书信写作英文书信的种类

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1 书信写作英文书信的种类

事务信函 (Business Letter)

私人信件 (Private Letter)

书信写作原则

书信格式是首要,称呼署名需地道;

开门见山说意图,咨询建议列几条;

内容不同两段表,感谢客气不能少;

期待回音是老套,语气得当信就好。

英文书信的格式

缩进式 (Indented Version)

齐头式 (Block Version)

称呼 --- the salutation

给不认识的人写信:

Dear Sir / Madam,

给重要的人写信:

Dear Mr. President John Smith

Dear Mrs. Johns,

Dear Professor Middlebrook,

Mr. Mrs. Miss后面只用姓氏或全名,不能只写名字。

给重要的人写信:

President Pres.

Professor Prof.

Doctor Dr.

给熟人写信:

Dear Michael Dear Joanna

结束语 --- the complimentary close

写给不认识的人:

Yours faithfully,

Yours truly,

Yours very truly

写给重要的人:

Yours respectfully,

Very respectfully yours,

写给熟人:

Yours sincerely,

Yours very sincerely,

Yours cordially,

写给亲朋好友:

Yours,

Yours ever,

With love from,

Yours loving son,

过时的结束语不要用:

Yours obedient servant, (您恭顺的仆人)

Your humble servant, (您卑贱的仆人)

英文书信的起首语

我很高兴收到你五月四日的来信……

I was glad to receive your letter of May 4 …

我很高兴地听说……

With great delight, I learn that ……

我很愉快地告诉你……

I have the pleasure to tell you that ……

刚刚收到你的来信。

I have received your kind letter.

星期六的来信,今早收到了。

Your kind letter of Saturday arrived this morning.

久未通信,悬念之至。

As I have not heard of you for long, I feel anxious. 2 我希望尽快收到你的来信。

 I hope to hear from you soon.

盼望下次再见。

I look forward to our next meeting.

如蒙即复,不胜感激。

Your kind early reply will be appreciated.

可否即予复示?

 Won’t you let us hear from you promptly?

入需其他详情,当欣然奉告。

Any other particulars required I shall be pleased to give you.

承蒙厚助,有衷感谢。

The help you send is sincerely valued.

书信的语言原则

应试书信主要有两种语言风格:

正式文体 (formal style)

半正式文体 (semi-formal style)

应试书信一般不会出现非正式文体

书信首段写法

首段写法分两种:

一是首先表明写信人与收信人的相关性,然后再说写作意图。

例如:你租用了一家机构的房屋,但是暖气系统出了毛病。你给这家机构写信。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am at present living in a house which I rented through your agency. I am sorry to inform you

that the heating system in the house stopped working five days ago. This is very inconvenient

--- not to mention dangerous to the health --- as the weather is starting to get colder. 第二种写法是首先说明写作意图,紧接着表明相关性。

例如:你在机场的免税商店买了Walkman。回来以后,你发现机器有问题。你写封信给商店。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I wish to complain about a Walkman which I bough three days ago in the Duty Free section of

your airport. As is my habit, I made a point of trying it out on the spot. It worked perfectly well,

and so I went ahead and purchased it. 第三种写法是只在信件开头表明写作意图。其他的放到主体段落写。

例如:你出事了,住进了医院。给你的学校写信说明你要请假的原因。

Dear Prof. Johnson,

I am writing to explain my absence

from classes since April 18, 2004.

投诉信

内容架构

表达不满

及说明不满,又有礼有节

提出解决方案

若提纲中包含,就一定要写

若提纲中没有,就自己编

写作策略:

首段:

表明相关性和意图

礼貌原则

不要责骂收信人

写作策略:

主体段落:

投诉原因,展开说明

现象结果相结合

结尾段:

提出解决方案

再次表示感谢

投诉信开头套话:

I am writing to complain about / that …

I am writing to express my concern / dissatisfaction / disappointment about … 3 I feel so sorry to trouble you but I am afraid I have to make a complaint about …

I am writing to inform you that I find … unsatisfactory.

I wish to draw your attention to the problem / fault that I bought …

投诉信结尾套话:

I trust you will take my complaint seriously and …

I will appreciate it very much if you could …

I would be perfectly satisfied if you can kindly …

I understand you will give immediate attention to this matter.

范文:抱怨房间,要求换到单人宿舍。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to inform you that I wish to move into a new room next term. I would prefer a

single room, as I find the present sharing arrangement inconvenient.

I must explain that the reason for my dissatisfaction is my roommate’s inconsiderate

behavior.

For one thing, his friends are constantly visiting him; for another, he regularly holds noisy

parties. For another, he sometimes borrows my stuff without asking me. In these situations,

I find it difficult to concentrate on my studies, and I am falling behind in my assignments.

I am sure you will agree that the only solution is for me to move into a room of my own, where

I will be free from such distractions.

Therefore, I would be grateful if you could find a single room for me, preferably not in the

same building but as near to the college campus as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Janice Kennedy

请求信

内容架构

表明请求

说明原因

表达感谢

写作策略:

首段:

说明意图,表达请求

语言要求:礼貌和规范。

主体段落:

说明原因,具体展开

要求:合乎情理。

写作策略:

结尾段:

盼望回复

再次感谢,常用套句:“I am sorry for any inconveniences I have caused by this letter.”

请求信开头套话:

I am writing to formally request to …

I would like to ask for your permission with this letter so as to allow me to …