是写信人对收信人的称呼用语。位置在信内地址下方一、二行的地方,从该行的顶格写起,在称呼后面一般用逗号(英国式,也可以用冒号(美国式。
(1写给亲人、亲戚和关系密切的朋友时,用dear或my dear再加上表示亲属关系的称呼或直称其名(这里指名字,不是姓氏。例如:my dear father,dear tom等。
(2写给公务上的信函用dear madam,dear sir或gentleman(gentlemen。注意:dear纯属公务上往来的客气形式。gentlemen总是以复数形式出现,前不加dear,是dear sir的复数形式。
(3写给收信人的信,也可用头衔、职位、职称、学位等再加姓氏或姓氏和名字。例如:dear prof. tim scales, dear dr.john smith。
A Letter to the University President
Dear Sir,
I am writing to put up some suggestions concerning our teaching and campus life.
As a sophomore from the Math Department, I am quite satisfied with the present condition of my university, but I餯 like to say that there is still some room for improvement.
First, I believe that more attention should be paid to the guidance of our study methods. To some extent, university students are capable of studying by themselves, but more often than never, we find ourselves at a loss as to choose good books to read and appropriate topics for our research. It is clear that we need some advice from our teachers. If our teachers can lecture more on how to learn by yourself for us, especially for the freshmen, our skills will be further improved.
Second, more activities should be conducted to make our campus life more colorful. I sorry to say that the present life on campus is quite boring. Every day we have classes, read in the library, or stay in the dormitory. Life here is routine. We need more meaningful activities organized to enrich our college life and enable us to study more efficiently.
信头是指发信人的姓名(单位名称、地址和日期,一般写在信纸的右上角。一般公函或商业信函的信纸上都印有单位或公司的名称、地址、电话号码等,因此就只需在信头下面的右边写上写信日期就可以了。
英文地址的写法与中文完全不同,地址的名称按从小到大的顺序:第一行写门牌号码和街名;第二行写县、市、省、州、邮编、国名;然后再写日期。标点符号一般在每一行的末尾都不用,但在每一行的之间,该用的还要用,例如在写日期的时候。
其中日期的写法,如1997年7月30日,英文为:july 30,1997(最为普遍;july 30th,1997;30th july,1997等。1997不可写成97。
如果一封信写完了,突然又想起遗漏的事情,这时用p.s.表示,再写上遗漏的话即可,要长话短说。通常在信末签名下面几行的左方,应于正文齐头。
注意:在正式的信函中,应避免使用附言。
英文书信的构成可分为8个部分:
信头(Heading
日期(Date
收信人姓名及地址(Inside Name and Address
称呼(Salutation
信文(Body of the letter
结束语(Complimentary close
署名(Signature
附言(P. S.
(1信头(Heading
信头是指发信人的单位名称或地址。一般情况下发信人只需把自己的地址写(打字,手写均可在信的右上角,离开信纸的顶头约1英寸,占二三行或四行均可,格式如下: ①齐头式
②缩进式
注意:写地址的次序与中文不同,应先写门牌号码街道,然后城市和国名。写地址时采用齐头或缩进式,以及每行后要不要加标点符号,都没有固定的规定。如写给经常往来的亲友,这项地址也可以省略。
(2日期(Date
写日期注意下列各点:
①年份应写全,例如不能用“99”来代替“1999”;
②月份应写英文名称,除May, July外,可用缩写,如:Sep., Oct.。但不要用数字来代替,如7/4/99 或7, 4, 99,因为在英国此日期代表 7th April,1999,而美国则代表4th July,1999。
③日期可用1,2,3,4…11,12…21,22…31等,也可用lst,2nd,3rd,4th…11th,21th…22nd…31st等。
日期的几种写法:
a.July 7,1998
b.1st October, 1998
c.30 Nov., 1997
d.Sep. 3rd, 1999
④特别注意英文书信日期应紧接着写信人地址下一行,不能像写中文书信那样写在书信签名之后,这是很多学生的常见错误。
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②
(3收信人姓名及地址(Inside Name and Address
写信人的地址和日期写好以后,接着就要写收信人的姓名和地址,一般的事务信件或给较生疏的.朋友的信件要写,而在给极熟的朋友的信中则可省去。这一项写在日期下一行的左上角。收信人姓名写一行,收信人地址可分两行或三行写,和写信人的地址一样,上下可取齐,也可以向右缩进。在姓名前一般要加上称号,称号因人而异。
①对普通男子用Mr;
②对未婚女子用Miss;
③对已婚女子用Mrs,对婚姻状况不明确的通常用Ms(后跟本人姓;
④对男子用Master;
⑤对教授或博士(医生用Prof.或Dr.
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(4称呼(Salutation
称呼指的是信文开头的那种称呼,如Dear , Mr, Uncle,各种称呼因人而异。在称呼后面一般是用逗号,但也有用冒号的。现归纳如下:
①对父母、兄弟、姐妹等;
a.Father,
b.My dear Mother,
c. Dear Sister,
d. Dear Tom,
②对亲戚:
a.My dear Auntie,
b.Dear Cousin,
c.My dear Cousin,
③对朋友、同学
a.My dear friend,
b.Dear Mr Jackson,
c.My dear Mr Jackson,
d.Dear Sir,
④对未婚女子:
a.Dear Miss Luce,
b.My dear Miss Luce,
⑤对一般女子,不论是否结婚:
a.Madame,
b.Dear Madame,
⑥对已婚女子:
a.Dear Mrs Helen Jackson,
b.My dear Mrs Helen Jackson,
⑦对公司、工厂、学校等:
a.Dear Sirs,
b.Sirs,
c.Gentlemen,
(5信文(Body of the letter
信文是信件的主体部分,也就是信的内容。正文应在称呼下两行开始。信的开头第一个字母通常和称呼开头第一个词平齐。也有往后退四个或八个字母的。下面介绍一些开头语和结尾语。
开头语
①相当于中文的“敬君者”。
a.I beg to inform you that…
b.I beg to take this opportunity to inform you that …
c.I have the honor to address you that…
d. I write in a hurry to inform you that…
e.I have the pleasure to tell you that…
f. I'm very much delighted to inform you that…
②相当于中文的“接读某月某日来信,一切知悉”。
a.I thank you very much for your letter of May 20th …
b.Your letter of May 20th has been received with thanks.
c.It gives me great pleasure to receive your kind of May 20th.
d.In answer to your kind letter of May 20th, I deeply regret that …
e.I have received your kind letter of May 20th.
f.Words can't express my delight on finding your favor of yesterday on my desk this morning.
g.Your letter dated May 20th has been received.
结尾语
采用三种方法:
①采用分词短语:句末用逗号,不用句号。例如:
a.Waiting for your good news,
b.Looking forward to your early reply,
c.Hoping to hear from you soon,
d.Hoping you are enjoying good he
alth,
cerely,
Barbara
④感谢信
Dear Sir,
With feelings of deep gratitude I address y
参考词语
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