.
夫妇俩人Mr. and Mrs.
两位或两位以上男子Messrs
两位或两位以上女子（已婚）Mesdames 两位或两位以上小姐（未婚）Misses
常见的头衔（汉英对照）如下：
教授Professor
博士Doctor(Dr.,Ph.D.)
医学博士Medical Doctor(M.D.)
总统或校长President
主席或董事长Chairman
副主席或副董事长Vice Chairman
副总统或副校长Vice President
首相Prime Minister
总理Premier
省长或州长Governor
市长Mayor
参议员Senator
大使Ambassador
秘书长Secretary General
一秘First Secretary
二秘Second Secretary
院长Director,Dean
副院长Vice Director
系主任Dean,Head,Chair
馆长Chief Librarian,Curator
阁下Excellency
神甫Father
4.信的正文（Body of the Letter）
信的正文每段第一行应往右缩进约四五个字母。在写事务性信件时，正文一般开门见山，内容简单明了，条理清楚。在写私人信件时，信写好之后若有什么遗漏，可用P. S.表示补叙。
5.结束语（Complimentary Close）
结束语是写信人表示自己对收信人的一种谦称，只占一行，低于正文一二行，从信纸的中间或偏右的地方开始写。第一个词的开头字母要大写，末尾用逗号。结束语视写信人与收信人的关系而定例如写给机关、团体或不相识的人的信，一般用：
Yours (very) truly, Yours (very) faithfully,Yours (very) sincerely，等等。
写给上级和长者的信一般可用：
Yours (very) respectfully, Yours (very) obediently, Yours gratefully, Yours appreciatively, Your obedient servant, 等等。
写给同志或同事的信一般可用：
Fraternally yours, Comradely yours，等等。
写给熟人或朋友的信可用：
Yours, Ever yours, Yours affectionately, As ever, Yours sincerely Yours devotedly, (Most) Fondly yours, Yours excitedly, Intimately yours，等等。
写给亲属或挚友的信一般用：
Yours, Ever yours, Yours as ever, As ever, Yours affectionately, Lovingly yours, (Much) Love, With Love,Lovingly, Your loving son, Your most affectionate, Your devoted friend, Devotedly, 等等，意即：“您的”、“永远是您的”、“您的亲爱的”、“您的爱子（孩子、姐妹、侄、侄女、
祖母）”、“您的挚友”等。
写给挚友的信有时也可用：
Yours hurriedly, Yours hastily, Yours in haste, 等等。
写信给挚友，表示歉意时，可用：
Contritely yours, Regretfully yours, Yours in (with) regret, Yours in (with) deep remorse 等。
在欧洲一些国家里，多把Yours 放在sincerely等词的前面。在美国和加拿大等国，则多用，把yours 放在Sincerely 等词之后。Yours 一词有时也可省略。
6.签名（Signature）
信末的签名一般低于结束语一二行，从信纸中间偏右的地方开始写。若写信人是女性，与收信人又不相识，则一般在署名前用括号注上Miss, Mrs.或Ms.，以便对方回信时知道如何称呼。有的还有署名后写上自己的职称、职务或头衔
7.附件（Enclosure）
信件若有附件，应在左下角注明Encl. 或Enc.。若附件不止一个，则应写出2（或3，4，5等）Encls.，例如：
Enc: Resume
Encls:Grade Certificate
8.再启（Postscript, 缩写为P. S.）
再启部分用于补叙正文中遗漏的话，一般应尽量少用，正式的函件中更应避免使用。
私人和公务信函--注意事项
首先，写信者应设身处地想到对方，尊重对方的风俗习惯。
其次，英文信应该行文流畅、言简意赅，避免冗长。这就是说，写信者应用尽可能少的文字表达其必须传递的信息，而且写信者应将其所需传递的信息表达清楚，以免对方产生误解。书信交往，同样需要以礼待人。因而在写信过程中，要避免伤害对方感情，措辞上多选用些礼貌婉转词语。
最后，除了避免语法、拼写、标点错误外，信中所引用的史料、数据等也应准确无误。
私人和公务信函--常用句式
常用的起首语有：
1）Thank you for your letter dated Dec.22,1969.
2)Many thanks for your letter of Sept.5，1997.
3) A thousand thanks for your kind letter of June 5,1997.
4) Your kind letter of November 22nd arrived this morning.
