02 cards and invitation.ppt

Brainstorming Brainstorm as many worldwide festivals as you can. You can think of nations, religions and themes, e.g. Chinese, American; Buddhist, Muslim; families, remembering great events etc. Greeting Card for Marriage Greeting Card for Teacher’s Day 　　邀请信也称作请柬或请帖。 　　它包括正式和非正式两种。 　　在格式上有明显的区别。正式的请柬于 邀请参加大型正式的社交场合，如宴会，开 幕式，大型会议等。其格式是固定的。 行文不用第一人称，而是使用第三人称。 书写格式不是普通书信那样一行接一行，而是以中线为准，左右均匀的形式出现。 Practice 1 Translate the following Dance Invitation Card into English, Sample Practice 2 Read the following Cocktails Invitation and reply to it to accept the invitation. Practice 2 Read the following Cocktails Invitation and reply to it to accept the invitation. Verbs Objects a. Sb. requests the pleasure of your company（出席，参加）… b. Sb. requests the honor of your presence… c. Sb. requests the pleasure of the company of sb. else ( In active voice) 2. Sb. invites sb. else (or you)… (Less formal) 3. The honor of your presence is requested… (In passive voice) 中文请柬和英文请柬有固定的格式和措辞，因此不能简单地以单句为单位进行翻译，而应从整个篇章的角度去把握，使译文符合目的语的表达习惯。 President Gu Binglin Tsinghua University requests the pleasure of the company of Mr. Luis Brankurt, at a New Year’s Party on Dec. 30th 2009, Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in Room 201, Guest House R.S.V.P. Tel: 6278001 December 20th, 2009 Dress: Formal 为庆祝中华人民共和国成立六十周年定于二零零九年九月二十八日（星期一）下午五时三十分在人民大会堂宴会厅（Banquet Hall of the Great Hall of the People ）举行招待会 敬请 光临 国家外国专家局 Assignment In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China State Bureau of Foreign Experts cordially invites you to a reception on Monday, September 28 2009 at 5:30 p.m. at Banquet