手写英文书信

英文书信的构成可分为8个部分：信头(Heading), 日期(Date), 收信人姓名及地址(Inside Name and Address), 称呼(Salutation), 信文(Body of the letter), 结束语(Complimentary close), 署名(Signature), 附言。1、信头(Heading)：信头是指发信人的单位名称或地址。一般情况下发信人只需把自己的地址写(打字，手写均可)在信的右上角，离开信纸的顶头约1英寸，占二三行或四行均可，格式如下：①齐头式 ②缩进式2、日期(Date):写日期注意下列各点：①年份应写全，例如不能用“99”来代替“1999”；②月份应写英文名称，除May, July外，可用缩写，如：Sep., Oct.。但不要用数字来代替，如7／4／99 或7， 4， 99，因为在英国此日期代表 7th April，1999，而美国则代表4th July，1999。 ③日期可用1，2，3，4…11，12…21，22…31等，也可用lst，2nd，3rd，4th…11th，21th…22nd…31st等。 日期的几种写法：a．July 7，1998 b．1st October, 1998 c．30 Nov., 1997 d．Sep. 3rd, 1999 ④特别注意英文书信日期应紧接着写信人地址下一行，不能像写中文书信那样写在书信签名之后，这是很多学生的常见错误。3、收信人姓名及地址(Inside Name and Address)：写信人的地址和日期写好以后，接着就要写收信人的姓名和地址，一般的事务信件或给较生疏的朋友的信件要写，而在给极熟的朋友的信中则可省去。这一项写在日期下一行的左上角。收信人姓名写一行，收信人地址可分两行或三行写，和写信人的地址一样，上下可取齐，也可以向右缩进。在姓名前一般要加上称号，称号因人而异。4、称呼(Salutation)：称呼指的是信文开头的那种称呼，如Dear , Mr, Uncle，各种称呼因人而异。在称呼后面一般是用逗号，但也有用冒号的。5、信文(Body of the letter)信文是信件的主体部分，也就是信的内容。正文应在称呼下两行开始。信的开头第一个字母通常和称呼开头第一个词平齐。也有往后退四个或八个字母的。下面介绍一些开头语和结尾语6、结尾语7、署名(Signature)8、附言(Postscript)：发信人有时在写完信后又想起一件比较重要的事没有说，可以在信末署名下面几行写上， P. S. (Postscript 的缩写)，然后将要补充的话写上。

1）信封（envelope）英语的信封和中文的一样，有三部分组成，即发信人地址收信人地址和邮票只不过英语信封的格式除了邮票所贴的位置（信封的右上角）和中文的一样外，英语信封上要写的发信人和收信人的地址和中文的大不一样发信人的地址应写在信封的左上角，收信人的地址应写在信封偏中右偏下处

2）信头 (heading)，即写发信人的地址和日期（右上角）。

3）信内姓名地址 (inside address)，即写收信人的姓名和地址（左上角）。

4） 称呼 (salutation)，即写对收信人的尊称（一般用Dear Mr. … ,; Dear Madam Helen,; Dear Miss…,; Dear John,; Dear Professor Smith,等）。称呼直接写在收信人地址的正下方，中间空一至二行。称呼后面的标点一般只能用逗号。以上信头、信内姓名和地址三部分的结构如图

5）正文 (body)，即信件内的主要内容正文第一句句子一般和称呼之间空一至二行

6）信尾客套语 (complimentary close)，即写信人在信的右（或左）下角，写上表示自己对收

信人一种礼貌客气的谦称一般有Sincerely,; Sincerely yours,; Yours sincerely,; Friendly

yours,; Truly yours,; Yours truly,; Cordially yours,; Yours cordially,等

7）信尾签名 (signature)，即亲笔签上写信人自己的姓名如果是用打字机或电脑写的信，在写信人签名的上方，同样应该打上写信人的姓名

除以上七个部分外，有时一些英语书信还包括：（1）附件 (Enclosure)，以Enc. 表示，如附有证明应写为EncCertificate；（2）再启 (Postscript)，以P.S. 表示；（3）抄送件(Carbon Copy to)，以c.c. 表示，说明一式多份抄送其他有关人员这些都是次要的补充部分P.S. 主要在私人信件中使用，事务信件中应避免使用，以免造成写信人粗心大意的印象Enc.和c.c. 大都用在商贸信函中

A Summary

Li Ming has learned English for six years. His English, both spoken and written, is good. He does well in all other subjects besides English. Li Ming is honest and is always ready to help others. In a word, he is a very good student.

