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1、English Writing Lecture 15 Practical Writing1Notices (通知)Greetings, Good Wishes, Congratulations, and Condolences （问候、祝福、祝贺与悼念）Notes （便笺）Letters （书信）Learning Objectives2 Notices are mostly written to make known something about to happen or sometimes, something that has happened. It may be an announc

2、ement of a meeting, a party, a film or video show, a contest, a match, etc. Such a notice includes at least three parts: 1. Date-day of the week-time 2. Place 3. Activity For lectures or talks, the notices should also include: 4. Background information about the speakers:1. Notices（通知）3 Class Meetin

3、g Wednesday Oct.5 7p.m. Rm 405Movie-HamletIn the Auditorium Sat.Apr.54:00-6:00Admission FreeModels124Basketball Matchon Playing Court#1English Dept. vs French Dept.Mon. June65:00 PM Womens Lib Movement on U.S. CampusSpeaker: Prof. Betty PowellProfessor of Sociology, Smith CollegeAuthor of The Other

4、Half of the SkyDate: Friday, 8 MayTime: 10 a.m.Place: Rm.101All Welcome!345Notice The gentlemen/lady who bought two ivory figurines(雕刻) and a lacquer(漆器) ware(陶瓷) coffee set from the Chinese Arts and Crafts Store on the morning of May 2nd has been overcharged through an accounting error. Will he/she

5、 please contact the Mangers Office to be refunded. Managers Office56FOUND A brown leather wallet, in the dining hall on the morning of Sept. 29th. Owner please claim at the Lost and Found Office/ Lost Property Office, Rm. 320 on the 3rd floor of the Office Building. Lost and Found Office/Lost Proper

6、ty Office67 These are words conveying different messages for different occasions usually written on cards which include: Name of the person to whom the message is sent: To Mr. &Mrs. Smith/Dr. Brown/Prof. Stone/Dick/ Antette:The messageName of the sender: From Li Lihua 2.Greetings, Good Wishes, Congr

7、atulations, and Condolences8To Dr. Brown, A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year! from Li Lihua9Greetings(1). For Christmas and the New Year: A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year! Sending you wishes for a beautiful Christmas and a New Year filled with happiness! Best wishes for a Happy and Prosper

8、ous New Year! Warm regards and seasons greetings.Warmest thoughts and the best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a very Happy New Year.Remembering you with a warm wish for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.10(2) For a birthday:Happy Birthday!Many Happy Returns of the Day!(3) For a Wedding anni

9、versary: Many Happy Returns of Your Wedding Anniversary!2. Good WishesTo someone in hospital: 1)Best wishes for a speedy recovery. 2) Get Well Soon! 3) Warmest Get-Well Wishes.(2) For an examination: Good luck to your examination!(3) For an interview for a job: Good Luck to your interview! 113. Cong

10、ratulations (1) On success in doing something: Hearty congratulations on your success! (2) On a marriage: Hearty congratulations on your marriage and best wishes to you both! Best wishes for a long and happy married life to you both.4. Condolences Heartfelt/Sincere condolences in your great loss. We

11、 were shocked and deeply sorry to learn the passing away of Mr. A. Please accept our very sincere condolences in your great loss. 12NotesAppointments July 15 Larry, I have to meet my wife at the airport at 3 p.m. today. Shall we discuss the matter at 10 tomorrow morning? If not, please ring me to ma

12、ke another time-many thanks. Liu 13 Tues. May 9Prof. Lowell, Id like to discuss with you the outline of my BA thesis. Could you please appoint atime and leave a message for me with Ms. Lin in the department office? Thank you. Wang Hong14Notes are short letters written for various purposes. Compared

13、with a letter, a note is simpler in form and often informal or colloquial in language. In a note, the following may be omitted:the addresses of the addressee and the addresserThe word “Dear” in the salutationThe complimentary closeThe year in the date3. Notes15Appointments Tues. May 9 Pro. Lowell, I

