【正文】 ew Year be filled with happiness for you and yours, David Congratulations on Birthday Dear Franz, Congratulations!From now on, you will be a have reached your 18th birthday!I made this small gift by accept it, not for its own value, but for the sake of the thoughts it feel very sorry that I can’t attend your birthday believe I am praying for you live a long and joyful life, a life full of all the blessings that this would can Sincerely, Dunkin Congratulations on Engagement Dear Jeanette, I feel quite pleased when hearing that you and James became engaged yesterday, Congratulations!Your engagement is such happy ’s a pleasure to express warm and special wishes for your future all your hope and plans turn out the way you want them as you go through life together, may all your dreams e sincerely, LevinsWedding Congratulations Dear Jackson, Your wedding card brings to me the happy news of your congratulate you and trust that your marriage will be a source of blessing and happiness to you accept this little present with my congratulations upon your happy Sincerely, NewbyCongratulations for Changing Residence Dear Li Fang, Congratulate you on your moving into your new ’ve finally got such a nice new house that you’ve always been hoping hope your new dwelling will bring you and your family loads of fortune and good you plenty of prosperity and good luck in your new truly, Ma Ying Congratulations on Passing University Examination Dear Li Ping, We are very happy to learn that you have successfully passed the college entrance examination this year and have been admitted into Hunan University with us to offer our most sincere congratulations on this happy you greater achievement in your college Sincerely, Wang Liang邀 請 信 邀請信在日常生活和外事活動中使用廣泛，一般分為兩種：一種為正式邀請（invitation card）；因為其結構非一般信函，在此不作講述。本章只講非正式請?zhí)?，即邀請?letters of invitation)。邀請信形式上不如請?zhí)菢诱?guī)，但也很考究。書寫時應注意一下兩點：（1）邀請信一定要將邀請的時間（年、月、日、鐘點）、地點、場合寫清楚，不能讓收信人有任何的疑慮。例如 “ I’d like you and Tom to e to dinner next Monday” 這句話中指的是哪個星期并不明確，所以要加上具體日期，“I’d like you and Tom to e to dinner next Monday, May the fifth at 6 o’., at the Locus Hotel”。（2）邀請信的特點是簡短熱情，形式較為靈活，一般為兩小段，將意思表達清楚即可。在盛大的場合，請?zhí)麘崆叭瞧诎l(fā)出，一般場合書寫邀請信，應在預定時間的前幾天發(fā)出，一邊收信人及早考慮和安排。收到請?zhí)蛐藕螅ǔ⒓创饛?，表明接受謝絕，以示禮貌。 Used Sentences 1)I’d like you to e to our dinner this )Request the pleasure of … 恭請…3)The favor of a reply is 。4)May I have the honor of your pany at dinner? 敬備菲酌，恭請光臨。5)Thank you for inviting us to )We are delighted to accept your )I wish I could be there, but I expect to be away on vacation at that )Please reply to Thirtyfive Park )We’ll be awaiting your arrival on the )I hope you are not too busy to e期望你在百忙中光臨。11)I’m looking forward to seeing )We thought it would be pleasant to have some of our friends to celebrate )The reception will be held in …, on…招待會定于……在……舉行。14)We sincerely hope you can )We have decided to have a party in honor of the 。16)Please let me know as soon as possible if you can e and tell me when you will be able to do ，早日告我，何時為宜。17)Please confirm your participation at your earliest ，請早日告之。 to a Formal Dinner（宴會）1)A letter of invitation Dear , John and I would be very happy if you and could e to dinner with us on Monday, May the second at six o’ do hope you can Join yours Ellen Smith2)A letter of Accepting an Invitation Dear , Thank you for inviting us to dinner on Monday, May the are delighted to accept your yours, Lucie Benton3)A letter of Declining an Invitation Dear , Thank you for inviting us to dinner on Monday, May the wish I could be there, but I regret to inform you that owing to being away on vacation, we shall not be able to yours, Lucie Benton to a Wedding Dear Aunt Kate, David and I are to be married at the Community Church(區(qū)教堂)on Thursday, June the twelfth, at want you e to the ceremony, and also to the wedding breakfast(喜宴)afterward at ’ll be awaiting your arrival, Aunt Kate, on the twelfth!With love Helen to a Dance Dear Martha, Next Friday October the first is our national Day, and we thought it would be pleasant to have some of our friends here to celebrate you and Tom e? We’ll have dancing from seven until are all looking forward to seeing of International business School to a Reception(招待會）Dear , It would give us great pleasure to have your presence at a reception in honor of the Chinese delegation（中國代表團）.The reception will be held in the City Hall, on Tuesday, October the (雞尾酒會）will be served promptly at six to be followed by dinner at sincerely hope you can us know as soon as possible if you can Li He to an Export Commodities fair(出口商品交易會)Dear Sirs, This is to advise that we are going to hold an Export Commodities fair in Shanghai from May 1st to May 15th, great variety of samples(品種繁多的樣品), newly designed by our manufacturers, will be on take pleasure in inviting you to the cable（電告）the date of your arrival, enabling us to make the necessary faithfully to an Anniversary Celebration of the founding of a School(校慶)Dear , On Monday, September the tenth all the faculty members of Hu Nan University will celebrate the Seventieth Anniversary of the School have decided to have a party in honor of the place is Teachers’ Reception Hall(教師會客廳), and the time is Friday evening, September the tenth, at six o’ and bring your wife or other look forward to seeing order to make proper reservations, will you send your acceptance to the attention of Professor Chen no later than a week before that day.(為了便于安排，務請您與宴會舉行一周以前將您的接受邀請的回執(zhí)寄到陳教授處。)Cordially,（您真誠的)Wang Hua to Giving Lectures(邀請來校講學)1)A letter of invitation Dear , I was told by our mutual friend that you would visit China next month this I take the opportunity to invite you to e to our college to give the students of our English Department some lectures on “Modern American Literature”? Please let me know as soon as possible if you can e and tell me when you will be able to do warm personal regards, I am,(我個人謹向您致以熱烈的問候。)Your sincerely, Yan Hai2）A letter