The Broadcasting Station of Our School

There is a broadcasting station in our school. All kinds of programmes are broadcast here. For example, brief news, moral education, voice of the class,sports entertainment, music appreciation are broadcast on the air all over the school. It broadcasts both self-made programmes and relays. They are all good, in my opinion. If we want to improve our English, we'd better pick up the English programme every day. It isn't difficult to understand. We can also listen to English programmes on the radio. As a result, the more we listen to the programmes, the more we know. We can also write to the station to give advice or to ask for what we want.

I was born on March 18. My family is neither very rich nor very poor.My parents are peasants. They work hard to support the family. They encourage me to study well. My childhood was happy.

I like learning. I like music and sports, too. I can run very fast and am the fastest runner in my class. I am good at English, Physics and Maths.

I want to be a scientist. Scientists have made recorders, TV sets, and so on. They have also invented the computer. All these make our life rich,interesting and easy.

Jack, Mike and Brown stayed at a hotel in New York. Their room number is 501 on the 50th floor.

Yesterday evening, the lift wasn't working, so they had to walk upstairs back to their room. To make things easier, they decided to tell some stories in turn.

Jack told a long story. When he finished telling it, they had reached the 15th floor. Mike told a much longer story. He didn't finish it until they had climbed up the 40th floor. Now it was Brown's turn to tell his story. He told a very short story which was made up of only one sentence, that is, “We have left the key of our room on the desk downstairs.”

October 15th, 1997 Wednesday

Fine

Wang Ming has a habit of telling lies. Some students often laugh at him.He is very worried so he came to ask me for advice.

I had a talk with him, and encouraged him to overcome his shortcoming.I told him that I would try my best to help him and make friends with him.He was glad.

I am sure that he will make good progress and will get along (on) well with other classmates.

Dear mother ,

亲爱的母亲：

The mother's day is coming and I would like to say “Happy mother's day” in this letter. I love you and thank you so much for everything you did for me. This day，I will stay away and can't give you my appreciation at home. I know I will watch myself，so don't worry about me. I am doing very well on my study. My schoolmates and teachers are all very nice. Though I can't be at home， I hope you will have a wonderful mother's day.

母亲节快到了，我想在这封信里对您说“母亲节快乐”。我爱你，感谢你为我做的一切。这一天，我离开了，不能在家给您表达我的谢意。我知道我会看着自己，所以不要担心我。我在学习上做得很好。我的同学和老师都很好。尽管我不在家里，我仍希望您有一个美好的母亲节。

Your son,

你的儿子，

Li ming

李明

Dear Sir,

先生：

My name is Mary. I want to join the school English club. I am a 14- year-old girl. I like learning English very much. How nice to come to the English club! I can make more friends there and we can study together. My English teacher always says that English is very important in our life, so l like English a lot. I want to learn to write in English and sing English songs. They are pretty beautiful! I am careful and hard. I am good with other students,too. I think we will have a good time together.

我的名字叫做玛丽。我希望加入我们学校的英语俱乐部。我是一个十四岁的女孩。我非常喜欢学英语。这是多么美好能去英语俱乐部啊!在那里，我可以结识更多的朋友并且我们可以一起学习。我的英语老师经常说英语是很重要的在我们的生活之中。所以我十分喜欢英语。我希望学着用英文写信和唱英文歌.英文歌真的很好听!我很仔细并且也很努力。我也同样与同学们相处得很好，我想我们会一起度过一个快乐的时光。

I want to join the English club very much. please call me at 332-4590 or email me at . Thanks .

我真的十分想要加入英语俱乐部，请您打332-4590或用.来联系我。谢谢。

I want to hear from you again.

我希望能再次收到您的来信。

June 30,200l

Dear Wang Jun,

I am delightcd to learn that you are going to visit me during the coming summer holidays. My parents will also be happy to see you a gain I am sure you will enjoy every minute here. I know you are fond of swimming. A river lies not far away from my home. We can go swimming there. I think it would be very pleasant and refreshing to swim in such hot days. In every big room of my home there is an air-conditioner, so we cars also watch TV, play VCDs or read books very eorafortably at home. A mountain about two miles away form here is beautiful and there fore is worth touring. We can go there on foot. When we climb to the top of the mountain, we can have a wonderful bird's-eye view of the whole village. Just phone me before you set off. There is no need for you to take anything. I'll prepare everything for you. I am looking forward to seeing you soon.

Yours,

Zhang Ying

Dear John,

亲爱的约翰：

Long time no see, how is your summer vacation? I’m really sorry for writing so late. I have been too busy at this moment. I am happy to hear that you have traveled to Tibet at this summer holiday. How I wish I could go there with you!

