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Note
1) Introduction
Dec.17, 2008
Dear Mr. Sullivan,
This is to introduce Mr.HU Ming. (name)He is a linguistics student at our university. (identity)Mr.Hu is looking for a teaching assistant’s post. (propose)Any assistance rendered him would be highly appreciated. Thank you.(appreciation)
Sincerely yours,
Geoffrey Jackson
2) Invitation
⏹What invitation it is
⏹Time & place
⏹Pleasure of seeing the addressee on that occasion
⏹Reply is expected
Sample 1
Jan. 10, 2009
Dear Lee,
We are going to have a music appreciation evening in our classroom this coming Saturday. The time is 7.30pm. Symphony No.9 by Beethoven will be on the program. We would like to have you join us, as we know you are one of the classical music lovers. Drop me a line if you are interested. Hoping to see you on Saturday.
Yours,
Wang Fang
Invitation
⏹The occasion for the invitation
⏹The reason for inviting the addressee (optional)
⏹The time & the place
⏹The hope of having the invitation accepted/ of receiving an answer
⏹The reason for this (optional)
Sample 2
Dear Tom,
Next Monday is my 20th birthday. Imagine, there are already twenty years behind me! No wonder I feel old! My parents are giving a dinner party to mark the occasion. The first person they wish to invite is you, my childhood pal. Indeed, all those 20 years are more or less associated with you. We’ll be expecting you any time after six. See you then.
Yours,
Dick
Accepting an invitation
⏹Appreciation of being invited
⏹Your certainty of having a good time
⏹Your assurance of being punctual/ your apology for having to be late (optional)
⏹Your offer of help (optional)
⏹Your looking forward to the occasion
Sample
Dear Rebecca,
Thank you for asking me to come to your house-warming party. I have long heard that you’ve moved to the suburbs, away from all kinds of conveniences. I’m a little surprised that you seem quite happy with your new house. I’d be only too glad to come and see for myself. You can count on me to be punctual. You’re quite a green hand at housekeeping as is known to all. Do you want me to come earlier to help? Looking forward to seeing you.
Love,
Kate
Declining an invitation
⏹Appreciation for being invited
⏹Reason for not being able to attend
⏹Regret for missing such an occasion
⏹Extending felicitation ,etc.
Sample
Dear Rebecca,
Thank you for inviting me to your 20th birthday party. But, alas, I must stay away from this gala occasion, which, to me, is extremely painful. You see, I’ve been down with the flu for some time now. And I was told that I wouldn’t be able to recover soon. I can’t p ass on the virus to you all. It really breaks my heart to miss this great party! All the same, my heartiest congratulations!
Yours,
Kate
3) A telephone message
⏹Who: name of caller
⏹When: exact time
⏹What: the content
Sample
Prof. Johnson,
Prof. Smith called at 9.50am. He said his rheumatism prevented him from leaving the house
in this nasty weather. So he would not be able to come to discuss the energy project with you and your colleagues. He asked to be excused. He sent his regards to Mrs. Johnson.
Mary
4) Thank-you note
⏹Express gratitude
⏹show the pleasure at the gift
⏹Show appreciation of the sender’s consideration or his/her cleverness at picking out the right thing
⏹Express your thanks again.
Sample
Dear Aunt Mabel,
Thank you for your wonderful gift. How could you possibly have known? I did need a more sophisticated recorder. The old one that I have has seen me mature from a lanky school boy to a college student. Indeed, it has more than served its purpose. Remember? It was also a present from you. Again a million thanks!
Your loving nephew,
Henry
5) Note of congratulation
⏹How you hear of the good news
⏹What the good news is and your happiness.
⏹How the addressee is worth it.
⏹Extend your congratulations
Sample
Dear Prof. Wang,
We have just been informed that your life work on elementary Chinese teaching methodology has been fully recognized during the International Conference on Language Education where your article “Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language” was awarded first prize. This is the first honor ever won by a Chinese scholar. Since we are your students, we know, of course, how you’ve worked. You’re fully worthy of it! Please accept our heartiest congratulations!
Respectfully yours,
Ron, Mabel, Kay, Pete
6) Note (to give some information)
⏹State the news / information clearly
⏹Be short & to the point
Dear Liu Ping,
This is to inform you that Prof. John Jefferson has arrived in Shanghai. He will give us a series of lectures on banking. We are going to have a welcome party in his honor. The date is set for next Thursday, 20 December, at 3pm, at the College Guest House. It is expected that everyone in our class will participate, so that he can get to know our department and his future students. Please write if you cannot come.
Huang An
7) Note of making arrangement
⏹One has to be very precise as to the time, place, and what has been arranged
⏹Everything must be stated very clearly
⏹Usually a reply is expected
Sample
Dear Liping,
As previously discussed, the party celebrating the New Year will be held at 2pm on New Year’s Day at the Students’ Hall. Your talk on Young People’s Aspiration for the New Year will follow the party chairman’s opening speech, probably at 2.15pm. You will be given 20 minutes. It is requested that you be on time. If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you.