5) Your letter which arrived this morning gave me great comfort.
6)In reply to your letter dated 4th July, I want to say…
7) Thank you very much for your letter of August 2 and the gift you sent me on Christmas Eve.
8) What a treat to receive your kind letter of May 5th!
9) It is always a thrill to see your nice handwriting.
10) First of all I must thank you for your kind assistance and high attention to me.
11)With great delight I learn from your letter of this Sunday that …
14) I am very much pleased to inform you that my visit to your country has been approved.
15) I wish to apply for teaching position you are offering.
16) I am too excited and delighted at your good news.
17)I am very obliged to you for your warm congratulations.…
常用的结束语有：
1）Awaiting your good news,
2) Looking forward to your early reply,
3) Hoping to hear from you soon,
4) We await your good news.
5) I hope to hear from you very soon.
6) We look forward to your reply at your earliest convenience.
7) I look forward to our next meeting there in Los Angeles.
8) Your early reply will be highly appreciated.
9) Any other particulars wanted we shall be pleased to send you.
10) The help you give me is sincerely valued.
11) I hope everything will be well with you.
12) Please let us know if you want more information.
13) I hope you always enjoy yourself.
14) I wish you very success in the coming year.
15) Please remember me to your family.
16) With best regards to your family.
17) All the best.
18) With love and good wishes.
一、建议信?Letter?of?Advice? 建议信是对收信人就某一问题提出看法、建议或忠告。建议信不同于投诉信，所以写信人一定要注意礼貌当先。建议信一般包括以下内容：首先说明写信的目的，其次，在肯定优点的基础上提出自己的建议或看法（否则别人以为你在投诉，而不是在提建议），最后表达希望 采纳建议。 写作“三步走”：? 自我介绍、说明目的—>委婉地提出建议及改进措施，或提出忠告—>礼貌地总结或期盼回 复? 二、书面表达之建议信 假设你是小明的好朋友李华，小明参加了一个英语演讲比赛，他对比赛非常担心，向你求助，请你根据以下内容给他写一封建议信。 [写作内容] 1. 说明回信 的意图；2. 向小明提出建 议；3. 预祝小 明比赛成功。 参考词汇： 充分准备： 1.get well prepared 充分准备 2. a brief and concise language 简洁精练的语言 3. leave/make a deep impression on 给某人留下深刻的印象 Dear Xiaoming ，
... [参考范文] Dear Xiaoming, I’m very glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to prepare the English speech contest. Here are a few suggestions. First of all, it’s important to get well prepared before the speech contest by practicing before a mirror. Besides, you had better use a brief and concise language in your speech so that you can leave a deep impression on the judges. When you are giving the speech, remember to keep smile and even if you forget your words, don’t be panic and just continue your speech, because no one will notice it. Wish you success in the speech! Yours， Li Hua 四、课后练习 为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文报开辟了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑Jamie， 收到一封署名为Worried的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日容易发脾气，使正常的学习 和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。 内容要点如下： 1．表示理解并给予安慰； 2．提出建议并说明理由。 注意： 1．词数120左右； 2．信中不能出现与本人相关的信息； 3．信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：temper n. 脾气，情绪 Hi Worried.: I’m sorry to know that you’re having such a bad time at the moment. Yours, Jamie 参考范文： Hi Worried, I'm sorry to know that you're having such a bad time at the moment. The truth is that everyone will have one of those periods when things seem to be going wrong, so you don't have to worry much. The important thing is to learn to control your temper so that you may not do or say anything you’ll regret. Here are three useful tips: First, talk to someone you trust about how you feel. This is a good way of letting your anger out without hurting others or yourself. Second, go outdoors and play team games with your friends as physical exercise is an effective way to get rid of anger. And third, keep optimistic about your future. Such a positive attitude towards life can be helpful in lifting your spirits. I hope you'll soon feel calmer and carry on as normal.
