Practical English Writing IV

How to Write Invitation Letters  Invitatin  1. Invitation letters ( 邀请信 )  2. Invitation Cards ( 请柬 )

Invitation Cards ( 请柬 )  请柬通常有一定的格式 :  首先是主人的姓名 ( 要用全称 ) 或头衔 ;  第二部分是 ”request (s) the pleasure ( 或 honor) of ” 相当于 汉语的 ” 恭请 ”  第三部分是客人的姓名 ( 要用全称 )( 加 ’s) 或用 Your ( 泛指 );  第四部分是 ”company ( 或 presence) at…” 相当于汉语的 ” 光 临 …”  第五是日期 ;  第六是时间 ( 钟点 )  第七是地点

 如果要求复信, 请柬下方要用 R.S.V.P. 或 rsvp ( 意为 : 请回复 ). 右下方是主人的电话号码.  请柬全文要用第三人称的口气. 如果主人和客 人的姓名都写在请柬的正文里, 称呼和结束语 可以省去. 否则, 需要在结尾加上结束语.

晚宴请帖 MR. AND MRS. ROBERT STANLEY REQEST THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY AT DINNER THURSDAY, FTHE ELGHTH OF MARCH AT THIRTY AFTER SIX HILTION HOTEL SHANGHAL

公司开张请帖  The Chairman and President of  Far East Shipping Group  Request  The honour of your presence  At the formal opening ceremony  On Monday morning, the fifth of March From nine to the eleven o’clock  2851 pudong Avenue  Shanghai

Invitation letters ( 邀请信 )  Invitation letters ( 邀请信 ) 要用书信的格式, 一 定要将邀请的时间（年、月、日， 钟点）、 地点、场合等写清楚。

Invitation  Mr. Sun Zhiwei  Requests the pleasure of  Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Hua’s  Company at dinner  on Friday, the 18th of January  At 7:00 o’clock p.m.  At Suite 402, No. 120 Jianguo Road (w)

 28 August, 2005  Dear Sir / Madam,  We take pleasure in inviting you to the Autumn 2005’s Clothing Fair, to be held here in Hangzhou West Lake Building from 12 to 15 October,  A great variety of newly designed samples will be on exhibition. You will have a chance to examine a wide range of our export commodities and to conduct on- the-spot negotiation with our manufactures.  If you accept this invitation, please inform us of your date of arrival, so that we can make necessary arrangements.  Yours faithfully  Wang Jie  General Manager

Acceptance ( 接受邀请 ) Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Beamer accpet with pleasune Mr. Mrs. Black Smith’s kind invitation to be present at the marriage of their daughter Susan Anna to Mr. Robert Christ on Saturday, the eighth of December at five o’clock

Declination ( 尾婉谢绝邀请 ) Mr. and Mrs. George Smith regret that a previous engagement prevents their acceptance of Mr. and Mrs. Harry King’s kind invitation to dinner on Tuesday, July 1st at Five o’click p.m. at the Lotus Hotel.

Invitation  On the opening of the Chinese Export Commodities Fairs China Furniture Import & Export Corporation requests the honor of your presence at a reception in White Cloud Guest House on the 19th September, 2005 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

 January 25th, 2003  Dear Mrs. Mark,  Thank you for your invitation. I shall be delighted to come to dinner on Monday evening, February 10th. I know that Hamlet is a wonderful play and I am looking forward to the performance.  Sincerely yours,  Liu Ying

 Mr. Foster  regrets that an important business negotiation  prevents his acceptance of  your Company’s invitation to  the Cocktail Party  on Friday, December 26th, 2003  3:00 p.m.  at the Grand Hotel

Application Forms

 Li Jia is going to visit Singapore. Please fill in the Singapore Visa Application Form with her personal information given below in Chinese.  李佳， 生于 1978 年 1 月 7 日，女，未婚，中国 国籍，营企业住在中国上海华山路 1922 号 （出生地同上）。现任经理助理， 去新加波 旅游， 计划停留 4 天。 申请日期 2005 年 9 月 7 日。

Singapore Visa Application Form  Full name:__Li Jia__ Chinese Characters: _ 李 佳 ___  Date and place of birth: January 7th, 1978, shanghai  Gender: __ Female _ Marital Status: __Single___  Nationality: __Chinese____ Nationality at birth:___Chinese_  Permanent address: No Huanshan Road, Shanghai, China  Present address: No Huanshan Road, Shanghai, China  Occupation: _____Manager Assistant____  Reason for Visit: ____ Travel____  Proposed duration of stay: ____4 Days__  Signature: ____ 李 佳 __ Date: September 17th, 2003