邀請(qǐng)信是邀請(qǐng)某人參加某種儀式、會(huì)議等的應(yīng)用文，其寫(xiě)作要點(diǎn)如下：

　　(1) 開(kāi)頭首先表明寫(xiě)作意圖，向某人發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)，指明地點(diǎn)、日期、時(shí)間等要素。

　　(2)表達(dá)你渴望見(jiàn)到對(duì)方。如果是商務(wù)性質(zhì)的，注明時(shí)間、會(huì)議地點(diǎn)、發(fā)信主題、組織者、出席者等。留下聯(lián)系人的姓名、地址和電話號(hào)碼。

　　(3) 表達(dá)你對(duì)被邀者能應(yīng)邀的愉快心情，并希望盡快得到回復(fù)。

　　【例文1】

　　Directions:

　　Write a letter to your former roommate in your university and invite him/her to visit your city during the summer vacation. You should write about 100 words. You don�餿 need to write your own address.

　　Dear Xiaobing,

　　How are you getting on recently? I am wondering if you have made a definite plan for the coming summer holidays. If not, I wish you could come here and visit my city. My family are also glad to receive you as a popular guest in my home.

　　My hometown is a very beautiful seashore city. There are many places of interest worthy of sightseeing. Besides, the local style food here is also well�瞜nown. Don�餿 you tell me in the letter that you have been dreaming of the sea? The place where I live is located near the sea. Every day you can walk on the seashore, pick up seashells and even enjoy swimming in the sea.

　　Hoping to see you in my hometown as soon as possible.

　　Yours,

　　Li Ming

　　I am writing to invite you to...

　　我寫(xiě)信是想邀請(qǐng)你……

　　I wonder if you can come...

　　我在想你是否能來(lái)參加……

　　I think it would be a great idea if you could participate in...

　　我想如果你能參加……將是一個(gè)非常好的主意。

　　Would you please drop me a line to let me know if you can come to...

　　你可以打電話通知我你是否能來(lái)……

　　Be sure to let me know if you can come. My whole family is very eager awaiting your arrival.

　　請(qǐng)通知我你是否能來(lái)，我們?nèi)�家都非常盼望你的到�?lái)。

　　We would be looking forward to your coming with great pleasure.

　　我們非常高興地期待著你的到來(lái)。

　　I am looking forward to seeing you.

　　我非常期待見(jiàn)到你。

　　My family and I would feel much honored if you would come.

　　如果你能來(lái)，我們?nèi)�家都將感到不勝榮幸。

　　Please accept my invitation and let me know at your convenience as soon as possible.

　　請(qǐng)接受我的邀請(qǐng)并盡早通知我。

6.求職信 (Cover Letter)

　　求職信是向某一企業(yè)或事業(yè)單位發(fā)出的申請(qǐng)某一工作崗位的信件，其寫(xiě)作要點(diǎn)如下：

　　(1) 開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山指出對(duì)自己所應(yīng)聘的職業(yè)崗位和技能的關(guān)注的興趣。要求包含與工作有關(guān)的恰當(dāng)信息。有時(shí)要指出招聘信息獲取的渠道。

　　(2) 指出自己的優(yōu)勢(shì)和特長(zhǎng)，以及與該崗位的關(guān)聯(lián)。所述情況要符合事實(shí)，態(tài)度切忌過(guò)冷或過(guò)熱。

　　(3) 將自己的詳細(xì)聯(lián)系方式在信中說(shuō)明。稱呼一定要用人名，而非職位。

　　(4) 表明你渴望接受面試，以及表示愿意服從公司的工作分配安排。

　　【例文】

　　Directions:

　　Suppose you are a college student and you intend to work part�瞭ime during your vacation. In your letter, you are supposed to include the post you would like to apply for, your experience and your hobbies, etc.

　　Dear Sir or Madam,

　　I wish to apply for the position for a part�瞭ime assistant you advertised in Beijing Daily during the coming summer vacation.

　　I am a student at Beijing University, which is only five�瞞inute walk from your firm. I feel that my qualifications and work experience make me a suitable candidate for the job, which, according to the advertisement, demands a multi lingual person with some experience. Chinese is my mother tongue, and I have a fair mastery of English. As a keen traveler, I have learned some Japanese and French, and I have acquired an understanding of the cultures of Japan and French. As for experience, I worked part�瞭ime as a waiter at a shop of Pizza Hut. Therefore, I am confident that you will find my service satisfactory. Incidentally, could you please inform me of the rate of payment?

