1、二二、书信书信 书信是人们进行书面交流的文体,主要包括私人信件和公务信函。英文书信大致分为私 人信件(Personal letter)和业务信件(Business letter)两类,前者通常指私人之间来往的信件;后 者指单位与单位或单位与个人之间因接洽工作而来往的信件,主要包括商业信函、求职信、 推荐信、感谢信、请柬等。 英文书信格式通常包括以下六个部分:信头、信内地址、称呼、正文、结束语和签名。 正文的内容可以是记述一件事情、讨论一些问题、说明某个事理、解释某个原因等,究 其实质,就是记叙文、说明文、议论文在实际生活中的应用。 1书信常用开头语 (1)Thank you for your
2、letter dated July 2. 感谢你 7 月 2 日的来信。 (2)Im glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to. 很高兴收到你询问我关于如何(做、学)的信。 (3)We are planning to visit the nursing home to celebrate Chongyang Festival and wed like to invite you to join us.我们正计划去敬老院庆祝重阳节,诚心邀请你(们)加入。 (4)What a treat to receive your k
3、ind letter of May 5th!收到你 5 月 5 日的来信真是一件乐事! (5)It is always a thrill to see your nice handwriting. 看到你隽秀的字迹总是让我兴奋不已。 (6)With great delight I learn from your letter of this Sunday that. 从你这个周日的来信中我很高兴地得知 (7)I am very much pleased to inform you that. 我很高兴地通知你 (8)How is everything with you lately? 最近一切
4、可好? (9)I wish to apply for the teaching position you are offering.我想申请你们提供的教师职位。 (10)Thank you for your warm congratulations. 感谢你们的热烈祝贺。 2信中语 (1)tell sb.to do sth.告诉某人做某事 (2)get information about.得到关于的信息 (3)in addition 并且;除此以外(还有) (4)explain sth.to sb.向某人解释某事 (5)write sb.a letter saying.给某人写信说 (6)th
5、ank sb.for.感谢某人 (7)hear from sb.收到某人的来信 (8)talk about/of sth.谈论某事 (9)apart from the above 除了上述以外 (10)whats more 而且;此外 3结束语 (1)Looking forward to your early reply. 期盼尽快收到你的回复。 (2)Hoping to hear from you soon. 希望尽快收到你的回复。 (3)Im expecting your answer! 期盼您的回复! (4)Your early reply will be highly apprecia
6、ted. 如蒙早日回复,将不胜感激。 (5)Any other particulars wanted we shall be pleased to send you.如需其他详情,当欣然奉告。 (6)If you agree with me,please call me at 2856688. 如果你同意我的意见,请拨打 2856688。 (7)Please let me know if you are interested and if you have any other question Id be happy to help. 如果您感兴趣,请让我知道,如果您有其他任何问题,我将乐意帮
7、助您。 (8)I hope you can enjoy yourself. 希望你能玩得开心。 (9)Please accept my sincere gratitude! 请接受我诚挚的谢意! (10)Thank you for your time and kind consideration. 多谢你能抽出时间给予善意的考虑。 1 (建议信) 建议信是写信人向收信人对某事提出的建议和忠告。建议信可能是写给个人,也可能是写给 某个组织或机构,信的内容要包括写信的原因、建议的内容和提出建议的理由。建议信要写 得简明扼要、目的明确、具有合理性和说服力。 1写作思路:写作目的提出建议希望采纳 2注
8、意事项:客观地反映问题,诚恳地提出建议,时态以一般现在时为主。 (2017 北京) 你的英国朋友 Jim 所在的学校要组织学生来中国旅行,有两条线路可以选择:“长江之 行”或者“泰山之旅”。Jim 来信希望你能给些建议。请你给他回信,内容包括: 1你建议的线路; 2你的理由; 3你的祝愿。 注意: 1词数不少于 50; 2开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, Yours, Li Hua 参考范文 Dear Jim, Im happy to receive your letter and know youre coming to China. Of the two trips t
9、o the Yangtze River and Mount Tai , both are highly recommended.Personally,I prefer the one along the Yangtze,the longest river and one of the mother rivers of Chinese civilization.You can learn a lot about the history of China and Chinese people.Moreover,the scenery along the river is amazing,with
10、many well- known sightseeing spots.Thats why I think the trip along the Yangtze will be a better choice. Hope youll have a good time in China. Yours, Li Hua 2 (申请信) 申请信的种类繁多,包括职位申请信、报考申请信、留学申请信等。写申请信应注意言简意 赅,语气诚恳礼貌,避免夸张。时态以一般现在时为主。 假定你是李华,将于今年七月从新星外语学校毕业。你从报纸上得知 B & B 公司要招聘 一名英文秘书,你很感兴趣。请你给该公司写一封求职信
11、,包括下列要点: 1年龄; 2学习情况及英语水平; 3兴趣和特长; 4性格特点。 注意: 1词数 100 左右; 2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。 Dear Sir/Madam, I learned from the newspaper that your company needs an English secretary. Im looking forward to your reply. Sincerely yours, Li Hua 参考范文 Dear Sir/Madam, I learned from the newspaper that your
12、 company needs an English secretary.Im really interested in this position and I hope I can work for you. Im 20 years old and will graduate from Xinxing Foreign Languages School this July.Im an excellent student, among the top five in my class of 50 students.Im good at English, especially spoken Engl
13、ish.I often use the computer and I type very fast.In my spare time,I read a lot.Poems are my favourite.I enjoy music very much too.Being an active young person,I like sports and outdoor activities.Besides,Im easy to get along with and I like to make friends.I greatly appreciate any of your favourabl
