邀请信

提出邀请：

我们要……，你能来吗？

We’re having a… can you come？

We’ll…，will you join us？

我希望你能参加……。好吗？I would like you to come to …

我们准备……，非常希望你能来。 We’re planning…，will you give us the pleasure of your company？

我们希望你尽可能来参加    We’d love to have you here if you can possibly make it.

你愿意来……吗？How would you like to come to…？

你来得了吗？Can you be present？／Will you come？

我们都盼望你来。We hope you can come. / We’re eager to have you here．/ We should like to have you join us．

愿意来……吗？Would you care to come for…？

敬请光临request the pleasure of the company of sb．

request the honour of sb．’s presence

cordially invite the pleasure of sb…．

为欢迎··to meet sb．／in honor of sb

为纪念…诞辰  to commemorate the… birthday of sb．／In honour of．．／

为庆祝…金婚 to celebrate the gold wedding of…

某人届时将出席   sb．will be present

请答复       R．S．V．P．[reply, if you please] ／Please reply／ Kindly send reply to sb．／Please respond to sb．／ The favor of a reply is requested／

活动内容：

朋友周末小聚    have some friends for the weekend

一起喝茶    come for tea with us

打桥牌   play bridge

跳舞    have dancing /there will be dancing

有两张……票    have two tickets for…

各类聚会：a small，informal party／a birthday party for sb．／a garden party／masquerade／holiday party

