谈谈英语书信的格式

 　　下面让我们谈谈英语书信的格式：

　　不管是私人信函、商业信函还是各类便条都是重要的交际形式。所以，要写好各种信函和便条，首先要掌握其写作的语言，同时必须熟悉并运用恰当地表达内容的方式及格式。只有做到这两点，考试时才能真正做到胸有成竹，得心应手。就格式而言，不论写哪一种都有其特定的格式。英语书信，在形式上可分为下面六个部分：

　　1、信头(The Heading)：包括发信人地址和写信日 期。

　　2、受信者(Inside Address)：包括受信人姓名、地址。

　　3、称谓(The Salutation or Greeting)如Dear Sir,Gentlemen,。

　　4、正文(The Body)：是信的主要部分，包括写信人所要表达叙述的事情。

　　5、结束语(The Complimentary¹ Close)——如Yours Truly,Yours respectfully等

　　6、签名(The Signature)。

　　现举一实例说明英文书信格式：

　　8765 Sunset Street

　　Hollywood 56 Calif. U.S.A

　　May 17 1998

　　Mr.Alan Liu

　　122 Ninghai Road, Nanjing P.R.C.

　　Dear Sir,

　　This is to confirm in writing our telephone conversation of yesterday regarding an interview you have been kind enough to grant me.

　　Green Book magazine has assigned me a short article on the hibernation² of animals.As Curator of Mammals at the Zoological Park,yiu are one of three porminent zoologists³ I plan to interview before writing the piece from notes I have already carefully researched.The other two to be interviewed are your colleagues,Dr.Fuller and Dr.Meade,of the University staff.

　　I can match my plan to suit your schedule,but some day early next month would be best for me.I don’’t plan to bring a photographer as this piece is to be illustrated⁴ by rather amazing pictures I already have of hibernating⁵ animals.

　　A self－addressed,stamped envelope is enclosed and I would appreciate a reply as soon as you can arrange a convenient time.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　John Warner

　　写这封信的人用正式而又简单的语言，开门见山而又不失礼貌地说出了写这封信的目的——只是核实他要确定的事实。便条和书信的格式基本相同，只不过要比正式书信要简单一些。如可省略信头、结语等。信函和便条的最大区别在于表达的方式不同：前者要求用正式的书面语言，而后者则常常使用非正式的口头语言。请看下面一个请柬：

　　Dear Lucy,

　　Can you think of a single good reason why you shouldn’’t spend next weekend with us?I’’ve just been out looking at the garden,and it’’s beautiful,you’’ll like it.

　　Also,I’’m going to have a young man here a friend of Alva’’s.His name is Peter Groesbeck.Other information you can find out for yourself.Bring your bathing suit,we will meet your usual Saturday morning train.

　　Affectionately,

　　Alan Liu

　　请看下面一则留言条(Message):

　　July 20,1998

　　Jack⁶,

　　Here are the two tickets I mentioned yesterday for the Beijing Opera“Farewell To My Concubine."You may bring anybody along with you.I hope you'll enjoy it.

　　Xiao Zhang

1 complimentary   

adj.赠送的，免费的，赞美的，恭维的

参考例句：

• She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
• The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。

2 hibernation   

n.冬眠

参考例句：

• Bears wake up in the spring after a winter of hibernation.熊经过一个冬天的冬眠后在春季苏醒。
• The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节。

3 zoologists   

动物学家( zoologist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Zoologists refer barnacles to Crustanceans. 动物学家把螺蛳归入甲壳类。
• It is now a source of growing interest for chemists and zoologists as well. 它现在也是化学家和动物学家愈感兴趣的一个所在。

4 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

5 hibernating   

（某些动物）冬眠，蛰伏( hibernate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The hibernating animals reduce movement to far below the ordinary level. 冬眠的动物把活动量大大减少到低于一般的水平。
• People find hibernating animals asleep. 人们发现冬眠动物处于休眠状态。

6 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。