英語(yǔ)信函格式
英文書信的組成部分
英文書信一般由六部分組成。即:信頭(Heading)、信內(nèi)地址(Inside Address),
稱呼(Salutation),正文(Body of Letter)、結(jié)束語(yǔ)(Complimentary Close)、署名(Signature),
有時(shí)在書信后面還有附言(Postscript)、附件(Enclosure),這得視具體情況而定。下面將分別說(shuō)明。
1. 信頭(Heading)
信頭是指寫信人的地址和寫信日期, 一般寫在或打在第一面信紙的右上角,先寫地址再寫日期,地址的寫法是從小到大,先寫門牌號(hào)、路號(hào),再寫區(qū)名、市名、省名,最后寫國(guó)名。時(shí)間的寫法對(duì)英國(guó)人和美國(guó)人而言是不同的。英國(guó)人習(xí)慣按日、月、年的順序?qū)懀?/p>
而美國(guó)人習(xí)慣按月、日、年的順序?qū)。例如?/p>
英式:1st October,1999
美式:October 1,1999
在使用前一種形式時(shí),月和年之間的逗號(hào)可用可不用,但是在后一種形式中,必需要使用逗號(hào)。
信頭的寫法有縮進(jìn)式和齊頭式。縮進(jìn)式每行開頭向右縮進(jìn)一兩個(gè)字母;齊頭式左邊對(duì)齊排列,如下所示:
縮進(jìn)式
Wang Ming
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian 116023
Liaoning Province
P. R. China
齊頭式
Wang Ming
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian 116023
Liaoning Province
P. R. China
2. 信內(nèi)地址 (Inside Address)
信內(nèi)地址要寫出收信人的姓名和地址。一般給比較生疏的親友的信和公事信件要寫出信內(nèi)地址,而熟悉朋友可以省去這一步驟。信內(nèi)地址寫出在日期下一兩行的左上角,第一行寫收信人的稱呼姓名,然后寫出地址。地質(zhì)也是從小到大寫出,分縮進(jìn)式和齊頭式兩種。例如:
縮進(jìn)式
The President
Oxford University
England
齊頭式
Jiang Bin
64Heping Road
P.R.China
3.稱呼(Salutation)
稱呼是對(duì)收信人的稱謂。在信內(nèi)地址下一兩行處頂格寫起,自成一行。末尾用逗號(hào)或冒號(hào)。
(1)當(dāng)給一位熟悉的人寫信時(shí)可以用Dear 或是My Dear。在英國(guó),My Dear 比Dear親切,而在美國(guó),Dear比My Dear 親切。
(2)當(dāng)給一位你不知婚否的女性寫信時(shí),可以用Ms.……,這是指"……女士"。
(3)在給不熟悉的人寫信時(shí),可以用Dear sir, Dear Madam, Dear sirs, Gentleman 等等。
4正文(Body of Letter)
正文是一封信的主體部分。通常在稱呼的下一行寫出。正文也可采用齊頭式或縮進(jìn)式的方法。齊頭式是反映每段開頭一行和后面行并齊?s進(jìn)式是指每段的第一行向右縮進(jìn)幾個(gè)字母。信箋講究簡(jiǎn)潔、效率。開頭幾句簡(jiǎn)單地寒暄后就不如正題,在結(jié)尾處要有祝愿和敬語(yǔ)。
常用的開頭語(yǔ)有:
I have received your letter of July Ist. 7月1 日來(lái)信已經(jīng)收悉。
I have the pleasure to tell you that …….很高興告訴你……。
I am very much delighted to receive your letter. 非常高興收到你的來(lái)信。
It is my honor to inform you that ……很榮幸告訴你……。
常用的結(jié)束套話有:
I am looking forward to hearing from you 盼早日回信。
Wish best regards. 祝好。
Thank you for your help 感謝你的.幫助!
Wish my best wishes for your success. 祝你成功。
Wishing you a happy holiday. 祝假日愉快!
Hoping to hear from you soon. 希望能盡快收到你的回信。
5結(jié)束語(yǔ)(Complimentary Close)
結(jié)束語(yǔ)在正文之后隔一兩行的偏右方開始寫出。開頭字母用大寫,以后的字母用小寫,最后一個(gè)詞后面用逗句。
常用的結(jié)束語(yǔ)有:
一般非正式的關(guān)系:
Yours sincerely,
Yours truly,
Yours faithfully,
Most sincerely,
Faithfully yours,
親密的關(guān)系:
Love,
Yours love,
Yours Affectionately,
With love,
Lovingly yours,
Yours ever,
上級(jí)和長(zhǎng)者:
Yours respectfully,
Faithfully yours,
6署名(Signature)
在結(jié)束語(yǔ)的下方是簽名,先手寫出,再打出來(lái)。如果收信人不認(rèn)識(shí)寫出信人,可以在署名前用括號(hào)標(biāo)出Mr.、Miss或Ms。在名稱下面可注上頭銜。如:
Yours sincerely,
Lucy Blake (手寫)
Lucy Blake (Miss)(打印)
Sales Manager
7附言(Postscript),附件(Enclosure)
在信件正文寫作時(shí)可能漏掉了某些事,或臨時(shí)發(fā)生了某事需要補(bǔ)充時(shí),可以在信下面左下方寫上
例子
Mechanical Engineering Department
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian 116023
Liaoning,China
November28,1999
Mr. WangXiming
Mechanical Engineering Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Mass. 02139
U.S.A.
Dear Mr. Wang,
Thank you for your letter of November 3,1999. I am sorry not to have written back earlier but time seems to pass so quickly.
I learnt from your letter that you had received you master's degree. I would like to congratulate you on your splendid success.
In this letter I am bringing you a piece of good news:your wife gave a birth of a boy last week and she ins in good health now. The baby weighed eight jin at birth. Yesterday my wife and some other neighbors went to the hospital to see your wife and to congratulate her on the birth. She told them that she had been nursed with the best care since she was in hospital.
Now I'm taking the Visiting School Test in Beijing. If I pass the examination, I'll leave for America soon. If not, I'll wait for another chance. I've never been to the U.S.A., and I know little about the institutions and customs there. I hope that you will write to me and tell me more about them.
With best regards to you and your classmates.
Yours sincerely,
xxxx
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