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常用的起首语有： 1）Thank you for your letter dated Dec.22,1969. 2)Many thanks for your letter of Sept.5，1997. 3)A thousand thanks for your kind letter of June 5,1997. 4)Your kind letter of November 22th arrived this morning. 5)Your letter which arrived this morning gave me great comfort. 6)In reply to your letter dated 4th July,I want to say… 7)Thank you very much for your letter of August 2 and the gift you sent me on Christmas Eve. 8)What a treat to receive your kind letter of May 5th! 9)It is always a thrill to see your nice handwriting. 10)First of all I must thank you for your kind assistance and high attention to me . 11)With great delight I learn from your letter of this Sunday that … 14)I am very much pleased to inform you that my visit to your country has been approved. 15)I wish to apply for teaching position you are offering. 16)I am too excited and delighted at your good news. 17)I am very obliged to you for your warm congratulations.… 常用的结束语有： 1）Awaiting your good news, 2)Looking forward to your early reply, 3)Hoping to hear from you soon, 4)We await your good news. 5)I hope to hear from you very soon. 6)We look forward to your reply at your earliest convenience. 7)I look forward to our next meeting there in Los Angeles. 8)Your early reply will be highly appreciated. 9)Any other particulars wanted we shall be pleased to send you. 10)The help you give me is sincerely value d. 11)I hope everything will be well with you . 12)Please let us know if you want more information. 13)I hope you always enjoy yourself. 14)I wish you very success in the coming year. 15)Please remember me to your family. 16)With best regards to your family. 17)All the best. 18)With love and good wishes. A 信头（Heading）
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英语写作练习：a letter for advice dear miss wang, i’m a student from guizhou experimental high school. i have a problem. i argued with my best friend lisa for some very tiny things and said some bad words to her a few days ago. then, we never talk to each other any more.now, i feel quite lonely sometimes and don’t want to lose my best friend. i know she must be hurt by my words, and i am not sure that she still want to be my friend or not? i do want to change this situation, but i don’t know how. i would be grateful if you could give me some advice. yours, jim what is jim’s problem? if you were miss wang, what would you say? dear jim, （写作模板） im glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to (引出主题). here are a few suggestions. first, it is important to . then, it also helps to . besides, it should be a good idea to . you can also . (此三句不同的句式 提出建议) as to , i suggest (有时根据需要具体到某一反面). in addition, (其他建议). im sure (预测可能的结果，给对方以行动的信心和决心). im looking forward to (表达愿望). sincerely yours, miss wang
英文书信写作格式 1、英文书信写作的五项基本原则 这五项基本原则是：consideration, conciseness, clarity, courtesy, correctness。即：体贴、简明、清晰、礼貌、正确。 2、英文书信的结构 信头(heading)：包括写信人地址和写信日期。位置在信笺的右上角。地址从小到大，按单位换行，比如第一行写门牌号和街道，第二行写城市和省（州），第三行写国家和邮政编码。日期按照下列格式：june 1,XX(美国），1 june,XX（英国）。 封内地址(inside address)：如果是比较正式的信函，信笺上还要写上对收信人的称呼和他的地址。它一般位于信头的下方，信笺的左边顶格的位置。 称呼(salutation)：封内地址低两行，靠左边顶格自成一行。如果是公函，则称呼对方的职位，如果是一般朋友则可称呼为my dear xx，如果是比较熟悉的朋友则可以用dear xx。