与某人共进晚餐   join sb．for dinner／ have dinner with sb．／dine with sb

抽空与我一起吃午饭    spare some time to have lunch with me

过来一起喝几杯    come round for a drink

来我们这儿过周末     come and spend the weekend with us

一起野餐    come for a picnic with us

各种活动：

        晚餐  at dinner             午餐  at luncheon

        聚餐会  at a reunion dinner        自助晚餐  at a buffet dinner（Supper）

        生日聚会  at a birthday Party       烧烤野餐  barbecue（barbeque）

        为…举行的晚餐招待会        为—…·举行的招待会

        at a dinner reception given in honor of sb．At a reception for sb．

        送别招待会 at reception to bid farewell to sb．自助餐招待会  at a buffet reception

      告别鸡尾酒会  at a farewell cocktail Party 茶话会  at a tea Party

      晚餐及舞会  for dinner and the dance   晚餐和歌剧  for dinner and the opera

      晚餐和音乐会  for dinner and the concert  舞会 at a dance

      化妆舞会  at a costume dance        新年晚会  at a New Year’s Party

      在…举行的开幕式 at the opening ceremony    闭幕式 at the closing ceremony

结婚周年纪念…·的婚礼  on the twentieth anniversary of… marriage

地点：

      在北京展览馆 in Beijing Exhibition Center 在和平宾馆  at Peace Hotel

      在和平饭店十三楼  at th Floor，Peace Hotel在寓所  at home

在主楼 房间  at Room  Main Building在接待室  at the reception room

取消或推迟邀请：

很遗憾由于…不得不推迟…

      regret that owing to …they have to postpone…

不得不延期原定……的鸡尾酒会至……

      be obliged to put off the cocktail party arranged for… until…

取消定于……的……邀请 cancel（recall his invitation for… on…）

重新发出邀请  review the invitation

 复柬：

愉快地接收某人……邀请

      accept with pleasure sb’s kind invitation to be present at…

      thank sb．for his kind invitation to…which he has much pleasure in accepting

      have much pleasure in accepting…

表示遗憾    regret that…

不能接收邀请be unable to accept…

…使他们无法赴约Prevent them from accepting…

由于…owing to；because of

事先有约    a previous engagement（appointment）

紧急会议     an emergency meeting

患病illness

感谢邀请我参加……     many thanks for your kind invitation to…

很高兴接收…邀请  I’m delighted to accept…

如电话所约     as arranged over the phone

不必接我  don’t bother to meet me

谢谢想着邀我参加    thank you for including me

结尾（按关系密切程度排列）：

Sincerely yours，（Yours very sincerely，Always sincerely yours，）

Yours cordially，（Most cordially yours，）

Faithfully yours，（Yours faithfully，）

Truly yours，（Yours truly，）

Yours affectionately，（Always affectionately yours，）

Lovingly yours（Yours lovingly，your loving son，）

活动内容：

会议

【名词类】

工作午餐  luncheon meeting．月（年例会  monthly（annual meeting）

预备会  preparatory meeting       纪念会 commemoration meeting

交流会  a meeting for exchanges of．．学术交流会  meeting for academic exchanges

现场会  on－the－spot meeting       联席会 Joint meeting

理事会 council meeting

【动词类】

召集  rally；call；convene； hold；give    主持  preside；chairman

参加  attend              旁听  attend… as an observer

发言address

报告

【名词类】

专家报告  expert report         业务报告  business report

工作报告  project report        正式报告  formal report

非正式报告  informal report       学术报告  academic report

报告会 public lectures

【动词类】

做  make； give             提交  submit；turn in

通过pass

研讨会

座谈会  symposium          讨论会  forum；discussion

研习会seminar            招待会reception

举办展览会

give（hold；have；make；stage；arrange…）an exhibition

B．活动安排：

首次会将于…召开    The first meeting will take place on…

会议将于……开幕 The meeting will open on

会议将于……闭幕    The meeting will terminate on…

  会议改期至月日     change the meeting to June

  延期至…postpone（put off until…）

  临时顺延一周    postpone temporarily for a week

  休会一个月     adjourn the meeting for a month

  暂时取消会议    cancel the meeting for the time being

  初步安排如下…The tentative arrangement is…

  要求会议延期      ask for a postponement of the meeting

  建议拜访…

     I would like to suggest a visit to sb．／to a place／on（a date）／for（a period）

  很高兴通知您……    I have the pleasure to inform of sth．（inform you that…）

  我初步为您安排……       I have  arranged tentatively  for you to 

  电话商谈       arrange  over  phone

C．征求对方意见：

不知…对您是否方便

I would like to know if …. would be convenient to you.

适合我们的日期是…The dates that are suitable for us are…

如果您同意如此安排……    if that is agreeable to you

如果上述时间均不方便，请提出……

if none of the time is convenient to you, please suggest…

若有不同意见，请告知。否则即是认同……

    Unless I hear from you，otherwise I shall take it that you agree…

如能这样安排 If it can be made possible…

 请那天下午不要安排活动    please keep that afternoon free

 每个工作日的中午至下午四点均可安排。

    The most convenient time would be any weekday between midday and four p．m．

D．要求回复：

请来函确定……    I shall be much delighted if you will confirm…by letter．

 来函确定    send me a confirmation by post

 请立即答复    May I have your answer right away？

E．结尾语：

l致良好祝愿（问候with best wishes（regards）

再次致谢    again with many thanks

期待与您会面    look forward to seeing you

转达我对…的问候   convey my kind regards to sb。

请允许我… I hope you will permit me to…

F．表示遗憾用语：

l遗憾失此机会 I am sorry to miss such an occasion

无法接受   can’t make It

抱歉地通知您… l regret to inform you that…

在这种情况下，我无法前来……

    under the circumstances it’s not possible for me to be with you…

 真遗憾我不能如…那样做某事    It is regretted that I am unable to do sth as…

会议日期与…日期冲突     the  date  of the  conference coincide with the date of．．

 因为我引起诸多不使致歉 I regret any inconvenience I may cause you

我相信将来一定有机会……   I trust an opportunity will present itself at a later date…

G．对方确定接受邀请后告知有关事宜的用语：

得知您已接受……     We have been Informed of your acceptance as…

任命于 ．．生效   The appointment commences March ，．

今寄上……表格原件    Enclosed is an original form of…

求职信：

能阅读法语      have a reading knowledge in French

熟练掌握英语have a good command of English

特写此信请您考虑我是否胜任……这个职务。

    This is to request your consideration of my qualification for the position of …

我在····的四年工作经验使我能胜任……的职务。

My four years in… qualify me for the position of．．

My four years’experience in…makes me confident that am qualified for the position of．．

由于我任…··职若干年，自信可以胜任…职位。

    Because of my several years’experience as a…、I feel I can qualify for the position of．．

希望您能重视我所受过的高等教育。

    My college education should merit your consideration．

鉴于…，我完全可以胜任…

I might be well qualified for the position of …

能否在您方便的时候面谈？

May I come in for an interview at your convenience?

May I have an interview?

Would it be convenient to talk to you?

 若能安排面谈不胜感激。I should be grateful for an opportunity to talk with you.

我得知您正在物色做某种工作的人选

I notice that you are looking for someone to work as ….