好久不见，你的暑假过得还好吗?很抱歉那么晚才写信给你。这段时间我真的太忙了。我很高兴听说暑假你去了西藏旅游。我真希望我也和你一起去。

Let me tell you something about my summer holiday. My summer holiday is rich and colorful. My parents take me to Hong Kong. That’s a beautiful place. I buy a lot of funny things at there. Such as pretty dresses, cute dolls and the snacks I never eat before. I really want to stay there and never come back! In a word, I really appreciate the life there.

让我告诉你我的暑假趣事吧。我的暑假过得丰富多彩。我父母带我去了香港。那是个美丽的地方。我在香港买了很多新奇的玩意。比如漂亮的裙子，可爱的娃娃和一些从来没有吃过的零食。我真想待在那里再也不回来了。一句话，我喜欢那里的生活。

I’m really looking forward to your reply!

我很期待你的回复!

Truly yours,

Zoey

你忠实的朋友

柔伊

Dear Sandy,

亲爱的桑迪，

I offer my warmest congratulations to you for receiving the first prize of The Olympic English competition for the middle school students. I know that you are always good at English. You often win the praise of our English teacher and always in the first place of our class. So I’m surprise at all that you become champion for this competition. However, in my mind, this match is very difficult. So I becomemore and more admire you. Sincere congratulation to you again.

我表示热烈的祝贺你接收的获得了中学生奥林匹克英语竞赛一等奖。我知道你的英语一直都很好。你经常赢得我们的英语老师的表扬而且在班里总是第一。所以我一点都不惊讶在这个竞赛中你会成为冠军。然而，在我看来，这竞赛是很困难的。所以我越来越佩服你了。真诚的祝贺你。

Best wishes,

Mandy

曼迪

Dear President,

It is a great honour for me to introduce to you one of my very best student, Miss Shen Ming, a 21-year-old graduate of our institute this year. Miss Shen entered our institute in 1985 and she has ever since been hard-working at her lessons and made rapid progress. During the four years of study, she has always ranked high in her class. In 1987, she came out first at the National College Students English Speech Contest. Coming from a family of English teachers, Miss Shen has a particular interest in the teaching of English. It is her wish to further her studies on linguistics, methodology as well as on the English language. It will certainly be of great help to her if she could have such a chance in your Institute .

With best regards,

Yours sincerely,

Wang Shen

尊敬的校长：

我非常荣幸能向您推荐我最优秀的学生之一——沈明。他近年21岁，是我们学院的一名毕业生。沈明于1985年入我院，从那开始她一直努力学习，进步迅速。在四年的学习过程中，她一直在班上名列第一。1987年她在全国大学生英语演讲比赛中获得第一名。来自英语教师之家的沈明对英语教学有着特殊的兴趣。正是她的愿望使得她在语言学，方法论以及英语语言上继续深造。如果她能够得到在贵学院学习的机会对她来说将是很大的帮助。

致以最好的问候

王申

下面是对某公司客户得到一笔不错生意的祝贺

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february 15th,

dear mr. smith,

congratulations on your firm’s recent(近来的) selection to design and print media advertisements for the beijing municipal government(北京市政府 ). we learned of your success at our convention in shanghai last month.

we have long believed that the success of individual franchises is directly linked to the healthy growth of the industry(生产制造) at large. we can think of no better firm to help our industry achieve wide recognition than your company.

we have followed your success in promoting other associations(协会) such as soft drinks, snack foods and recycling. your “dream vision ” ads for the bottling industry were both inspirational and effective in raising consumer awareness, and we look for similar positive responses(答复) to this business with the beijing municipal government.

again, accept our warm congratulations on your selection. we look forward to seeing the results of the survey you conducted(进行) during our convention.

sincerely yours

leonardo chen

感谢信9

感谢信

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dear isabel,

it was certainly grand（出色的） of you and tom to come and see me off（为我送行）! i know it was not easy for you to get to the airport at such an early hour(早起), so i appreciate(感谢) it all the more.

flying over water can get dreadfully boring after the first few hours(几个乏味小时飞过了整个海洋), and your book of love stories came in very handy(方便). it was sweet and thoughtful(深思的) of you to think of it.

the flight was uneventful(平安无事) and we arrived in beijing on schedule(进度表). alice and adam met me at the airport, and went straight(径直) to their charming(迷人) little house. i know i am going to love it here.

i will write to you again, isabel. in the meantime, my thanks to you and tom for your much kindness(善良) to me when i studied in new york, and my love to you both, always!

yours ever,

下面是别人在海啸中受伤后，表示关切而写的一封慰问信

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dear tom,

i am very sorry to learn from the evening paper that a tsunami hit（海啸袭击） your city this early morning, and i just cannot tell you how sorry i was to learn of your injury. your family tells me that you are progressing nicely（不错进展）, and that you will be out of the hospital in about ten days. i am certainly relieved to know that!

in the next day or so you will receive a little package from me. i hope you like it, and that it will help to pass the time more pleasantly(和气地).

with every good wish for your swift recovery.

