UNIT Ⅱ 各種信函類型

　　一 邀請信 (A Letter of Invitation)

　　邀請信包括宴會、舞會、晚餐、聚會、婚禮等各種邀請信件，形式上大體分為兩種：一種為正規的格式(formal correspondence)，亦稱請柬;一種是非正式格式(informal correspondence)，即一般的邀請信。邀請信是在形式上不如請柬那樣正規，但也是很考究。書寫時應注意：

　　邀請信一定要將邀請的時間(年、月、日、鐘點)、地點、場合寫清楚，不能使接信人存在任何疑慮。例如："I’d like you and Bob to come to Luncheon next Friday. "這句話中所指的是哪個星期五并不明確，所以應加上具體日期"I’d like you and Bob to come to luncheon next Friday, May the fifth."

　　寫作練習：

　　1 邀請朋友共進午餐 Inviting a friend to informal luncheon

　　2 邀請朋友同他們不認識的人一起共進晚餐 Inviting friends to supper with the strangers

　　3 邀請參加新廠開工典禮 Invitation to opening ceremony of new factory

　　4 邀請來家中小住及周末聚會 An invitation for a house and weekend party

　　5 邀請參加招待會 An invitation for a reception

　　6 邀請演講 Inviting someone to address a meeting

　　寫作“三步走”：說明邀請目的->說明活動安排->期待盡早回復

　　提示：信中要說明關于活動的詳細信息，包括活動時間、地點、內容，有時需要說明參加活動的人員。語氣要熱情真摯，但不要強人所難。

　　Directions:

　　You are going to celebrate your 23rd birthday with a big party. Write a letter to invite your friend Anne to the party. In the letter, please specify the time and the location, explain the activities, and express your wish for her attendance.

　　Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead.

　　Do not write the address.

　　范文：

　　Dear Anne,

　　I wonder if there is any chance for your to come to my 23rd birthday party at my house on this Saturday night, May the 8th. It would be my pleasure to share the important moments with you. In addition, since you are a fan of rock music, I am glad to tell you that I have invited our campus Rock'n'Roll band, the "Brainbreak", to perform. There are also arrangements for dancing and cake-cutting, which I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy.

　　The dinner starts at 6 pm so that we can have a nice and long evening.

　　I would love for you to attend, so please let me know your decision.

　　Love,

　　Li Ming

　　譯文：

　　親愛的安：

　　不知你這周六(即5月8日)晚上是否能夠來我家參加我的23歲生日派隊?我非常想和你一起分享那些重要的時刻。此外，因為你是個搖滾樂歌迷，所以我也很高興地告訴你，我還邀請到了我們的校園搖滾樂隊"Brainbreak"來我的晚會演出。另外我還安排了舞會和切蛋糕等活動，相信你一定會玩得很開心。

　　晚飯將于6點開始，這樣我們就能夠享受一個漫長且愉快的夜晚。

　　我非常希望您能夠光臨我的晚會，請告知我你的決定。

　　謹上，

　　李明

　　閃光詞匯及詞組：

　　fan: n. 歌迷，影迷，愛好者

　　rock music, Rock'n'Roll: 搖滾音樂

　　arrangement: n. 安排

　　cake-cutting: n. 切蛋糕

　　thoroughly: adv. 十分地，徹底地

　　presence: n. 出席，到場

　　萬能句型：

　　I wonder if there is any chance for your to come to...

　　It would be my pleasure to share the important moments with you.

　　I am glad to tell you that...

　　There are also arrangements for ... which I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy.

　　The dinner starts at ... so that we can have a nice and long evening.

　　I would love for you to attend, so please let me know your decision.

　　邀請信的回復

　　邀請信的復信要求簡明扼要，在書寫時應注意以下幾點：

　　1 接受邀請的復信中應重復寫上邀請信中的某些內容，如邀請年、月、日，星期幾、幾點鐘等，如"I’ll be delighted to attend your luncheon next Friday, May the fifth, at twelve o’clock."。

　　2 邀請信的復信中應明確表明接受邀請還是不接受邀請，不能含乎其詞，如不能寫"I’ll come if I’m in town. "這類的話，以使得對方無法作出安排。在接受邀請的復信中，應對受到邀請表示高興。謝卻的復信中應闡明不能應邀的原由。