正文(the body)：有什么写什么即可。但注意五项基本原则。 结尾词和签名(complmentary close and signature)：一般信函的结尾词用yours sincerely/truely/faithfully)。如果是公函则以yours respectfully结尾为多。亲密一些的私人信件则可以根据情况以yours ever/ affectionaely，love,等结尾。结尾词下方要求手写签名，手写签名下方打印签名。 附件和再启(enclosure and postscript)：如果有附件，则可以按照这样的格式写：enclosure: xxx。如果有另外的事情需要补充，则可以用p.s.开头，表示“又启，又及”的意思。 信封的格式(superscription)：写信人的姓名地址位于信封左上角（或信封背面中上方）。收信人的姓名地址位于信封中央或偏右。 收转：在收信人姓名下方写上收转人的姓名，并在前面写上c/o字样。
商务英语信函写作地简洁原则 随着全球经济一体化进程地不断发展,世界范围内地经济合作与交流也在不断增多.人们不可能跟自己地贸易伙伴一一亲自会面协商.而且我们常常需要将自己地贸易伙伴做出地各种承诺变成有籍可查地文字记录.这时商务信函就成了取代亲自拜会地一种便宜有效地沟通媒介.我们给贸易伙伴地每一封信都代表着自己 所在公司地形象,显示着公司地水平和实力.“一封好地商务信函有助于促进和发展同客户地关系,在促进达 成新地业务方面起着积极地作用.”（摘自《丹尼尔·肯尼迪方法：推销信创造地奇迹》）所以在写作时我们应该严格遵守并且灵活运用“7C”原则： Completeness（完整）Concreteness（具体） Correctness（正确）Conciseness（简洁） Clearness（明晰）Courtesy（礼貌） Conscientiousness（诚意） 这七个原则是商务信函写作地最基本地指导原则,对于写好一封商务信函起着很重要地作用. 我们知道,在商务活动中,时间和效率对于每一个商务人士来说都是非常重要地.在和自己地贸易伙伴合作和交流地每一个环节上,我们都要尽可能地减少给对方造成时间浪费,以便对方能够在同我们地商务交往中提高效率.写作商务信函最直接地目地就是进行有效地沟通和交流,简洁地表达与有效率地掌握分寸是最重要地.因此,商务信函地写作重点应始终放在“效率”二字上,短小精悍、切中要点.简洁就是用最简单地话语准确地表达自己地意思.而无需以牺牲完整、具体、礼貌为代价.一般不需要礼节性地寒暄,最好是开门见山、直入主题；语言精练,言简意赅.信函中地冗言必须省去,尽可能地将交易地详细事项整理后,简洁地向对方陈述,要尽可能地避免毫无重点而罗嗦冗长地写上好几张地情形.让对方很清楚地了解你想说什么,非常轻易地领会你地意图,从而快捷迅速地做出反应. 在商务写作过程中,笔者认为简洁是最重要地一个环节,同时也是最难做到地.所以下面我将对简洁原则从全文组织结构、段落、句子和词汇这四个方面作一些研究和探讨. 一、压缩篇幅,删繁就简. （一）3W式结构. 一封商务信函地全文结构可以用3W 来表示,即：Why do you write the letter? (第一部分) ；What’s the detailed reason? (第二部分) ；What do you expect your reader to do? (第三部分).我们在上文中已经提到过,商务信函写作地最主要目地就是沟通和交流.收信人或许每天都要看很多地信函,一封冗长、拖沓、空洞、开头就不得要领地信函第一眼看到会让人感到厌烦,从而对写信人地印象大打折扣. 1、第一部分（Why do you write the letter?）：在信函地一开头就要目地明确、简明扼要告诉读信者为什么要写这封信,如： 例（１）：I am replying to your letter of April 15 asking us to clear our March payment. 这样地开头直接告诉对方写信是为了回复对方4月15日让己方对三月份地订货付款地来信.这样可以使得读信人立刻知道写信地意图,在读信地时候可以有充分地心理准备,或者把注意力集中在问题地重点上.不会因为一些无关紧要地寒暄而分散注意力. 在这方面,我们最应该注意地就是避免中国式地寒暄和问候,不要为了追求客气而落入俗套. 例（２）：It was a long time since I saw you in Qing Dao 3 months ago. 这样地信函开头不仅罗嗦、冗长,而且会给收信人一种错觉：这是一封朋友之间相互问候地私人信件.因而将它搁置一边,待自己较为空闲时再看,很可能会因为延迟阅读而给双方带来无可弥补地损失. 2、第二部分（What’s the detailed reason?）：即商务信函地征文,叙述事实或者理由来支持信里地第一句.会显出你郑重其事、思想缜密.把所要列举地事实或者理由合并成最重要地一点或者两点,在不影响清楚准确地基础上越简洁越好.如：
英语书信写作指导 ---、书信写作要求 书信(Letter)一般可分为事务信件或公函(Business Letter or Offical Correspondence)以及私人信件 (Private Letter)两大类。一般包括以下几个要点： 1）收信人的姓名和地址； 2）寄信人的姓名及其与收信人的关系； 3）寄信人的地址（有时可以省略）； 4）写信的时间； 5）信的内容。 1. 书信的格式 1）信头(Heading)； 2）称呼(Salutation)； 3）正文(Body of the letter)； 4）结束语(Complimentary close)； 5）签名(signature)。 2. 书信的种类 1）邀请信 邀请信有正式和非正式之分，也有介于两者之间者。正式邀请信一般属于公函类，私人邀请信一般属于非正式文体。邀请朋
友、熟人参加某一聚会时，再词句上不一定多加斟酌，用词太正规倒显得关系不密切。但是如果与被邀请人不太熟悉的话，最好用正式文体。如虽认识但并不十分了解，文体可介于两个者之间。由此可见，私人邀请究竟用什么文体，关键看与被邀请人之间的亲疏的程度。邀请信要明确写出活动（是晚会、晚餐还是一般的聚会等）、活动的时间地点组织这项活动的理由，有时还应告诉对方可能出席的人，另外一般希望对方给予答复。 （1）非正式邀请信，如； 26 Coventry St. London Sept. 15th, 1999. Dear Jack, I am going to the cinema to see the Red River Valley and I have two tickets. Would you like to come? The film starts at 7:30 p.m. Maybe we can meet at the Covent Garden Station at 7:00 p.m. and have a drink before the film starts. Please phone me at home to let me know. Looking forward to seeing you. Love Mary 这封信是写给朋友的，所以用语比较随便，比较口语化。 （2）正式邀请信，如：
