[英语学习]普通信函与普通信函的写作TheWritingofEverydayLetters
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The Writing of Everyday English Letters
❖ Features of Everyday English Letters 1. Clear language, often short sentences 2. Not too formal, often use oral language 3. Be polite, often considerate 4. Complete but not bookish
❖ Dr. Wang will call you from Los Angeles to confirm the exact dates. I’d very much appreciate it if you could help her out.
❖ I’m still teaching here, and in my spare time, I’m polishing up my Chinese. How are you getting on with your work?
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
This is the present of my dreams! I’m now writing with the warrior in front of me! You’ve made me very happy. How can I ever thank you enough?
❖ I’m still gathering material for my thesis. I run from one library to another looking for the things I need. In the evenings, I’m usually pretty tired, but can still manage to jot down Whatever ideas I happen to have.
from one city / country to a friend or relative in another. The body paragraphs may include: ❖ ——reasons for sending the present ❖ ——asking about the addressee’s opinion of it ❖ ——telling something about oneself ❖ ——asking after the addressee
personality--- as the occasion requires, ❖ ——the intention of the person concerned, ❖ ——your impression of the person concerned- ability, personality--❖ ——your appreciation of the assistance to be given to the person concerned.
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ Dr. Wang is on her way to Los Angeles to attend a symposium on heart transplants. She’ll be there until the 20th of this month, when she’ll leave for San Francisco. Could you reserve a room for her in a relatively inexpensive hotel? She plans to stay in your city for four days before heading home.
❖ Mr. Tang is kind enough to also bring you a present from me—— a tri-coloured glazed miniature terracotta warrior, which I know you have been wanting for a long time.
❖ How are you getting on with your thesis? Do let me know. I’m still working on my paper comparing Tao Yuanming and Wordsworth!
❖ Very best wishes,
❖ Minghua
❖ How are you getting on? Do you need any more books? If so, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
❖ Thank you again for the wonderful present. See you soon, I hope.
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ It so happened that my brother was sent on a business trip to Xi’an last month and I expressly told him to keep a close lookout for such a miniature warrior. He eventually succeeded and here it is! I don’t know about you, but I’m happy that my self-appointed task is accomplished.
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ Sample:
❖ Beijing,
❖ 5 January, 2009
❖ Dear Eileen,
❖ Mr. Tang Wen, who is bringing you this letter, is a good friend of mine. He is now a visiting scholar at Columbia University.
❖ I was very glad to see your friend in New York, and you can imagine my happiness when he handed me your package, and when, after unwrapping it, I found the tri-coloured glazed miniature terracotta warrior I wanted so much when I was in Beijing. How very thoughtful of you! I also felt greatly obliged to Mr. Tang who carried the heavy warrior all the way across the Pacific Ocean and across America.
letter
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ Sample:
❖ New York
❖ January 20, 2009
❖ Dear Minghua.
❖ You really gave me a big surprise yesterday when your friend Mr. Tang Wen called.
❖ Love,
❖ Eileen
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ 4. Regretting Having Missed Seeing a Friend ❖ Letter of this kind are usually written by a friend in
❖ Remember the day when we sent shopping and you were greatly disappointed at being told that miniature warriors were not available? You looked so downcast that I made up my mind to move heaven and earth to get one for you.
❖ Again, many thanks for any assistance you can give Dr. W❖
Helen
The Writing of Everyday English Letters
❖ 2. Letter Accompanying a Present ❖ Letters of this kind are usually written by a friend
The Writing of Everyday English Letters
❖ 3. Answering a Letter Accompanying a Present ❖ An answer to a letter accompanying a present
usually includes: ❖ ——appreciation / high opinion of the present ❖ ——surprise at receiving the present ❖ ——something about oneself ❖ ——asking after the sender of the present and the
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ 1. Introducing Someone ❖ You are already quite familiar with sentences usually used in the Introduction
and Conclusion of a letter. We now proceed to the various purposes of writing letters ——how do letters of different purposes differ from each other.
The Writing of Everyday English Letters
❖ Sample: ❖ Nanjing ❖ 5 March 2009 ❖ Dear Maggie, ❖ I haven’t heard from you for some time. Maybe
you’ve been busy with all your activities after your leave. Did you have a good time during the holidays? ❖ I want to introduce Dr. Wang Huamei who is a doctor here in Nanjing. She’s a good friend of mine and also my own doctor.
