英文信件的格式Practical Writing(letter)

PracticalWritingLetterWritingLetterwritingformat:Theindentedstyle:___________(1)_____________(2)___，

________________________(3)__________________.___(4)___,___(5)___P.SEnclosureTheblockstyle:___________(1)_____________(2)___，__________________________(3)__________________.___(4)___,___(5)___P.SEnclosureHeading---Sender’sAddressandDateIt’softenomittedinAmericaifitiswellknown.Date:英式：1stOctober，1999

美式：October1，1999

WangMing

Dept.ofForeignLanguage

NanchangUniversity

Nanchang116023

JiangxiProvince

P.R.China

31thOctober2013Salutation:英語信函的稱呼一般都以Dear或Mydear開頭。Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms./Dr./Prof.Mr.----forallmanwhodonothaveanothertitle.Mrs.----formarriedwomenincluding,iftheywish,thosewhoaredivorced.Miss----forgirlsorunmarriedwomen.Ms.----forwomenwhethertheyaremarriedourunmarried.Itmaybeusedwhenyoudonotknowifawomanismarriedornot.Dr.----Doctorordoctorsofscience,philosophy,etc.Prof.----fortopuniversityteachers.Salutation:如果是不熟悉的人，可以用以下稱呼：Dearsir,DearMadam,Dearsirs,Gentleman

Body：開頭幾句簡單地寒暄后就步入正題，在結(jié)尾處要有祝愿和敬語。

常用的開頭語有：

IhavereceivedyourletterofJuly1st.7月1日來信已經(jīng)收悉。

Ihavethepleasuretotellyouthat…….很高興告訴你……。

Iamverymuchdelightedtoreceiveyourletter.非常高興收到你的來信。

Itismyhonortoinformyouthat……很榮幸告訴你……。

常用的結(jié)束語有：Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou盼早日回信。

Wishbestregards/Bestwishes.祝好。

Thankyouforyourhelp感謝你的幫助！

Wishmybestwishesforyoursuccess.祝你成功。

Wishingyouahappyholiday.祝假日愉快！

Hopingtohearfromyousoon.希望能盡快收到你的回信。Complimentaryclosing:Asaconventionalexpression,itisalwayscapitalizedinthefirstwordandfollowedbyacomma.Typicalclosingsare:（對上級、年長者）Yoursrespectfully，F(xiàn)aithfullyyours,（一般事務(wù)信）Yourssincerely，sincerelyYours，Yours(very)truly，Yoursfaithfully,

faithfullyYours，Cordially，（誠摯的）（對老師）Yourstudent，（親密的關(guān)系）親密的關(guān)系：

Love,

Yourslove,

YoursAffectionately,

Withlove,

Lovinglyyours,

Yoursever，

Signature:在結(jié)束語的下方是簽名，先手寫，再打印。如果收信人不認識寫出信人，可以在署名前用括號標出Mr.、Miss或Ms。在名稱下面可注上頭銜。如：

Yourssincerely,

LucyBlake

LucyBlake(Miss)

SalesManagerP.S&EnclosureP.S(Postscript)附言---在信件正文寫作時可能漏掉了某些事，或臨時發(fā)生了某事需要補充時，可以在信下面左下方寫出。

Enclosure（附件）---如果隨信有附件可在左下端注明Example：Enclosure:1.Invoice(發(fā)票)

Tips:1]Youmusttrytopleaseyourreaderbyprovidingallthenecessaryinformation,andclearandbrief.2]Youshouldadoptaadequatetone:formal,serious,polite,friendly,courteous(謙恭的).Never

sarcastic(諷刺的)orstuffy(乏味的).3]KeepusingplainEnglish.Youneednotuseelaborate(精細的)orflowerylanguage,andyoushouldavoidtheuseofcolloquialexpressions(口語),slang(俚語),andcontractions(縮寫式).BasicRequirement

CorrectnessclarityConcisenessConcretenessCompletenesscourtesy準確清楚簡明具體完整禮貌*注意語言的一致性(英式英語vs.美式英語)SampleLetter：ForeignLanguageDepartmentNanchangUniversityofRenwuCollege

Nanchang330043

JiangxiProvince

P.R.China

November1,2013

Prof.SteveHunter

TheDept.OfCivilEngineering

NewYorkUniversity

NewYour,NY10017

U.S.A

DearProfessorSteeveHunter,

Ihaveformanyyearscherishedthe……Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.

Sincerelyyours,

ZhaoHuiZhaoHuiForeignLanguageDepartmentNanchangUniversityofRenwuCollege

Nanchang330043

JiangxiProvince

P.R.China

November1,2013

Prof.SteveHunter

TheDept.OfCivilEngineering

NewYorkUniversity

NewYour,NY10017

U.S.A

DearProfessorSteeveHunter,

Ihaveformanyyearscherishedthe……Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.

Sincerelyyours,

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