1、實用寫作一1、書信 （layout of english letters）在這里主要介紹三種形式：a：上下并列式：from zhang wen stamp6 xikang road shanghaichina mr. j. robinson 2417 bancraft way berkeley, ca 94704 u.s.a.b：向右縮進式： from zhang wen 6 xikang road stamp shanghai china mr. j. robinson 2417 bancraft way berkeley, ca 94704 u.s.a.3、托人轉交的信件，可以用“c /o

2、”放在收信人下一行及轉交人的姓名之前來表示：from mr. zhang wen stamp6 xikang roadshanghaichina mr. jackson c /o mr. j. robinson 2417 bancraft way berkeley, ca 94704 u.s.a.至于信頭（heading）、信內地址（inside address）和稱呼（solution），由于篇幅，不再多述。下面我主要介紹正文（body）部分一些書寫常用格式：a、開頭(headline)：正文常用以下類型的客套話開頭：1）、with great delight i learn that 我很

3、高興地聽說2）、as i havent heard of you for long, i feel anxious.久未通信，甚念。3）、i have the pleasure to tell you that 我很高興地告訴你4）、im very much pleased to tell you that我很高興地告訴你5）、your letter of the 10th inst. enclosing a catalogue has come to hand.本月十日來信及所附目錄單均已收到。6）、your letter of the 10th has been received with

4、 thanks.十日來信已收到，謝謝。7）、i have just received your kind letter.來函收悉。8）、many thanks for your last kind letter.接最近來函，感激之至。9）、thank you very much for the presents you sent me on my birthday.寄給我的生日禮物已收到，深表感謝。10）、so much has happened since i last wrote you.前信寄出以來，情況發生了很大的變化。11）、thanks so much for the letter

5、 about 關于的來函已收到，謝謝。12）、i must apologize for my delay in answering your kind letter,前信收悉，遲復為歉。13）、in reply to your letter of the 28th oct, i beg to say that 為答復上月二十八日來函，請恕我直言。14）、thank you for your letter of the 10th oct.上月十日的來函收悉，謝謝。a)、正文的結尾(at the end of the letter)也常用一些客套語，如：1）、務希即賜佳音。hoping to he

6、ar from you soon, i remain.2）、please reply immediately.望速回信。3）、awaiting your further communication, we are.仍盼德音。4）、anxiously awaiting an early reply.急待早日回音。5）、awaiting your reply.盼望回音。6）、begging you to reply by return of mail.敬乞賜以回復。7）、with best regards to your family.代問你全家好。8）、remember me to your f

7、amily.代問你全家好。9）、with much from all.全家（體）向你問好。10）、with love and good wishes.致以誠摯的愛和良好的祝愿。11）、hoping you are enjoying good health.祝你健康。12）、thank you for your cooperation.謝謝合作。13）、adieu till then.余容后述。14）、thank you in advance.謹先此致謝。15）、wishing you every success.祝萬事如意。16）、any other particulars required

8、i shall be pleased to give you.如需了解其他詳情，我當欣然奉告。17）、we thank you for this order and hope to receive your repeat orders.貴行此次定貨，殊為感激，并盼源源賜顧。18）、you could rely upon my best efforts and loyal service.足下大可信賴，敝處竭誠努力，忠誠服務。c）、結束語（complimentary close），常可以用以下的表達法：1）、對父母、親屬：your loving son / daughter你的愛子（女）your

9、s loving, lovingly yours你的親愛的（常用于孩子給父母的信中）your loving brother / sister你的愛弟（妹）yours affectionately / very affectionately yoursyour affectionate father / mother你親愛的父（母）your affectionate nephew你親愛的侄兒2）、對長輩、上級： respectfully yours / yours respectfully / yours obediently / obediently yours你的恭順的 your stude

10、nt你的學生3）、對朋友、同學： yours,你的 yours sincerely永遠屬于你的 yours very sincerely yours,你的忠誠的 yours truly / truly yours / very truly yours 你的忠實的 your sincere friend你的親密的朋友very cordially yours你的真誠的d）、英語書信各部分的位置：1）、上下并列式（block style）： 9 wuyi road, changsha, hunan, china, 10th september, 2005.mr. john smith,266 gre

