Letters written by small companies or
individuals 小公司或个人信件
(1)Sender's address with company name above 寄信人地址,公司名应写在第一行.
If the sender is an individual, put address only, no name is needed. 如寄信人为个人,只需写地址,无需写姓名.
(2)Date日期
(3)Addressee's name and address收信人的姓名和地址
(4)Salutation 信件开头的称呼
注:无论公务信件或个人信件,信件编号(Ref:...)可放在(A),(B),(C)或(D)任何一个位置.
Social Correspondence 社交书信
Letter of Congratulations
Dear Mr. Smith,
I am writing to convey my warm congratulations on your appointment to the Board of Asia Industries Ltd.
My colleagues and I are delighted that the years of service your have given to your company should at last have been rewarded in this way and we join in sending you our very best wishes for the future.
Yours sincerely
敬爱的史密斯先生：
欣闻你获任命为亚洲实业有限公司董事会成员，我谨向你致以热烈的祝贺。
我和我的同事都感到很高兴，你为贵公司服务多年终以这一方式得到应有的奖赏。我们大家祝你前程远大。
Letter Thanks
Dear Mr. Smith,
I am writing to you just to tell you how very much I appreciate the warm welcome you extended to my wife when she visited your country last week.
The help and advice you gave to her, and the introductions you arranged for her, have resulted in a number of very useful meetings and I should like you to know how very grateful I am for all you have done to make them possible.
I realized the value of time to a busy person like you and this makes me all the more appreciative of the time you so generously gave to her..
敬爱的史密斯先生：
My brother Peter will be staying with us for a few days during the Christmas holidays and my wife and I have planned a family dinner for him next Saturday evening at seven o'clock so that he can meet some of our friends . We should be delighted if you could join us. I hope you will let me know that you can come.
敬爱的史密斯小姐：
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K.K. Wang
request the pleasure of your company
at a dinner
in honor of their parents
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
on Sunday, the fifth of July
at eight o'clock
New Asia Hotel
100 Deep Water Bay Road
Hong Kong
R. S. V. P.
谨订于七月五日星期日晚八时在香港深水湾道100号新亚洲大酒店为我们父母的金婚纪念举行晚宴，敬请
光临
王楷康夫妇敬约
敬请回复
Informal Letter Accepting an Invitation
Dear Mr. Lee,
Thank you for your kind invitation to the dinner you and Mrs. Lee are giving next Saturday for your brother. I shall be very happy indeed to come, and look forward with pleasure to meeting your brother.
Yours sincerely
李先生：
感谢您邀请我参加您和夫人下周六为您兄弟举行的晚宴。我将很高兴出席，并愉快地期待着见到您的兄弟。
Formal Letter Accepting an Invitation
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
accept with pleasure
the kind invitation of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K.K. Wang
to a dinner
at eight o'clock
the fifth of July
New Asia Hotel
100 Deep Water Bay Road
Hong Kong
约翰史密斯夫妇欣然接受王楷康先生和夫人的邀请，参加于七月五日晚八时在香港深水湾道100 号新亚洲大酒店举行的晚宴。
Informal Letter Declining an Invitation
Dear Mr. Lee,
I am so sorry that I cannot come to the dinner you and Mrs. Lee are giving next Saturday for your brother because of a previous engagement that evening.
I do appreciate your asking me and hope that I will have the opportunity to meet your brother on some other occasion in the near future.
李先生：
很抱歉我不能参加下周六您和李夫人为您兄弟举行的晚宴，因为那天晚上我恰巧有约在先。
但我非常感激您邀请我，并希望在不久的将来有机会能见到您的兄弟。
Formal Letter Declining an Invitation
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
regret that they are
unable to accept
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K.K. Wang's
kind invitation to dinner
on Sunday, the fifth of July
at eight o'clock
New Asia Hotel
owing to previous engagement
约翰史密斯夫妇因已有约，不能应邀参加王楷康先生和夫人定于七月五日晚八时在新亚洲大酒店举行的晚宴。至为抱歉。
Letter of Condolence
Dear Mr. Long,
I have just learned with deep regret of the death of your wife and I am writing at once to express our heartfelt sympathy.