点拨：书信格式要注意格式的正确，时间，地点，对象，以及事件要表述准确，其他的是可以完全套用模板的，我给你一个模板，你自己尝试一下套进去。Dear，I am writing this letter to express air disatis faction/ disappeintment about! (说明所抱怨之事)。I really hate to complain, but it's really disturbing since _____ ( 说明带来苦恼的原因)Warse sill, it brings iter feres with ___( 问题造成的后果) .I would ppree iate it very muchif you could.I (改进建议和请求), preferably____ (进一步要求). I would like to have this matter sctled by _____ ( 设定解决事情的最后期限)I would be very grateful if you could look ind the matter as soon as possible. I am looking forward to an carly reply; Yours sincerely/ truly, LH我写信是为了表达对_的 不满失望。我真的不愿意投诉，但是它特别让人苦恼，因为____。 更精糕的是，它妨碍了____。如果您能____，最好是_____， 我将不胜感激。 我希望这件事能在____ 之前解决。如果您能尽快调查这件事，我将非常感激。期待您的早回复。

1、信纸的右上角写时间、地点 例如， March 9，2012， Beijing2、开头:Dear XXX3、内容:最少三段4、落款: Your Sincerely XXX，Your Faithly XXX，诸如此类

拓展资料：

英文信封的写法

1、在信封的左上角写「寄信人」的名字和住址。

2、在信封的中间或右下角偏左的地方写「收信人」的名字和住址。

3、寄信人不自称Mr.、Mrs.或Miss，但是在收信人的姓名前则必须加上尊称Mr.、Mrs.或Miss以示礼貌。

4、住址的写法与中文相反；英文住址原则上是由小至大，如必须先写门牌号码、街路名称，再写城市、省（州）和邮政区号，最后一行则写上国家的名称。

5、在信封的右上角贴上邮票。

6、信封上的邮政区号(zip code)，在美国州名之后以五位数阿拉伯数字表示，前三位数代表州或都市，后两位数表示邮区，至于邮政区号10027的念法是one double o two seven。

7、住址中常用字：有简写的多用简写：

楼 F(e.g. 2F) 巷 Lane ( e.g. Lane 194) 段 Section；Sec. (e.g. Sec.Ⅱ ) 弄 Alley (e.g. Alley 6) 路 Road；Rd.( e.g. Chunghua Rd.) 街 Street；St.(e.g. Yangkwang St.)

英文书信的格式 ，英文书信是一种最常用的应用文体，对于普通的私人信件通常由五部分组成： 1、信头：指发信人的地址和日期。写在信纸的右上角，可以从靠近信纸的中央写起。信头上面要留空白。

2、称呼：指对收信人的称呼。写在信头之下，从信纸的左边开始。写信给熟悉的人，一般用Dear…或My dear…作称呼。如：Dear Li Lei，Dear Miss Thomas或My dear Dad． 3、信的正文：指信的主体部分。从称呼的下一行第一段顶边写。从第二段起每段第一个词都缩进3或5个字母写。 4、结束语：指正文下面的结尾客套话。一般从信纸的中央靠右写起，第一个字母大写，末尾用一逗号。在非正式的社交信中，常用Yours或Sincerely。假如对方是亲密的朋友，可用Sincerely yoursYours等。 5、签名：指发信人签名。写在结束语的下面，稍偏右。 另外，英文信封写法与汉语的不同。一般把收信人的地址写在信封的中央或偏右下角。第一行写姓名，下面写地址。发信人的姓名和地址写在信封的左上角，也可以写在信的背面。

扩展资料

书信起源

交流方式

我国历史文化悠久，是有名的礼仪之邦。人们的社会交往和思想感情交流，大多通过一定的礼仪形式和一定的文化活动方式来进行。

在实际生活中，每个人都经常使用到一系列的应用文，如传统的书信、名片、柬贴、启事、题诗题词、对对联等，现代的如电报、传真、特快专递、电子邮件等。这些应用写作包含着丰富的礼仪内容，具有中华民族浓厚的文化色彩。