11、en st.freedom city, ohio.dear sir, i have the pleasure to inform you that .(body of letter). sincerely yours, c. k. changpostscript. (附加語。縮寫： p. s.) your parcel has just arrived after my writing the above. thank you .2）、向右縮進式（indented style）： 9 wuyi road, changsha, hunab, china, 10th september, 2005

12、.mr. john smith,266 green st.freedom city, ohio.dear sir, i have the pleasure to inform you that .(body of letter). sincerely yours, c. k. changpostscript. (附加語。縮寫： p. s.) your parcel has just arrived after my writing the above. thank you .2、請貼invitation card 1）、正式請帖：第一行是主人的全稱姓名；第二行是“”；第三行是客人的全稱姓名，第

13、四行是“”；第五行是日期，第六行是鐘點；第七行是地點。如果要求復信，請貼下方要用（或）。右下放是主人的電話號碼。請貼全文用第三人稱的口氣。由于主人和客人的姓名都寫在請貼里面，因此，稱呼和結束語都可以省去。根據上述規定，可以事先印一些空白請貼，以備用時填寫。其格式如下：mr. and mrs. harry kingrequest the pleasure of _company at_on_,the_of_at_oclock(address)譯文：亨利金夫婦恭請 _光臨_時間：_月,_日_（星期_）_午_時地點：_范文1、邀請赴宴：mr. and mrs. harry kingrequest t

14、he pleasure ofmr. and mrs. george smiths company at dinner on tuesday, july the firstat five oclock p. m.lotus hotel r. s. v. p. telephone: 78-6435 范文2、邀請參加婚宴：mr. and mrs. john smithrequest the honor ofmr. &mrs. blacks presenceat the marriage of their daughter margaret to mr. donald blaineon saturda

15、y, the eighth of julyat twelve oclockst. thomas episcopal churchnew york and afterwards at dinner at the st. moritz please reply to thirty-five park avenue 范文3、邀請參加茶會：to meet professor william h. harisonthe foreign languages department ofthe chcangsha water resource and electric powerteachers colleg

16、erequests the pleasure of your company at a tea party on friday, the fifth of septemberfrom three to five oclockin room 207 of the department building please send response to the department office范文4、邀請參加學校活動：changsha universityrequests the pleasure of your company of miss brownat the tenth annivers

17、ary celebration of the school foundingonsaturday, 25th november,2006-2-8 commencing 2:00 p.m.3、邀請信 letters of invitation范文1、邀請赴宴：dear mr. and mrs. smith,will you have dinner with u at our home on tuesday, july the first, at seven oclock?it has been a long time since we had the pleasure of seeing you

18、, and we do hope you will find it possible to be with us. sincerely yours, harry king范文2、邀請來校講學：dear prof. green, i was told by our mutual friend mr. white that you would visit china next month this year. may i take the opportunity to invite you to come to our college to give the students of our eng

19、lish department some lectures on “modern american literature”? please let me know as soon as possible if you can come and tell me when you will be able to do so. with warm personal regards, i am, your sincerely,li xinhua4、祝賀信1）、 seasons greetings（祝賀節日）（1）、new years greetings （祝賀新年）your excellency mr

20、. smith,on the occasion of new year, may my wife and i extend to you and your wife our sincere greetings, wishing you a happy new year, your career greater success and your family happiness.wang zhenhuabeijing, dec. 29, 2005（2）、 a merry christmas（祝賀圣誕）beijing, chinadecember 19th, 2005dear xiao ping,

21、this is to wish you and all hunan friends in new york a merry christmas and a happy new year.kindly pass this message on to all the others.with kindest regards to you all, we remain.sincerely yours,wang fang2）、 congratulation on birthday（祝賀生日）范文1、 (heading)dear mr. zhou,allow me to congratulate you

22、with all my heart, upon having reached your fiftieth birthday, and i wish you many happy returns of the anniversary. may you live a long and joyful life.the accompanying gift i send you is a token of my sincere wishes for your success and happiness.yours, wang hai范文2、dear john,i recall that your bir