14、d like to discuss with you the outline of my BA thesis. Could you please appoint a time and leave a message for me with Ms. Lin at/ in the department office? Thank you. Wang Hong16 Mar. 8 Mr. Magee, Would you please arrange for (our) Mr. Tan Yiguo to be met at theairport. He arrives at 18:40 on Flig

15、ht BE 421 from London. Many thanks, Su Heping172. Apologies Tues. Oct. 20Dear Prof. Richards, Im sorry that I couldnt make our 4 oclock appointment. My meeting Prof. Sternes lecture lasted a lot longer than I expected, I could meet you in the department office tomorrow at 3, if that is convenient fo

16、r you. If not, please leave a note in my mailbox. Thank you Zhang Hongyi 18 Sat. Oct. 31Dear Mr. Clark, I would like to express my apologies for not being able to keep our 9 oclock appointment. I had a small accident on my way to school. I will come over to your apartment the day after tomorrow-Mond

17、ay, November 2, at 9 a.m. if that is convenient for you. With many apologies Li Xiaomei193. Informal Invitations July 1George, Would you like to come swimming with me next Monday afternoon? We could meet at the school gate at about 1:30 p.m. and then go together. Jianhua20Dear Ms. Gates, We are havi

18、ng a party in our classroom, #402, to celebrate Would it be possible for you to join us on Friday, December 29, at 8 p.m.? We would be very happy if you could be with us. Students of Class 521Mr. & Mrs. Johnson, We should be very glad if you could come to dinner with us at our apartment at about 7 p

19、.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21st. We look forward to seeing you. Liling & Dahua 22 Huiling, Thank you very much for the invitation. I would be delighted to come. Cathy Thanks23Dear Hongfei & Weihzhou, Many thanks for your kind invitation to dinner on September 23rd. David and I accept with pleasure. Ter

20、esa24Expressions of thanks Thank you very much for the lovely dinner yesterday. We enjoyed the evening a lot.I am writing to thank you for the wonderful time we had at your party last night. 25Dear Mr. Singh, I am writing to tell you how grateful I am for your warm hospitality during my stay in New

21、Delhi. I enjoyed it greatly. Zhang Min 26 一般格式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.) Letters27(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：齐头式 缩

22、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。28(2)日期(Date)写日期注意下列各点：年份应写全，例如不能用“99”来代替“1999”；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7499 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。 日期可用1，2，3，411，1221，2231等，也可用lst，2nd，3rd，4th11th，

23、21th22nd31st等。日期的几种写法：aJuly 7，1998 b1st October, 1998 c30 Nov., 1997 dSep. 3rd, 1999 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。 29(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

24、可以向右缩进。在姓名前一般要加上称号，称号因人而异。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)；对男子用Master；对教授或博士(医生)用Prof或Dr 30(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：对父母、兄弟、姐妹等；aFather, bMy dear Mother, c. Dear Sister, d. Dear Tom, 对亲戚：aMy dear Auntie, bDear Cousin, cMy

25、 dear Cousin, 对朋友、同学aMy dear friend, bDear Mr. Jackson, cMy dear Mr. Jackson, dDear Sir, 31对未婚女子：aDear Miss Luce, bMy dear Miss Luce, 对一般女子，不论是否结婚：aMadame, bDear Madame, 对已婚女子：aDear Mrs. Helen Jackson, bMy dear Mrs. Helen Jackson, 对公司、工厂、学校等：aDear Sirs, bSirs, cGentlemen, 32(5)信文(Body of the letter)

26、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。33开头语相当于中文的“敬君者”。aI beg to inform you that bI beg to take this opportunity to inform you that cI have the honor to address you thatd I write in a hurry to inform you that eI have the pleasure to tell you that f. Im ver

27、y much delighted to inform you that 34相当于中文的“接读某月某日来信，一切知悉”。aI thank you very much for your letter of May 20th bYour letter of May 20th has been received with thanks. cIt gives me great pleasure to receive your kind of May 20th. dIn answer to your kind letter of May 20th, I deeply regret that eI hav

28、e received your kind letter of May 20th. fWords cant express my delight on finding your favor of yesterday on my desk this morning. gYour letter dated May 20th has been received. 35 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：aWaiting for your good news, bLooking forward to your early reply, cHoping to hear from

