1、 书信是一种应用非常广泛的应用文形式之一。英文书信的种类很多，但可以把它们归为两大类，一类是私人书信（personal letters），另一类是商务书信（business letters），例如：申请信、求职信、推申请信、求职信、推荐信、证明信、感谢信等荐信、证明信、感谢信等。英文书信的书写有一定的格式。一封完整的书信应包括寄信人的地址和日期；收信人的姓名和地址；称呼、正文、结尾和签名1书信题的写作方法：一、基本格式一、基本格式 日期：右上角（日，月，年或者月，日）称呼（后面的标点是逗号）:Dear Sir or Madam,正文：空4个字节或者顶格写签名：yours2 书信写作的五点要求：
2、书信写作的五点要求：1、开门见山说意图2、咨询/建议1、2、3、3、不同内容可分段（三段式）4、感谢客气不可少5、期待回信成老套3 开头段：开头段：1、告知对方你的身份（假如对方不认识你）Dear Sir/Mr.Smith,I was a student at your lesson,My name is,4 2、问候收信人（假如他/她是你的朋友）Dear Tom,Hello/Hi.How are you?/I hope everything is fine./How are things going with you?5 正文段：解释写信的原因（1）致谢：Thank you for your
3、 letter about./I am writing to tell you how grateful I am for6（2）抱怨：I am writing to complain about the poor service at your dining-room./I wish to make a complaint about7（3）致歉：I am terribly sorry that./I would like to express my apologies for not being able to.84）询问：I am writing to ask if you can do
4、 me a favor./I would like some detailed information on/about.9结尾段：结尾段：1、发出请求（1）Please give this matter your immediate attention.（2）I would very much appreciate it ifas soon as possible.102、再次表示歉意或感激（1）Thank you for your kind assistance.（2）I am sorry that I cannot,and trust that you will understand.1
5、13、期盼回信：（1）I expect to hear from you very soon.（2）I hope to receive your reply shortly.12 Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a Letter of Apology.You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1.表达自己对晚交论文一事的歉意。2.说明未能按时交论文的原因。3.表示自己将尽快把论文补交上并
6、表示以后将按时交作业。审题概述 这是一封道歉信，写的时候要遵循道歉信的一般模式：开篇直奔主题，然后说明原因，最后提出可能的补救措施。第一段，对晚交论文及对此造成的后果表示歉意；第二段，说明理由，第三段，表示尽快完成论文。13【范文】A Letter of Apology 24th Oct.,2008Dear Mr.Wang,I am writing to apologize for my late homework.The paper which you assigned to us last Monday was due this Friday,but to my regret,I have
7、nt even started it yet.I feel really sorry for not handing in the paper on time and for the inconvenience it would bring to you.（致歉）（致歉）I caught a serious cold last week and the doctor asked me to stay in bed for a week since I was very weak and the weather was very cold these days.Therefore,I could
8、nt go to the library to get the necessary referential information which was needed for my paper.As a result of this,I have not started writing the paper yet and could not hand it in on time.（原因）Fortunately I have finally fully recovered.I will finish the paper as soon as I can and try my best to hand in homework on time in the future.（补救措施）（补救措施）Sincerely yours,Li Ming14
