写好英文书信结尾的18种方法

    中国有句古话，叫“善始善终”，我想我们既然有了漂亮的开头，当然也不能少了一个画龙点睛的结尾呀！所有我整理了一个美国朋友写给我的十八封邮件的结尾（closing statements）跟大家分享，并作了简要的分析和评论值得积累下来的词汇和句型。真诚地希望大家能从中有所收获。
    1. OK， I'd better quit nowso you don't have to spend the whole day reading my message。
    I look forward to hearing more from you。
    Take care。
    Ben我的朋友每次给我写邮件都是“飞流直下三千尺”，我现在才反应过来原来我的阅读能力就是这样训练出来的：）不过说实话，我很喜欢读朋友写的东西，他写的东西确实挺幽默，我经常一个人坐在电脑前一边读邮件一边哈哈大笑。朋友说so you don't have to spend the whole day reading my message说明他很“体谅”我，所以才说必须离开了，要不然他一直这么写下去我这一整天也什么也不用做了，光读邮件了：）其实我觉得用中文讲出来都已经没有原来的味道了，大家最好还是用英文的思维去体会其中的幽默吧！
    2. That's all I can think of for now.　I'll close with another email hug.　Take good care of yourself。
    Ben朋友说今天就写到这儿，怎么结束呢？当然是来一个email hug hug是拥抱的意思，现在流行email hug 哟。怎么样，够形象吧？
    3. I really enjoy conversing¹ with you， and it will be fun to talk more often。
    Take care， and good luck。
    Ben在结尾表达跟我谈话很开心，用了enjoy conversing with … converse² 这个词大家应该很眼熟吧，对啦，它就是conversation的动词，不过我们平时用得少，看来还是得多学学native speaker的地道用词啊：）4. I look forward to hearing from you again.　Best wishes in your job search， and best wishes to you and your family。
    Warmest regards，Ben这是一个很常规的结尾，表达了良好的祝愿。不过Warmest regards我们在课本上好像学不到哟！一般我们只知道Best wishes 或者是Best regards。
    5. I guess I will quit writing now.　I look forward to hearing from you again very soon.
    Best wishes，Ben再一次看到了quit， 应该不陌生了。学会怎么用了吗？如果你要结尾了就可以说quit writing。
    6. Please write again soon.
    Best wishes，Ben这是最直接的提醒我尽快回信的方式。
    7.
    I wish you the very best in the coming year.　I will talk to you more soon。
    Ben结尾很自然地传递了新年的美好祝福。
    8. I need to get to work， so I'll write more later.　I look forward to hearing from you again soon.
    Benlook forward to doing 这个短语非常重要，最主要是很实用，而且很常用。
    9. OK， that's all for now.　I've got to get some things done before going to work with Santa again today.　I'll talk to you soon.
    Ben在停笔离开前简要说明原由，这样不会觉得结束得太唐突。嗯，这一招是可以学一学的！
    10.I guess that's all for now.　I hope you will write again soon.　Hearing from you is always a highlight³ of my day。
    Take care！
    Ben用一个I guess显得很自然。还记得highlight 这个词吗？我们在信件开头中见到过，意思是“最精彩的部分”，如果你也这样写给你的朋友，告诉他/她收到他的来信是你一天中最精彩的、最重要的事，那么，你的朋友一定会非常的开心！试试吧：）11. Do you get just as much or more celebrating at the beginning of the Chinese New Year？　Anyway， best wishes and good health to you for the New Year。
    I better get to work now.　I'll talk to you again soon。
    Take good care of yourself.
    Ben在结尾时，提出一个问题作为下次聊天的话题，同时也很自然地传递了祝福。
    12. If you want to talk more about this controversy⁴， let me know。
    I look forward to hearing from you again.　Take care。
    Ben用If you want to talk more about…let me know。告诉我如果我还想继续讨论上一次的话题尽管提出来，因为某一个话题可能一次是不够讲的。
    13. OK， it's kind of late， so I'll quit for now.　I have to go to bed to ensure enough sleep。
    I hope to hear from you agan soon.
    Take care。
    BenOK， it's kind of late。我觉得这种结尾方式最简便了，无需更多语言，因为充足的睡眠当然是非常重要的。Kind of 的意思是“有一点“14. Well， it's now 1:30 a.m. here， so that means⁵ it's 4:30 p.m. in Beijing.　I need to go to bed so I will be rested for another day。
    Take care！　Ben用相隔遥远的两个地方的时间这么一对比，觉得挺有意思的，反正我自己是很少算得这么准的，只知道我们这儿是白天，美国就是晚上了：）15. Let me know if you have more questions for better understanding of our humor⁶. I can help you with your training， particularly with the humor.　That is something I'm good at。

    Ben我的朋友经常都会很客气地用Let me know if you…这样的方式问我是否需要更多的帮助等。我当然是抓住一切机会多提问啦！因为问得越多，从他那儿了解到的东西就越多啦。
    16. OK， that's it for the moment. I'll be looking for a message from you tonight， I hope。
    Take care！
    Ben朋友没有直接说I hope you can write to me tonight， 而是很委婉地说I'll be looking for a message from you…，这种间接的提出希望和要求的表达方式很新颖哟，还有点不露痕迹的意思！用一下试试看：）17. Well， since I don't have much to respond⁷ to this time， and since I have to get up early in the morning， I'll quit for now.　I hope you had a good time with your friend.
    Talk to you soon.
    Ben这里用两个since （表原因）来给这封邮件画上句号，很自然也很贴切。
    18. OK， that's all for now.　I need to get a little sleep before I go to the airport.　Talk to you soon。
    Ben！
    这里get a little sleep 用得很好，把sleep 当名词用，而且搭配动词get， 可以丰富我们过去单一的表达，如：I need to sleep for a while. 对比一下，哪一个更生动一些呢：）

1 conversing   

v.交谈，谈话( converse的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I find that conversing with her is quite difficult. 和她交谈实在很困难。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They were conversing in the parlor. 他们正在客厅谈话。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 converse   

vi.谈话，谈天，闲聊；adv.相反的，相反

参考例句：

• He can converse in three languages.他可以用3种语言谈话。
• I wanted to appear friendly and approachable but I think I gave the converse impression.我想显得友好、平易近人些,却发觉给人的印象恰恰相反。

3 highlight   

n.加亮区；v.加亮，强调；[计算机]醒目

参考例句：

• Her performance was the highlight of the show.她的表演是那场演出中最精彩的部分。
• The highlight of this term is the school trip to Austria.这学期最重要的活动就是去奥地利的校外旅行。

4 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

5 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

6 humor   

n.(humour)幽默，诙谐

参考例句：

• He is distinguished for his sense of humor.他以其幽默感著称。
• American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.美式幽默主要以夸张为基础。

7 respond   

vi.回答，响应

参考例句：

• I offered him a drink but he did not respond.我请他喝酒，但他未作回答。
• I greeted him but he didn't respond.我跟他打招呼，他没答理我。