邀请信是热情邀请收信人参加某项活动的书信。
【结构要点】
邀请信应写清楚以下要素:
邀请对方参加的活动是什么,在什么地方、什么时间举行。
如有必要还应说明与对方相关的具体细节,例如,需要对方发言等。
最后通常为期待对方尽早答复或征求对方对此邀请的意见。
【注意事项】
语言应礼貌得体。
Directions: Write an invitation card to Professor Gordon, inviting him to the graduation ceremony of this June.Some necessary details must be included.Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter, using“Wang Lin”instead.
【经典范文】
May 27, 2005
Dear Professor Gordon,
On behalf of the organizing committee of the graduation ceremony and all the graduates of this year, I have the honor to invite you to our graduation ceremony on Thursday, June the 15th at 3∶00 p.m.in the Yifu Hall in our university.
You are sincerely invited to attend the ceremony as our honored guest and we would like you to make a fiveminute speech to give our students encouragement and suggestions for their future work.
We look forward to a reply at your earliest convenience and we would be particularly honored by your distinguished presence at the ceremony.
Yours sincerely,
Wang Lin
Chairman
Organizing Committee of the Graduation Ceremony
【文章点评】
这封邀请Gordon教授参加毕业典礼的信,语言礼貌得体并相当正式。开篇点明邀请人及活动的时间和地点。次段说明与对方相关的细节问题;邀请对方以嘉宾身份出席典礼,并做五分钟的演讲,对同学们将来的工作给予鼓励和建议。最后希望对方尽早答复,并礼貌性地表示将对对方的出席深感荣幸。
首段的on behalf of表示“代表”,organizing committee 表示“组委会”,graduation ceremony表示“毕业典礼”。第三段的distinguished表示“高贵的,地位高的”。
Directions: Write a letter to one of your high school classmates who is a student of another university in your city, and invite him/her to the small dance held by your university at this weekend.Some necessary details must be included.Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter, using “Ted” instead.
【经典范文】
Dear Sherry,
How are you these days? We haven’t seen each other since the graduation.But I’m very glad that we are now studying in the two universities that are in the same city and not far away from each other.So how about a meeting for us two recently?
It happens that there will be a small dance in our university this Saturday afternoon.If you are interested and free then, we can go to it together.After the dance, I’d like to treat you to dinner since there is a fairly good Sichuan restaurant and I know hot dishes are always a favorite for both of us.And don’t worry that it will be too late for you to go back, for I will certainly ride you back to your university by my bicycle.
What do you think of my plan? If you couldn’t come, please let me know before Friday for I would book a table in the restaurant that day.And if you agree with my plan, it’s unnecessary for you to send a reply and I will meet you at the East Gate of our university on Saturday at 1∶00 p.m.
Hoping to see you as soon as possible.
Yours,
Ted
【文章点评】
这封邀请高中同学来自己大学见面的信,语言比较随意,但非常礼貌并言辞恳切,很能打动人,体现了对朋友的真挚友谊。第一段说自己与对方在同一城市的两所大学学习,但很久没有见面了,因此提议近期聚一下。第二段提出了一个细致周到的聚会计划:首先说正好自己大学本周六下午有一个舞会,邀请对方来参加;并安排舞会后共进晚餐,然后用自行车送对方回学校。第三段征求对方对此邀请的意见,并说明在对方无异议的情况下,两人见面的地点和时间。最后一段表达自己希望尽快见到对方的愿望。
次段中的hot dishes表示“味道辣的菜”。第三段中的book表示“预定”。