WritingLetters,E-mail&onlineChatNathanWang2012-04-07英文信封(Envelope)的写法(BlockFormat齐头式)NathanWangNingxiaUniversityYinchuan,750021P.R.ofChinaMr.StevenChungNo.252,LongSt.SanFrancisco,U.S.A寄件人姓名和地址(信封左上角),第一行写名和姓;第二行起写地址收信人姓名和地址(信封的中间,地址由小写到大)英文信封(Envelope)的寫法(右缩式IndentedFormat)NathanWangNingxiaUniversityYingchuan,750021P.R.ofChinaMr.StevenChungNo.252,LongSt.SanFrancisco,U.S.A寄件人姓名和地址收信人姓名和地址※英文地址的寫法和中文相反,口訣:由小到大(ex:號—弄—巷—路/街—城市—國家)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大道Ave.(Avenue)省Province国家名…※lane[lein]n.1.胡同,小巷,里弄2.(径赛的)跑道,分道;泳道1.anarrowwayorroad2.awell-definedtrackorpath;fore.g.swimmersorlinesoftraffic※alley[‘æli]n.小巷;小路;球道,球场[复数alleys]1.anarrowstreetwithwallsonbothsides2.alanedownwhichabowlingballisrolledtowardpins地址的书写顺序是由小到大:•第一行写寄出信人的门牌号码,写街道名称;•第二行先写县市、城镇名称,再写省或州名称,往右空两个字母的位置,再写上邮编。•如果是寄往国外的信件,第三行写出寄信人所在国家的名称。如要说明信件由何种邮路递送或信件为何种类别,一般在信封正面的左下角注明。•航空ByAirMail•挂号Registered•印刷品PrintedMatter•快件Express•内有照片PhotoEnclosed如信件需由别人或单位转交给收信人,则需在转交人前面加上C/O(careof)后跟转交人的姓名地址。如宋力托李娜转交一封信给李明,信封格式为:SongLiNo.1MiddleSchoolNantong,226000JiangsuLiMingC/OLiNaPekingUniversityBeijing,100871如不需要邮寄,只需写上受托人和收信人的姓名即可。再用Bycourtesyof,Throughcourtesyof,Byfavorof引出所托之人的姓名。如下:LiMingBycourtesyofLiNa面交信(孙丽本人当面交给收信人的信):SongLiPresent书信英文书信分为两大类1)私人书信(personalletters)2)商务书信(businessletters),如:申请信、求职信、推荐信、证明信、感谢信等。英文书信的格式包括寄信人的地址和日期;收信人的姓名和地址;称呼、正文、结尾和签名TheElementsofEnglishLetterWriting•1.信头Heading/Letterhead•2.写信日期Date•3.信内地址(收信人)InsideAddress•4.称呼Salutation•5.正文BodyofLetter•6.客套结束语ComplimentaryClosing•7.署名SignatureHeading信头包括寄信人地址(通常写在信笺的右上方)或某公司的名称、地址、电话、电传、传真、邮编、电子信箱地址或网址等。Date•日期应写在寄信人地址下方,表达方式各不相同。通常英式按日/月/年的顺序,而美式按月日年的顺序。注意:年份写全,不可省略;月份用英文单词表示,不可用数字替代(一般信函可缩写,较正式的公函需写全);日期用阿拉伯数字基数词表示即可,•如May7,2011;•23September,2011InsideAddress•信内地址应写在信笺左上方,与信封上的地址完全一致。第一行写收信人姓名(称呼语+全名);商务信函中还需另起一行写出职务;收信人地址应确切完整。Salutation•称呼应写在信内地址下,其左边要与信内地址第一行对齐,后面的标点是逗号,冒号.•称呼一般都是以Dear…或Mydear…开头的。•1.亲近熟悉的人:Dear/Mydear+称呼或名字。•2长辈,关系一般,不相识:Dear+“先生/女士/授”•3机关、团体、公司、工厂或学校:DearSirorMadam,Towhomitmayconcern.有时直接用Gentlemen(复数)。Body•语言要得体,简单明了,措词礼貌。•空4个字节或者顶格写,段与段之间空行•称呼下面隔一两行开始写正文。•一般说来,开头直接表达写信的目的,中间对目的具体说明,结尾表达希望祝愿等。ComplimentaryClosing•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,Allmyloveetc.•2.长辈或一般朋友:Yoursrespectfully/sincerely,Yourstrulyetc.•3.机关、团体、学校等:Yoursfaithfully/sincerely,Yourstrulyetc.