英语建议信格式以及模板 第一部分 说明写信的目的 I'm glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to (引出主题). I’m very glad to have received your e-mail. Now I’m writing to give you some advice on how to 第二部分：介绍详情、提出建议 I’d like to suggest/advise that… I suggest that You would better do/ not do I think it would be more beneficial if you could…… 第三部分：结尾常用 I hope that my suggestions are helpful for your decision-making anyway. I would be more than happy to see improvement. I believe that you will take my suggestions into serious account. I would be ready to discuss about this matter with you to further details. Whatever you decide to do, good luck with your studies/work！ Dear Jim, I'm glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to_________ (引出主题). Here are a few suggestions. First, it is important to _______. Besides, it should be a good idea to___________ . You can also_____________ . (此三句不同的句式提出 建议) . As to____ , I suggest_______ (有时根据需要具体到某一反面). In addition, _________(其他建议). I'm sure __________(预测可能的结果，给对方以行动的信心和决 心). I'm looking forward to _______(表达愿望). Sincerely yours, XX 写作 假如你是李华，你刚收到了你的朋友王梅的电子邮件，她在邮件里向你询问在高中如何学好 英语。请你根据下列的内容给她写封回信。 1. 上课认真听讲，做好笔记，课后及时复习； 2. 词汇是基础，每天早上花半个小时的时间背诵单词，朗读课文； 3. 课外多与同学用英语交流，提高听力和口语能力； 4. 每天坚持写日记。 注意：1.词数120—150词左右 ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________
Letter-writing 1. You successfully passed a job interview. You are expected to start on November 15, but you will not be available on that date. Task: Write a letter to your new boss, explaining your situation, expressing your concern and suggesting a solution. Dear Sir/Madam, I am Leonardo Gomes and I have recently passed a job interview for the Software Engineer position at the Software Infrastructure group. I was expected to start on November 15, as agreed, and am writing because, unfortunately, I will not be able to present myself on that date. During the interview I estimated fifteen days as the amount of time needed for me to finish my activities at my current job and start at your company, but due to fact that I got sick for the last whole week and was not able to work, I could not finish my tasks and will need another week to do so. If necessary, I can give you a copy of a letter from my doctor informing that I had to stay at home and under medical care during that week. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and hope this will not affect our relationship. If I am expected to present any other form of proof or talk to someone else in the company, please let me know. Faithfully yours, Leonardo 2. You stayed at your friends’ house when you partici pated in a business seminar in Australia. You left a file with important documents in your room. Task: Write a letter to your friend, describing the file and ask him/her to return it to you by post. My dearest Philip, I am sorry I am writing only now. Firstly, I would like to thank you for all the attention and support you gave me while I was in Sydney. Things like that are priceless and all I can give you is my gratitude. I expect you and Ingrid to come to Rio soon, so that I try to somehow propiciate equaly joyful moments as those youpropiciated to me. I am writing also, because of the fact that I forgot a very important document in the room where I stayed at your house.
Business Letter I (商务信函I ) Introduction Business letter is more formal than personal letter and it usually refers to: ?requesting (information, application, etc.) ?complaining (service, good, etc.) ?providing information ?recommending (employee, place to visit, etc.) ?inviting Business letter of requesting (询问性商务信函) Requesting letter is very useful in inquiring of information. It usually consists of inside address, salutation, body of letter, complementary, signature, etc.