　　I hope you will take my application into consideration favorably and entitle me to an interview at your convenience. I can be reached at 45268934.

　　Thank you for your consideration of my application. I am looking forward to your reply and, eventually, meeting you.

　　Sincerely Yours,

　　John Gordon

　　Your advertisement in...caught my attention.

　　貴方刊登在……上的廣告吸引了我的注意。

　　I am particularly interested in...

　　我對(duì)……十分感興趣。

　　Please consider me for...

　　請(qǐng)考慮我做……

　　I am sure to be as successful in...as I am in my college endeavors.

　　由于我在大學(xué)期間的努力，我確信能夠成功地做……

　　It would be highly appreciated if you could...

　　如果你能……我將萬(wàn)分感謝。

7.推薦信(Recommendation Letter)

　　推薦信是將某人向第三方做出介紹的信件，其寫(xiě)作要點(diǎn)如下：

　　(1)推薦信的主要目的是寫(xiě)信人向收信人推薦第三人做某事。

　　(2)開(kāi)頭先寫(xiě)明寫(xiě)信意圖，并說(shuō)明推薦人與被推薦人的關(guān)系。

　　(3)接著列舉推薦原因，介紹推薦人與被推薦人的關(guān)系，寫(xiě)出被推薦人的專長(zhǎng)和人格魅力。

　　(4)表明推薦人的態(tài)度，并表示感謝和期待。

　　【例文】

　　Directions:

　　William Black was your classmate and best friend. Please write to William Black�餾 new college and recommend him as a good student. Write about 100 words.

　　Dear Madam,

　　For two years William Black was in my Sunday School class and during that time we became good friends. William is all boy on the baseball diamond and the soccer field, but also a serious student while in class.

　　His attentive behavior in class and good sportsmanship at play are vital evidence of the loving home he comes from. He receives a lot of support balanced with prudent discipline. As the oldest of four children, he handles responsibility well.

　　I'm certain William will adapt to his new school and make friends quickly. My only regret is that he and his family have moved so far away, I will miss the opportunity to watch him growing up to be the fine young man.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Frank Smith

　　I am writing this letter to recommend...to your department.

　　我寫(xiě)這封信的目的是推薦……到貴部門(mén)。

　　This will introduce Mr. ...a good friend of mine who... I would be grateful for anything you could do for him to...

　　這封信的目的是推薦我的好朋友……先生，他是……。為你對(duì)他所做的任何幫助，我將不勝感激。

　　My appreciation to you for your generous help is beyond my words.

　　對(duì)您慷慨的幫助我不勝感激。

　　I am very glad to recommend to you a student of mine, Mr. / Ms. ..., to be an ideal candidate for... If any further information about him / her is required, please let me know.

　　我很高興推薦我的一位學(xué)生，……先生/女士，作為……職位的理想候選人。如果需要關(guān)于他/她的任何進(jìn)一步信息，請(qǐng)告知于我。

　　I am very glad to have this chance to write to you...

　　很高興能有機(jī)會(huì)給您寫(xiě)信……

　　The bearer of this is Mr. Wang whom I personally know to be a most deserving person for your position.

　　這里介紹的王先生，我個(gè)人認(rèn)為是這個(gè)職位比較理想的人選。

　　I take the pleasure in introducing Mr. Li to you.

　　很高興能向您介紹李先生。

　　Thanks for your attention and hope to receive your reply.

　　謝謝你的關(guān)注，希望能收到你的回復(fù)。

　　It would be appreciated if you can give her some help.

　　如能蒙您幫忙將不勝感激。

　　I would be most grateful if you could lend due attention to this letter and contact me at...

　　如您能對(duì)此信給予一定的關(guān)注并用……和我聯(lián)系，我將非常感激。

　　In addition, I want to express my sincere thanks for your attention.

　　另外，真誠(chéng)地感謝您的關(guān)注。

　　I have no hesitation in recommending sb. for the position of...

