大学英语四级―书信写作详解

书信整体结构写信人的地址日期收信人姓名收信人地址呼语，开头语（写信和回信）正文结尾语结束语落款DearSir/Madam,I’mwritinginresponsetoyouradvertisementforaPA/SecretarytotheManagingDirector.…AlthoughIdidnothavetotravelinmypreviousjob,Iwouldbeverywillingtodoso.Iwillbeavailableforinterviewatanytime,andlookforwardtohearingfromyou.Yoursfaithfully,WilliamJeremySmithPeaceHotelLingGongRoad1818Beijing,ChinaMailboxNo.23,GXuniversityNanning,Guangxi,China27Jan,2008收信人姓名和单位地址齐头式信件齐头式常常在商贸、官方以及一些正式的信件中使用，以显示信件内容的严肃性，真实性，可靠性。折衷式书写用折衷式书写信件，其正文与称呼之间空一至二行。第一段第一句的第一个单词必须在Dear称呼的直接下面。以后每段开头都要与第一段第一个字对齐。信尾的客套话和签名都写在右下方。朋友之间写信一般都使用折衷式，而且称呼与正文之间一般不空行。地址：从小到大写信人的地址：中国山东省日照市东港区秦楼街道山东外国语职业学院航空旅游学院5班Class5,AirTravelInstitute,ShandongForeignLanguageVocationalCollege,QinlouStreet,DonggangDistrict,RizhaoCity,ShandongProvinceChina/PRC（由小到大）号No.(Number)楼F(Floor)室Rm.(Room)弄Aly(Alley)巷Ln.(Lane)路Rd.(Road)街St.(Street)段Sec.(Section)区Dist.(District)县County市City（直辖市municipality、特别行政区SAR）大道Ave.(Avenue)省Province国家名…①年份应完全写出，不能简写。②月份要用英文名称，不要用数字代替。③月份名称多用公认的缩写式。但May,June,July,因为较短，不必缩写。④写日期时，可用基数词1，2，3，4，5，……28，29，30，31等，也可用序数词lst,2nd,3rd,4th,5th,……28th,29th,30th,31st等。但最好用基数词，简单明了。关于日期的写法，应注意以下几点：January(Jan.)一月；February(Feb.)二月；March(Mar.)三月；April(Apr.)四月；May(may.)五月；June(Jun.)六月；July(Jul.)七月；August(Aug.)八月；September(Sept.)九月；October(Oct.)十月；November(Nov.)十一月；December(Dec.)十二月.日期可有下列几种写法：①Oct.20,2007②20Oct,2007③20thOct,2007④Oct.20th,2007按美国习惯,①最为通用日期的写法，月、日、年，月份用英文，日和年用阿拉伯数字。例如：2008年9月8日应写成：Sep.8,2008或_09/08/2008_称呼：（1）写给机构：A.不认识负责人：DearSirorMadam,DearSir/Madam,Towhomitmayconcern,B.认识负责人：DearMr./Ms./President/Professor/Manager/Editor/Doctor(Michael)Wang,称呼：（2）写给个人：A.关系不亲密：DearMr./Ms./President/Professor/Manager/Editor(Michael)Wang,B.关系亲密：DearMichael,正文开头句1：告知对方你的身份（假如对方不认识你）DearSir/Mr.Smith,Iwasastudentatyourcollege,enrolledinPhilosophyDepartment./Iama…atyour…/Iama…atyourcollege,enrolledinthe…course./Mynameis…,Iam…正文开头句2：请求某事：Iama/anfreshman/sophomore/junior/senior/undergraduate/graduatefromtheSchoolofInternationalBusinessinShandongForeignLanguageVocationalCollege.Iboldlywritethisletterto...正文开头句3：告知/反映某事：Iamwritingtheletterinthepurposeofexpressingdissatisfaction/disappointment/concernabouttheserviceofourcanteen.正文开头句4：问候收信人（假如他/她是你的朋友）DearTom,Howareyou?/Ihopeeverythingisfine./Howarethingsgoingwithyou?/Howareyougettingonin/gettingalongwith…..?正文开头句5：解释写信的原因（1）致谢：ThankyouforyourletteraboutstudyinginCanada./IamwritingtotellyouhowgratefulIamfor…/Iwouldliketothankyoumostsincerelyfor…正文开头句6：（2）抱怨：Iamwritingtocomplainaboutthepoorserviceatyourdining-room./Iwishtomakeacomplaintabout…/Iamwritingtodrawyourattentionto….