英语写作专题办公邮件第二节潘晋

1、How to write an E-mail in English?如何写一篇地道的英文邮件？ I. How to express time properly? 如何正确的表示时间？ The use of passive voice. 被动语态的用法。 Some samples of business mail. 一些商务邮件示例。I. How to express time properly? 如何正确表示时间？ Week星期 星期一：Mon.=Monday 星期二：Tues.=Tuesday 星期三：Wed.=Wednesday 星期四： Thur.=Thursday 星期五：Fri.=F

2、riday 星期六：Sat.=Saturday 星期天：Sun.=Sunday I. How to express time properly? 如何正确表示时间？ Month月份 一月=Jan.=January 二月=Feb.=February 三月=Mar.=March 四月=Apr.=April 五月=May 六月=Jun.=June 七月=Jul.=July 八月=Aug.=August 九月=Sep.=September 十月=Oct.=October 十一月=Nov.=November 十二月=Dec.=DecemberI. How to express time properly

3、? 如何正确表示时间？ 钟点的表达： 1.直接表达： A：基数词+oclock 表示整点 e.g. ten oclock 十点 eight oclock 八点 B：基数词按小时+分钟 直接表达 e.g. Six forty 6:40 Eight twenty 8:20 I. How to express time properly? 如何正确表示时间？ 钟点的表达： 2.间接表达： A:分钟数少于30，用分钟数+past表示： e.g. Twenty past four 4:20 ten past one 1:10 B: 分钟数大于30，60-分钟数+to表示： e.g. twenty-fiv

4、e to nine 8:35 ten to twelve 11:50 I. How to express time properly? 如何正确表示时间？ 关于时间的特殊表达： 1. 半点 half 一刻 quarter 2. 若表示的是上午，可用 a.m.表示 下午，可用p.m.表示 3. 若表示的时间不够准确，用介词about表示 I. How to express time properly? 如何正确表示时间？ 表示时间的介词 1 at表示“在某一时刻，某一时点”。如： at 6:00 at daybreak在黎明；at noon在中午；at night在夜间；at Christmas

5、在圣诞节期间；at the age of five在五岁时。 on表示“具体日期,还有星期”。如on May first on Sunday2 in表示“在某世纪、年、季度、月、周”以及泛指的上、下午、晚上。如：in the 20th century在20世纪；in 1999在1999年；in winter在冬季；in September在九月；in the morning/afternoon/evening 在上午/下午/晚上。I. How to express time properly? 如何正确表示时间？ 关于时间的短语： (1)In time for及时到做“If you go no

6、w, you will be in time for the meeting. (2)On time:准时的“Dont go to the examination late. Make sure you are on time.” (3)Pressed for time：时间不足“I must hurry up, I am pressed for time at the moment.” (4)Buy time：争取时间“There are ten seconds left, but Jordan carried the ball steadily to buy time instead of

7、 passing it out” I. How to express time properly? 如何正确表示时间？ 关于时间的短语： (5)From time to time：偶尔“They visited us from time to time, but we have never been to their house.” (6)In the nick of time：及时“All the passengers got on board in the nick of time.” (7)In no time：很快地“The police caught a thief and sent

8、 him to prison in no time. (8)Kill time：消磨时间“While waiting for my turn to do something, I often read something to kill time.”I. How to express time properly? 如何正确表示时间？关于时间的短语： (9)Time alone will tell：时间可以证明一切“No one is certain if it is wise to emigrate to the West; time alone will tell.”(10)Times up

9、：时间到了“Times up. Stop writing and hand in your answer books now.”(11)At the best of times：当情况最佳时“Samuels Mandarin is not good at the best of times, not to mention when he has to speak if impromptu.”(12)At times：有时“life as a spinster or bachelor is care-free, but the problem is that he or she may feel

10、 lonely at times” I. How to express time properly? 如何正确表示时间？ 关于时间的短语： (13)Behind the times：过时的“Maggies dressing style is a bit behind the times. She should try to keep up with the times by wearing fashionable dresses.”(14)Move / keep up with the times：赶上时代“Some peoples mode of thinking is outdated.

