英文实用文件3.各种信件.ppt

Format: Heading The inside address The salutation The body: Expressing thanks for the inviter’s kind invitation Expressing the causes for the declination Expressing regret Extending best wishes to the inviter The complimentary close Signature Printed name Sample: Dear Dr. Xu, Many thanks for your letter of July 12, 2008, inviting me to attend the forthcoming “2009 International Conference on Comparative Literature” to be held in Xi’an, China, from May 5 to 8, 2009. Much to my regret, I shall not be able to honor the invitation because I have to attend and chair a very important meeting to be held in America at that time. I feel sorry to miss the opportunity to meeting you and many others in the field of comparative literature. I wish the conference would be a complete success. Faithfully yours, Michael Evans Michael Evans Useful Expressions To express the acceptance of invitation: Thank you for your letter of March 11th. I am pleased to confirm my participation in this year’s conference in June. I would be grateful if you could send me further details about the program. Thank you once again for your kind invitation and for your effort in making the conference a successful one. 4. I am looking forward to meeting you soon in Seattle. To express the declination of invitation Much to my regret, I shall not be able to honor the invitation because I have been suffering from ill health this summer. I feel very sorry to miss the opportunity of meeting you and many other colleagues in the field of civil engineering. 3. Unfortunately, I will not be able to give an update on last year’ talk. I am afraid that work pressure does not allow the time to prepare the talk. 4. However, I look forward to attending the conference next year. Assignment Suppose you have received an invitation letter from the organizing committee