正文开头句7：（3）致歉：IamwritingtoyoubecauseIamunableto…./Iamterriblysorrythat…./Iwouldliketoexpressmyapologiesfornotbeingableto….正文开头句8：（4）询问：Iwouldliketoobtain/request/seek/inquiresomeinformationabout…/Iamwritingtoaskifyoucandomeafavor./Iwouldlikesomedetailedinformationon/about….尾段写法1：1）表示感谢：（1）Mythankstoyou.yourgeneroushelparebeyondwords.（2）Wordscannotexpressmysinceregratitudetoyou.（3）Itakethisopportunitytoshowmyheartistappreciationforthekindassistanceyourenderedme.尾段写法2：2）期待回信：（1）Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply/hearingfromyousoon.（2）Ilookforwardtoafavorablereplyatyourearliestconvenience.（3）Yourpromptattentiontomyinquirywouldbehighlyappreciated.尾段写法3：3）提供帮助（1）Ihopethese……willbehelpful,andpleasefeelfreetocontactmeformoreinformation.（2）……willbetakingresponsibilityforyouandifyoushouldneedanyassistance,she/hewillbepleasedtohelpyou结尾开头字母要大写，末尾用逗号。结束语也称敬语，使用时也应因人而异，取决于发信人与收信人之间的关系或熟悉程度。1.家人亲戚:Yourlovingmother/son/brother;Yourslovingly,Withlove,Allmylove,2.长辈或一般朋友：Yoursrespectfully/sincerely,Yourstruly,3.机关、团体、学校等：Yoursfaithfully/sincerely,Yourstruly,祝福的话结尾语Takecare.Yourfriend,Bestwishes.Trulyyours,BestRegards.Yourloving_______,MerryChristmasSincerelyyours,HappyNewYearYourssincerely,HappyBirthdaySincerely,结尾求学求职类Directions:Youareastudentwiththewishofstudyingabroad.Writealettertotheuniversityyoudreamofandaskforadmission.1)个人介绍2)具备的优势3)期待回复DearSirorMadam,IamaseniorfromtheDepartmentofBusinessAdministration.Iamwritingtheletterinpurposeofapplyingforadmissionintoyouresteemedinstitution/yourrecentlyadvertisedpositionforastaffmember.IamsurethatIamqualifiedforit.First,enclosedwiththisletterismyresume,whichfurtherdetailsmypreviousacademicqualificationsandworkexperience.Second,notonlydomyqualificationsandexperiencemakemeaperfectcandidateforit,(but)mycheerfulpersonalityisalsowellsuitedtostudyinginyourprestigiousuniversity/workingasastaffmember.Last,myhobbiesincludesportsandmusic.WordsfailmewhenItrytoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetothehelpyourenderme.Yourpromptandfavorableattentiontomyinquirywouldbehighlyappreciated.Yourssincerely,LiMing投诉信Directions:Youliveinaroomincollegewhichyousharewithanotherstudent.Youfinditverydifficulttoworktherebecauseyourroommatealwayshasfriendsvisiting.WritealettertotheAccommodationOfficeratthecollege.1)要求下学期换一个新房间(段一：写作目的)2)解释原因(段二：投诉原因)3)要求单间(段三：建议措施)DearSirorMadam,Iamwritingtoexpressmydeepconcernregardingaccommodation.Iwouldprefertomoveintoasingleroomnextseme