三、Sample of business letter of requesting (询问性商务信函的写作范文) Exercises 1.What is the purpose of this letter? What does Guo hope to do? 2.Who is the audience? 3.How might Mr. Moore respond? Try it yourself 1.You’re going to graduate from your high school. Please write a letter to a college or university requesting information about admission procedures (入学程序) and the major (专业) you’re interested in. Use the correct business letter format. 2.You’re going to graduate from the university and you’re interested in working at a foreign company. Please write a letter to inquire information about enrollment (录取) and welfare (福利)(salary, house, training, etc.) in this company. Useful structures in business letter of requesting Could you please… Could you possibly… Would it be possible to… I would be grateful if you would…
(一) 英文书信的组成部分 英文书信一般由六部分组成。即：信头（Heading）、信内地址（Inside Address）， 称呼（Salutation），正文（Body of Letter）、结束语（Complimentary Close）、署名（Signature）， 有时在书信后面还有附言（Postscript）、附件（Enclosure），这得视具体情况而定。下面将分别说明。 1. 信头（Heading） 信头是指写信人的地址和写信日期，一般写在或打在第一面信纸的右上角，先写地址再写日期，地址的写法是从小到大，先写门牌号、路号，再写区名、市名、省名，最后写国名。时间的写法对英国人和美国人而言是不同的。英国人习惯按日、月、年的顺序写， 而美国人习惯按月、日、年的顺序写。例如： 英式：1st October，1999 美式：October 1，1999 在使用前一种形式时，月和年之间的逗号可用可不用，但是在后一种形式中，必需要使用逗号。 信头的写法有缩进式和齐头式。缩进式每行开头向右缩进一两个字母；齐头式左边对齐排列，如下所示： 缩进式 Wang Ming Dept. of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116023 Liaoning Province P. R. China 齐头式 Wang Ming Dept. of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116023 Liaoning Province P. R. China 2. 信内地址（Inside Address） 信内地址要写出收信人的姓名和地址。一般给比较生疏的亲友的信和公事信件要写出信内地址，而熟悉朋友可以省去这一步骤。信内地址写出在日期下一两行的左上角，第一行写收信人的称呼姓名，然后写出地址。地质也是从小到大写出，分缩进式和齐头式两种。例如：缩进式 The President Oxford University England 齐头式 Jiang Bin
商务英文信函写作常被忽略的细节 热14Popeye2010-01-30 13:21 商务英文信函写作常被忽略的细节 有位资深商贸人士这样说：“一切贸易往来，从信函开始，到信函结束。”意思是，商务信函贯穿沟通始终。商务信函包括:询盘信、报盘信、邀请函、开发信、求职信、订货信、投诉信、道歉信等，还包括以上信函的确认信函和回复信函等诸多信息沟通载体。 “口才决定录用，文笔决定提升。”对于职场人士来说，写一手严谨规范、得体简洁、语言地道的商务信函是重要的职业素养和技能。下面笔者将根据商务英文信函写作中常被忽略的细节，从“格式”、“时态”“开头结尾”三个角度帮助读者查漏补缺。 格式 “没有规矩，难成方圆”。商务信函写作的从格式开始。一封信函给读信人留下第一印象不是信函的内容，很多时候形式比内容更重要，甚至包括信函的段落对齐、行间距和字体等细节。一封格式规范、书写严谨的商务信函会让带给寄信人日常信函所不能传达的重要感和尊重感，同时也是对收信人的尊重。 ●信头（Letter Head） 无论传递的方式是邮寄、传真还是电子邮件，正式的商务信函都是要有信头的。 信头不一定在信纸的上部，可能位于侧面或底部，主要作用是：一方面表明寄信人的机构名称、地址及电话和传真号码等联系方式(Contact Details)，另一方面由于信头往往会设计公司标识（Logo），从而展示企业或机构形象。没有信头的商务信函，就像没有来得及穿着正装参加正式会谈一样。 ●日期栏 (Date Line) 传真和电子邮件信函都有固定的日期格式，表明信函发出的日期，便于收信人将信函整理和回信。在邮寄的商务信函中，寄信人往往会忽略这一细节。日期栏应该在信函正文的上边，信头下边，可以左对齐，也可以右对齐。常见的日期栏格式有一下两种： 1.16 January 2009 2.January 16, 2009
高考英语作文之应用文“建议信 1. 简介 建议信写作注意事项： 写作目的是针对某事向对方提出合理化的建议和忠告，使对方接受自己的想法、主张和建议，从而解决问题。（常用一般现在时和一般将来时） 写作风格： 简明扼要、目标明确、条理清晰、逻辑性强、有说服力，语言文雅，礼貌当先 写作内容： 写信的原因+建议的内容+这样建议的理由 2. 写作方法 首段 1 ）自我介绍/ 问好（不要啰嗦）一两个句子，概括性 2）复述背景，表明目的 主体 1 ）提出具体建议 2）篇幅允许的话，可适当先肯定对方优点，再提出建议 3）适当说明原因或这样做的好处 结尾 1 ）总结建议，注意礼貌 2 ）希望采纳/ 希望建议有用 3. 范文练习 假如你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友Steven 向你咨询怎样学好中文，请根据下列要点给他写封建议信：1）参加中文学习班 2）看中文书刊，电视 3）学唱中文歌曲 4）交中国朋友