书信是一种向特定对象传递信息、交流思想感情的应用文书。“信”在古文中有音讯、消息之义，如“阳气极於上，阴信萌乎下。”（扬雄：《太玄经·应》）；

另外，“信”也有托人所传之言可信的意思，不论是托人捎的口信，还是通过邮差邮递的书信用语言文字向特定对象传递信息和进行思想感情交流的信；

1、是有运用文字述说事情原委和表达自己思想感情的能力；

2、是具备相应的书写工具；

3、是有人进行传递。

亲笔给亲戚朋友写信，不仅可以传达自己的思想感情，而且能给受信人以“见字如面”的亲切感；

科技不断进步，又相继出现了电话、电报、邮寄录音带、录像带、电子邮件等交流信息的手段，可以预见，未来电子邮件这一新兴的手段会被越来越多的人运用。

随着社会的发展，人与社会的关系也在进行重新建构，书信的运用除传统用法，即公函私函之外；

一个新的发展动向便是原先私函类中因为个人需要而向政府机构、企事业单位、知名学者等个人所发的事务性的信件，这一类信件的使用量逐渐增多，值得注意。我们将其称为个人公文。

英文书信，是一种最常用的应用文体，对于普通的私人信件通常由五部分组成。

注意

1、结尾语的第一个字母要大写，最后还要加上逗点。

2、若要针对收信的对象，将结尾语加以区分，则对于比较亲密的对方，可以用Sincerely yours、Yours sincerely或Sincerely；

对于一般的朋友可用Your friend；如果是儿女写给父母，就用Your loving son(daughter)；对长辈则写Respectfully yours，至于生意上的往来就用Faithfully yours。

在结尾语下面的署名必须亲自签名，不可用打字的，而且在签名之后，也不加任何的标点符号。

二、英文信封的写法

1、在信封的左上角写「寄信人」的名字和住址。

2、在信封的中间或右下角偏左的地方写「收信人」的名字和住址。

3、寄信人不自称Mr.、Mrs.或Miss，但是在收信人的姓名前则必须加上尊称Mr.、Mrs.或Miss以示礼貌。

4、住址的写法与中文相反；英文住址原则上是由小至大，如必须先写门牌号码、街路名称，再写城市、省（州）和邮政区号，最后一行则写上国家的名称。

5、在信封的右上角贴上邮票。

6、信封上的邮政区号(zip code)，在美国州名之后以五位数阿拉伯数字表示，前三位数代表州或都市，后两位数表示邮区，至于邮政区号10027的念法是one double o two seven。

7、住址中常用字：有简写的多用简写：

楼 F(e.g. 2F) 巷 Lane ( e.g. Lane 194) 段 Section；Sec. (e.g. Sec.Ⅱ ) 弄 Alley (e.g. Alley 6) 路 Road；Rd.( e.g. Chunghua Rd.) 街 Street；St.(e.g. Yangkwang St.)

注意：在正式的信函中，应避免使用附言。

附件（Enclosure） ：

信件如果有附件，可在信纸的左下角，注上Encl：或Enc：

例如：Encl：2 photos（内附两张照片）。如果附件不止一项，应写成Encl：或Encs。

我们有时可看到在称呼与正文之间有Re：或Subject：（事由）字样。一般在信纸的中间，也可与“称呼”对齐。还应在底下加横线，以引起读信人的注意，使收信人便于在读信之前就可了解信中的主要内容。事由一般在公务信函中使用，也可以省略。

三、英文书信的格式及信封的写法：

1、信纸的右上角写上日期，如September 8，也常用简写Sep. 8；非正式的信件，年代常省略；正式的书信则不只会写上年代，还会把发信者的住址写在日期的上方。

2、接下来在信纸的左方写收信人的称呼语，通常用Dear开始，再接着写名字(一般都用first name )，如Dear Susan (亲爱的苏珊)；至于名字的后面则通常打上逗号或留白。

3、称呼语写完后，通常会先空一行才开始写信的本文。

4、本文结束后，再写上结尾语，如See you (再见)、( With) Best wishes(祝你平安)、Yours always (永远是你的挚爱)；

Yours ever (永远爱你的)、Your friend (你的友人)、Truly yours (挚友)、Sincerely yours或Yours sincerely或Sincerely (最诚挚的友人)、Love (爱人，避免用在两个男士间的信件)…等。

四、正文

位置在下面称呼语隔一行，是信的核心部分。因此要求正文层次分明、简单易懂。和中文信不

同的是，正文中一般不用Hello！（你好！）正文有缩进式和齐头式两种。每段书信第一行的第一个字母稍微向右缩进些，通常以五个字母为宜，每段第二行从左面顶格写起，这就是缩进式。

