大学英语四、六级信件写作.doc

应用文写作LETTER WRITING1. 信件格式1.1 组成部分：称谓； 引言部分； 主体部分；署名1.2 段落格式：空4个字符2. 称谓用语 信头称谓和结尾称谓 位置对象Beginning 信头Ending信尾If you don’t know the name不知对方姓名Dear Sir,Dear Madam,Dear Sir/Madam,Yours faithfully, Faithfully yours, Your truly, Truly yours,If you know the surname of the person but he/ she is not a close friend认识但不熟悉Dear Mr. Smith, (Messrs.)DearMs. Charlotte(Mmes.)Dear Dr. Brown(博士；医生)Dear Prof. Brown（教授）Dear Pres. Brown（总统，校长）Dear Hon. Brown（市长，大使，法官）Yours sincerely, Sincerely yours, Yours respectfully, Respectfully yours, If the person is a friend好友Dear Allen,Dear Tim,Best regards,Best wishes,All my love.3. 内容用语In English, there are certain standard words and phrases that can be used when you want to make a request, suggestion, complaint, etc. These are called functions. You should learn some of the common functions. Here are some examples. 文体 内容（目标）正式非正式Apology致歉I’m terribly sorry, but…I am afraid I …I must apologize about …I’m very sorry but…I am sorry about …(not)…ing…Complaint抱怨投诉I must complain about…I am not satisfied with…I feel something should be done about… Request提出请求Could you please…?Could you possibly…Would it be possible to…I would be grateful if you could…Would you mind doing…I wonder if you could…Could you…Can you…I’d like you to Would you mind doing…Making suggestions提出建议I’d like to suggest that…May I suggest that…Perhaps we could…Could you please… How about…What about…Why don’t weLet’s…3.1 Other useful expressions信件内容用语（补充）3.1.1.Suggestions & RecommendationsI am writing to you in concern with your request of…I would suggest/ propose that…I would like to put forward the idea that…I hope you will give these proposals/ suggestions your full consideration.In my opinion you should/ ought to do sth.It seems to me that your best choices is to…If I were you, I would…I think you should/ ought to do sth.I think you’d better do/not do sth.3.1.2.ComplaintsMILD:I am writing to you in connection with…I am writing to you regarding…I am writing to you to complain about the poor service/quality of …I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with…I am sorry to inform you that…I wish to make a complaint about…I am afraid I have a complaint to make about…STRONG:I feel I must protest/ complain about…I feel it a must to complain about…3. Making requestsI would appreciate it if you would…I will have to insist on a refund in full of the price/charge.I expect to be compensated for all the extra expenses.I would be very grateful if you would… as soon as possible.I hope this situation will not occur again.4. Making inquiresI am writing to inquire about/ ask for information on…I am writing to ask for more details of …I would be very grateful if you would supply/ provide me with certain essential information/the following information.I am anxious to obtain information about…First of all, I would like to/ need to know…Thanks a lot in advance for your sincere assistance/help.5. ExplanationsI am writing to explain/inform you of…The main reason for…I am afraid I cannot…6.ThanksI am writing to express hearty gratitude to you for…I and writing to thank you for…4. 主体结构The body is the middle part of the letter which contains most of the important information. There are several standard patterns for organizing the body of your letter in an English style. It seems easier for you to divide your letter into four parts. Type of letter信件内容（目标）Plan主体结构If your letter is making a request提出请求Introductory paragraph介绍自己Explain the situation解释问题Details of your request 提出要求Closing paragraph收尾If your letter is giving an apology致歉Introductory paragraph介绍自己并道歉Explain why you must apologize解释道歉的原因Alternative plan (if appropriate)Closing paragraph收尾If your letter is making a complaint抱怨；投诉Introductory paragraph介绍自己Explain the problems解释存在问题Say what you think the addresseeshould do讲明自己希望对方做的事情Closing paragraph收尾If your letter is giving information提供信息Introductory paragraph介绍自己Information offered提供信息Offer more information (if appropriate)如果可能提供更多信息（相关）Closing paragraph收尾If your letter is making suggestions提出建议Introductory paragraph介绍自己Make first suggestion提出建议（最合适）Provide an alterative to this suggestion or make a second suggestion提出建议（供选择）Closing paragraph收尾These plans are just examples only. Sometimes, the test questions will give you more than one purpose for writing the letter. If this happens you will have to choose from two or more of the above plans. You should practice as muc。