English Practical Writing 英语应用文写作,Chapter One Letters 1. Addressing an Envelope:,Notice1）The English address is rightly opposite to the Chinese one. a) When you finish each line, you can add a “comma” or omit it; but you must add it if there exists “break-up” 分解. b) Omit the name of country if it is written within the same country or city or town. c) Dont add “No:” before the doorplate门牌号. Dont add “,” after the number. d) “Road, Street, Avenue”（街道）can be abbreviated as “Rd. , St., Ave.”,e) Different countries have their different code standard. For examples, America takes 5 digit; Australia, 4; and British takes digits mixed with letters. f) Other abbreviated words： Apt.(Apartment), Bldg.(Building), Blvd.(Boulevard), Co.(Company), Corp.(Corporation), Dept.(Department), Inc.(Incorporated), Sq.(Square), N.S.E.W.(North, South, East, West), S.E.(Southeast), N.W.(Northwest),2）The stamp must be stuck on the right top of the envelop. 3）“c/o” （代表care of）. e.g. Miss Zhang Luoqi （收信人姓名） c/o Ms Sun Wenfang （转交者姓名） Editor of the Washington Post （转交者所在单位） 136 Market St. （转交者单位的地址） Rushville, Missouri,A. Write envelopes in English for the following addressers who want to send letters abroad to the following address. Addresser: 田志东 Address: 山东省济南山东大学中文系 250200 Addressee: Arthur Murry Address: 200 Washington Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140, U.S.A. B. Write an envelope for your letter to Nancy Gordon to be passed by Bill Newton, whose address is 2563 Dole St. #806, Honolulu, HI 96822, U.S.A. (write only the addressees part),A. Tian ZhidongChinese DepartmentShandong UniversityJinan, Shandong Province, 250200Peoples Republic of ChinaMr. Arthur Murry200 Washington AvenueCambridge, MA 02140U.S.A. B. Ms Nancy Gordonc/o Mr. Bill Newton2563 Dole St. #806Honolulu, HI 96822U.S.A.,2. Structure of a letterSix main parts: heading; inside address; salutation; body; close; signatureTwo minor parts: Postscript ; Enclosure,2.1 Heading Forms of heading:a) Block Form; Indented Form; b) Close punctuation(封闭式，每行后用逗号，最后一行用句号); Open punctuation（开放式，每行均不用，普遍）,190 Phoenix Road, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. Jan.15,2001.,190 Phoenix RoadAtlanta, GeorgiaU.S.A.Jan.15,2001,Exercise: Rewrite the following address and date into a heading:California/Woodside/21st Feb. 1998/U.S.A./21 Brooke St.2) New York /504 West 94th St/N.Y./24th June,1998/ U.S.A,2.2 Salutation. The salutation is directly addresses the recipient of the letter and is followed by a colon (except when a friendly, familiar, sociable tone is intended, in which case a comma is used). Notice: In the simplified letter format, the salutation line is eliminated altogether. Salutations with “dear” may be “Dear Dad, Dear Mr. Brown, Dear Smith, My dear mother, Dear Madam, Dear Sirs, Dear Prof. Plate”; without “dear” are “Mrs. Walter, Gentlemen, To whom it may concern”, etc.,If you dont know whether the recipient is a man or woman, the traditional practice has been to write “Dear Sir“ or “Dear Sirs“. But thats sexist! To avoid this problem, salutations such as “Dear Sir or Madame,“ “Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,“ The best solution is to make a quick, anonymous phone call to the organization and ask for a name; Or, address the salutation to a department name, committee name, or a position name: “Dear Personnel Department,“ “Dear Recruitment Committee,“ “Dear Chairperson,“ “Dear Director of Financial Aid,“ for example.,2.3 Body of the letter. The actual message of course is contained in the body of the letter, the paragraphs between the salutation and the complimentary close. 2.4 Complimentary close. “Sincerely yours“ , “Cordially,“ “Respectfully,“ or “Respectfully yours,“.2.5 Signature block. Whenever possible, include your title or the name of the position you hold just below your name. For example, “Technical writing student,“ “Sophomore data processing(数据处理) major,“ are perfectly acceptable.2.6 End notations2.7 Enclosures: “Enclosure,“ “Encl“ e.g. “Encl.: Resume and Writing Sample.“,Example:,Useful opening sentences: How is everything going on with you? How are you? Im very glad / happy / pleased to receive your letter of Here is the information about. Id like to tell you something aboutUseful ending sentences: I am really looking forward to Best wishes / regards! Good luck to you! Wishing you success / good luck! Give my best wishes / regards to ,便条写作最主要的是注意格式正确，交待清楚，比如请柬、贺信、道歉函等，要注意称呼、正文、签名等的格式，一定要把相关的时间、地点、原因及主要事件内容交待清楚。 小作文范文：1.邀请便条：,April 20, 2013 Dear Fiona, I am going to hold a dinner party with several other friends of ours. The party will be held in Room 6 of Lijing Hotel at 5:00 p.m. today, I sincerely hope you can attend and we will have a very happy time together. Please let me know whether you can make it. Yours, Amelia,April 20, 2013 Dear girls and boys in Class 0403, This Saturday evening, from 7 p.m. to 9 p. m., at Singeing dining hall, there will be a ball held by Class 0301. We warmly invite you to take part in it. There you can enjoy yourselves with dance, music and various games. And well have a chance of communication, which will enhance the friendship between us. Come and enjoy ourselves together. Yours,Mike Monitor of Class 0301,