经过总结,英文书信一般由以下五部分组成:
(1)信头(Heading):即写信人的地址和写信的日期、要写在信纸的右上角;
(2)称呼(Salutation):指对收信人的称呼,写在左上角,顶格写;称呼后面的标点一般用逗号“,”;
(3)正文(Body of the letter): 信件的主体部分。写在称呼的下一行,一般由左边第三或第五个字母处开始写起;
【注意】近些年来,高考增加了一种较为灵活的.书信写作形式,即:写回信。这类题型中,书信正文的开头除简单的问候(How are you?/ How’s everything going?)外,应该总结一下上封来信中提出的问题、需求等,使读者更清楚地了解这封回信的意图。
(4)结束语(Closing): 指正文下面的结尾客套语。位置应低于正文一、二行。一般从信纸的中间稍右写起,第一个字母大写,末尾用逗号。常用的结束语有Yours sincerely, Yours, Sincerely yours, Yours truly等;
(5)署名(Signature): 写在结束语的下面。
Dear Uncle,
亲爱的叔叔:
How are you?
您好!
Next week an English speaking contest will be heldin the city. A classmate of mine and I will take partin it on behalf of my school. I am excited but alsomervous, because it is a good chance to improve myEnglish. But I have no experience. Although I havebeen preparing for the contest, I am still notconfident. As an expert in English, what would youadvise me to prepare for the contest?
下周市里举办英语演讲比赛,我和一位同学将代表学校参加比赛。我感到既兴奋又紧张,因为这是一个提高英语的好机会。但我没有经验。我一直在为比赛做准备,可仍然没有把握。作为一个英语专家,您建议我为比赛准备些什么呢?
I plan to pay a visit to you this Saturday morning. I wonder whether you will be free then. Ifnot, could you tell me the time that is convenient for you? I am eager to get yourinstruction. I will appreciate any of your help.
我打算这周六上午去您家,我想知道到时您是否有空。如果没空,能告诉我您什么时候方便吗?我渴望得到您的指导,我会非常感激您的帮助。
Your niece,
您的侄女
Yang Mei