The above format has shown where these contents should appear on the stationery. The following mainly introduces the specific writing of each part.
(1) Letterhead: Letterhead refers to the address and date of the sender, but don't write the name of the sender. The address is written in the same format as the address on the envelope. On the date, Americans adopt the order of "month, day and year" (such as 201August 2, 3), and there is a comma between day and year; The British, on the other hand, mostly use the order of "day, month and year", and do not use commas between days, months and years (for example, 2 August 1982).
(2) Address in the letter: The address in the letter refers to the name and address of the recipient. The recipient's name is usually accompanied by a title or honorific title to show politeness. Commonly used are: Mr. (Mr.), Mrs. (Mrs.), Miss (Miss), Lady (whether married or unmarried), Doctor (Doctor), President (President) and Prime Minister (Prime Minister). The writing and sequence of the address are the same as the above envelope format.
(3) Address: The address of the recipient is written on the left side of the letter, one or two lines lower than the address in the letter (if there is no address in the letter, it will be pushed up to the beginning of the letter). Generally speaking, the idiom "dear" is added before the name and address of the recipient, such as: dear Ms. Liu, dear Professor Chen, etc.
(4) text:? This is the main part of this letter. When writing official letters, we should try our best to get to the point, with concise language, clear hierarchy and prominent focus. When writing letters to relatives and friends, try to be warm and concise.
(5) Conclusion: Like Chinese letters, English letters need a polite conclusion, with simple and fixed content and format: the first letter of the conclusion is always capitalized, followed by a comma. If you write a letter or official letter to a stranger, you often use "your own truth", "yours faithfully" and "yours sincerely".
In America, yours is often omitted and the word sincerity is used directly; If you write to your superiors, elders or teachers, you often use "respect"; If you write to your relatives or close friends, you often use "your dear father (mother, daughter, son)", "yours", "yours forever", "your affectionate" and so on.
(6) Signature: In order to reflect the authenticity of the letter, the writer should generally sign at the end of the letter. It's better to print it again for the convenience of the other party. If writing to a stranger, a female friend always puts "Mrs" or "Miss" in brackets when printing her signature, so that the other party will know how to address you.
(7) Date? It's easy to understand. It's dated.
The format can be:
AE: month/day/year;
Yes: day/month/year;
(To spell the month completely, the date only needs pure numbers. )
Like what? 09/ 10/2065 438+07 or 10/09/2065 438+07
Model English letter format: a letter to a pen pal
Lifan
Xishuangbanna
Yunnan Province of China
May 25, 1965 438+07
Dear Lifan:
Thank you for your letter. I am glad to be your pen pal. We are the same year, but we were born in different places. In my imagination, Xishuangbanna is a very beautiful place. There are many plants and animals. You know I'm looking forward to visiting you.
Xishuangbanna. Would you like to come to Shanghai? I want to invite you to Shanghai in the summer vacation. Shanghai is also a beautiful place. This is a modern city. There are many interesting places, such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Bund and Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street.
If you come here, I will show you around Shanghai. You can stay at my house, and my mother will cook you a lot of delicious food. Let's be best friends!
You are sincere,
Xiao Min