本人想申请销售代理人之职。I wish to apply for the position of sales representative．

我就读于……并在该校获博士学位（于三年前毕业。）

    I was educated at… where I got my Ph．D．degree（from which I graduated three years ago．）

我目前做····工作（受雇于I am employed as（in…）

现在的收人为…      My current salary is…

要求月薪不少于一千元      I would insist on a salary of at least  yuan per month．

希望每月薪水为两千元（得到高薪）           

I should expect a salary of , yuan per month. ( a fairly high salary )

我的证明人是…    My referees are…

对本期电视报登载的招聘职员的广告很感兴趣

I am particularly interested in applying for the post of a clerk advertised in this week’s issue of “TV Guide”.

  毕业后我曾一直任教职，以后又……

      Since leaving school I have been employed by…as a full－time teacher，then，later as a …

现在想调走，只为…… I wish to leave now only because…

提升的机会渺茫          the opportunities for promotion are too limited.

某先生愿意做我的证明人      Mr. … has agreed to act as my referee．

现将证明人的姓名，地址，电话号码写人本人简历一并寄上。

I have included my referees’ names, addresses and phone numbers in my curriculum vitae.

望能面谈   I hope very much that you will give me the opportuny of an interview.

见到贵校的英语教师招聘广告大喜过望，因为这是我多年的愿望。

I was thrilled to read your advertisement for a teacher of English because it has always been my ambition to work in your school as a teacher.

我想调离目前任教的学校，因为那里用老式的教学方法使我厌烦。

I want to leave the school where I am teaching now because the old-fashioned teaching method has irked me.

我过去的雇主对我评价很高。My former employers all spoke very high of my work.

我在本部门是公认的勤奋工作人员。

I was always considered an Industrious worker in my department.

将在面试时细谈      I’ll arrange… with you at the interView．

我的证明人是我校两位受人尊敬的教师。

    My referees are two of the most respected teachers in our school．

我的证明人的诚实是勿庸质疑的。My referee’s honesty is beyond dispute．

我敢说您若赋我此职不会错的。

I am sure if I am given the job you will never regret it.

我对面试很有信。I look forward confidently to the interview．

    Write al刚er to apply for the status肪a visiting scholar．

l询问是否有可能    write to inquire abou working opportunity as a…

推荐信

很乐于写此信推荐某人  I am pleased  to  write  a  letter of recommendation  for sb．

I wish to say I am glad to give my evaluation of sb.

希望推荐某人任某职     I wish to recommend sb．for the position of．．

    毫无保留地推荐某人任某职

I have no hesitation in recommending sb for the post of …

I recommend … without reservation for the position of …

很荣幸能向您推荐像某人这样的人

    It Is a pleasure to recommend a man like sb．to you

本人受托写此信推荐某人      I was asked to write a letter of recommendation for sb．

乐于为您提供一份关于某人情况的非公开的材料

    l am glad to give you in confidence a report on sb．

此信特向您介绍某人，他……    This note will introduce sb. who…

持此信者为某先生，他……        The  bearer of this letter  is  Mr. …, who…

如您能为某人提供任何方便我将不胜感激，他……

   I will appreciate anything you can do for sb. who…

很高兴能介绍您与某人相识

I am glad to have the opportunity to bring you and sb. together.

希望您能结识某人。I want  you  and  sb．to  know  each  other（to  meet）

您一定会喜欢某人的。I am sure you will like…

您一定会愿意与某人在一起。You  will  enjoy  sb’s  company．

你们肯定合得来。You are bound to enjoy each other’s company

我本人将非常感激您对某人的一切照应。

I will personally appreciate any courtesy you will show sb.

您一定会发现他是一个····的人

I feel confident that you will find he is a …

他于···到…在我单位做···工作。

    He came to our unit in… as…  and remained with us until…

在我单位工作期间，他是一个……的员工。

    During the time he was with us he proved himself to be a…

他绝对可靠。He could always be relied on．

现答复您……的信件的询问，罗先生于……至……期间在我处做工作。

    With reference to your enquiry of… Mr.Luo was employed by us as a clerk from…to…．

我不得不实情相告：因工作不令人满意，我们最终将他解雇。

I regret to say that his work proved unsatisfactory and we eventually dismissed him.

感谢信

谢谢您的…      Thank you  for…

我妻子也在此一并致谢。My wife sends her thanks too.

我丈夫和我都希望… ·My husband joins me in hoping that…

为…致以衷心谢意     I send you my heartiest thanks for…

衷心感谢…Thank you from the bottom of my heart…

谢谢你的好意。Thank you for your good wishes.

