英文书信常用语(1)

邀请信

1．I’m looking forward to seeing you. 期待您的到来。

2．We thought it would be pleasant to have some of our friends to celebrate it. 我们想请几位朋友来庆祝一番，这一定是件愉快的事情。

3．The reception will be held in…, on… 招待会定于……在……举行。

4．We sincerely hope you can attend. 我们期待着您的光临。

5．We are looking forward to the performance. 我们期待着观看此剧。

6．We all should like you to join us to explain the finer point of opera. 我们都希望您能同去给我们讲解歌剧的妙处。

7．We take great interest in your letter. 我对您的来信颇感兴趣。

8．We have decided to have a party in honor of the occasion. 为此，我们决定举行一次晚会。

9．Please let me know as soon as possible if you can come and tell me when you will be able to do so. 如能来的话，早日告知我，何时为宜。

10．Please confirm your participation at your earliest convenience. 是否参加请早日告知。

11．We are delighted to accept your invitation.

12．I wish I could be there, but I expect to be away on vacation at that time. 真希望能来，但因届时将前往度假，不能应邀。

13．Please reply to Thirty-five Park Avenue. 请回复公园大道35号。14．We’ll be awaiting your arrival on the twelfth. 我们期待您在12日到来。

EX1:

Directions: your university is going to hold an academic conference, and you are asked to write an invitation to Prof. Li to attend the meeting. Write it according to the following guide lines:

1)give him the formal invitation,

2)invite him to submit a paper or give a lecture,

3)confirm his coming.

You should write about 100 words on Answer Sheet 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address.

Dear Prof. Li,

The Academic Conference on General Linguistics sponsored by Tianjin University will be held in Tianjin on 2nd June, 2005. We take great pleasure in inviting you to attend the Conference. Your hotel accommodation and meals will be paid by us, but you will be responsible for your airfare.

If you have any paper or lectures on which you would like to give talks, please inform us as soon as possible as the program is being finalized soon.

Please confirm your participation at your earliest convenience.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming EX2:

Directions: you are going to hold an academic seminar of western culture. Please write a letter in the name of Beijing Teacher Training Association to invite a very famous professor in the field to attend the seminar. In your letter you need to explain to him/ her.

1)The purpose of the seminar,

2)what he/ she is expected to do,

3)time and venue.

You should write about 100 words on Answer Sheet 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address.

Dear Prof. Zhang,

On behalf of Beijing Teachers’ Training Association, I’m greatly honored to have the pleasure to invite you to our academic seminar “The Research of Western Culture”, which will be held at 2:00 am, Sept 15, at Room 1208, the Century Conference Center. You are requested to make a speech to our teachers at the seminar for about one hour and answer their questions.

You have distinguished yourself in the English language, as the writer of more than a dozen bestsellers on Western Culture. Your speech will surely help the teachers

to enrich and update their knowledge in this field.

Hope to hear from you at your earliest Convenience.

Sincerely yours,

Li Ming Section III Writing(30 points)

Part A(10 points)

51. Directions:

You are supposed to write for the postgraduate association a notice to recruit volunteers for an international conference on globalization, you should conclude the basic qualification of applicant and the other information you think relative.

You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “postgraduate association” instead.

51. 参考范文一

Notice

V olunteers for the International Conference of Global Integration are wanted. Anyone who is in good command of English and experienced in cross-cultural communication are expected to take part in this activity. The major task for this position are as follows: to begin with, to propaganda the theme of globalization to people all over the world; in addition, to provide E-C interpretation service to those representatives of the international conference, aiming at facilitating the process of the meeting; at last, you should be strictly available according to the time schedule of the conference. Those who are interested in this post are cordially welcome!

Postgraduates’ Association

Jan. 9th, 2010

参考范文二

Announcement

Postgraduates’ Association is recently looking for V olunteers for the International Conference of Global Integration. Applicants should be currently studying at the university, and should preferably have the experience of being a part-time volunteer in several international events.

The successful applicant will be expected to propaganda the theme of globalization in the city and on campus. The position will commence at the end of May and will last through to the end of August. Fair pay for the position is available and will be based on your experience.

If you are interested, please send your resume to the following email: postgraduates@https://www.360docs.net/doc/d3377352.html, before September 1st.