14、e consideration of my application. Im looking forward to your reply. Sincerely yours, Li Hua 3 (投诉信) 投诉信用于写信人对某项服务或某个产品表达不满,经常发生在自己作为消费者利益受损或 者自己的正常工作、学习、生活受到干扰的情况下,写信时语气要冷静、有礼,陈述事实要 客观、准确,信中需明确提出解决方式并表达期待尽快解决的心情。 假如你是李华,乘飞机从北京到伦敦旅行。到达目的地取行李时你发现行李箱破损,部 分物品遗失。你与相关人员交涉无果,于是打算向航空公司写一封投诉信。内容主要包括: 1说明个人相
15、关信息(航线:航班 MMYZ577;时间:August 28); 2反映情况; 3希望尽快得到解决。 注意: 1词数 100 左右; 2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。 Dear Sir/Madam, Looking forward to your early reply! Yours, Li Hua 参考范文 Dear Sir/Madam, Im a Chinese passenger who took your Flight MMYZ577 from Beijing to London on August 28.Im writing to compl
16、ain for the following reasons,hoping for your timely solving. My luggage bag was broken when I got it at the airport.And some of the articles were lost, among which was a pair of precious sports shoes.What was worse,I reported it to some of the staff on duty but got no satisfying results,with which
17、Ive been so unhappy.I just cant imagine how a company with a good reputation can do such a thing! I do hope youll take it seriously and get it settled as soon as possible. Looking forward to your early reply! Yours, Li Hua 4 (求助信) 写求助信时,要清晰地陈述请求的内容,提出的问题数量不宜过多,要便于回答,内容简明 扼要,语气委婉真诚,尽量提供足够的信息。 (2016 全
18、国) 假定你是李华,暑假想去一家外资公司兼职,已写好申请书和个人简历(resume)。给外 教 Ms Jenkins 写信,请她帮你修改所附材料的文字和格式(format)。 注意: 1词数 100 左右; 2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考范文 Dear Ms Jenkins, I want to tell you something about my plan for the coming summer vacation and Im writing to ask you for some help. In order to earn some extra money and red
19、uce my familys burden,Id like to go to a foreign capital company to find a part- time job.Ive finished the application form and personal resume.But Im not sure if they are written well enough to catch their eye.Please refer to the attachments which include the application form and resume.You can cor
20、rect any mistakes you find in them. Id appreciate it if you could help me revise them. Looking forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 5 (道歉信) 道歉信是指因过失或疏忽做错了事,给别人带来了麻烦或损失,发觉后想要立即写信给对方 赔礼道歉时写的信件。道歉是一种礼貌,道歉信要写得坦率、诚恳。道歉信通常包括三部分: 1.表示歉意,道歉的原因; 2.写明出现差错的原因,提出弥补措施; 3.请求原谅。 (2016 全国) 假定你是李华,与留学生朋友 B
21、ob 约好一起去书店,因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件, 内容包括: 1表示歉意; 2说明原因; 3另约时间。 注意: 1词数 100 左右; 2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考范文 Dear Bob, How is everything going? Im writing to express my regret at being unable to go to the bookstore with you next weekend, which I have promised.I feel terribly sorry about it and want you to know what
22、 happened. What makes me concerned is my final exam which will be held in two weeks,so I have to make preparations for it.I hope you could appreciate it that I must spare no effort to do well in my final exam if possible.Could we make another appointment to go to the bookstore together? I sincerely
23、hope you can accept my apologies and understand my situation.Please let me know what time is OK for you.Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 6 (感谢信) 感谢信一般包含三部分:首先开头要明确地对对方提供的帮助或赠送的礼品表示谢意,注意 如果是收到礼物的话,要提到具体的礼物或者礼品,并称赞对方挑选礼物的眼光。主体部分 则需列举对方提供的帮助,说明该帮助所起的作用,或表达对所受礼品的喜爱以及以后如何 使用及收藏等。结尾部分需再次表达诚挚的谢
24、意并问候对方。 (2019 浙江) 假定你是李华, 经常帮助你学习英语的朋友 Alex 即将返回自己的国家。 请给他写一封邮 件,内容包括: 1表示感谢; 2回顾 Alex 对你的帮助; 3临别祝愿。 注意: 1词数 80 左右; 2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考范文 Dear Alex, Learning that youre going to return to your country very soon,Im writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your help. Honestly speaking,its so nic
25、e of you to offer me a class of practical learning skills.Under your professional guidance,I have made such unbelievable progress in English.Whenever I encounter difficulties,you always cheer me up and help me out,which fuels my enthusiasm for English and promotes me to regain confidence.No words are strong enough to convey how grateful I am. Thanks again and wish you a pleasant journey home. Yours, Li Hua