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政府首腦、部長(zhǎng)、大使、公使和特使等,可用(Dear)Sir,(Dear),(Dear),(My dear),Your Excellency(復(fù)數(shù)為 Excellencies)。有時(shí)也用 Your Majesty 稱呼以表示。⑦對(duì)王室成員,如太子、王子、親王和公主等,一般可用(Dear)Sir 或(Dear)Madam 但在正式尊稱時(shí),一般用 Your Highness(復(fù)數(shù)為 Highnesses)。在寫事務(wù)性信件時(shí),正文一般開門見(jiàn)山,內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)單明了,條理清楚。(Complimentary Close)結(jié)束語(yǔ)是寫信人表示自己對(duì)收信人的一種謙稱,只占一行,低于正文一二行,從信紙的中間或偏右的地方開始寫。結(jié)束語(yǔ)視寫信人與收信人的關(guān)系而定例如寫給機(jī)關(guān)、團(tuán)體或不相識(shí)的人的信,一般用:Yours(very)truly, Yours(very)faithfully, Yours(very)sincerely,等等。寫給同志或同事的信一般可用:Fraternally yours, Comradely yours,等等。寫給親屬或摯友的信一般用:Yours, Ever yours, Yours as ever, As ever, Yours affectionately, Lovingly yours,(Much)Love, With Love, Lovingly, Your loving son, Your most affectionate, Your devoted friend, Devotedly, 等等,意即:“您的”、“永遠(yuǎn)是您的”、“您的親愛(ài)的”、“您的愛(ài)子(孩子、姐妹、侄、侄女、祖母)”、“您的摯友”等。寫信給摯友,表示歉意時(shí),可用:Contritely yours, Regretfully yours, Yours in(with)regret, Yours in(with)deep remorse 等。在美國(guó)和加拿大等國(guó),則多用,把 yours 放在 Sincerely 等詞之后。(Signature)信末的簽名一般低于結(jié)束語(yǔ)一二行,從信紙中間偏右的地方開始寫。有的還有署名后寫上自己的職稱、職務(wù)或頭銜(Enclosure)信件若有附件,應(yīng)在左下角注明 Enc.。首先,寫信者應(yīng)設(shè)身處地想到對(duì)方,尊重對(duì)方的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。這就是說(shuō),寫信者應(yīng)用盡可能少的文字表達(dá)其必須傳遞的信息,而且寫信者應(yīng)將其所需傳遞的信息表達(dá)清楚,以免對(duì)方產(chǎn)生誤解。因而在寫信過(guò)程中,要避免傷害對(duì)方感情,措辭上多選用些禮貌婉轉(zhuǎn)詞語(yǔ)。常用的起首語(yǔ)有:1)Thank you for your letter dated ,)Many thanks for your letter of ,)A thousand thanks for your kind letter of June 5,)Your kind letter of November 22th arrived this )Your letter which arrived this morning gave me great )In reply to your letter dated 4th July,I want to say…7)Thank you very much for your letter of August 2 and the gift you sent me on Christmas )What a treat to receive your kind letter of May 5th!9)It is always a thrill to see your nice )First of all I must thank you for your kind assistance and high attention to )With great delight I learn from your letter of this Sunday that … 12)I wish to apply for teaching position you are )I am too excited and delighted at your good )I am very obliged to you for your warm congratulations.…15)I am very much pleased to inform you that my visit to your country has been :1)Awaiting your good news,2)Looking forward to your early reply,3)Hoping to hear from you soon,4)We await your good )I hope to hear from you very )We look forward to your reply at your earliest )I look forward to our next meeting there in Los )Your early reply will be highly )Any other particulars wanted we shall be pleased to send )The help you give me is sincerely )I hope everything will be well with )Please let us know if you want more )I hope you always enjoy )I wish you very success in the ing )Please remember me