Postgraduates’ Association

2009年Section III Writing

Part A

51. Directions:

Restrictions on the use of plastic bags have not been so successful in some regions. “White pollution “is still going on. Write a letter to the editor(s) of your local newspaper to

1）give your opinions briefly and,

2）make two or three suggestions.

You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address.

Part A (10 points)

51. 参考范文

Dear Editor:

I am writing this letter to draw your attention to the deteriorating situation of “white pollution” in some regions despite the implementation of restrictions on the use of plastic bags.

In order to put an effective stop to the wide spread of “white pollution”, I would like to make the following suggestions . Firstly, the price of plastic bags should be further raised; Secondly , special government departments should be established to supervise the making and using of plastic bags to ensure they are used when really needed.

I hope my suggestions would be of help and thank you for your attention.

Sincerely Yours

Li Ming 祝贺信

1.I would like to add my congratulations to the many you must be receiving on your promotion.

在对你晋升的众多祝贺中，再加上我的一份，以表贺意。

2.I am looking forward to your further promotion. 盼望你再一次高升。

3.How happy you must be to have a beautiful new baby girl. 生了个漂亮的女孩，你一定感到

非常高兴。

4.I wish you many happy returns of the anniversary. May you have long and joyful life. 祝你们

享有很多的结婚纪念日。愿你们白头偕老，生活愉快。

5.I am sending along some flowers and fruit with my love and my sincere wish for your speedy

recovery. 送上一些鲜花和水果，以表示我对你的问候，并衷心祝愿你尽快恢复健康。

6.With very best wishes for a happy New Year!

7.May you come into a good fortune! 恭喜发财！

8.Wishing you peace, joy and happiness through Christmas and the coming year. 在圣诞和新

年到来之际，祝你平安、欢乐、幸福。

9.Best wishes for a happy birthday and a year of good luck, good health and happiness. 最诚挚

地祝愿你生日快乐，好运、健康、幸福伴随你整整一年。

10.Please accept my gift for your birthday, not for its own value, but for the sake of the thoughts

it represents. 请接受我给你的生日礼物，礼物不在于它本身的价值，而在于它表达了我对你的思念。

感谢信

1.I cannot tell you how much your letter delighted/ relieved/ amused/ enchanted me. 我不知道

怎样告诉你，你那封信使我感到多么愉快/ 轻松。。。

2.I find an ordinary “thank – you ” entirely inadequate to tell you how much…我觉得一般的感

谢字眼儿完全不足以表达我对您多么。。。

3.This is to thank you again for your wonderful hospitality and to tell you how much I enjoyed

seeing you again. 对您的热情款待，再次表示感谢，并向您表示我多么高兴能再次见到您。

4.Please accept my sincere appreciation for… 请接受我对。。。衷心的感谢。。。

5.I sincerely appreciate … 我衷心地感谢。。。

6.I am very sincerely grateful to you for… 我衷心地感谢你。。。

7.I wish to express my profound appreciation for… 我对。。。深表谢意。

8.Many thanks for you generous cooperation. 谢谢贵方的真诚合作。

9.You were so kind to send… 承蒙好意，送来。。。

10.thank you again for your wonderful hospitality and I am looking forward to seeing you soon.

再次感谢您的盛情款待，并期望不久见到您。

申请信

·I learnt that the position of cashier (secretary, typist) in your firm is about to become vacant, and I should like to make an application for it. 我得知贵公司将需要一名出纳员（秘书、打字员），特此申请这一职位。

·This letter is to notify you that I will be resigning my position with the company on June 20, two weeks from today. 此信是要告诉您，自6月20日起（两周后的今天），我将辞去本公司的职位。

·I should like to enter your university to take such courses as Teaching Methodology, Applied Linguistics and Comparative Literature. 我希望进入贵校学习教学法、实用语言学和比较文学这一类课程。

·In order to reduce the financial responsibility of my parents, I earnestly hope to obtain some kind of financial aid in the form of teaching or research assistantship. 为减轻父母的经济负担，我真诚地希望得到诸如助教或助研奖学金之类的经济资助。

·With a view to get some advanced studies, I am writing to you to apply for

admission to your university to pursue my MS degree. 为求深造，我拟向贵校申请攻读硕士学位。