29、 you soon, dHoping you are enjoying good health, eRegretting that I cant give you a more favorite reply, fRegretting the trouble Im causing you, gWishing you every success, hWishing you a pleasant journey, iWishing you a happy New Year, 36采用介词短语，例如：aWith best regards, bWith kind regards to your fami

30、ly, cWith best wishes to you and yours, dWith best wishes for your success and happiness, eWith best wishes for your success in your new field of work, fWith best regards and wishing you all success, gWith warmest regards, hWith best regards to you and your family, iWith the seasons greetings, 37采用完

31、整句子：aWe are waiting for your good news. bI hope to receive your early reply. cWe look forward to your reply at your earliest convenience. dI thank you very much for your services, and wish your continued success. 38(6)结束语(Complimentary Close) 结束语的一般写法如下：业务书信常用：Yours faithfully, Faithfully yours, You

32、rs truly, Truly yours, Sincerely yours, 39公函常用：Yours respectfully, Respectfully yours, Yours sincerely, 40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, All my love, Your (ever) loving son/daughter/cousin , etc.Your affectionate nephew, lovingly, Lovi

33、ngly yours, 41 (7)署名(Signature)下面是署名的例子：个人署名：truly, W. J. Watson Yours faithfully, 公司署名：Legend Computer CompanyWang Lin Sales Manager 42ModelsBusiness LettersInvitation Sep. 5. 2013 Dear Prof. Harvey, We should be very grateful if you could give a talk on “” to students of the English Department on

34、Saturday, Sep,19. If this subject does not suit you, any other similar topic would also be welcome. We have already had several very interesting talks from distinguished visitors from various countries this semester and look forward eagerly to the opportunity to benefit from your experience and wisd

35、om. Sincerely yours. Li Gang, President, Student Union Beijing Foreign Studies Union43 338E. 44th St. Apt. 11A New York, NY 10017 U.S.A. May 16, 2012Professor Wang YimingDepartment of EnglishBeijing Foreign Studies UniversityBeijing, 10081Peoples Republic of ChinaDear Professor Wang, Im interested i

36、n teaching English in China. I am qualified to teach reading, writing and literature. An acquaintance of mine, Mr. Liu Yongli of your university suggested that I should write to you. Presently, I work as a teaching assistant in X College in Los Angeles, California, U.S. A. My background is strong in

37、 the liberal arts, especially in the English language. I have a Ph.D. degree in linguistics from University of Michigan. Enclosed you will find a copy of my resume. Basically, Im interested in a position as a foreign language expert or as a teacher. If you have any position available, please allow m

38、e to interview with you. Thank you for your time and consideration. Respectfully yours, Christine Stein Application and Reply44 DateChairmanDepartment of SociologyUniversity of Massachusetts at AmherstAmherst, MA 01003U.S.ADear Sir; I am writing to you in the hope of obtaining a one-year grant to do

39、 some research work in your department. I am an associate professor in the Department of History in the Central Institute for Nationalities. In addition to research work, I also offer courses in ethnology and sociology. Recently I have just finished a book on the history of the Jews in China, which

40、is to be published by the New World Press in the coming year. Enclosed please find three letters of recommendation and my resume. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your reply. Sincerely yours, Luo Jia45Dear Sir, Im a graduate student in the Physics Department of Tsinghua U

41、niversity. Recently I read that you are hiring an assistant to do research on solar physics. As you can see from my resume (简历).I have had experience in this field. Im very interested in your project and hope to work with you. My telephone number is 83745102. Thank you for your consideration. I am l

42、ooking forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Wang Ling 46 April 13, 2000 P.O. Box 36 Tsinghua University Beijing, China 100084 Dear Sir/Madam: Your advertisement for a Network Maintenance Engineer in the April 10 Student Daily interested me because the position that you described sounds exactly like the kind of job I am seeking. According to the advertisement, your position requires top university, Bachelor or above in Computer Science or equivalent field and proficient in Windows NT4.0 and LINUX System. I feel that I am competent to meet the requirements. I will be graduati