英语应用文写作―邀请信

1、邀请信(Letters of Invitation I )邀请信(Letters of Invitation I )是邀请亲朋好友或知名人士、专家等参加 某项活动时所发的邀约性书信。在国际交往以及日常的各种社交活动中，这类 书信使用广泛。英文邀请信分为两种。一、一般邀请信一般邀请信通常适用于一些平常的事情的邀请，而且邀请人同被邀请人之 间很熟悉。一般邀请信具有简短、热情的特点。格式一般分为：第一，说明与收信人的相关性与写作意图。第二，具体交代情景：包括受邀请的人、邀请朋友干什么、地点以及具体 的时间等内容。并且强调为什么邀请收信人而不是别的朋友。第三，表示期待朋友的回复。Sample 1(Fo

2、rmal):Dear Betty,I am writing to invite you to attend my birthday party at my house on Sunday, Sept. 11at 6:00 p.m. . I will also invite a few other friends. Will you be able to join us? Since I haven tseen you for almost two years, I am really looking forward to yourcoming.Yoursever,Linda二、请柬( Invi

3、tation Card)这是一种正式的邀请信。请柬的格式严谨而固定。一般适用于较庄重严肃 的场合。格式一般为：第一，说明邀请对方参加什么活动、邀请的原因是什么第二，将活动安排的细节及注意事项告诉对方。诸如时间、地点、参加人 员、人数，做些什么样的准备及所穿的服饰等。第三，为了方便安排活动，如有必要，可注明请对方予以回复能否应邀及 还有哪些要求等。Sample 2(Informal):Dear Professor Smith,OnbehalfoftheEnglishTeachingandResearchSociety.Iwouldbeverypleasedtoinvite you to atte

4、nd the forthcoming 2007 International Conference on English Teaching tobe held in Beijing, from October 25 to October 28, 2007.Youareaninternationallyacclaimedscholarandeducator.Yourparticipationwillbea mong the highlights of the Conference.We sincerely hope that you could accept our invitation. As

5、you know, this is the 10thanniversary of the Conference and we plan to make it a truly international meeting.If you can come, please let us know as soon as possible, since we have to prepare thefinal program soon. We are looking forward to your acceptance.Sincerelyyours,ZhaoJing Supplementary knowle

6、dge of writing写请柬时的注意事项：邀请人和被邀请人要用第二人称，参加活动的时间地点也要写得清楚明 确。希望被邀请人收到请柬后给予答复的，则须在请柬上注明R.S.V.P或 r.s.v.p字样，意为 “请答复”。有时为了方便联系，可留下自己的电话号码或地址。对参加活动的人有什么具体要求可简单的在请柬上注明，比如对服装的要求，要求穿礼服时，须在请柬的右下角注明Dress: Formal较随意时可用：Dress:Informal。常用句型：一般的邀请信I am writing to invite you to 我写信是想邀请你 ,I think it would be a great i

7、dea if you could participate in我想如果你能参加 , 将是一个非常好的主意。I wonder if you can come 我在想想你是否能来参加 ,How would you like to join us in 你想不想想来?参加我们的 ,Would you please drop me a line to let me know if you can come to你可以写封短信来告诉我你能否来 , ？My family and I would feel much honored if you could come.如果你能来我们全家都将感到不胜荣幸。I

8、really hope you can make it.我真的希望你能来。We would be looking forward to your coming with great pleasure.我们很高兴地期待着你的到来。I would like to meet you there and please let me know your decision soon.我希望能在那见到你，请早点让我们知道你的决定。请柬I d like to come to c非常希望,共进晚餐。request the pleasure of 恭请,The favor of a reply is reques

9、ted 敬赐复函。May I have the honor of your compa ny at di nn er?敬 备菲酌，恭请光临Tha nk you for in viti ng us to dinner.谢谢您邀请我们共进晚餐。I hope you re not too busy to co我期望您会在百忙中光临。The reception will be held in招待会定于；在,举行We si ncerely hope you can atte nd 我们期待您的光临。We are looking forward to 我们期待着,We have decided to have a party in honor of the occasi on 为此我们决定举办一 次晚会。Please confirm your participati