电子邮件最重要的部分是主题,假设我们都是很忙的人,在打开邮箱阅读邮件时,第一眼看到的就是邮件的主题。所以,主题应当做到言简意赅并突出邮件重要性。英文邮件的主题需要注意不超过35个字母,将位于句首的单词和专有名词首字母大写。比如:Some questions about C++.在比较正式的格式中,需要把每个单词的首字母大写(介词、冠词除外)。
附件attachment I am attaching the report.我把 报告 放在了附件中
转发forwarded I've forwarded your e-mail to Alice.我已经将你的邮件转发给Alice
保持联系 stay /keep in touch
对方告知决定. Please let me know your decision as soon as possible.
写信给别人时一般常用How are you been recently?
回复别人邮件时一般常用I am happy to receive your e-mail.
实用邮件举例:
工作求职
工作求职类的邮件大体分为申请职位、介绍自己、期待回复、表达谢意几个部分。 i.e.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to apply for the position of ...as posted in your website.
Introduce yourself...
Please find attached a copy of my resume for your review.我的简历请见附件,作为参考。
或者:Please refer to my attached resume for a summary of my skills and experience. I am looking forward to you. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. Yours sincerely,
视信的内容是否重要,还可以开头加上URGENT或者FYI(For Your Information,供参考),如:URGENT:Submit your report today!
二、称呼
1、E-mail一般使用非正式的文体,因此正文(Body)前的称呼(Salutation)通常无须使用诸如Dear Mr. John之类的表达。在同辈的亲朋好友或同事间可以直呼其名,但对长辈或上级最好使用头衔加上姓。YES:Tommy,或者Mr. Smith。
2、称呼和正文之间,段落之间,正文和信尾客套话之间一般空一行,开头无须空格。如: Jimmy,
I received your memo and will discuss it with Eric on Wednesday.
Best,
David
3、人家的名字千万不要错,老一辈的看到名字错就干脆撵去垃圾桶. 同样, 头衔都不要错. 头衔或学位,任择其一吧.以下是一样的: Howard E. Wyatt, Dr. Howard E. Hyatt
4、多过一个男人,用Messrs,就是Misters的意思,不过不要跟名字,跟姓就行啦.
YES: Messrs. Smith, Wyatt, and Fury 。女人呢? YES:用Mesdames, Mmes., or Mses. 同样不要跟名字. 例子: Mses. Farb, Lionel, and Gray 。男女一齐呢? 弄清楚称呼就行.例如: Dr. and Mrs. Harold Wright ;Mr. Harold Wright and Dr. Margaret Wright ;Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Adams-Quinn 。
5、有人有自己头衔就要跟紧,例如有人有荣誉学位就不喜欢用一般的头衔,有时大头不知道对方头衔,干脆用Ms.算了. Ms. Sarah Gray
6、职衔短可以一行过,长就下一行吧.例如:
Ken Green, President /Ken Green /Vice President of International Operations
Regards, Warm regards, With kindest regards, With my best regards, My best, Give my best to Mary, Fondly, Thanks, See you next week!
有时在we, I, and you之间选择是很烦的事-- 如果是公司代表联络生意之类,可以用: We will reimburse you for these legal expenses. Sinopec will reimburse you for these legal expenses. 如果单纯说你自己,可以用: I found the brochure very informative. 有时可以一起用啦...: We are pleased to offer you the position of sales director, and I am looking forward to our Tuesday morning meeting.
I am writing to apply for the position of ...as posted in your website.
Introduce yourself...
Please find attached a copy of my resume for your review.我的简历请见附件,作为参考。
或者:Please refer to my attached resume for a summary of my skills and experience. I am looking forward to you. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. Yours sincerely,
Lillian Xiong
Dear Mr./Ms,
Mr. John Green, our General Manager, will be in Paris from June 2 to 7 and would like to come and see you, say, on June 3 at 2.00 p.m. about the opening of a sample room there.Please let us know if the time is convenient for you. If not, what time you would suggest.
Yours faithfully,
Dear Mr/Ms,
I represent the W/P Electronics Company in Dallas, and will be in Kunming from next Monday to Friday, (October 5-9). I should like to call on you to discuss our new monitor. Would 0930 hours on Tuesday, October 6 be convenient?
I shall be in Beijing, at the Great Wall Hotel, from Tuesday, September 29, until Sunday, October 4, where a message will reach me. If the day is not convenient, will you please suggest another.