[外语学习]Postgraduate English.ppt

The body The message you are sending, which has many paragraphs as there are topics concerning the message. At the beginning, you may immediately get to the point and make clear your purpose of writing in a positive and friendly way. I received your letter and am sorry not to have answered it sooner. 2. Nothing could have given me greater pleasure than to get news of you! 3. I received your letter yesterday, and I’m writing now to answer your two questions. 4. I’ve been meaning to write for a long time, but you know how I hate to write letters. 5. I know I ought to have written sooner, but I haven’t had anything to write about. 6. My heart is so full that I must tell you about it. As for the ending of the body, you should try to take your leave in the same friendly and prompt manner as the beginning. Your closing remark usually leaves the reader a deep and long-lasting impression. 1. God bless you, dear Barbara – you are very precious to us. 2. I must close now as I have something important to do. 3. I’ll write again soon, and keep you informed of Bob’s progress. 4. I enjoy your letter so much and I hope you’ll write soon again! 5. Well, I guess you’ve read enough of this. 6. You’re probably bored by now so I’d better close. The Complimentary Close It says “good-bye” with phrases like “Sincerely yours,” and “Yours truly.” To close a personal letter, you must make sure that the right phrase is used for the person to whom you are writing. Above all, the complimentary closings should be in the same degree of friendliness or intimacy you have shown in the greeting and the body of the letter. “Lovingly,” “With love,” “Your loving son,” and similar phrases are used to close letters to people near and dear to you. Attention, the word “love” should not be used in a closing unless it is in a letter to someone emotionally or romantically very close. Closings like “Sincerely,” and “Sincerely yours,” and the like are used for people you do not know very well, such as