怎样写好邀请信
2018-12-14安徽泗县一中吴安运
安徽泗县一中 吴安运
◎文体概述
邀请信有正式和非正式之分,也有介于两者之间的。正式邀请信一般属于公函类,私人邀请信一般属于非正式文体。邀请朋友、熟人参加某一聚会时,在词句上不一定要字斟句酌,用词太正规倒显得关系不密切。但是如果与被邀请人不太熟悉的话,最好用正式文体。如虽认识但并不十分了解,文体可介于两者之间。由此可见,邀请信究竟用什么文体,关键看与被邀请人的亲疏程度。
邀请信要明确写出活动类型、时间、地点,以及组织理由,有时还应告诉对方可能出席的人,此外,一般希望对方给予答复。
◎写作模板
D e a r _______,I'm g l a d t o t e l l y o u t h a t t h e r e w i l l b e _______(内容)a t/i n _______(地点)o n _______(时间).W e w o u l d b e h o n o r e d i f y o u c o u l d c o m e a n d j o i n u s.A s s c h e d u l e d,t h e o c c a s i o n w i l l s t a r t a t_______(具体时间).T h e r e w i l l b e _______.T h i s w i l l b e f o l l o w e d b y a _______(进一步的安排),w h i c h ________.A t a r o u n d _______(时间),w e w i l l h a v e _______(另一个安排).I r e a l l y h o p e y o u c a n m a k e i t.W o u l d y o u p l e a s e l e t m e k n o w i f y o u c a n a c c e p t m y i n v i t a t i o n a t y o u r e a r l i e s t c o n v e n i e n c e?Y o u r s s i n c e r e l y,L i H u a→说明时间、地点和内容,并提出邀请。→具体说明活动内容。→期待对方的答复。模板范文D e a r J e f f,I'm g l a d t o t e l l y o u t h a t o u r s c h o o l w i l l t h r o w a p a r t y f o r t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t u d e n t s t h i s S a t u r d a y.W e w o u l d b e h o n o r e d i f y o u c o u l d c o m e a n d j o i n u s.A s s c h e d u l e d,t h e p a r t y w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e c o n c e r t h a l l f r o m 7:3 0 p m t o 9:0 0 p m.T h e r e w i l l b e C h i n e s e c o m e d i e s,m a g i c a c t s,a n d s o m e C h i n e s e f o l k s o n g s a n d d a n c e s.I'm s u r e y o u c a n g e t t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t C h i n e s e c u s t o m s a n d c u l t u r e t h e r e.B e s i d e s,t h e s e w i l l b e f o l l o w e d b y a f r e e c o n v e r s a t i o n,w h i c h w o u l d b e a g o o d c h a n c e f o r y o u t o m e e t p e o p l e f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d i n a n e n j o y a b l e e n v i r o n m e n t.I r e a l l y h o p e y o u c a n m a k e i t.W o u l d y o u p l e a s e l e t m e k n o w i f y o u c a n a c c e p t m y i n v i t a t i o n a t y o u r e a r l i e s t c o n v e n i e n c e?Y o u r s s i n c e r e l y,L i H u a
◎经典句型
篇首句:介绍自己,简要说明活动,并邀请对方。
1.I'm Wang Ming from Yuwen School,the president of the Student Union.我是来自育文学校的王明,是该校的学生会主席。
2.An English speaking contest of our school will be held on August 6.八月六号,我们学校将举行一场英语演讲比赛。
3.There will be a party in my garden on Sunday.周日,我将会在我的花园里举行一场聚会。
4.I'd like to invite you to judge it.我想邀请你做裁判。
5.I'm writing to invite you to...我写信是邀请你……
6.I wonder if you can come to...我想知道你是否能来……
7.We sincerely hope you can attend it.我们真诚希望你能够参加。
8.It's my pleasure/a great honour for me to invite you to...我很荣幸地邀请你……
9.It's a pity that you have to go back to America soon.So a farewell party for you will be held in the Sun Club this Saturday evening.Could you come at 6:00 pm?很遗憾你马上就要回美国了。所以,这周六晚上,在阳光俱乐部我们会为你举行一个欢送会。下午六点你能来吗?
