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Introduction of Letter Writing General introduction to letter writing Pattern of an envelope 写信人的姓名、地址写在信封正面的左上角。 收信人的姓名、地址写在信封正面中央稍偏右的地方。 邮票贴在信封的右上角。 地址的写法是先写收信人或寄信人的姓名，然后按照从小到大顺序依次写出门牌号、街道、城市、省或州名、邮编，最后写国名。 收信人名前应根据需要加：Mr（先生）、Mrs（太太、夫人）、Miss（小姐）、Ms（女士，已婚或未婚均可）、Dr（博士）、Prof（教授）等称呼，以示礼貌。 Business Letter Formats Most business letters must include: 1) letterhead (a return address date信头), , 2) an inside address (receiver’s name and address收信 人姓名地址 ), 3) a salutation (称呼 ), 4) body paragraphs (正文 ), 5) complimentary close (结束敬语 ) 6) signature(署名) . 1. letterhead This part includes the address of the writer and the date of writing. It helps the recipient identify where the letter was from and when written so as to answer with convenience. The different address and date writing between English and Chinese: The address is arranged in English in the order of the house number and name of the street (road or avenue) the name of the city (town) the name of the state (province or county) the post code the name of the country. 中国北京市海淀区学院路37号 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, PR China. 地址缩写词： AVE = Avenue E = East W = West RD = Road BLDG = Building EXPY = Expressway DST = District FLT = Flat HWY = Highway SQ = Square INST = Institute In English the date is written in this way: April 30, 2001,（AE）or 30 April, 2001 （BE） Avoid misunderstanding (e.g.5/12/ 2003) The differences in American English and British English letterhead writing: The Americans prefer the order of month, day and year; while the British prefer the order of day, month and year. The Americans prefer no punctuation at the end of each line; while the British prefer a comma after each line and a period after the last line. In AE. 122 Third AVE. New York, N.Y. 10017 U.S.A. Jan.18,1999 In BE. 122 Third AVE., New York,