23、thday is just around the corner and suppose your family is planning some surprise for you. being far apart on both sides of the ocean, i cannot stretch my hand to shake with you. so i hasten to write this letter to offer you my heartiest congratulations and best wishes for many returns of your birth

24、day.affectionately yours,li hua3）、congratulations for changing residence（祝賀喬遷之喜）dear mr. chen,thank you for letting us know your new house address. it is good news that you have a new house situated on scenic hillside. how happy you and your family are now living a new life in such wonderful surroun

25、dings. my wife and l do wish to call on you and see your new abode one of these days.im sending a potted plant as a token of my hearty congratulationswith best wishes to you and all yours, in which my wife joins with me, i am.yours sincerely,zhang hua4）、 congratulation on passing university examinat

26、ion（祝賀升大學）mr. harry brown,new york, u. s. a.dear mr. brown, i have just come to know that your son has passed the entrance examinations to beijing university with a good record. i hasten to tender you a word of congratulation on this splendid success. i understand he will be allowed to major in chin

27、ese history.it is indeed a remarkable thing for a foreign youth to hurdle one of the hardest competitive exams in china on equal footing with crack chinese scholars, in spite of the language barrier. the success of your son not only proves his brilliance, but also has an international significance i

28、n that the appearance of an american ordinary student in a chinese university will, no doubt, contribute to promotion of sino-american amity.please give my best regards to mrs. brown and your son kate.yours sincerely,zhang zhiwen5）、 congratulation for starting business（祝賀開業）dear mr. green,im very gl

29、ad to know that you have opened an advertising company and it is starting business today. i would like to add my congratulations to the many you must be receiving.with your brilliant background and long record of fine achievements, im sure the new company will be a great success and more prosperous

30、day by day.my heartiest congratulations!cordially yours,zhonghua li1、 慰問信letters of consolation慰問信要情感真摯，措詞貼切，除對遭遇不幸的親友表示同情和安慰外，還得鼓勵對方克服暫時困難，開創新的局面。1）、 consoling a patient（慰問病人）范文1、dear susan,i am very sorry to hear that you have been ill for some time. id like to know how you are getting on now. as

31、the weather is capricious lately, you should be very careful, and sincerely hope you will soon get yourself again.very sincerely yours,mary范文2、dear mr. li,i felt very sorry indeed when i heard of your fathers illness, and i am anxious to know how he is recently. under a separate cover i am sending h

32、er a box of dongbei ginseng with my very best regards.sincerely yours,d. h. wang2）、 consoling a friend injured in an accident（慰問受傷的朋友）dear kate,we are great shocked to learn that you were knocked down by a truck while cycling back to the campus last night. how are you feeling today? we do hope that

33、you are doing well after the operation on your injured leg indeed.we are coming to see you on friday afternoon and trust that your condition will remarkably improve by then.sincerely yours,members of class a2、 感謝信thank-you letters感謝別人的關心、支持、饋贈、推薦和招待等的信件和普通的信件格式一樣。現分別舉例如下：1）、thanks for favor（謝恩惠）dear

34、 mrs. green,my daughter has written to tell me that you have been very kind to her during her stay in new york.my husband and i deeply appreciate your courtesy, and we do hope you will come to stay together with us for a few days when you are in beijing.thank you for you many kindness to lin fang.si

35、ncerely yours,li lan2）、thanks for hospitality（謝款待）dear prof. smith,many thanks for your kind hospitality and the honor you showed me during my recent visit to your company. it was thoughtful of you to introduce me to so many of your famous professors and learned scholars in your country. i have lear

36、ned a lot from them. i returned to china safe and sound last friday, and have resumed my work now.i hope you will some day visit our country with its ancient history and beautiful scenery, and give us some lectures on “modern english literature”.please have no hesitation in writing to me should you

37、want me to do something for you in china.with best wishes, i remain.yours sincerely,david li3）、thanks for gifts（謝饋贈）my dear xiao,thank you for your gift and kindness. the cloisonn () vases are really beautiful. no wonder the cloisonn work has won a worlds fame as the flower of chinese art. the vases