但美国人写信各段落往往不用缩进式，用齐头式，即每一行都从左面顶格写起。商务信件大都采用齐头式的写法。

五、结束语

在正文下面的一、二行处，从信纸的中间偏右处开始，第一个词开头要大写，句末用逗号。不同的对象，结束语的写法也不同。

1、写给亲人、亲戚，用Your loving grandfather，Lovingly yours，Lovingly等；

2、写给熟人、朋友，用Yours cordially，Yours affectionately等；

3、写业务信函用Truly yours（Yours truly），Faithfully yours（Yours faithfully）等；

参考资料：英文书信.百度百科

英语书信的格式及范文

在日常学习、工作或生活中，大家都写过书信吧，书信是人们表达情感的一种特别方式。你知道书信怎样才能写的好吗？下面是我帮大家整理的英语书信的格式及范文，仅供参考，欢迎大家阅读。

(一) 英文书信的组成部分

英文书信一般由六部分组成。即：信头(Heading)、信内地址(Inside Address)，

称呼(Salutation)，正文(Body of Letter)、结束语(Complimentary Close)、署名(Signature)，

有时在书信后面还有附言(Postscript)、附件(Enclosure)，这得视具体情况而定。下面将分别说明。

1. 信头(Heading)

信头是指写信人的地址和写信日期， 一般写在或打在第一面信纸的右上角，先写地址再写日期，地址的写法是从小到大，先写门牌号、路号，再写区名、市名、省名，最后写国名。时间的写法对英国人和美国人而言是不同的。英国人习惯按日、月、年的顺序写，而美国人习惯按月、日、年的顺序写。例如：

英式：1st October，1999

美式：October 1，1999

在使用前一种形式时，月和年之间的逗号可用可不用，但是在后一种形式中，必需要使用逗号。

信头的写法有缩进式和齐头式。缩进式每行开头向右缩进一两个字母;齐头式左边对齐排列，如下所示：

缩进式

Wang Ming

Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Dalian University of Technology

Dalian 116023

Liaoning Province

P. R. China

齐头式

Wang Ming

Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Dalian University of Technology

Dalian 116023

Liaoning Province

P. R. China

2. 信内地址 (Inside Address)

信内地址要写出收信人的姓名和地址。一般给比较生疏的亲友的信和公事信件要写出信内地址，而熟悉朋友可以省去这一步骤。信内地址写出在日期下一两行的左上角，第一行写收信人的称呼姓名，然后写出地址。地质也是从小到大写出，分缩进式和齐头式两种。例如：

缩进式

The President

Oxford University

England

齐头式

Jiang Bin

64Heping Road

P.R.China

3.称呼(Salutation)

称呼是对收信人的称谓。在信内地址下一两行处顶格写起，自成一行。末尾用逗号或冒号。

(1)当给一位熟悉的人写信时可以用Dear 或是My Dear。在英国，My Dear 比Dear亲切，而在美国，Dear比My Dear 亲切。

(2)当给一位你不知婚否的女性写信时，可以用Ms.……，这是指"……女士"。

(3)在给不熟悉的人写信时，可以用Dear sir, Dear Madam, Dear sirs, Gentleman 等等。

4正文(Body of Letter)

正文是一封信的主体部分。通常在称呼的下一行写出。正文也可采用齐头式或缩进式的方法。齐头式是反映每段开头一行和后面行并齐。缩进式是指每段的第一行向右缩进几个字母。信笺讲究简洁、效率。开头几句简单地寒暄后就不如正题，在结尾处要有祝愿和敬语。

常用的开头语有：

I have received your letter of July Ist. 7月1 日来信已经收悉。

I have the pleasure to tell you that …….很高兴告诉你……。

I am very much delighted to receive your letter. 非常高兴收到你的来信。

It is my honor to inform you that ……很荣幸告诉你……。

常用的`结束套话有：

I am looking forward to hearing from you 盼早日回信。

Wish best regards. 祝好。

Thank you for your help 感谢你的帮助!

Wish my best wishes for your success. 祝你成功。

Wishing you a happy holiday. 祝假日愉快!