•結尾的部份祝福的話結尾語Takecare.Yourfriend,Bestwishes.Trulyyours,BestRegards.Yourloving_______,MerryChristmasSincerelyyours,HappyNewYearYourssincerely,HappyBirthdaySincerely,Signature•写信人要在结束语下面签名,以表示对信件中的全部内容负责。签名最好是写信人的亲笔,手写后可附打印的全名。P.S.(postscript)•若信写好后又想起一些事情需要补充时,可以写上P.S.(postscript),这相当于中文所谓的”又及”,然后附加几句话。Blockformatxxxx(letterhead)June3,2005(date)xxxx(insideaddress)Dearxx,(salutation)Wereceivedyourxxxx(body)Yourssincerely(complimentaryclose)XX(signature)Joe(printedname)ModifiedFormatxxxx(letterhead)June3,2005(date)xxxx(insideaddress)Dearxx,(salutation)Wereceivedyourxxxx(body)YourssincerelyXX(signature)Joe(printedname)Writing—PracticalWritingDearSir/Madam,I’mwritinginresponsetoyouradvertisementforaPA/SecretarytotheManagingDirector.…AlthoughIdidnothavetotravelinmypreviousjob,Iwouldbeverywillingtodoso.Iwillbeavailableforinterviewatanytime,andlookforwardtohearingfromyou.Yoursfaithfully,WilliamJeremySmithPeaceHotelLingGongRoad1818Beijing,ChinaMailboxNo.23,GZuniversityGuangzhou,Guangdong,China27March,2012缩进式Writing—PracticalWritingDearSir/Madam,I’mwritinginresponsetoyouradvertisementforaPA/SecretarytotheManagingDirector.…AlthoughIdidnothavetotravelinmypreviousjob,Iwouldbeverywillingtodoso.Iwillbeavailableforinterviewatanytime,andlookforwardtohearingfromyou.Yoursfaithfully,WilliamJeremySmithCompactSystem96RosewallDrive,Southtown,SO34BTMailboxNo.23,NXuniversityYingchuan,Ninxia,China4April,2012齐头式书信写作的五点要求:1、开门见山说意图2、咨询/建议1、2、3、3、不同内容可分段4、感谢客气不可少5、期待回信成老套•(三)开头段: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…•2、问候收信人(假如他/她是你的朋友)DearTom,Hello/Hi.Howareyou?/Ihopeeverythingisfine./Howarethingsgoingwithyou?/Howareyougettingonin/gettingalongwith…..?•3.解释写信的原因(1)致谢:ThankyouforyourletteraboutstudyinginCanada./IamwritingtotellyouhowgratefulIamfor…/Iwouldliketothankyoumostsincerelyfor…(2)抱怨:Iamwritingtocomplainaboutthepoorserviceatyourdining-room./Iwishtomakeacomplaintabout…/Iamwritingtodrawyourattentionto….(3)致歉:IamwritingtoyoubecauseIamunableto…./Iamterriblysorrythat…./Iwouldliketoexpressmyapologiesfornotbeingableto….4)询问:Iwouldliketoobtain/request/seek/inquiresomeinformationabout…/Iamwritingtoaskifyoucandomeafavor./Iwouldlikesomedetailedinformationon/about….(四)结尾段:1、发出请求(1)Pleasegivethismatteryourimmediateattention.(2)Iwouldverymuchappreciateitif……assoonaspossible.2、提供帮助(1)Ihopethese……willbehelpful,andpleasefeelfreetocontactmeformoreinformation.(2)……willbetakingresponsibilityforyouandifyoushouldneedanyassistance,she/hewillbeplease