【正文】 Practical English Writing Chapter Seven Contents ? Part I English Letter Writing ? Part II Notices, Announcement amp。 Cards ? Part III Social Correspondence 社交書信 ? Part IV Notewriting ? Part V Application for a Job 就業(yè)申請(qǐng) Part I English Letter Writing ? 1. Introduction to Letter Writing ? 2. Parts of English Letters ? 3. Forms of English Letters ? 4. Opening and Concluding Sentences of English Writing ? 5. How to Address Envelopes ? 6. The Spirit of Business English Letter Writing 1. Introduction to Letter Writing ? There are three basic kinds of letters: personal, social and business. The uses of business letters are many: to apply for a job, to seek admission to a college, etc. They are quite formal and have a standard format. To write it well, you have to ? 1. Put yourself in your reader?s shoes(從讀者角度出發(fā) )。 ? 2. Use the correct letter form。 ? 3. Stick to the principlesclarity(清楚 ), conciseness(準(zhǔn)確 ), pleteness(完整 ), consideration(體諒 ), and courtesy(禮貌 ). 2. Parts of English Letters ? 1. The Heading 信頭 (寫信人的地址和日期），位于右上角。 ? 2. The Inside Address（封內(nèi)地址；收信人姓名和地址），位于左上角，頂格。 ? 3. The Salutation（稱謂），低于收信人地址兩行，頂格。 ? 4. The Body（正文）主體，要求簡(jiǎn)明扼要，開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾更應(yīng)簡(jiǎn)短。 ? 5. The Complimentary Close（結(jié)尾禮詞）從中間向右寫，逗號(hào)結(jié)束。（ Yours faithfully /truly/ respectfully/ sincerely/ cordially/ affectionately) ? 6. The Signature（簽名）低于結(jié)束語(yǔ)一兩行，親筆簽名。 ? 7. Enclosure/Encl./Enc.（附件）如果信文內(nèi)已說(shuō)明有附件要寄，也要在信的左下角說(shuō)明，以便收信人查閱。 . Encl.: Doctor?s Certificate（附：醫(yī)生證明一張） ? 8. Postscript/.（附言）補(bǔ)充遺漏，最好避免。 3. Forms of English letters ? 1. Block Form（并列式 /封閉式 /齊頭式 ) 15 Chashan Road Guangzhou, China 5 May, 2021 Gee Smith 28 St. John?s Square London Dear Mr. Smith: _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, (Signature) ? 2. Indented Form(斜列式 /縮進(jìn)式） ? 要求信頭和收信人地址均比上一行縮進(jìn)一點(diǎn)，成倒梯形。正文每段起行均向右縮進(jìn)五個(gè)字母。 Indented Form 15 Chashan Road Guangzhou, China 5 May, 2021 Gee Smith 28 St. John?s Square London Dear Mr. Smith, _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, (Signature) ? 3. Modified Form(折衷式 /混合式） ? 信頭和收信人地址上下各自對(duì)齊，正文每段起行向右縮進(jìn)五個(gè)字母。最為普遍。 Modified Form 15 Chashan Road Guangzhou, China 5 May, 2021 Gee Smith 28 St. John?s Square London Dear Mr. Smith, _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, (Signature) 4. Opening and Concluding Sentences of English Letter Writing ? Opening: ? 1. I was glad to receive your letter of May 4… ? 2. With great delight I learn that … ? 3. As I have not heard of you for long, I feel anxious about... ? 4. Your kind letter of Saturday arrived this morning, from which I learn… ? 5. I have the pleasure to tell you that … ? Concluding: ? 1. I hope to hear from you soon. ? 2. I look forward to our next meeting. ? 3. Your kind early reply will be appreciated. ? 4. Won?t you let us hear from you promptly? ? 5. The help you offered is sincerely valued. The Complimentary Close（結(jié)束語(yǔ)） ? 寫給不熟悉的人、公司時(shí)結(jié)尾謙稱可用：Yours faithfully/ truly. ? 寫給認(rèn)識(shí)的人： Yours sincerely, etc. ? 寫給長(zhǎng)者、上級(jí)時(shí)可用： Yours respectfully/ obediently, etc. 5. How to Address Envelopes ? 1. Block Form并列式，每行左邊起首字母上下垂直。寄信人姓名和地址寫左上角，姓名占一行，地址從小到大寫。 ? 2. Indented Form斜列式，每行開(kāi)頭較前行縮進(jìn)一二個(gè)字母。收信人姓名和地址從信封中央或偏右寫。 Jack 15 Chashan Road Guangzhou, China Gee Smith 28 St. John’s Square London Jack 15 Chashan Road Guangzhou, China Gee Smith 28 St. John’s Square London 英文商務(wù)信函的撰寫規(guī)則 ? 商業(yè)書信的撰寫是商業(yè)活動(dòng)中的一項(xiàng)基本活動(dòng)。盡管電話、電傳和電子郵件通訊已廣泛使用，商業(yè)書信仍然是重要的通訊方式。事實(shí)上，絕大部分的重要電話、電傳和電報(bào)通訊最后還要用書信來(lái)證實(shí)。 ? 商業(yè)書信常常是一種安排、一個(gè)協(xié)議或一個(gè)合同的證件。因此，必須謹(jǐn)慎撰寫。 ? 英語(yǔ)商務(wù)書信的 7C原則 (7C?s Writing Principles)是該類書信及文件撰寫的指導(dǎo)綱領(lǐng)，它包括 Conciseness, Clearness, Courtesy， Completeness, Concreteness, Correctness, Consideration。 ? 在撰寫商業(yè)信時(shí)，建議注意以下幾點(diǎn)： ? (Completeness) 信的內(nèi)容應(yīng)力求“完整”，即包括寫信人希望收信人做出積極反應(yīng)的一切情況及問(wèn)題，或是回答來(lái)信所提出的全部問(wèn)題或要求。對(duì)于重要的信，更須注意“完整”，例如接受對(duì)方的報(bào)盤時(shí)，最好把條件全部述明或具體說(shuō)明所接受的報(bào)盤的根據(jù)是什么 (如報(bào)價(jià)單，信件等等 )，因?yàn)檫@種信實(shí)際上已是成交合同，此信發(fā)出后，一當(dāng)對(duì)方收到，即對(duì)雙方都具有約束力；如果不“完整”，就有可能引起不