篇中句:介绍活动具体内容,并说明受邀人最好参加的理由。
1.It will begin at 2:00 pm and last two hours,during which 15 well-prepared contestants will deliver their speeches.它将于下午两点钟开始,四点钟结束,在此期间将会有十五位准备充分的参赛者发表演讲。
2.We will start at 8:00 am and arrive there at 9:00 am.我们将会在上午八点出发,九点到达那里。
3.During the afternoon,we'll...together.下午,我们会一起……
4.Remember to take water and lunch with you.记得带上水和午餐。
5.By the way,you may take Bus No.322 in front of your apartment and it will take you directly to the club.顺便说一下,你可以乘坐你家公寓前的322路公交车,它会直接把你带到俱乐部。
6.I know you are a native speaker of English and an English teacher,and I,on behalf of our school,sincerely invite you to be part of the contest.我知道你的母语是英语,你还是一名英语老师。我代表我们学校,真诚地邀请你来参加比赛。
7.Since you are so eager to improve your English,it will prove to be a great chance.既然你如此渴望提升英语,这会是一个很好的机会。
8.I'm sure that you will enjoy yourself there.我相信你在那里会过得很愉快。
篇尾句:期待对方接受邀请并尽快回复。
1.Will you be available during that time?Please contact me at 1234567 at your earliest convenience.那期间你有空吗?请方便时拨打1234567联系我。
2.Would you please let me know as soon as possible if you can accept my invitation?请尽快告诉我你能否接受我的邀请,好吗?
3.We will feel much honored if you could come.如果你能来,我们会感到非常荣幸。
4.We are looking forward to your coming.我们期待着你的到来。
5.I am longing to see you soon.我期待着尽早见到你。
◎高考典例
(2017·全国甲卷)假定你是李华,想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸(paper-cutting)艺术展。请给他写封邮件,内容包括:
1.展览时间、地点;
2.展览内容。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
【试题解读】
1.审题立意
此书面表达是近几年一直沿用的应用文体,要求考生写封邮件邀请外教Henry参观中国剪纸艺术展。这些情境设置真实,任务要求符合学生能力水平,又自然融入了我国剪纸艺术——优秀传统文化内容,能够引导学生在使用外语了解世界的同时,注重传承和发扬中华民族优秀文明成果,运用中国元素讲好中国故事,增强文化自信。话题符合学生实际,与学生生活相关,学生感觉有话可说。试题主题比较鲜明。简练的提示内容和开放式的写作要求赋予考生更为广阔的思维空间,让每位考生在落笔的时候都能够有真实的体会。试题体现“生活化”的特点,充分体现生活实际和语言的交际功能。
2.写作要点
(1)展览时间、地点;
(2)展览内容。
3.注意事项
(1)只有把这篇文章写得与大多数竞争者有所区别,才能在成百上千篇极其类似的作文当中成功吸引阅卷人的目光,否则,可能只能得一个“大众分”了。
(2)内容要具体,言之有物;好的逻辑关系可以使作文内容连贯,结构清晰。
(3)恰当使用复杂句、高级词汇、短语、语法及句式,如状语从句、宾语从句和定语从句等。这会令文章显得不枯燥,文笔优雅。
【佳作赏析1】
Dear Henry,
You mentioned in your last email that you wanted to learn about Chinese culture.①I'd like to tell you about the Chinese paper-cutting art exhibition,which will be held from July 1 to July 6 in the city museum.②Most interesting of all is that you will have a chance to see numerous charming paper-cuttings of distinctive appearance.③ Chinese paper-cutting art,which has a long history of over 2,000 years,is one of the most ancient Chinese folk arts.④People cut paper with scissors or knives into all sorts of patterns,such as flowers,birds,animals etc to decorate their houses,especially during the festivals.⑤
I hope you'll like Chinese paper-cuttings in the future.Please let me know soon if you decide to come.I shall be much obliged by a reply.⑥
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
亮点分析:剪纸艺术是中国最古老的民间艺术之一。作为一种镂空艺术,它能给人以视觉上透空的感觉和艺术享受。从这篇文章可以看得出作者心思细腻,考虑问题周全。本篇作文不仅涵盖了所有写作要点,而且使用日常生活中的普通词汇(如cut,paper,scissor,knife,decorate,festival) 通俗易懂地介绍了剪纸这门艺术。内容充实,贴近生活。多处使用非限制性定语从句,增添了文章的条理性,提升了文章的档次。语言使用得规范地道,完全符合满分作文的标准。
①宾语从句的使用丰富了文章的句式,增添了文章的文采,点出了写信的理由(learn about Chinese culture),言简意赅。
②which引导的是一个非限制性定语从句,补充说明写作要点剪纸艺术展览(papercutting art exhibition)、举办的时间(from July 1 to July 6)和地点(in the city museum),表达流畅精确。
③that引导一个表语从句,增加得分亮点,numerous和distinctive均为高级词汇。
④which引导的是一个非限制性定语从句,阐述了中国历史悠久的剪纸艺术(Chinese paper-cutting art)。
⑤作者使用日常生活中的普通词汇,如cut,paper,scissor ,knife,decorate,festival等来描述中国剪纸这门民间艺术,使语言表达简练、地道。
⑥be much obliged by...是一个高级句式,意为“不胜感激”。作者能把平时学到的语言基础知识恰当地运用到具体语言环境中,令人耳目一新。
【佳作赏析2】
Dear Henry,
I'm Li Hua,a student of your class.I've learned that you show great interest in traditional Chinese culture.①It's reported that from July 1 to July 5,there will be a Chinese paper-cutting art show in our library.②I'm writing to invite you to come with us.