Hoping to hear from you soon. 希望能尽快收到你的回信。

5结束语(Complimentary Close)

结束语在正文之后隔一两行的偏右方开始写出。开头字母用大写，以后的字母用小写，最后一个词后面用逗句。

常用的结束语有：

一般非正式的关系：

Yours sincerely,

Yours truly,

Yours faithfully,

Most sincerely,

Faithfully yours,

亲密的关系：

Love,

Yours love,

Yours Affectionately,

With love,

Lovingly yours,

Yours ever,

上级和长者：

Yours respectfully,

Faithfully yours,

6署名(Signature)

在结束语的下方是签名，先手写出，再打出来。如果收信人不认识写出信人，可以在署名前用括号标出Mr.、Miss或Ms。在名称下面可注上头衔。如：

Yours sincerely,

Lucy Blake (手写)

Lucy Blake (Miss)(打印)

Sales Manager

7附言(Postscript),附件(Enclosure)

在信件正文写作时可能漏掉了某些事，或临时发生了某事需要补充时，可以在信下面左下方写出上P.S.

如果随信有附件可在爱左下端注明。如：

Enclosure:1.Invoice(发票)

2.Resume(个人简历)

(二)英文书信实例

上面介绍了英文写信的主要组成部分以及各部分的写作特点，接下来我们将提供五种英文书信的范例。

1祝贺信

当朋友有了喜事，如结婚、高升、获奖的时候，你可以向他写出一封祝贺信，表达你的嘱咐与恭贺。

例文1

Mechanical Engineering Department

Dalian University of Technology

Dalian 116023

Liaoning,China

November28,1999

Mr. WangXiming

Mechanical Engineering Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Mass. 02139

U.S.A.

Dear Mr. Wang,

Thank you for your letter of November 3,1999. I am sorry not to have written back earlier but time seems to pass so quickly.

I learnt from your letter that you had received you master's degree. I would like to congratulate you on your splendid success.

In this letter I am bringing you a piece of good news：your wife gave a birth of a boy last week and she ins in good health now. The baby weighed eight jin at birth. Yesterday my wife and some other neighbors went to the hospital to see your wife and to congratulate her on the birth. She told them that she had been nursed with the best care since she was in hospital.

Now I'm taking the Visiting School Test in Beijing. If I pass the examination, I'll leave for America soon. If not, I'll wait for another chance. I've never been to the U.S.A., and I know little about the institutions and customs there. I hope that you will write to me and tell me more about them.

With best regards to you and your classmates.

Yours sincerely,

Zhang Jiao

2 感谢信

当别人帮了你一个忙时，你应该给他写封信，以示感激。

例文2

Dear John:

Thank you very much for the nice birthday present you have sent me! I have been longing for a dictionary for a long time. It will surly be very helpful to my study.

It's very nice of you to remember my birthday. I'll make good use of the dictionary and I'll think of you with gratitude and affection every time I use it.

Love,

Sally

3邀请信

当邀请某位朋友参加活动，如交游、宴会时，可以写一封邀请信。信的语气应该谦逊，热情。

例文3

Dear Mr. Clark:

We are wondering if you and Mrs. Clark want to have supper with us on Friday, January 21st at seven o'clock?

James and I are looking forward with great pleasure to seeing you and Mrs.Clark. We do hope you can come.

Sincerely yours,

Lucy Wheeler

4 申请信

当申请一项工作，或是申请一个学校留学时，都应该使用申请信。申请信应该简洁、明确、如实地反映你的才能、成绩、愿望和目标。

例文4

下面是一封申请留学的书信：

The Department of Civil Engineering

Dalian University of Technology

Dalian 116023

Liaoning Province

P.R.China

November 20,1999

Prof. Steeve Hunter

The Dept. Of Civil Engineering

**** University

New Your, NY 10017

U.S.A

Dear Professor Steeve Hunter,

I have for many years cherished the hope of studying civil engineering under your personal guidance as a graduate student in your university, to which your name has added so much luster.

I was enrolled to study civil engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering Of Zhejiang University in September 1992.I graduated from Zhejiang University in July 1996. And ever since my graduation, I have been teaching in the Department of Civil Engineering of Dalian University of Technology.

If you could tell the necessany procedure of taking the graduate course of your department, I will be very grateful to you.

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely yours,

Zhao Hui (手写)

Zhao Hui (打印)

补充：经典范文：

Dear My Friend,

How are you? Do you want to know about my English study?OK,I will tell you.

I study English at Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.I study JianQiao English.And,last Saterday I took part in the Public English Test.I think I can pass.And,next Monday,my school will have an English words test.I want to take part in.I am sure,I can win.

Well,it's late.In the end of my letter,I put my best wishes for you!

Please write to me soon!

