LETTER WRITING

To write it well, you have to

? 1. Put yourself in your reader’s shoes(從讀者角度出發(fā)).

? 2. Use the correct letter form.

? 3. Stick to the principles---clarity, conciseness, completeness, consideration, courtesy.

English Letters take two main formats:

Full block format

Semi-block/indented format

Parts

Language

co-director: 聯(lián)席主任

orientation: introductory instruction concerning a new situation 情況介紹

briefings:a meeting in which people receive information or instructions簡要匯報

modest stipend: a not so large sum of money that is paid regularly to someone for their services or to cover their living expenses. 不算多的生活津貼

incidental expenses: expenses not budgeted or not specified雜費(fèi)

In appreciation of:

As an expression of our gratitude for

Finite and Infinite Dimensional Complex Analysis

有限或無限維的復(fù)合分析

cordially: in a friendly but polite and formal way

convener: sb. Who organizes the meetings of a committee.

Practice

Acceptance and Refusal

1

2

Centennial Celebration Conferences

百年慶典大會

honor：v. to do what you have agreed to

The Western Cartographers Association

西部地圖繪制者協(xié)會

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