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Writing—Practical Writing
Two letter forms
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Peace Hotel Ling Gong Road 1818 Beijing, China
Writing—Practical Writing
Mail box No.23, GX university Nanning, Guangxi , China 27 Jan, 2008
Hello / Hi. How are you? / I hope everything is fine. / How are things going with you?/ How are you getting on in / getting along with…..?
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• 3. 解释写信的原因 （1）致谢：
Dear Sir/Madam, I’m writing in response to your advertisement for a PA / Secretary to the Managing Director. … Although I did not have to travel in my previous job, I would be very willing to do so. I will be available for interview at any time, and look forward to hearing from yΒιβλιοθήκη u.用语必须有。7
书信写作的五点要求：
1、开门见山说意图 2、咨询/ 建议1、2、3、 3、不同内容可分段 4、感谢客气不可少 5、期待回信成老套
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（三）开头段：
1、告知对方你的身份（假如对方不认识 你）
Dear Sir/ Mr. Smith, I was a student at your college,
Thank you for your letter about studying in Canada./ I am writing to tell you how grateful I am for…/ I would like to thank you most sincerely for…
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（2）抱怨： I am writing to complain about the poor service at your dining-room./ I wish to make a complaint about…/ I am writing to draw your attention to….
Yours faithfully, William Jeremy Smith
书信题的写作方法：
（一）信封格式： 名字、信箱、地域范围由小到大，写在右下角（与 我们相反）。
（二）信纸格式： 日期：本月份的缩写 称呼（后面的标点是逗号,冒号）:Dear Sir or Madam,
To whom it may concern, 正文：空4个字节或者顶格写，段与段之间空行） 签名：sincerely yours
Yours faithfully, William Jeremy Smith
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Mail box No.23, GX university Nanning, Guangxi , China 27 Dec, 2007
Writing—Practical Writing
齐头式
Compact System 96 Rosewall Drive, South town, SO3 4BT
enrolled in Philosophy Department./ I am a… at your… / I am a … at your college, enrolled in the… course./ My name is…, I am…
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• 2、问候收信人（假如他/她是你的朋友） Dear Tom,
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（3）致歉： I am writing to you because I am unable to…./ I am terribly sorry that…./ I would like to express my apologies for not being able to….
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4）询问： I would like to obtain /request/seek/inquire some information about… / I am writing to ask if you can do me a favor. / I would like some detailed information on/about….
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应用文类书信写作几个“忌”：
• 1、太多铺垫，不直奔主题； • 2、侃侃而谈，过分烦琐； • 3、定位不准，语气不对； • 4、定位不准，用词不对。
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应用文类书信写作注意几点
• 1、文章既要简洁，还须要点齐全； • 2、句式丰富得体，语气不亢不卑； • 3、合理使用衔接词，使逻辑严密、行文流
畅； • 4、不忘书信基本格式，开头或结尾的礼貌
Dear Sir/Madam, I’m writing in response to your advertisement for a PA /
Secretary to the Managing Director. … Although I did not have to travel in my previous job, I would be very willing to do so. I will be available for interview at any time, and look forward to hearing from you.
书信是一种应用非常广泛的应用文形式之 一。英文书信的种类很多，但可以把它们 归为两大类，一类是私人书信（personal letters），另一类是商务书信（business letters），例如：申请信、求职信、推荐信、 证明信、感谢信等。英文书信的书写有一 定的格式。一封完整的书信应包括寄信人 的地址和日期；收信人的姓名和地址；称 呼、正文、结尾和签名