There is not much one can say at a time such as this, but those of us at the office who have met Mrs. Long would like you to know that you have our sincere sympathy in your bereavement. We recall her many kindness. She will be missed by all who knew her.
If there is any way in which we can be of any help, either now or later, do please let us know.
The bearer of this letter is Mr. John Smith, our manager for the sales and marketing department. Mr. Smith will be spending two months in New York in order to develop our business with suitable firms.
We shall be most grateful if you will introduce him to reliable business people and give him any help or advice he may need. We feel that with your experience and connections and your knowledge of the trade you are the best person we know who is able to do this.
We shall very much appreciate your help and look forward to the opportunity of reciprocating when you come to our city.
We have seen your advertisement in the New Asia Journal and are particularly interested in your portable typewriters, but we require a machine suitable for fairly heavy duty.
Please send me your current illustrated catalogue and a price list.
We are a leading dealer in waterproof garments in this city. Our customers have expressed interest in your raincoats and enquired about their quality.
Provided quality and price are satisfactory there are prospects of good sales here, but before placing a firm order we should be glad if you would send us, on fourteen day's approval, a selection of men's and women's raincoats. Any of the items unsold at the end of the period, and which we decide not to keep as stock, would be returned at our expense.
We were very pleased to receive your letter of 5th April answering our advertisement for typewriters and, as requested, enclose a copy of our latest illustrated catalogue and current price list.
We think the "Portable 95" is a machine that would suit your purpose very well. It weighs 6.5 kg and is a bit heavier than the usual portable, but it is good for heavy duty and at the same time conveniently portable when carried in its case.
We have one of these machines in stock and we shall be pleased to arrange for you to try it.
Although costs have been rising since March, we have not yet raised our pries, but may have to do so when present stocks run out. We therefore advise you to place your order with us at once.
敬启者：
Thank you for your letter of 10th March. We are gratified to receive your request for men and women's raincoats on approval.
As we have not previously done business together, perhaps you will kindly agree to supply either the usual trade references, or the name of a bank to which we may refer. As soon as these enquiries are satisfactorily settled, we shall be happy to send you the items you mention in your letter.
W sincerely hope this will be the beginning of a long and pleasant business association. We shall do our best to make it so.
On 5th October I bought one of your expensive "Apollo" fountain pens from Julian's, a big department store of this town. Unfortunately I have been unable to use the pen because it leaks and fails to write without making blots. I am very disappointed with my purchase.
On the advice of Julian's manager I am returning the pen to you and enclose it with this letter for correction of the fault.
Please arrange for the pen to be fixed or replace it with a new one and send it to me as soon as possible.
敬启者：
Thank you for your letter of 9th October enclosing the defective "Apollo" fountain pen, received today. We very much regret that the pen you bought has given your trouble.
Normally each of our pens is individually examined before being passed into store and it is hard to understand why this one escaped examination. We have passed your pen to our quality control department for inspection and a report. Meanwhile, we are arranging to replace your pen with a new one.
We extend our apologies for the inconvenience this matter has caused you, but are confident that the replacement pen you will be receiving will prove satisfactory and give you the service you are entitled to expect from our products.
敬启者：
I have been seriously looking back upon our relationship and getting very clear on what I need and desire out of a relationship.
The conclusion I have come to is that we are too different in both our personality and our desired lifestyles to be able to successfully live together with joy, bliss, good communication, and interaction.
This is not about you or about me "winning or losing", or about one of us being wrong -- it is about two ways of being... which do not fulfill each other, or go together. Though I had been open to having you visit with the thought that possibly we could 'try' again, after thinking about it a lot, I realize that it is not a good idea. I am very clear that we are not the 'right' people for each other at this time in our lives.
Please forgive yourself, and me, for any 'mistakes' we made along the way... and remember that we both have grown immensely through being together... but the time has come to move on.