11、They should try to move with the times so as to better fit in the present society.”(15)The time is ripe for的时机成熟了“The political leaders of the two countries have communicated with each other. Time is therefore ripe for closer cooperation.”(16)With time to spare：比预期时间早“As there was no traffic congest

12、ion, we reached the destination with time to spare”II. The Use of Passive Voice被动语态的用法 The Passive Voice被动语态 概念：主语动作承受者 结构：be+过去分词（PS：be 有时态，人称和数的变化） 例句： 1. The Great Wall is known all over the world. 长城世界闻名。 2. The city was liberated in 1948. 这个城市1948年建成。II. The Use of Passive Voice被动语态的用法 例句 3. th

13、e matter will be discussed tomorrow. 这件事我们明天来讨论。 4. The problem is being solved at present. 问题正在解决中。 5.The boy was being operated on when his parents hurried to the hospital. 当父母赶到医院时，孩子已经在做手术了。II. The Use of Passive Voice被动语态的用法 例句 6. The bridge has been built this month. 桥正在建。 7. The tickets had b

14、een sold out before I came to the cinema. 我到电影院的时候票已经卖完了。 8. He said the book would be returned as soon as he finished it. 他说（书）他一看完就还。II. The Use of Passive Voice被动语态的用法 特例：有些不及物动词或动词短语无被动语态。 Verb： appear, die disappear, end (vi. 结束), fall, happen, last, lie, remain, sit, spread, stand Phrase： brea

15、k out, come true, fall asleep, keep silence, take place.II. The Use of Passive Voice被动语态的用法 比较：rise, fall, happen是不及物动词；raise, seat是及物动词 1.(错) The price has been risen.(对) The price has risen.2.(错) The accident was happened last week.(对) The accident happened last week.3.(错) The price has raised.(对)

16、 The price has been raised. 4. (错) Please seat. (对) Please be seated.II. The Use of Passive Voice被动语态的用法 “be+过去分词”并不一定都是被动语态，有时是系表结构。be是连系动词。be后面的过去分词是表语，相当于形容词。其区分办法如下： 1如果强调动作或句中有介词by引导出动作的执行者，该句一般为被动语态，否则为系表结构。例如:The glass is broke 玻璃杯碎了。（系表结构）The glass was broken by the boy玻璃杯被那男孩打碎了。（被动语态）2如果句中

17、有地点、频率或时间状语时，一般为被动语态。如：II. The Use of Passive Voice被动语态的用法 The door is locked 门锁着。（系表结构）The shop is opened这家商店开门了。（系表结构）The shop is opened at 8 a.m. everyday这家商店每天上午八点开门。（被动语态）3.被动语态除用于一般时态和完成时态外，还可以用于其他各种时态，而系表结构中的系动词be只有一般时态和完成时态。所以下列句子都是被动语态：The machine is being repaired 机器正在修。A new school will b

18、e built here 这里将要建一所新学校。 Practice now！ 1. The students _ often _(tell) to take care of their desks and chairs. 2. That play _(put) on again sometime next month. 3. The old man is ill. He _ (must send) to the hospital. 4. Vegetables, eggs and fruits_ (sell) in this shop. 5. What _ a knife _ (make) of

19、? III. Samples of Mails邮件示例感谢信： Dear Mr. Seaton， Thank you very much for taking me with you on that splendid outing to London. It was the first time that I had seen the Tower or any of the other famous sights. If Id gone alone, I couldnt have seen nearly as much, because I wouldnt have known my way

20、about. The weather was splendid on that day, which I thought was rare. I still remember some people told me that in Britain there was bad weather and no climate. During the same day, it might snow in the morning, rain at noon, shine in the afternoon and be windy before the night falls. So I think I

21、was lucky. I think the river trip was the best thing of all. London really came alive for me as we saw it from the Thames during that wonderful journey down to Greenwich. It was all tremendously excitinga day that I shall never forget. Thank you for giving me such a great birthday treat. Yours since

22、rely, Linda Chen III. Samples of Mails邮件示例建议信：Dear Mary, Thanks for your last letter. Im so glad that you have been able to arrange a holiday in Australia. As I fear I wont be able to meet you at the airport when you arrive, nor will I be able to be home until later in the afternoon, so here are som

23、e instructions and suggestions. There is a bus from the airport to the city. It is much cheaper than a cab. Take the bus to the city and ask to get off at Town Hall railway station. To get to my place in the eastern suburbs you have three options. You can either take a cab, a bus or the train. I sug

24、gest you take the train, since the airport bus will leave you right at the station. Presumably you will be tired and want to sleep. But if you feel like some exercise after that long flight, you could stroll down to Cooper Park. you can see it from the window. Cheers and looking forward to seeing yo

25、u. Yours sincerely, Annie III. Samples of Mails邮件示例申请信：Dear Sir, I noticed an ad.(广告） In the paper today you said you were looking for people to join your expedition team. It sounded as if it might be fun so Im writing to say Id like to come along. About myself: I left school at 16 because I wanted

26、to earn a bit of money. After that I got a few part-time jobs as a waiter, etc. But I didnt stick to any of them for long. Recently Ive been doing a bit of hitch-hiking round Europe so Ive had some experience of traveling the hard way which should come in handy on the expedition youre planning. By the way, Im a great guitarist so I can keep you all amused round the campfire at night. Let me know when I can call in for a chat about dates and other details, etc. Yours, David Smith III. Samples of Mails邮件示例邀请函Dear Mr. Wang, I am pleased