英语中书信的种类
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英语中书信的种类
1） 邀请信
邀请信有正式和非正式之分，也有介于两者
之间者。正式邀请信一般属于公函类，私人邀请信一般属于非
正式文体。邀请朋友、熟人参加某一聚会时
，再词句上不一 定多加斟酌，用词太正规倒显得关系不密切。
但是如果与被邀请人不太熟悉的话，最好
用正式文体。如虽认识但并不十分了解，文体可介于两个者之间。
由此可见， 私人邀请究竟用什么文体
，关键看与被邀请人之间的亲疏的程度。邀请信要明确写出活动（是
晚会、晚餐还是一般的聚会等）、活
动的时间地点组织这项活动的理 由，有时还应告诉对方可能出席的人，
另外一般希望对方给予答复。
（1） 非正式邀请信，如；
26 Coventry
Sept. 15th,
1999.
Dear Jack,
I am going to the cinema
to see the Red River Valley and I have two
tickets. Would you like
to come? The film
starts at 7:30 p.m. Maybe we can meet at the
Covent Garden Station at
7:00 p.m. and have a
drink before the film starts. Please phone me at
home to let me know.
Looking forward to seeing
you.
Love
Mary
这封信是写给朋友的，所以用语比较随便，比较口语化。
（2） 正式邀请信，如：
Dear Ms. Gupta;
It’s our great pleasure to
announce that Jan. 19th is the 3rd anniversary of
the founding of
our corporation. We have a
small party as follows: 7:00p.m.,Jan. 19th, Room
No.123, Kunlun
Hotel. At this moment, we would
like to express our sincere gratitude to our
clients for both
courtesy and support over the
past three years. Please confirm if you plant to
attend.
Yours Sincerely,
Lewis
这是一封正式邀请信，十分正规，无论从句式，还是用语都十分讲究。
(3)
介于正式和非正式之间的邀请信，如：
No.4 Middle School
Beijing 100034
April 29th,2000
Dear
Miss Katherine,
I am very pleased to write to
you. My name is Yu Hong and I am monitor of Class
One, Grade
Three of the No.2 Middle School of
Ji'nan. Last year, you came here to give a speech,
which
was
evening at 7:00--9:00 on the
evening of May 4th in our classroom. Would you
please come
and attend the evening party? At
the party, we will sing English songs, play games
and so on.
And we are anxious to invite you to
come to sing us an English song. After that we can
enjoy
the music. We hope to see you soon.
Yours
Yu Hong
这封信是写给一位外籍教师的，这位外籍教师曾经到过这所学校，虽然作者认识，但并不十分了解。
2）感谢信
感谢信可分为感谢馈赠、感谢款待、感谢帮助、感谢送行和感谢探病等。
感谢信一般包括以下几点：
①对收信人的称谓；
②写信的目的；（Thank
you for…）
③致谢并详述所收到的礼物或得到的帮助等；
④结尾及谦称。
如：
3)求职信
求职信属于公务信函，格式和用词比较规。信的内容大体上分为三部分
①写信的目的，
②自我介绍，
③要求。
注意下面几点：
①写信的目的要直截了当地在信的开头提出。
②自我介绍部分主要介绍自己的
学历、工作经历、解决问题的能力等等。在行文、用词上要表现出自信、
恳切的态度，语言简明扼要，突
出介绍自己的优点，与众不同的特长或有利条件。还要紧扣用人单位的需
求，巧用词语，有国地说服对方
，此职非你莫属。
③最后提出进一步联系的途径，如：时间、地点。还可以主动提出接受面试或考核等。
④求职信在写作特点上主要用第一人称以及动词的一般现在时。如：
Ms Li Ling
231
Beijing
July 10,1999
Dear
sir(s),
I have just read in the newspaper that
a secretary of the English language in wanted in
your
company. I am therefore writing to you to
introduce myself. I'd like to get the job. I am a
girl
college student of 22 years old. My name
is Li Ling. I am studying in the language
department.
I can speak, read and write
English very well. As a second language, I can
read and speak a
little French. I have some
work experience as a typist in my spare time at
school, and as a
tourist guide during summer
holidays. The bosses I worked for were all
satisfied with my work.
I am sure I'll satisfy
you as well. You can get more information about my
studies and work
from the college. I am
looking forward to visiting your office at any
time for a talk or a test.
Faithfully
Li
Ling
4)回信
写回信时应特别注意正确理解写信人的意图、所提问题、必须对写信人的问题给予明确的答复。如下例：
No.1 Middle School of Nanjing,
Jiangsu,
China
Jan.23rd, 2000
Dear Jack
Thanks
for your letter. Yes, I have some difficulty in
learning English. For example, I can't tell
the difference between written English and
spoken English. Sometimes I often make
mistakes while speaking to others. I
want to improve my spoken English. But I don't
know
how. Would you please give me some
advice? As you say, it is really difficult to
write toe
Chinese characters, but don't worry
about it. Have you considered doing plenty of
practice?
And I suggest you write them as much
as possible. I think it will be of great help. I'm
looking
forward to hearing from you again.
Best wishes.
Yours
Li Ling
原信中作者问到
英语学习的情况，同时征求学习汉语的建议并谈到自己在学习汉语的过程中遇到的问题。
回信中作者对来
信中的问题作了详细的回答并给出了建设性的建议。