　　毫不猶豫地推薦某人任……職位。

8.申請(qǐng)信(Application Letter)

　　申請(qǐng)信是向機(jī)構(gòu)、團(tuán)體或個(gè)人申請(qǐng)幫助、資金等的信件。其寫(xiě)作要點(diǎn)如下：

　　(1)開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山指出自己要申請(qǐng)的職位、學(xué)位或其他特別的要求。

　　(2)指出自己要申請(qǐng)的理由，并簡(jiǎn)要介紹自己的學(xué)歷和工作經(jīng)歷等。

　　(3)向?qū)Ψ奖硎靖兄x，說(shuō)明自己盼望所申請(qǐng)之事能夠得到允許的心情。

　　【例文】

　　Directions:

　　Suppose you are a university student, write a letter to apply for a visa for the winter quarter, and want to get much more financial aid for your study.

　　1) Describe your reason for the application.

　　2) Explain why you are so eager to the financial funds.

　　3) Show your appreciation to the admittance.

　　You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Mei Yang” instead.

　　Dear sir,

　　Thank you for your e�瞞ail and kind offer! Definitely, I would like to try to apply for a visa for the winter quarter. I understand that both you and Professor Black have tried very hard to help me with my situation and I appreciate your efforts.

　　As it is true that nobody really knows why the visa officers refuse certain applicants and allow others, I have been told by several successful visa re�瞐pplicants that re�瞐pplying with a new I��20 with a slightly different offer from the US schools would help. For example, a slight increase in financial aid and so on. I don�餿 know whether this is something possible for you to consider for my situation. But I would really appreciate if you could consider some possibilities.

　　I know that I have given you enough trouble and please ignore my request if it is too difficult for you to do. I will simply try my best to get my visa and come to your school.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Mei Yang

　　I would like to try to apply for...

　　我想要申請(qǐng)……

　　I understand that both you and Professor Black have tried very hard to help me with my situation and I appreciate your efforts.

　　我知道你和布萊克教授已經(jīng)竭盡全力地幫助我，對(duì)此我十分感激。

　　I know that I have given you enough trouble and please ignore my request if it is too difficult for you to do.

　　我知道我給你帶來(lái)了很多麻煩，如果這件事情對(duì)于你來(lái)說(shuō)太困難，請(qǐng)忽略我的申請(qǐng)。

9.建議信(Suggestion Letter)

　　建議信的目的是向人提出解決某事的建議，其寫(xiě)作要點(diǎn)如下：

　　(1)開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山指出要建議的事情。

　　(2)主題段落首先肯定對(duì)方的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，隨后指出不足和需要改進(jìn)之處。比較后是針對(duì)不足之處提出具體建議或忠告，并指出這樣做的必要性。

　　(3)向?qū)Ψ奖硎靖兄x，希望接受你的建議。如果需要，提供你的聯(lián)系方式。

　　【例文】

　　Directions:

　　Suppose one of your friends will go to Dalian for a visit. You now write to her/him and tell her/him your own opinions and give some advice in about 100 words. Do not use your own name, and use“Xiao Tong” instead.

　　Dear Mary,

　　I am very glad to hear that you are going to pay a visit to Dalian. Since you have only�瞕ay stay here, I specially suggest you head for three scenic spots: they are Sun Asia Ocean World, the Coastal Road or Binhai Road and the Poles Aquarium.

　　In the morning, you can take 15�瞞inute ride from Jiuzhou Holiday Inn to the Sun Asia Ocean World, the longest undersea tunnel aquarium in Asia, where you may feel as if you are among schools of various fish and enjoy the pleasure of dancing with them. There is a restaurant in the sea world where you can have a western�瞫tyle snack, if you feel like it. Out of the Ocean World, the natural scenery of Binhai Road will extend its greetings to you. Along the road, you will come to Tiger Beach where the Poles Aquarium is located. There you will see the Poles animal world and will want to keep close to the animals.

　　By the way, it is mid�瞐utumn in Dalian and sometimes, it is nice and cool here, bring suitable clothes with you. Let me know the flight number, I will meet you at the airport.

　　Looking forward to seeing you.

　　Truly Yours,

　　Xiao Tong

　　I am writing to express my views concerning...

　　我寫(xiě)信來(lái)是要表達(dá)有關(guān)……我的看法。

　　I feel that it would be beneficial if...

　　我想如果你能……，可能會(huì)更好。

　　I would like to suggest that...

　　我想建議……

　　You have asked for my advice with regard to...and I will try to make some suggestions.