38、 of the ancient greeks cannot rival () them in workmanship.you are heartily welcome to the ceremony of our wedding, please come as early as possible on that day.truly yours,e b fang4）、thanks for help（謝幫助）dear mr. liao,greetings from washington sate! i have very good news to tell you. with your kind

39、help, i have been accepted to the university of hawaii, i really dont know how to express my thanks to you. now im working hard and also studying chinese whenever possible because im certain that i will visit china and even work there again.thank you so much for all you have given me!your friend,dav

40、id5）、thank you for recommendation（謝推薦）dear prof. green,thanks to you, im now a postgraduate of the university of washington.owing to your recommending, i have passed the examination given by dr. smith. he wanted to know all about me, what subject i liked at college, what i have done since i left col

41、lege, and what i thought about half a dozen varied topics. then he read your letter over again, and i know i had satisfied him that i might be a postgraduate.i am sincerely grateful for all your help in recommending me as a postgraduate. here i send you a package as a small token to my gratitude for

42、 your help.cordially,d m li3、 申請信applications1）、transferring oneself to another post（申請調動工作）105 wuyi road, nanjing, jiangsuapril 2, 2005the management,travelers agencydear sirs,having learned that you need a few more english-chinese interpreters and guides in view of the fast growing volume of touri

43、sm in nanjing, i venture to submit this application for the post as interpreter / guide.i am at present a salesman at the department store where i have been working for nearly 6 years.with fairly command of english and a sound background of modern chinese, i believe you will find me competent for th

44、e job if i be transferred to work in you bureau.my leadership, fully aware of my being useful as an interpreter / guide than a salesmen, has consented to have me transferred should you find it desirable. herewith i enclose a testimonial from the corporation attesting to my character and abilities.i

45、shall appreciate it if you will grant me an interview at your earliest convenience.thank you in anticipation. yours sincerely, ding xiaolingenclosures: my resume (1 sheet) and testimonial.2）、register for the entrance examination abroad（申請報考國外大學）dear sir,i am a student in the third grade of no. senio

46、r middle school of nanjing, jiangsu, china. i am planning to apply for admission to smith college in the fall of 2006. please send me a catalog, application, and inform me the examination dates.very truly yours,wang jiangming4、預定票位房間1）、預定飛機座位（plane seats）the manager, nanjing airportdear sir,mr. yuan

47、 changkang, head of the agricultural delegation is duo to arrive in tokyo on may 6th or 7th and after spending about fourteen days will continue his journey to san francisco.will you please reserve a seat for him on the first available plane leaving nanjing for tokyo on or after may 6th and send you

48、r account for the fare and reservation fee to me? the amount due will then be paid in good time.yours faithfully,(signature)2）、預定輪船艙位（ship seats）gentlemen, i wish to reserve two tourist class passages on the s. s. dongfang sailing for qingdao from shanghai on thursday, july 16th. i shall be glad if

49、you will forward me the particulars of the tourist class accommodation available, i think deck cabins are preferable.yours truly,p. he3）、預定房間（rooms）dear sirs,i shall thank you if you will reserve me a single room with bath in your hotel for nine nights from 4th sept. till 12th sept. i prefer a room

50、with a view of the sea if possible.yours sincerely,(signature)4）、預定火車票（train tickets）dear sirs,kindly reserve me two seats in the express, leaving naming for beijing at 6:00 a. m. tomorrow. i am enclosing here with 100 being the traveling fares.yours truly,(signature)10、通知、便條、海報和廣告announcement, note

51、, poster and advertisement1）、meeting announcement (會議通知)the college commission of academic researchnoticeall professors and associate professors are required to meet in the college conference room on friday (aug. 20th) at 2:00 p. m. to discuss questions of international academic exchanges.aug. 18th.

52、 20052）、announcement about a lecture (講座通知)english teaching and research sectionnoticeunder the auspices (主辦) of the teaching affairs sectiona talk will be givenonenglish intonationby prof. wang ping of nanjing teachers college in the first meeting roomon thursday, oct. 5th, 2005, at 2:00 p. m. all english teachers are requested to be there on time.sept. 29th, 20053）、