❖ In a letter introducing someone, you usually mention; ❖ ——the relationship between you and the person being introduced. ❖ ——the background of the person concerned – his or her family, education,
❖ Features of Everyday English Letters 1. Clear language, often short sentences 2. Not too formal, often use oral language 3. Be polite, often considerate 4. Complete but not bookish
❖ Dr. Wang will call you from Los Angeles to confirm the exact dates. I’d very much appreciate it if you could help her out.
❖ I’m still teaching here, and in my spare time, I’m polishing up my Chinese. How are you getting on with your work?
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
This is the present of my dreams! I’m now writing with the warrior in front of me! You’ve made me very happy. How can I ever thank you enough?
❖ I’m still gathering material for my thesis. I run from one library to another looking for the things I need. In the evenings, I’m usually pretty tired, but can still manage to jot down Whatever ideas I happen to have.
from one city / country to a friend or relative in another. The body paragraphs may include: ❖ ——reasons for sending the present ❖ ——asking about the addressee’s opinion of it ❖ ——telling something about oneself ❖ ——asking after the addressee
personality--- as the occasion requires, ❖ ——the intention of the person concerned, ❖ ——your impression of the person concerned- ability, personality--❖ ——your appreciation of the assistance to be given to the person concerned.
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ Dr. Wang is on her way to Los Angeles to attend a symposium on heart transplants. She’ll be there until the 20th of this month, when she’ll leave for San Francisco. Could you reserve a room for her in a relatively inexpensive hotel? She plans to stay in your city for four days before heading home.
❖ Mr. Tang is kind enough to also bring you a present from me—— a tri-coloured glazed miniature terracotta warrior, which I know you have been wanting for a long time.
❖ How are you getting on with your thesis? Do let me know. I’m still working on my paper comparing Tao Yuanming and Wordsworth!
❖ Very best wishes,
❖ Minghua
❖ How are you getting on? Do you need any more books? If so, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
❖ Thank you again for the wonderful present. See you soon, I hope.
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ It so happened that my brother was sent on a business trip to Xi’an last month and I expressly told him to keep a close lookout for such a miniature warrior. He eventually succeeded and here it is! I don’t know about you, but I’m happy that my self-appointed task is accomplished.
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ Sample:
❖ Beijing,
❖ 5 January, 2009
❖ Dear Eileen,
❖ Mr. Tang Wen, who is bringing you this letter, is a good friend of mine. He is now a visiting scholar at Columbia University.
❖ I was very glad to see your friend in New York, and you can imagine my happiness when he handed me your package, and when, after unwrapping it, I found the tri-coloured glazed miniature terracotta warrior I wanted so much when I was in Beijing. How very thoughtful of you! I also felt greatly obliged to Mr. Tang who carried the heavy warrior all the way across the Pacific Ocean and across America.
letter
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ Sample:
❖ New York
❖ January 20, 2009
❖ Dear Minghua.
❖ You really gave me a big surprise yesterday when your friend Mr. Tang Wen called.
❖ Love,
❖ Eileen
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ 4. Regretting Having Missed Seeing a Friend ❖ Letter of this kind are usually written by a friend in
❖ Remember the day when we sent shopping and you were greatly disappointed at being told that miniature warriors were not available? You looked so downcast that I made up my mind to move heaven and earth to get one for you.
❖ Again, many thanks for any assistance you can give Dr. W❖
Helen
The Writing of Everyday English Letters
❖ 2. Letter Accompanying a Present ❖ Letters of this kind are usually written by a friend
The Writing of Everyday English Letters
❖ 3. Answering a Letter Accompanying a Present ❖ An answer to a letter accompanying a present
usually includes: ❖ ——appreciation / high opinion of the present ❖ ——surprise at receiving the present ❖ ——something about oneself ❖ ——asking after the sender of the present and the
The Writing of Everyday English
Letters
❖ 1. Introducing Someone ❖ You are already quite familiar with sentences usually used in the Introduction
and Conclusion of a letter. We now proceed to the various purposes of writing letters ——how do letters of different purposes differ from each other.
The Writing of Everyday English Letters
❖ Sample: ❖ Nanjing ❖ 5 March 2009 ❖ Dear Maggie, ❖ I haven’t heard from you for some time. Maybe
you’ve been busy with all your activities after your leave. Did you have a good time during the holidays? ❖ I want to introduce Dr. Wang Huamei who is a doctor here in Nanjing. She’s a good friend of mine and also my own doctor.
❖ In a letter introducing someone, you usually mention; ❖ ——the relationship between you and the person being introduced. ❖ ——the background of the person concerned – his or her family, education,