英文便条写作

nullNotesNotesShort letters for various purposesFormatFormatDate (upper right-hand corner) Salutation: greeting to the addressee (first name; full name) Body Complementary close and signature (first name; full name)Date Date Upper right-hand corner We usually write the date in one of the following ways: March 21, 2011 03/21/11 21 March 2011 21/03/11 The year in the date can be omitted. Better not to use only numbers to avoid confusion. eg: 3/7/10The salutationThe salutationDear + first name; family name with a title Dear Mary, Dear Dr. Johnson Flush with the left margin Use a comma after the salutation (British) Use a colon after the salutation(American)The Complementary close & the SignatureThe Complementary close & the SignatureOnly the first word is capitalized. The close is followed by a comma. Begins slightly to the right of the center of the page The signature is directly below the close (first name; full name)Formal vs. informal Formal vs. informal Sincerely yours, Truly yours, Yours sincerely, Yours truly, Yours respectfully,With love, Love from, Many thanks, Yours affectionately, Lovingly yours,British vs. AmericanBritish vs. AmericanYours faithfully, Yours sincerely, Yours sincerely, LanguageLanguageTo friends: Informal tone, so informal expressions and incomplete sentences are common. To others: more formal expressions and complete sentences are used to show politeness.nullDear Bonnie, There’s a lot of food in the fridge and drinks, too. Key to the back door on the dressing table. Hot water from immersion heater. If you want fresh milk and eggs, see Rosa next door. Happy stay AliceSample 1 Alice leaves a note in her country cottage to her friend, Bonnie, who is going to stay there for a while.nullSample 2 A Manager leaves a note to his new secretary.Miss Smith, Please type this letter (two copies), and place them on my table. I will need them tomorrow morning at ten o’clock. Tom Jackson nullSample 3 9:00 a.m., Friday, October 14 Prof. Norton, I came to your office but you were not here. I missed yesterday afternoon’s class because my bus broke down, and then the next bus got caught in traffic. Here is my homework assignment. If it is possible, I would like to make up the test. I will call you this afternoon. Cai DengmingnullSample 4 Sue, Can’t come tonight. Give me a call before 6. Sorry. AnnenullExercise 1 In what ways are Notes 1 and 4 less formal than Note 2 and 3? Exercise 2 The following notes have problems. Identify their problems and then rewrite the notes correctly and as briefly as possible. null(written on the outside of the note: Dad) You got a call. He wants you to call him back. BillnullDear Professor Johnson, I am very sorry to trouble you. I know you are very busy. It is a pity that I must take some of your time now. I know I am troubling you very much. I hope that you will forgive me for writing to you about this matter. I wish to have the privilege of talking with you. I have a very great need to tell you some matters, if it will not be too much trouble for you. Thank you very much for your kind teaching. I know I am a bad student. I hope you will forgive me. Goodbye. WangnullWire a note of about 50-60 word based on the following situation: You are a freshman in the university and this is your first winter vacation, but you are not to spend the winter vacation with your parents. Write a note to state your reasons to your parents. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriatenessnull Dec. 17, 2004 Dear Mum and Dad, I’m sorry to tell you that I can’t spend the winter vacation with you. I have got a part-time job in the winter vacation. I think it is an important experience in my school life. Besides, the working place is far from our home, but near our university. So I will live on campus. Take care. Love, AlexnullDec. 17, 2004 Dear Mum and Dad, I’m sorry to tell you that I can’t spend the winter vacation with you. I have got a part-time job in the winter vacation. I think it is an important experience in my school life. Besides, the working place is far from our home, but near our university. So I will live on campus. Take care. Love, Alex null Dec. 17th, 2004 Dear Parents, I’m sorry to tell you that I am not to go home this winter vacation. As a freshman in this university, I want to know more about this school and I’ll try to find a part-time job to have some experiences in this winter vacation. I’m really sorry that I can’t spend the holiday with you. Miss you! Yours Alex nullDear Dad and Mum, I won’t come back this winter vacation. As I am a freshman student in the university and I have a lot of homework to finish, I want to stay at school to finish them. Also, I want to know more about the university’s life. So, I decide not to come home. Last, I hope you to have a happy new year. yours, Tom December 18thnull xx,xx,xxxx Dear Parents, Winter vocation is coming. You know I’m a freshman in the university, I still need time to kown, to explor the life on campus, so that I can do better next term. So I am not to spend the winter vocation with you, please believe me that I’ll take good care of myself. Best wishes to you. enjoy your winter vocation. yours xxxnull Nov. 3, 2004 Dear Xiao Lin, Deng Gang and I are going to an open-air concert of pop songs at the Beijing Normal University next Saturday(Nov. 10). The concert is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. in front of their Main Building. Some of our favorite singers are going to perform. Would you join us and relax after a week’s hard work? Please be at the western gate by 7 p.m. with your bike if you’re going. Love, Zhu LiNotes of invitation and replyNotes of invitation and replyMention the sender of the invitation and its purpose in the very first sentence. State when, where and what for the event is scheduled to take place. Ask the person to tell you whether he /she will accept the invitation or express hope that he/she will accept.nullYour foreign teacher Kate Jones has invited you to attend her evening party this weekend, but unfortunately you can’t go. Write a note to her explaining why.null Oct. 12 Dear Professor Jones, Thank you so much for the invitation to your party. But unfortunately I can’t make it because I have to work at the McDonald’s every evening on the weekend. I am afraid that if I ask for leave I will lose the job. I hope that you can understand this. I really regret not being able to go. Faithfully yours, John nullNov. 