So basically what I am saying is that I would like to 'cancel' my invitation for you to visit. I feel at this time, that I need to move on with my life, and having you come and visit would not serve any positive purpose. You need to accept that this relationship is over and open yourself up to receiving the blessings of the universe...
I think we both need to let go of the past, be grateful for what we had for a time, learn from our experiences, and move on from there.
Dearest John, we have been through a lot together... I have a learned a lot about myself, as you have learnt a lot about yourself. At this point, we are both ready to graduate to the next level in a relationship...What we have learned, whether while we were together, or whether after, through looking back on how we 'operated' together, will serve us in our future relationships.
It has been my experience, that all relationships that end are simply opening the door to another level of joy, and a better relationship built on what we have learnt in the past. So I know and trust that there is someone out there who will support you in your growth while loving you exactly the way you are... which is something that we were not doing for each other. I constantly judged and criticized you, in the same manner that you judged and criticized me... Out there is the perfect person for you that will love you and not find a single thing to criticize about you in the same way that you will not find a single thing to criticize about them... You will accept her as she is, even while seeing that she is not "perfect".
Do not see this as losing something, but rather as having gained knowledge and wisdom... Everything that you learned from us being together, as well as from us being separated, you will be able to put in practice in your next relationship to avoid the traps that we got into.
EVERYTHING ALWAYS WORKS OUT FOR THE BEST, and this is no exception. Trust in yourself, trust in the Universe, trust in the power of Love that rules our lives. Please don’t get into feeling sorry for yourself and wanting to 'end it all'. Rather, thank God for the learning experience, and ask for the openness to recognize the blessings in your life. They are there... open yourself up to being you, accepting yourself completely without judgment, and loving yourself unconditionally.
I wish you joy, I wish you happiness, I wish you heaven on earth. Please trust in yourself and the Universe enough to take some deep breaths, and start looking to find and create joy in your life. It is there... simply step out and claim it.
Blessings to you... Be the light!
Dear Cigarette 绝交信范例二
25 Smokey Lane
Our Town
4GO T10
Dear Cigarette,
For the past 17 years, you have been my best friend. You have seen me through difficult times, happy times and just about every phase of my life. You have always been here when I've needed you. Some of my family and friends didn't care much for you, but I always defended you no matter what. I always thought you were a great friend to have, and I counted on you at all times.
It's hard for me to tell you this, but in the past few months, I have been seriously thinking about ending our relationship. I've decided that I've just been too dependent on you, and I feel that at the age of 35 it is time that I start being more independent. I thought about just maybe seeing you once in a while, but I don't think that would work. Eventually, I'd start relying on you all the time again. I feel the only way to end our relationship is to end it for good.
I've always included you in everything I've done but next week, I'm going on a trip, and I've decided not to take you along. I feel this would be a good time to break up. I will be gone a whole week without you and if I can make it on my own for that week, I know I can make it forever.
It is a little sad for me knowing that I won't be able to rely on you anymore, but I think I will be a better person in the end.
求职信分为推荐信和自荐信两种，它是书面表达的重要体裁之一，也是高考书面表达的热点内容。写求职信可按下列七个步骤进行。下面举例说明：
假设你叫李平，你从报上得知某公司欲招聘一名英语翻译，请你给该公司经理写一份求职信，你的个人资料如下：
1.简况：姓名，李平；年龄，30岁；身高，1.80米；健康状况，良好；业余爱好，游泳、唱歌、跳舞。
2.简历：1994年北京大学毕业后分配到南通中学工作，1996年调至苏州中学工作至今。
3.工作：工作认真负责，与人相处融洽。
4.特长：精通英语，尤其口语，已将多本中文书籍译成英语，懂一些日语、能用日语与外宾对话。
联系电话：3654731
联系地址：苏州市人民路一号
第一步：介绍消息来源
介绍消息来源实际上是求职信的开篇交待句，它可使求职信显得自然、顺畅；而不介绍消息来源，会使收信人感到意外、突然，文章也缺乏过渡、照应，本文消息来源可作如下介绍：
Dear manager,
I learned from the newspaper that your company wanted to hire an English translator.