　　你問(wèn)我有關(guān)……的事情，我會(huì)嘗試著提出一些建議。

　　It seems to me that you could...

　　我認(rèn)為你可以……

　　I believe you will take my advice into account.

　　我相信你會(huì)認(rèn)真考慮我的建議的。

　　I will be more than happy to see improvements in this regard.

　　如果這方面有所改善我會(huì)非常開(kāi)心的。

　　I will be ready for further discussing this matter into details.

　　我時(shí)刻準(zhǔn)備著就此事進(jìn)行更詳盡的討論。

　　If I were you，I would...

　　如果我是你，我將……

　　I would recommend that...

　　我想推薦……

　　It seems to me that you could...

　　我認(rèn)為你可以……

　　I hope that you take my suggestions into serious consideration.

　　我希望您能仔細(xì)考慮我的建議。

 二、告示類應(yīng)用文

　　告示類應(yīng)用文的寫(xiě)法各不相同，但大致上也有統(tǒng)一的格式和要求。比如，首先要寫(xiě)明告示的種類，如尋子啟事(Child Lost)，遺失啟事(Lost)，招領(lǐng)啟事(Found)，遷移啟事(Removal)，征稿啟事(Contributions Wanted)，鳴謝(Acknowledgements)，招標(biāo)啟事(Invitation for Bids)，更正啟事(Corrections)，開(kāi)會(huì)通知(Notices)，海報(bào)(Poster)，公約(Pact)，守則或規(guī)則(Rules)，書(shū)刊介紹(Preface)等。然后注明日期，接著便是公告的內(nèi)容，比較后是公告單位或個(gè)人的署名。

　　告示類應(yīng)用文的標(biāo)題非常重要，要求點(diǎn)名告示的主旨，一般為詞組性短語(yǔ)，基本結(jié)構(gòu)如：名詞+過(guò)去分詞，如：Contributions Wanted(征稿啟事)，Child Lost(尋子啟事);現(xiàn)在分詞+名詞，如：Looking for a Spouse(征婚啟事)，Exchanging House(換房啟事);介詞結(jié)構(gòu)，如：Conditions for Car Rental(租車注意事項(xiàng))，Notice of Dismissal(免職通知)，Notice of a Decision(決定通知)，Christmas Clearance Sales(圣誕清倉(cāng)大甩賣)等。

　　再則，告示類應(yīng)用文的時(shí)態(tài)一般用現(xiàn)在時(shí)或?qū)��?lái)時(shí)，也可以用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)表示近期即將發(fā)生的事情。

　　告示類應(yīng)用文如通知、啟事、便條等常用以下句型開(kāi)頭：

　　So and so has/have the pleasure to announce/notice...

　　So and so is/are requested to note that...

　　So and so takes pleasure in announcing that...

　　So and so has/have the honor to announce...

　　Your attention, please...

　　May I have your attention, please?...

　　It is hereby proclaimed/announced/noted/made public that...

　　This is to notify/notice/announce that...

　　It has been decided that...

　　Under the auspices of..., so and so will organize/hold a... match/competition/contest between...and...on...

　　Under the auspices of..., a report/lecture/seminar on...will be given by...on...

　　Due to/owing to/because of/in order to..., we beg to inform...that...

　　So and so is/are authorized to invite/announce/declare that...

　　【例文1】

　　English�睸peaking Contest

　　In order to improve students�� ability to speak English and enrich after�瞔lass activities, the Students�� Union Department of English is organizing a school�瞱ide English�瞫peaking contest to be held on Saturday next week (8th September) at the Students�� Recreational Center. Those who are interested in taking part in it may sign up with the monitor of the classes before Thursday this week. Six overseas teachers will be invited to be the judges. The first six winners will be given awards. Everybody is welcome to be present at the contest.

　　Students�� Union

　　Department of English

　　【例文2】

　　Notice

　　Commuters are requested to note that the New Jiangxia Bridge will be under repair from June 18, 2005 to January 21, 2006. Bus No. 5, 3 and 12 will change routes accordingly during that time. Detailed changes are made public in the daily newspaper of the city. Please note that Bus No. 5 will go via the Main Street instead of the 12th Avenue. Bus No. 3 and 12 will temporarily cancel the two stops at each end of the bridge. We express our regret for the inconveniences brought about by these changes.

　　Municipal Bureau of Public Transportation

　　June 10, 2005