第一讲English_letter

Apersonalletterisaletterwhichprovidescommunicationbetweenasmallnumberofpeople,usuallytwo.Therearemanytypesofpersonallettersandtheyarewrittenforawidevarietyofreasons,forexample:FocusedWriting—WritingSkillApersonalletter*obtaininginformationfromanindividualorabusiness;*tellingsomebodyaboutthemselves,forexample,penpals;*sendinganindividualorabusinessasocialnote,suchasathank-youorcongratulations;*contactinganacquaintance,afriendorfamilymember,forexample,toexchangeinformation.TheFormatofaLetterIngeneral,aletter,beitpersonalorformal,iscomprisedofthesameparts.Let’stakealookatthefollowingspecimenformatofapersonalletter.FocusedWriting—WritingSkillFocusedWriting—WritingSkillSender’saddressDateSalutationBodyoftheletterComplimentarycloseNameorSignatureTheaddressofthesenderThesender’saddressiswrittenonthetopright-handcornerofthepage.Rememberthattheaddressofthereceiver,whichisoftenreferredtoasthereceiver’soraddressee’saddress,isnotappropriateinapersonalletter.FocusedWriting—WritingSkillThedateThedateiswrittenbelowthesender’saddresswithablanklineinbetween.Inthemonth-day-yearsystem,popularintheUnitedStates,acommaisusedbetweenthedayandtheyear,asinSeptember10,2009whereasBritishpeopletendtoadopttheday-month-yearmode,asin10thSeptember2009or10-9-2009.FocusedWriting—WritingSkillThesalutationThesalutationalwaysappearsattheleft-handsideofthepage.Thecustomary“Dear”isusedalongwiththerecipient’sfirstname,ifappropriate.FocusedWriting—WritingSkillThebodyoftheletterItisthemostimportantpart,conveyinginformationtotherecipientoftheletter.Personallettersareusually“newsy”(信息丰富的)andarewritteninachattyorconversationalstyleinmostcases.Thus,suchcontractionslike“I’ll”or“doesn’t”,incompletesentenceslike“Wonderfulnews!”andcolloquialexpressionsareacceptable.FocusedWriting—WritingSkillThecomplimentarycloseItcanbeplacedeitherontheright-handorleft-handsidebelowthebodyoftheletter.Themostcommonformsofclosingapersonalletterare“Yourssincerely”or“Kindregards”.Someotherclosingphrases,suchas“Yoursaffectionately”and“Love”canalsobeusedwhereappropriateasamarkofintimacy.FocusedWriting—WritingSkillThenameorsignatureItisplaceddirectlybelowthecomplimentaryclose.Thefirstnameonlyisusualinpersonalletterse.g.“Kindregards,Jane”.However,thefullnameorsignaturemaybeusedinformallettersorwhenwritingtobusinesses,e.g.“Yourssincerely,JaneWhiteorJ.M.White”.FocusedWriting—WritingSkillFocusedWriting—WritingSkillSuite975495WestVillageWayNewYork10023October15th,2009DearMavis,PleaseacceptmyheartiestcongratulationsonyourrecentselectionforinclusionontheshortlistfortheNYCityWritersPrize.IjustheardthenewstodayfromFrancisGoodspeedwhenshedroppedintomyofficewiththemarked-upproofsforherlatestcollectionofstories.Asyoucanimagine,Franwasveryexcitedtoo!Iamsoproudofyou.Asyouknow,Ihavebeenalong-timepromoterofyourwork,andinmymindit’sabouttimetheyfinallyrecognizedyourtalent.Infact,IbelievethatyourselectionfortheNYCWPshort-listislongoverdue.Ihavealreadyreadtwooftheotherbooksthatareshort-listedandinmyopiniontheydon’tholdacandletoyourNoTurningBack.IwillreadtheotherthreebooksnominatedandFocusedWriting—WritingSkillletyouknowwhatIthinkalthoughIcouldhardlybeconsideredanobjectiverevieweronthisone.OnceagainMavis,mysincerecongratulationsonyournomination.JustbeingnominatedfortheNYCWPisanhonorinitself.IwillbekeepingmyfingerscrossedforyouuntiltheyannouncethewinneronMarch1st.Bestwishes,BradLayoutofabusinessletterStructureSectionIThestructureofbusinesslettersSectionIIStylesofbusinesslettersSectionIIIAddressingEnvelopesSectionIThestructureofbusinesslettersPartsofaBusinessLetter信件组成部分1.EssentialParts必要部分1.Theletterhead信头2.Thedateline日期3.Theinsidenameandaddress收信人名称地址4.Thesalutation称呼5.Thebodyoftheletter信文6.Thecomplimentaryclose结尾敬语7.Thesignature落款2.OptionalParts附加部分8.Theattentionline具体收信人9.Thesubjectline事由/”Re”关于10.Thereferencenotation案号11.Theenclosure附件“Encl”12.Thecarboncopynotation抄送“cc”13.Thepostscript附言“p.s.”1.ChinaNationalCereals,OilsandFoodstuffsImp&ExpCorp.8JianguomenNeiDajieBeijing10005,ChinaTelephone:86-10-6526-8888Fax:[phone]E-mail:[e-mail]:15thNovember,20--3.MessrsH.Ronald&Co.556EastcheapLondon,E.C.3,England8.Attention:ImportDept.4.DearSirs,9.AquaticProducts5.Wethankyouforyourenquiryof5November.Incompliancewithyourrequest,wearesendingyouherewithacopyofourillustratedcatalogueandaquotationsheetforyourreference.Allpricesaresubjecttoourconfirmationforouraquaticproductshavebeensellingwellthisseason.Therefore,wewouldsuggestthatyouadviseusbyafaxincaseofinterest.Weawaityourearlyfavorablereply.6.Yourstruly,7.ChinaNationalCereals,OilsandFoodstuffsImp&ExpCorp.Sig._______________(Manager)10.QS/AN11.Enclosures12.ccourShanghaiBranchOffice13.P.S.WerequirepaymentbyL/CforatotalvaluenotexceedingUSD50,000.组成部分分项示例1.ChinaNationalCereals,Oils&FoodstuffsImp&ExpCorp.8JianguomenNeiDajieBeijing10005,ChinaTelephone:86-10-6526-8888Fax:[phone]E-mail:[e-mail]:15thNovember,20--信头日期3.MessrsH.Ronald&Co.556EastcheapLondon,E.C.3,England8.Attention:ImportDept.4.Dear