10 Dear Xiao Li, I am sincerely sorry that I have ruined the book you kindly allowed me to read over the weekend. Last Saturday evening when I was reading it, our cat overturned a cup of tea on my desk and split the tea all over the book. With a naughty cat around I shouldn’t have put any drink on the desk. Please accept this new copy. With regrets, Wangli Notes of apology and explanationNotes of apology and explanationApologize at the beginning of the note. Explain how the error was committed / the mistake was made and express your determination to prevent further errors. offer to make up for the failure or mistake.nullMr. Walker, I’m sorry for missing your class. There was a road accident and my bus was held up for 40 minutes. Here is my homework. Jane Fitzgeraldnull Oct. 29, 2008 Dear Professor Lin, Thank you for the wonderful talk you gave us last Wednesday. Your concepts on language and culture have broadened our horizons. Many students say it is one of the best talks the Students’ Association has organized this semester. We hope you will give us a talk on language and politics sometime next semester. Sincerely, Zhang MingNotes of thanksNotes of thanksState what the thank-you is for. Mention the appropriateness of what was received. Be sincere, brief and pleasant. When appropriate, offer something in return. nullUseful expressions Neutral: Thank you (very much) for… I must thank you for … More formal: I am (extremely) grateful for your help… (most ) grateful for your showing me… Informal: Thanks (enormously) for… It was very good nice of you to …nullJane, I was wondering if you still had two bikes—if you have, could I borrow one for two weeks? I’ve been entered a cycling tour around the city. I’m sending this note with Clare. LizNotes of inquiry and requestNotes of inquiry and requestAsk questions for information Ask other people to do something for usnull May 5 Dear Mark, I understand that you’re on duty this Wednesday night from 6 till midnight. I wonder if it would be possible for you to do my duty next Tuesday night if I work your duty this week. My parents-in-law are calling in next Tuesday and I’d be most grateful if a swap could be arranged. Charles FordnullYou received a telephone message from an assistant working at the computer center asking your roommate Bob /Jane to claim his/her lost electronic dictionary tomorrow. Write a note passing the information. null Feb. 19 Dear Jane, I took a telephone message for you just now while you were at the library. Peter James, the assistant at the computer center, said that someone had turned in your electronic dictionary and told you to pick it up tomorrow at 10:30 in Room 303. Remember to take your ID card with you. Yours, Marilyn nullDear Alice. I feel very sorry at the result of your speaking contest. I know you have been working hard for the first prize. In fact, it’s not your fault; the mike didn’t work properly. I think you’ll make it next time. Believe me. LisanullDear Sara, I’m very sorry to hear about your being beaten by the guard at D&D. I simply can’t imagine how they could allow such a thing to happen. I’ll pray for your recovery and hope to see you soon on the campus. By the way, the guard is in custody now and the shop has been criticized by the press. My heart is with you., and I send all my best wishes. SuenullYou saw an advertisement on the school bulletin board saying that Mr. Li wants a tutor to work at weekends. Write a reply to him asking for further information about the job. nullSept. 30 Dear Mr. Li, I saw your ad on the school bulletin board looking for a tutor to work at weekends. I wonder whether you could give me some more information about the job so that I can see whether I am suitable for it. Do you want a tutor to help a child or an adult? What subject/s does the tutor have to help with? How many hours does the tutor have to work each time and how much pay can he get? I would appreciate it if you could tell me all about these issues. My beeper number is 126-86431. With many thanks. Yours sincerely, Li TongnullYou are going to graduate from university. You desire to find a job in Beijing. Since the job competition is severe there, you write Li Xiang a note, asking him to gather the information of job openings and passing it to you immediately. nullMay 21, 2003 Li Xiang, I finished all my graduation papers. I’ve been hoping for a career in Beijing ever since my childhood. Could you recommend some job opportunities? I understand very well that numerous graduates are working to go to Beijing at the moment, so I don’t care about the pay so long as the job is major-related. If any job openings come up, please let me know immediately. Thank you for your help. Yours ever, Gao FengnullYou have a problem in downloading information from the Internet, so you want your