第二步：表明求职心愿
介绍完消息来源后，应向收信人表明自己的求职心愿，即写信的目的，本文求职心愿可作如下介绍：
I'm interested in this job very much. I'd like to get this job.
第三步：介绍个人简历
某单位需要新人，求职人也有求职心愿，但这并不意味着这项工作非你莫属。如果你没有干好这项工作的经历、实力，也是难以适应的。因此，介绍个人简历是必不可少的。本文个人简历可介绍如下：
Now I'd like to introduce myself to you. My name is Li Ping. I'm 30 years old. I'm 180 cm tall. I'm healthy. I like swimming, singing and dancing in my spare time. I graduated from Beijing University in 1994.Then,I went to work in Nantong Middle School.In 1996，I began to work in Suzhou Middle School and I have worked there until now.
第四步：摆出求职优势
仅有一定的工作经历而没有自身的优势和特长，也很难求得称心如意的工作。因此，求职时应表明自己除了具有一定的工作经历之外，还具有一定的优势和特长，这样才能稳操胜券。本文可通过如下方法摆出自己的优势：
I work hard and I can get along well with others. I'm good at English and especially my spoken English is very good. I've translated many Chinese books into English. I can understand Japanese and I can talk to foreigners in Japanese freely.
第五步：提出获职打算
丰富的工作经验，一定的优势和特长，只能代表过去和现在的情况，如果获职后自以为心愿已了，从此高枕无忧，马虎从事，那也是得不到用人单位认可的。显然表明获职后努力工作的决心是感动用人单位的领导从而顺利谋得此项工作的重要一环。本文获职打算可作如下介绍：
If you agree with me, I'll work hard and try to be a good translator.
第六步：请求答复联系
如果单位领导同意了你的求职要求，你必然要请他和你联系，以便你及时做好准备，到用人单位应聘或报到。为准确起见，请求答复联系时你还应当提供你的通讯地址、邮政编码、电话号码、电子信箱等。本文答复联系的内容可作如下介绍：
If you agree with me, please write a letter to me or phone me. I live at No.1 Renmin Road,Suzhou city. My telephone number is 3654371.
第七步：表明感激之情
无论你的请求是否能够得到满意的答复，你给用人单位写信就是给对方添了麻烦，因此你应向对方表明感激之情。本文可这样来表明感激之情：
Thank you very much.
上述七步内容联成一个整体，再加上下面的信尾，就成为一封完整的求职信。
Yours Truly
LiPing
实战训练：
假如你是王林，李明是你的好友，他对Brown先生的公司(firm)感兴趣，打算到该公司谋职(apply for a position)。请根据下面李明的简历表，用英语写一封推荐信，词数120左右。
姓 名
李明
性 别
男
国 籍
中国
出生地
山东济南
婚否
已婚
出生日期
1968.5.1
通讯地址
济南市人民路148号
电话
6600537
教育程度
大学
职业
律师
外语水平
擅长英语、懂些日语
其 他
有三年工作经验，办事认真，待人诚恳，与人相处和睦
Dear Mr.Brown,
My friend-Li Ming wants to apply for a position with your firm. Now, I'd like to introduce my friend to you. Li Ping graduated from a college three years ago and since then he has worked as a lawyer. He is good at English and knows some Japanese. He works hard and is careful in everything he does. He is honest, kind and easy to get on with. He was born on May 1,1968 in Jinan, Shandong Province,China. He is married and lives at No.148 Renmin Road,Jinan city.He shows great interest in your firm. If he is accepted, he will do his best. I'm sure he will be fit for the position. If you agree with him, please write a letter to him, his telephone number is 6600537.
Yours truly作者: 阿让 时间: 2008-8-28 08:58 ≡个人文集≡ 小 中 大
