[范文]

　　June 30, 2005

　　Dear Xiaoyan,

　　I am much delighted to hear that you have just received your Ph.D. degree in biochemistry at Nanjing University. My heartiest congratulations on this great achievement of yours!

　　You can imagine how happy I am for you and how proud I am of you. I am proud of you not just for the title, but for this amazingly persistent drive in you to pursue what you have really wanted to do in your life.

　　I am sure you will continue to challenge yourself to even greater success in your future career.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　John Smith

　　3. 感謝信

　　February 22, 2005

　　Dear Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy,

　　It is my great pleasure to show my hearty thanks to you for your hospitality and courtesy to me during my stay in Sydney. I not only enjoyed myself immensely, but also learned a lot about your country and from your people. I will cherish this memory for ever.

　　Please give my love to Tom. It was so nice of him to show me round the beautiful city. Looking forward to his visit to Shanghai soon.

　　Thanks again and hope I have the opportunity to return your charming hospitality and courtesy.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　Chen Xiaoyan

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　　首段：開宗明義，表示誠摯的感謝。

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　　結尾：再次表示感謝，并表達繼續保持友誼的愿望。

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　　 I am writing to express/extend my sincere gratitude/thanks for...

　　 It is my great pleasure to show my hearty thanks to you for…

　　 I would like to convey in this letter my heartfelt thanks to you for ...

　　 I really don’t know how to thank you enough for everything you did for me.

　　結尾句：

　　 Thanks again and hope I have the opportunity to return your…

　　 Much love to all of you and many thanks.

　　 I feel most obliged to thank you once more.

　　 Please accept my gratitude, now and always.

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　　Dear Mrs. Zago,

　　I really don’t know how to thank you enough for your flowers, which turned our living room into a beautiful garden. How considerate and wonderful of you to remember my birthday. You just couldn’t have selected anything I had have liked more! You really have a positive genius for selecting the right gift!

　　The four years we spent together at the college have been the most impressive period in my life. I will cherish this fond memory forever. How nice it would be to see you again.

　　You have been more than kind, and I won’t ever forget it. My love and deepest gratitude, now and always.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　John Smith