【正文】 in the following examples: British: Dear Professor/, Dear Mr./, Dear ,(or Dear Miss Santos,)Dear ,(or Dear ,)American: Dear Professor/: Dear Mr./: Dear :(or Dear Miss Santos:)Dear :(or Dear :)What merits the attention of Chinese students is that they should use the marital status of a woman addressee is not known or when she(married or not)prefers the letters to organizations, or to persons whose names you do not know, the following greetings are used:Dear Sir:(or Dear Madam:)(or Dear Sir or Madam: if you do not know the sex of your addressee)To whom it may concern:(only for testimonials and things of that kind)Dear colleague:(to a person who is of the same profession as the writer, and usually used when you are sending a circular to many people)(4)The body In the body of the letter, all paragraphs should begin flush with the left margin(the block style)or begin with an equal indention(the indented style), and the letter is usually singlespaced withinthe paragraph and doubledspaced between paragraphs.(5)The plimentary close The closing of a business letter consists of three parts: plimentary close, signature, and the typed the plimentary close, only the first word is close is followed by a conventional plimentary closes in business letters are: ”Yours truly,“ ”Yours Sincerely,“ ”Sincerely yours,“ ”Sincerely,” “Cordially yours” or ”Yours cordially.”The close of a personal letter is of a more free choice.“Affectionately,” “Fondly,” “ Yours with love, ” “With best wishes, “ ”Love,” “Yours,” ”As ever, “ etc., can be used apart from ”Yours sincerely, “ ”Yours truly, “ etc.。which one of these you use depends on your exact relationship with the closing can be put either on the righthand side or lefthand side of the writers even prefer to have it in the middle one or two spaces below the last line of the letter.(6)The signature In a business letter the handwritten signature is placed between the plimentary close and the typed name of the writer, and writer39。s official capacity is indicated after the typed a personal letter, you may sign your full name, your first name, or even a nickname in accordance with your relationship with the you send along with your letter such things as a resume check, a receipt, etc., write Enclosure(s)or remind addressee that besides the letter, there is another material in the you happen to have something additional to say after you have finished the letter, you may begin with ., which stands for ”postscript“, and then write what you wish to The style and tone of letters can be greatly speaking, the style and tone of a personal letter differ from those business letters—the former is casual, whereas the latter is form However, for either of them, the language should be clear and letters should be polite in lone, exact and concise Paragraphs in business letters tend to be often you find the first and last paragraphs are singlesentence first paragraph may be a single sentence that indicates the subject and purpose of the necessary, one more sentence may be used to refer to previous correspondence when such correspondence needs to be you answer a business letter, it is advisable to identify it by mentioning its subject and remember that you begin and end a business letter with a courteous following are some useful expressions with which to begin or end you letters.(1)Business letters 1)Invitation * I am writing on behalf of all the members of our Literature Society to ask...* We should be very grateful if you could give a talk on ”The Latest Development in...“ to our...Club on Saturday afternoon, June 20th...2)Application for entry to a college * I am writing to ask whether you could send me some information about your college and for the application forms...* I am writing to you in the hope that I may obtain an opportunity to do graduate study in your university...39。 ?* Thank you very much for the information you sent me about your college and for the application forms, which I am returning with388 three letters of remendation * Thank you for your enquiry about the possibility of ing as a visiting Scholar to the Department of....We should be very pleas wele you here and to invite you to participate in the activity the )Application for scholarships/assistantships/membership jobs * I should like to apply for one of the scholarships that your department may be offering to students from other please send me the necessary application forms and any truth tails about the scholarships...* I should be very grateful if you could let me have details c teaching assistantships in electric engineering that your department may have...* I am thinking of applying for membership of your library/d should be grateful if you would let me know how I should go it.../would you be kind enough to let me know the facility provide? * Thank you for the information about your scholarships/teaching assistantships....* Thank you for the scholarship application forms which you arekind enough to send me...187。 Thank you for your help in this matter.187。 Thank you for your letter/I have received your letter of/date 19...* I see from your advertisement in yesterday39。s China Daily.* I am interested in the post/I should like to apply for the position which you advertised in yesterday39。s China Daily...389 * I should very much like to be considered for the post of...which was advertised in...* I am looking for a job as..., and would be grateful if you would consider me for such a post in your firm.* Thank you for your time and consideration.187。 I can e for an interview at any time convenient to you.187。 I look forward to your early reply/the interview.187。 I look forward to hearing from you and I do hope I shall have the opportunity of an )Applications for visas * I am planning to visit Singapore in June and should be grateful if you would let me know what I have to do to get a visa...* Will you please kindly let me have a visa for entry to your country? 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