friend Zhang Ming to help you. Write a note asking him to send you an e-mail message to teach you how to do it. null July 6 Dear Zhang Ming, Sometimes I want to download some information on the Internet but I really don’t know how to. Could you send me an e-mail giving instructions on how to do it? My address is xying@hotmail. com. I know I owe you a lot. Yours, WenwennullYou have just heard of the Maple Leaf English Speech Contest which is going to be held next month and you want to take part in it. Write a note to the organization committee to inquire the requirements and arrangement. null 3/11/2004 Dear Sir or Madam: I have just heard of the Maple Leaf English Speech Contest and I really want to take part in it. I am a student at Shanxi University and I want to take this opportunity to practice my oral English. That’s why I seek to learn about such details of the Contest as how I can enter my name, the topic coverage, and specific requirements for me, etc. I would be very grateful if I could have the information as soon as possible. My e-mail address is wp@yahoo.com. Looking forward to your reply. Sincerely yours, Wangping nullYou are the monitor of your class and the whole class got the news that your English teacher has won the Best Speechmaker in the recent English Speech Contest. Write to congratulate her on the success. null Sept. 31, 2008 Dear Ms. Zhao, Hearty congratulations on your recent success in the English Speech Contest! After receiving the good news from the radio this morning, the whole class was in great excitement. We are so proud of you and feel lucky to be your students. On behalf of all the classmates, I want to say congratulations again and wish you further success in the future. Yours sincerely, Mary nullBefore you leave university you want to sell your bike. Write a note of about 60 words describing the condition of your bike, how much you would like for it, and where you can be contacted. null To Those Who Want to Get a Second-hand Bike Because the owner is going to graduate from university soon, he would like to sell his half-new yellow mountain bike for 50 yuan only. Contact Jim Smith in Room 104, Dorm Building 4 any time after 7 p.m.nullYou are angry with your next door neighbors because they are in a habit of singing some pop songs everyday after lunch and your roommates and you can’t have a good nap. Write a note to them complaining about the noise. null Nov. 8 Dear Neighbors, Being your neighbors, we recently have suffered from not being able to take a nap after lunch. We don’t object to your singing at all, but we feel the time is not good. Could you change your time of rehearsal and let us take a peaceful nap? We would be very grateful if you could do what we ‘ve requested. Truly yours, All the members of Room 301nullJane, your classmate, is thinking of subscribing to an English-language newspaper. And you would like to recommend one to her. Write a note, telling her which newspaper it is and describing two features of the paper.nullDear Jane, As to the English language newspaper you are thinking of subscribing to, I would recommend 21st century. First, I think the contents of the newspaper are interesting enough for you to carry on reading. In addition, the language of the newspaper is not too difficult for you to understand. I think it would be more beneficial if you could read the newspaper every week and your English will definitely be improved. Yours, EllennullYour classmate, Jimmy, is head of the university’s swimming club. He has invited you to join the club, but you like some other sport. Write him a note, declining his invitation and explaining why. (2007)nullYour good friend, John, is thinking of organizing an end-of-the-term party. Write him a note telling him that you like his idea and offer to help. You have to be specific about how you can help him. (2010)nullLily, your roommate, is looking for a part-time job in the coming summer vacation. You saw an ad for a private English tutor for a schoolboy. Write her a note, telling her what the job is and strongly recommending it to her. (2009)nullYou have got to know that your classmate, Michael, is organizing a weekend excursion for the class. And you are thinking of joining the trip. Write him a note expressing your interest in the excursion and asking for information on two details related to the excursion. (2006)nullYou have got two tickets to a concert given by a famous pop band /orchestra. Write a note to your friend, Hilda/ Mike, describing briefly what it is and inviting her/him to come with you. (2005)nullYour friend, Jane, has failed in the final exam, and is feeling very unhappy about it. Write a note to comfort her and give her some encouragement.(2004)nullYour friend Clare has invited you to her house-warming party this weekend. However, you will be away then. Write her a note politely declining her invitation and expressing your best wishes to her. (2003)nullYou have heard that your friend, Jack, wishes to sell his walkman. Write him a not expressing your interest in it, asking him about its condition and offering a price for it. (2002)nullYesterday failed to turn up for the appointment with your teacher, Professor Wang. Write him a note of apology and make a request for another meeting. You should also suggest the time for the requested meeting. (2001)nullYou’ve read on the notice board that the university library is looking for a part-time library assistant who can work at weekends. You think that your classmate, George, is a suitable person for this vacancy. Write him a note, telling him what you know about the vacancy and trying to persuade