英文书信及信封格式.ppt
Writing Letters,英文信封(Envelope)的寫法(Block Format 齐头式),寄件人姓名和地址,收信人姓名和地址,英文信封(Envelope)的寫法(右缩式 Indented Format),寄件人姓名和地址,收信人姓名和地址,英文地址和中文地址相反口诀:由小到大(ex:号弄巷路/街城市国家),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,第三行写省或州名称,往右空两个字母的位置,写上邮编。如果是寄往国外的信件,第四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。The add-ons must be written on the left bottom.e.g.,航空信 By Air Mail挂号信 Registered印刷品 Printed Matter快件 Express急件 Dispatch限时快件 Special Delivery内有照片 Photo Enclosed请勿折叠 Do Not Fold,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(care of)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:,Song LiNo.1 Middle SchoolNantong,226000Jiangsu,Li MingC/O Li NaPeking UniversityBeijing,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By courtesy of,Through courtesy of,By favor of引出所托之人的姓名。如:,Li Ming By courtesy of Li Na面交信(宋力本人当面交给收信人的信):Song Li Present,练习填写信封,George Wang will write a letter to his pen pal(笔友),Mike Clinton.Mikes address(住址)is:1025 Long Street,San Francisco,CA 94101,U.S.A.And Georges address is:23,Alley4,Lane130,Sec.II Nanking East Rd.Taipei,Taiwan,R.O.C.Please write an envelope for him.,George Wang 23,Alley4,Lane130 Sec.II Nanking East Rd.Taipei,Taiwan 104 R.O.C Mike Clinton 1025 Long Street San Francisco,CA 94101,The Elements of English Letter Writing,1.信头 Heading/Letterhead2.写信日期 Date3.信内地址(收信人)Inside Address4.称呼 Salutation 5.正文 Body of Letter6.客套结束语 Complimentary Closing7.署名 Signature,1.Heading,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。,Exercise:Rewrite the following address and date into a heading:California/Woodside/21st Feb.1998/U.S.A./21 Brooke St.,a)Block Form;Indented Form;b)Close punctuation(封闭式,每行后用逗号,最后一行用句号);Open punctuation(开放式,每行均不用,普遍),21 Brooke St,Woodside,California,U.S.A.Feb.21,1998.,504 West 94th St N.Y.,New York U.S.A.Jun.24,1998,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 May 7,2006;23 September,2005,Rewrite the following date for standard business letters,6/5/0610-9-068 June 2006Oct.28,06Jan.13.2006,Inside Address(收信人地址),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。,Arrange the following information into letterhead or inside address:,China/Beijing 100021/Beijing Metal/President/Lin Fang/East lane/234Lin Fang President of Beijing Metal 234 East lane,Beijing 100021 China,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。英文书信的称呼一般都是以Dear 或My dear开头的。1.亲近熟悉的人:Dear/My dear+称呼或名字。2 长辈、关系一般、不相识:Dear+“先生/女士/教授”3 机关、团体、公司、工厂或学校:Dear Sir or Madam,To Whom It May concern.有时直接用 Gentlemen(复数)。,Body,语言要得体,简单明了,措词礼貌。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。,Complimentary Closing,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:Your loving mother/son/brother;Yours lovingly,With love,All my love etc.2.长辈或一般朋友:Yours respectfully/sincerely,Yours truly etc.3.机关、团体、学校等:Yours faithfully/sincerely,Yours truly etc.,结尾的部份,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。,Practice,格式:齐头式/混合式信头:本人名字和地址信内地址:美国纽约市第50大街10号Harper&Row出版公司 邮编:NY10022写信日期:实际日期信文内容:从朋友处看到成功沟通的秘决(The secret of successful communication)一书。为提高沟通水平欲购一本。请出版商尽快告知购买方式 希望9月底收到此书,Practice,给Jack Smith先生写一封信内容:已收到他5月14号的来信。请他于本月25日来你公司,讨论合作细节。注意:包括对收信人的称谓、写信日期、发信人的签名等基本格式。,March 16,2000,Dear Mr.Jack Smith,Thank you very much for your letter of March 14.Could you come over to my company on May 25 so that we can discuss the details of our cooperation?If yes,please inform me of your flight.Miss Wu of our company will pick you up at the airport.Im looking forward to meeting you soon.Yours sincerely,Wang Gang,Practice(Translate),May 11,2007Mr.Brown,Minister of Foreign Trade,Dear Minister,I am writing this letter to thank you for your warm hospitality accorded to me and my delegation during our recent visit to your beautiful country.I would also like to thank you for your interesting discussion with me which I have found very informative and useful.,During the entire visit,my delegation and I were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm expressed by your business representatives on cooperation with China.I sincerely hope we could have more exchanges like this one when we would be able to continue our interesting discussion on possible ways to expand our bilateral economic and trade relations and bring our business people together.I am looking forward to your early visit to my country when I will be able to pay back some of the hospitality I received during my memorable stay in your beautiful country.With kind personal regards.Faithfully yours,Alice,