English Letter Writing 英文书信.pptVIP

English Letter Writing I. Layout and Conventions of Letter Writing Conventions of letter writing , like fashion, may change over the years. But there are some that can be regarded as rules——they are unlikely to change, if ever, for a very long time. Before we go, please consider the following questions first: a) What are the components of an English letter? How are they normally laid out? b) How does business correspondence differ from personal letters, in layout and in language? c) How much do you know about the differences between Chinese and English letter writing? 英文书信一般可以分为事务书信/公函 (Business Letter or Official Correspondence) 和个人书信 (Personal Letter) 两大类。前者是单位与单位之间或者个人与单位之间来往的书信，后者是亲朋好友之间的来往信件。在格式和语体方面，事务书信比较正规 (Formal)，而个人失信却比较随便 (Informal)，当然，不论哪种书信，都不追求辞藻的华丽，而以语言简洁明了为佳。 一般来说，英文书信的写作要遵循下列“五C原则”，即Correctness（正确），Clarity（清晰），Courtesy（礼貌），Conciseness（简洁）和Consideration（体谅）。 发信人地址(Heading) 发信日期(Date) 收信人姓名地址(Inside Address) 称呼语(Salutation) ...………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 结束语(Complimentary Close) 署名(Signature) 头衔(Title) 附件(Enclosure) 附言(Postscript) 1.1 Indented Form (缩行式) BODY OF THE LETTER Heading Date Inside Address Salutation Complimentary Close Signature 1.2 Blocked Form (齐头/并列式) PARAGRAPH 1 PARAGRAPH 2 PARAGRAPH 3 1. 内文地址 (Inside Address) 内文地址包括收信人的姓名和地址，写在信纸的左上角。从信纸的左边顶格写起. 其用词和格式和信封上的完全一样，也分并列式和斜列式两种。书写的次序为：先写姓名和头衔，再写地址。行末是否用标点，应与信头一致。如： Professor William Green, New York University, New York, U.S.A Miss Zhang Lili 303 Domitory 4 Tianjin University Tianjin, China 现在，在非常熟悉的亲朋好友之间，信内的这部分可免写。 32. 称呼(Salutation) 称呼是对收信人的称谓语：一般位于内文地址以下两行，从左边顶格写，占一行，末尾用逗号（美国和加拿大人多用冒号）。事务性书信的称呼后面一般要用冒号。常用的敬语如下： 对不熟悉的男人用：Dear Sir, Dear Sirs, 或 My dear Sir.对不熟悉的女人用：Dear Madam或My dear Madam. 也可用Dear Ladies. 对熟悉男女用：Dear Mr.+姓,