Wang Jialing
8) Note of keeping in touch with a friend
⏹Give information as to your present work, address, etc.
⏹Ask after friend
⏹Express wish to keep in touch with him / her
Sample
Dear Minliang,
We haven’t met each other since July, after the college entrance exam. I have eventually passed the exam and now a first-year business administration student. My present address is P.O.Box No. 101, Pujiang University. I heard that you are now a n English major in Xi’an University. How do you feel? If you are not too busy, drop me a few lines. Hoping to hear from you soon.
Jia Wei
9)Note offering tickets to a friend
⏹Clearly mention the specific offers
⏹Reason for the offer
⏹A reply is required
Dear John,
I’ve got two tickets for the Chinese Folk Song Concert, which is on this coming Sunday at the Shanghai Concert Hall, at 7.30pm. I know you have always been a music lover. But do you care for vocal recitals? The singers are all famous vocalists from all over the country. And the orchestra is also composed of top Chinese instrumentalists. If it suits you, we can go together. Please let me know by calling me up at the office.
Ken
10)Note canceling an appointment
⏹What appointment it is
⏹The reason to cancel it
⏹Suggestion to make up for it (optional)
⏹Express regrets
Sample
Dear Xiaogang,
I was given an unexpected assignment yesterday. I was to write a report on our study of the mystery of memory, and I’ll be busy for the coming week. So it is impossible for me to attend the alumni meeting next Sunday. Please say “hello” to all of our old pals. Thank you. My deepest regrets.
Ningan
11) Note of condolence(哀悼，慰问)
⏹The distress at hearing the sad news
⏹Some good words about the departed
⏹Expressing regrets at his / her passing away
⏹Some comforting words
⏹Extending condolences
Sample
Dear Mark,
We were shocked at the sad news in the newspaper this morning. Your grandma’s sudden passing away has indeed caught us quite unprepared emotionally. Her image at the Charity Bazaar two weeks ago remains fresh in our mind. It is a great loss to all who knew her. However, this is life. Please accept our profoundest condolences.
Helen and David
12) Note accompanying a present
⏹The reason of sending the present
⏹The hope that the present will suit the receiver
Sample
I happened to come across this Student’s Dictionary of English Phrasal Verbs at the Foreign Language Book Store this morning. It reminded me of your English studies. I have always appreciated your work style, so earnest and meticulous. And I have wanted to do something to help make your studies easier for you. Here it is as a reward for your hard work. I hope it will be helpful to you.
Love,
Aunt Mabel
13) Note regretting not seeing someone
⏹Tone must be apologetic
⏹An explanation of the reason for being absent
⏹Hope to remedy missing the opportunity
Sample
Dear Conrad,
I just got back from a lecture. I saw your note and read it with great regret. When you were in my neighborhood I had to be away! What a trick Lady Luck played on us! Fortunately you’ll still be in town for the next two days. We’ll still be able to meet and have a nice chat. I’ll cal l on you at your hotel at 6pm tomorrow. Be seeing you.
Bernard
14) Note returning sth borrowed
⏹The thing that is being returned
⏹Your gratitude for the addressee’s kindness
⏹The thing has served its purpose
⏹Hope to get more help in the future (optional)
⏹Appreciation
Sample
Dear Maria,
Here are the six cassette tapes you were so kind as to lend me. I’m happy to inform you that they have helped me enormously. I more than passed the listening test—I was highly praised by the teacher. They have really helped me wonderfully. I really don’t know how to thank you enough. I hope you’d help me again in the future. Again my heartfelt gratitude!
Laura
15) Note asking after sb’s health
⏹Source of sad news
⏹Expression of regrets
⏹Some comforting words
⏹Some “get well soon” words
Sample
Dear Harold,
Gary told me yesterday that you are down with the flu. To tell you the truth, I was a little surprised. You never used to be sick. Then I recalled that you’d been extraordinarily busy with your work recently. You must have been weakened physically somehow. You do need a good rest. I’m sure you’ll be up and around very soon. Take care and best regards!
Paul
16) Note Asking for leave
⏹The cause for leaving
⏹The days: from 16th to 21st
⏹Catch on the lesson after returning school
Sample
Dear Miss Liu,
My sister called me last night, and she said that my grandfather is dangerously ill. I beg to apply for seven days’ leave of absence from 16th to 21st instant, in order that I can see my beloved grandfather.
I should be much obliged if you would grant me my application. As regards the lessons to be missed during my absence, I will do my best to make up for them as soon as I get back from home.
Sincerely yours,
Li Bing
NOTICE
All teachers are requested to meet in the school conference room on Friday (Sept.10) at 4 p.m. to celebrate Teachers’ Day. Please arrive on time.
The School Teachers’ Union
Sep. 8, 2008
写作便条的对象通常是朋友,家人,老师,熟人,因此,TEM4通常只接受your sincerely, sincerely yours(不适宜用在亲人身上), sincerely, yours.
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