Chinese paper-cutting,which has a long history,is one of China's most popular traditional folk arts. ③ People cut paper into different shapes,like birds,animals,flowers and so on.④People usually put them on doors or windows when they celebrate something happy,especially for the Spring Festival.⑤Not only will the works produced by eminent craftsmen be displayed,but also some created by kids in kindergartens are planned to be included.⑥
I'm sure you won't be disappointed if you can come!⑦
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
亮点分析:一把剪刀、一张纸,就可以表达生活中的各种喜怒哀乐。作者用简洁、明快的语言叙述了考题中的全部要点。作者在认真审题的基础上,阐述了剪纸是一种非常普及的民间艺术,千百年来深受人们的喜爱。全文结构严谨,过渡自然,语言运用富于变化,内容不仅入情入理,结构也层次分明、错落有致。行文中,作者准确使用not only...but also...倒装句等句式,增添了语言的表达力度,这一切足以证明考生的实力。
①开头直奔主题,点明写邀请信的原因(介绍traditional Chinese culture),与题目连接紧密,审题较准。
【小贴士】show great interest in意为“表现出极大的兴趣”,近义词为take interest in或be interested in。
②作者使用“据报道”(It's reported that...)句型,把考点信息,如July 1 to July 5,a Chinese paper-cutting art show,in our library等巧妙地串联起来,信息量大,语意饱满,而句子却不显得冗长。
③非限制性定语从句的使用,补充说明了历史悠久的中国剪纸(Chinese paper-cutting)是最受喜爱的传统民间艺术(traditional folk arts)之一,语意表达准确。
④用自己拓展的课外知识来叙述剪纸这门艺术,用词准确、地道。
⑤一个长句明确表明了中国剪纸使用的场合,如the Spring Festival,体现了作者较高的语言组织能力。
⑥此句是not only...but also...结构的倒装,运用娴熟,准确到位。
【小贴士】eminent是高级词汇意为“杰出的;卓越的”,近义词:outstanding,famous。
⑦结束语符合英语书信的表达习惯,也体现出作者真诚邀请之意,给人亲切之感。
【参考范文】
Dear Henry,
I'm Li Hua.I've learned that there is an art exhibitiononChinesepaper-cutting.Knowingthat you are very interested in Chinese culture,I would like to invite you to attend the exhibition with us.
The exhibition,to be held in the city museum,lasts for 15 days from July 1 to July 15,which attracts a large number of visitors at home and abroad.The exhibition not only shows a variety of paper-cutting in different regions,but also presents the history and development of paper-cutting in China to us.I am sure that it will broaden your horizons and that you will enjoy it.
Please confirm your participation at your earliest convenience.I hope we can have a good time there.I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
◎小试牛刀
假定你是红星中学高三(1)班学生李华,你校将在下周五举办“校园文化节(Campus Culture Festival)”系列活动。请给你班留学生Jim写封邮件,邀请他参加。
邮件的内容包括:
1.介绍你选择的活动内容;
2.说明参加该活动的理由;
3.询问是否愿意参加该活动。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.邮件的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。