开头： 自我介绍/ 问好 认识→问好(可问可不问) 最近好吗？ How are you doing? How are you these days? How do you do? How is it going? How is everything going? 好久不见 Long time no see. 收到你的来信真好! How nice to hear from you! 不认识→自我介绍 我是李华，育才学校学生会主席。 I ' m Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union of Yucai Middle School. 我来自高二一班的李华， I' m Li Hua from class one,senior two. 复述背景，表明目的 1．收到来信，得知你在中文学习上有困难，我写信来给你一些建议。 I have received your letter saying you have difficulty (in) learning Chinese so I ' m w offer you some suggestions. 2．得知你在学习中文上有困难，我写信来给你一些建议。 Learning that you have trouble in learning Chinese,I 'wrmiti ng to provide you with some advice. 3．你询问我一些在中文学习上的事情，我会尽量给你一些建议。 You have asked me for some advice on Chinese learning(how to learn Chinese well/how to have a good command of Chinese) and I will try to give you some suggestions.
高考英语“书信、电子邮件、留言条”经典作文范文20篇 经典范文1 假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Patrick给你发来一封电子邮件。他想在今年暑假到广州学习汉语，请你帮忙找一所汉语学校。你恰好看到下面的海报，请根据海报提供的信息，给Patrick回一封电子邮件介绍学习课程的相关情况。 LET'S TALK IN CHINESE Course: Chinese for beginners Time: 26 July-25 August Place: Guangzhou Guangming Language School Tuition(学费) : RMB 2,000 For more information: www. gzgm. org 注意： 1．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 2．词数：100左右。 Dear Patrick, I'm so delighted to leam that you're coming to Cuangzhou to leam Chinese. I've got some information about foreigners leaming Chinese. Here I'd like to recommend a famous lanSuage school-Guangzhou Guangming Language School, which offers such a Chinese trainina course as will satisfy your demands. The course starts on 26 July and lasts a month till 25 August. It's intended for beginners like you. Besides, the tuition, which is only RMB 2,000, is reasonable.I hope it will fit you well. If you have any question, please let me know or just visit www. gzgm. org. Hope to see you in Guangzhou soon. Yours． Li Hua 经典范文2 下面是某中学生写给《中学生英语报》的一封信，请你以《中学生英语报》编辑的身份就信中提到的问题写一封回信。 注意：词数100左右。 Dear Editor, I'm a senior middle school student. Many students in our class have computers at home. They often chat with friends, send emails to each other and leam English on the Intemet. As my English is not good enough,1 want to ask my parents to buy one for me. But when I think of my family which isn't rich,I feel worried. What should I do? Li Ming Dear Li Ming, Ican understand how you feel now. Personally,I think there is no need for you to buy a computer. First, as you mentioned in your letter, your family isn't rich enough. It will be a burden for your parents. Second, having a computer isn't the only way to learn English well. In fact, students today enjoy easy access to learning and educational resources, such as libraries, morries, TV, tape- recorders as well as computers and the Intemet. You'd better make full use of these learning resources. What's more, asa senior middle school student, your time is limited. Please focus your attention on your studies. I'm sure you can do well in English as long as you put your heart into it. In a word,I think you should search for more practical leaming resources apart from computers. Yours sincerely, Editor 经典范文3 假设你叫李华，你的笔友王林来信说，班里有一个同学老是挑他的缺点，他为此很苦恼。 请你根据下面的提示，给他回一封电子邮件。内容包括： 1．简述与同学和睦相处的重要性；