Yours,

Jackyanbo

1、信头（heading）

指发信人的姓名（单位名称）、地址和日期，一般写在信纸的右上角。一般公函或商业信函的信纸上都印有单位或公司的名称、地址、电话号码等，因此就只需在信头下面的右边写上写信日期就可以了。

英文地址的写法与中文完全不同，地址的名称按从小到大的顺序：第一行写门牌号码和街名；第二行写县、市、盛州、邮编、国名；然后再写日期。标点符号一般在每一行的末尾都不用，但在每一行的之间，该用的还要用，例如在写日期的时候。

日期的写法，如1997年7月30日，英文为：july 30，1997（最为普遍）；july 30th，1997；30th july，1997等。1997不可写成97。

2、信内地址（inside address）

在一般的社交信中，信内收信人的地址通常省略，但是在公务信函中不能。将收信人的姓名、地址等写在信头日期下方的左角上，要求与对信头的要求一样，不必再写日期。例如：

3、称呼（salutation）

是写信人对收信人的称呼用语。位置在信内地址下方一、二行的地方，从该行的顶格写起，在称呼后面一般用逗号（英国式），也可以用冒号（美国式）。

（1）写给亲人、亲戚和关系密切的朋友时，用dear或my dear再加上表示亲属关系的称呼或直称其名（这里指名字，不是姓氏）。例如：my dear father，dear tom等。

（2）写给公务上的信函用dear madam，dear sir或gentleman（gentlemen）。注意：dear纯属公务上往来的客气形式。gentlemen总是以复数形式出现，前不加dear，是dear sir的复数形式。

（3）写给收信人的信，也可用头衔、职位、职称、学位等再加姓氏或姓氏和名字。例如：dear prof. tim scales, dear dr.john smith。

4、正文（body of the letter）

位置在下面称呼语隔一行，是信的核心部分。因此要求正文层次分明、简单易懂。和中文信不同的是，正文中一般不用hello！（你好！）

正文有缩进式和齐头式两种。每段书信第一行的第一个字母稍微向右缩进些，通常以五个字母为宜，每段第二行从左面顶格写起，这就是缩进式。

但美国人写信各段落往往不用缩进式，用齐头式，即每一行都从左面顶格写起。商务信件大都采用齐头式的写法。

5、结束语（complimentary close）

在正文下面的一、二行处，从信纸的中间偏右处开始，第一个词开头要大写，句末用逗号。不同的对象，结束语的写法也不同。

（1）写给家人、亲戚，用your loving grandfather，lovingly yours，lovingly等；

（2）写给熟人、朋友，用yours cordially，yours affectionately等；

（3）写业务信函用truely yours（yours truely），faithfully yours（yours faithfully）等；

（4）对上级、长辈用yours obediently（obediently yours），yours respectfully（respectfully yours）等。

6、签名（signature）

低于结束语一至二行，从信纸中间偏右的地方开始，在结束语的正下方，在签完名字的下面还要有用打字机打出的名字，以便识别。职务、职称可打在名字的下面。当然，写给亲朋好友的信，就不必再打了。

7、附言（postscript）

一封信写完了，突然又想起遗漏的事情，这时用p.s.表示，再写上遗漏的话即可，要长话短说。通常在信末签名下面几行的左方，应于正文齐头。

注意：在正式的信函中，应避免使用附言。

8、附件（enclosure）

信件如果有附件，可在信纸的左下角，注上encl：或enc：，例如：encl：2 photos（内附两张照片）。如果福建附件不止一项，应写成encl：或encs。

我们有时可看到在称呼与正文之间有re：或subject：（事由）字样。一般在信纸的中间，也可与“称呼”对齐。还应在底下加横线，以引起读信人的注意，使收信人便于在读信之前就可了解信中的主要内容。事由一般在公务信函中使用，也可以省略。

例文

20 July 2006

Dear Mr. Wang,

Thank you for taking the time to write your wonderful letter in support of MCEA (Maywood Chinese Education Association). Your letter clearly articulates all the major reasons children in Maywood will benefit from studying the Chinese language as part of their elementary school education. It provides invaluable support that will help making bilingual Chinese education a reality in Maywood public schools.

Although MCEA would like to see Palo Alto public schools implement the first bilingual Chinese kindergarten class in September of 2006, we have learned that the school district must take the time to understand how a new program will affect existing educational offerings, and to validate community interest. Nevertheless, MCEA, with more than 70 members, will continue to actively promote bilingual Chinese education in the Palo Alto public schools and will keep you apprised of the progress we make.

Thanks again for sending a letter in support of MCEA. We' will continue to do all we can to realize this program both for families of Chinese descent and those with a general interest in participating in the growing economic power of China.

Yours sincerely,

George Chen