谢谢你……的信    I want to thank you for your letter of …

我非常喜欢你在我生日那天送我的…… I like very much the gift you sent me on my birthday.

你真会挑选礼物。You have a genius for selecting the right gift.

我深深地感谢你的款待。I really appreciate your hospitality.

我深深地感谢你的盛情。I deeply appreciate your courtesy.

永远对你心怀爱意和感激 My love and deepest gratitude, now and always.

我希望能有报答的机会。I hope to have the opportunity to reciprocating.

我将永远带着感激之情记着你的好意。

    I will remember your many kindnesses with gratitude.

你太好了，我不会忘记的。It is more than kind of you．I won’t forget it。

请求信

谢谢您的帮助。Thank you for your help in this matter.

特写信求助。I am writing to ask you a favor.

若你可设法…我感谢不尽：

If you could manage to …，I would be extremely grateful．

如果你答应做……我真是欠你更多情义了。

If you promise to …，I should be even more in your debt than am now．

犹豫再三还是提笔写此信要求您能允许我（做某事）

After much hesitation I am writing to ask if you would allow me to …

若同意我的要求If you agree to my request, …

请同意我做某事 please be kind enough to give me your permission to do…

我保证不会带来任何不便。I can promise you that I will not cause any kind of inconvenience.

恳请考虑此事。I hope you will give this matter your sympathetic consideration.

很不好意思写此信。I greatly regret having to write this letter.

祝贺信

祝贺某人当选为……（被任命／荣升／订婚/结婚／ 结婚纪念日／生日／通过人学考试／添丁）

    congratulations on sb’s election as…／appointment / promotion / engagement to sb.     marriage／wedding anniversary ／birth…/ passing the entrance exam／the birth of sb’s     nice baby／

 我刚刚听到这个喜讯’…··I have just learned of the good news that…

希望我是第一个对你表示祝贺的人。Let me be the first to congratulate you．

谨致最良好祝愿    I send my best wishes for …

致以热烈祝贺

    I am sending my warmest congratulations（My warm congratulations to you on your…）

亲自向你表示祝贺    give you my congratulation in person

祝贺…Congratulation to you upon having done…

祝贺你····Congratulate you on…

很高兴听到…… I’m  delighted to hear that…

你的成功是多年辛勤的结果。Your  success  has  meant  years  of hard  Work．

你取得了很大成绩。You have made a fine record．

你在将来工作中一定能作出突出成绩。You will be a success in your future work．

这是你应该得到的奖赏。It  is  a  reward  you  deserve．

得知你被任命为部门经理。I was  told  you  were  appointed  manager  of the   department．

这真是好消息。It is great news．

我真高兴你终于如愿以偿了。I’m pleased  you have achieved  the  goal．

我为你自豪。I am proud  of you．

这意味着你的能力得到了承认。It means your abilities have been recognized．

再次表示热烈祝贺    Once again，warmest congratulations！

听到……的消息我又惊又喜

    I am thrilled and delighted to receive the announcement of．．

道歉信

常用词语举例

你能原谅我昨天不可饶恕的举动吗？

    Can you ever forgive me for my indefensible conduct yesterday？

我仅有一个托词——必须承认是很牵强的——

    My only excuse—a very poor one，I should say--- is that…

我知道我的要求也许太高，但我仍期望我不可饶恕的愚蠢不会破坏我们之间的友

    情。

I know it is a great deal to ask, but I hope that my unforgivable stupidity has not ruined     our friendship．

没帮上忙，真心希望你能原谅。

 I do hope you forgive me for being unable to help.

再一次对没能接受你的提议感到抱歉。

    Apologizing once again for being unable to accept your offer．

  明天一定要来喝杯茶以接受我个人的歉意。

    Do come round for a cup of tea tomorrow to let me apologize personally．

尽量弥补我带来的不便。

    try to make up in some small measure for the Inconveniences I have caused

提出真诚的道歉    offer my sincere apologies

这真是我的一个教训。It really taught me a lesson．

但是，我无缘接受…因为我老板派我出差，我不得不去。

    Unfortunately，I must decline…because my boss is sending me on a business trip that I Just can’t refuse．

我知道我没有站得住脚的理由，但…

I know I don’t have a cast-iron excuse for …, but…

再次道歉。Apologizing once again.

深感歉意的约翰   Yours in great distress，John