1,邀请信一定要写得明确、完整,不可留下任何疑问使收信人琢磨不定。要写明场合、地点、(年)月、日及钟点。要写得具体。例如,“I'd like you and Tom to come to dinner next Wednesday.”究竟是哪一个星期三呢?这样写法就不够明确,需要加上具体的日期,如“I'd like you and Tom to come to dinner on Wednesday, June tenth.” 2,在欧美,夜晚的邀请,除了那些只允许男人参加的社交活动外,不论是正式的还是非正式的,都应该邀请夫妻双方。非正式邀请信是发给朋友的妻子,信封上的收信人只写妻子的姓名,但是在正文中应该专门提到丈夫。例如:
We are planning a tea party to celebrate Dr. Lear's fiftieth anniversary of his medical teaching and of course we want you and Tom to come. It's next Friday, June eighth, at seven o'clock. I do hope you can make it, as Levens and I are looking forward with great pleasure to seeing you both. Affectionately yours, Joan
3,回信不要使用打字机打。回信要象请柬一样地简明,以妻子代表夫妻两人写给女主人,但是在信的正文中应该提及男女主人。 4,要记住,别人邀请你是出于对你的尊重,应该给予及时的,有礼貌的答复。如有可能,应该在二十四小时之内答复。如果你不能践约,女主人好另作安排。如果邀请信用的是短笺形式,你也就用短笺形式回信,有时候也可以打电话说明你是应邀呢还是谢却。然而,亲自写一封短信似乎更有礼貌些。 5,对于邀请信,在复信时应该明确地说明是接受还是不接受。如果在你的回信中使用这种摸棱两可的话:“I'll try my best to come.”“I'll come if I'm in town”等等, 那会使女主人感到十分不安。应该明确地说明是去还是不去,以便让女主人早作安排。 6,在你写表示应邀的短笺时,要对受到邀请表示高兴。在你写表示谢却的短笺时,应该写出你的失望和遗憾之情,并具体说明你不能践约的原因,不能笼统地说 “I'm sorry I can't come to your luncheon next Tuesday.”而应该说明原因,如:“I'm sorry I can't come to your luncheon next Tuesday because that's the day my daughter gets home from school.” 7,接受邀请时,在回信中要重复写上邀请信中的某些内容,如几月几日、星期几、几点钟等等。不应该这样写:“I'll be delighted to attend your luncheon...”而应该写“I'll be delighted to attend your luncheon on Thursday, May tenth, at one o'clock”这样写,可以纠正你或者女主人可能弄错了的日期和时间。 (责任编辑:最模板) |