1、 书信格式一般格式英文书信的构成可分 6 个部分：信头(Heading)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)(1) 信头(Heading)信头是指发信人的单位名称或地址以及日期。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：256 West Nanjing StreetNanchang, Jiangxi ProvinceChina Sep.
2、3rd, 2000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。写日期注意下列各点： 年份应写全，例如不能用“00”来代替“2000” 。 月份应写英文名称，除 May, June, July 外，可用缩写，如： Sep., Oct.。但不要用数字来代替，如 7/4/00 或 7, 4, 00，因为在英国此日期代表 7th April, 2000，而在美国则代表 4th July, 2000。 日期可用 1，2，3 ，411，1221，22 31 等，也可用 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 11th, 21st, 22nd, 31st 等。日期的几种写法：a. Jul
3、y 7, 1998b. 1st October, 1998c. 30 Nov., 1997 d. Sep. 3rd, 1999 特别注意英文书信日期应紧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。(2) 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，而在给较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，也可向右缩进。在姓名前一般要加上称号，称号因人而异。
4、对普通男子用 Mr.；对未婚女子用 Miss；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) ；对教授或博士(医生)用 Prof. 或 Dr.精选范文66 Smith Street ManchesterEngland 27th May, 1999Mr. Jee Green West Tenth Street HawaiiU.S.A.(3) 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： 对父母、兄弟、姐妹等：a. Dear Father, b. My
5、dear Mother, c. Dear Sister, d. Dear Tom, 对亲戚：a. My dear Auntie, b. Dear Cousin,c. My dear Cousin, 对朋友、同学：a. My dear friend, b. Dear Mr. Jackson,c. My dear Mr. Jackson, 对未婚女子：a. Dear Miss Luce,b. My dear Miss Luce, 对一般妇女，不论是否结婚：a. Ms.,b. Dear Madame,c. Dear Maam 对已婚妇女：a. Dear Mrs. Helen Jackson, b.
6、My dear Mrs. Helen Jackson, 对公司、工厂、学校等：a. Dear Sirs, 或 Dear Sir,b. Sirs, 或 Sir, （my respectful sir）c. Gentlemen, (不能使用 Dear Gentlemen)(4) 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的。下面介绍一些开头语和结尾语。开头语 相当于中文的“敬启者” 。a. I beg to inform you that b. I beg to ta
7、ke 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. Im very much delighted to inform you that 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 M
8、ay 20th has been received with thanks. c. It gives me great pleasure to receive your kind letter 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 cant express my delight on finding your favor of yesterday on my
9、desk this morning. g. Your letter dated May 20th has been received结尾语采用三种方法： 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 health, e. Regretting that I cant give you a more favorite reply, f
10、. Regretting the trouble Im causing you,g. Wishing you every success, h. Wishing you a pleasant journey, i. Wishing you a happy New Year, 采用介词短语，句末用逗号，不用句号，例如：a. With best regards, b. With kind regards to your family, c. With best wishes to you and yours, d. With best wishes for your success and hap
11、piness, e. With best wishes for your success in your new field of work, f. With best regards and wishing you all success, g. With warmest regards, h. With best regards to you and your family, i. With the seasons greetings, 采用完整句子，句末用句号，例如：a. We are waiting for your good news. b. I hope to receive yo
12、ur early reply. c. We look forward to your reply at your earliest convenience. d. I thank you very much for your services, and wish your continued success. (5) 结束语(Complimentary Close)结束语的一般写法如下：Yours truly, Truly yours, Sincerely yours, Yours sincerely,公函常用：Yours faithfully,Faithfully yours,Yours r
13、espectfully, Respectfully yours, 私人书信常用：Sincerely yours, Yours very sincerely,Yours affectionately, Yours ever, 给亲戚朋友的信常用：Love, Love from,All my love, Your (ever) loving son/daughter/cousin, etc.Your affectionate nephew, Yours lovingly, Lovingly yours, (6) 署名(Signature)下面是署名的例子：个人署名：Yours truly, W.
14、J. Watson 公司署名：Yours faithfully,Lenovo Computer Company Wang Lin Sales Manager 第二节：写作请先阅读下面的电子邮件：Dear Li Hua,I feel very happy to read your e mail and really appreciate your English, Congratulations to you. Your English has really imposed a lot.Oh, I have some good news to tell you. Ive got a good c
15、hance to practice my Chinese as an exchange student to China. So, here Id like to ask you for help which school is the best one for me to attend in China. Tell me, and then I can tell my school to make contact with it.Looking forward to your early reply and hope to meet you in China soon.Yours frien
16、dly,Mary假设你是李华，请你根据下列要点，用英文给玛丽回一封电子邮件，建议她来你所在的学校。理由是：1你校每年都接纳交换生；2学校条件好，各种设施好，有图书馆，电子阅览室；3课外活动丰富多彩；4你校学生英语水平好，易于交流；5特别是老师好，教法生动有趣注意：1可根据要求加以必要发挥，但不要逐字翻译；2词数为 120 左右；3电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入你所写词数） ，但不得抄入答题卡。参考词汇：设施：facility 电子阅览室：electro reading roomHi Mary.Nice to read your e mail today. Its very kind o
17、f you to give me encouragement, l owe a lot to you for your help.As to which school is the best one for you to stay in, I should recommend Isnt the intonation above enough for you to make a decision? If you come to my school, I think I can serve as a good link between you and other students as well
18、as the teachers. Hope youll like my school.Li HuaHi Mary, Nice to read your e-mail today. Its very kind of you to give me encouragement; I owe a lot to you for your help. As to which school is the best one for you to stay in, I should recommend my school. The following are the reasons.First, exchang
19、e students are welcomed in my school; besides, we have first-class facilities: the labs, modern libraries and electro-reading-rooms are accessible to all our students, offering us places to broaden our views while on the sports grounds and in gymnasiums we surely can get much fun and make many frien
20、ds. After-class we have varies of activities which provide us with opportunities to improve ourselves.And the most important is that we have the best teachers as well as the best schoolmates. The teachers are kind and ready to offer help. In their unique ways of teaching, they often make their class
21、 lively and interesting. We students are encouraged to speak English both in and out of class, thus I do believe that you wont have any difficulty in communicating with us.Isnt the information above enough for you to make a decision? If you come to my school, I think I can serve as a good link between you and other students as well as the teachers. Hope youll like my school Li Hua
