四.信件
开头与结尾用语
开头：Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Dear sir or Madam, Dear President, Dear Sales Manager, Dear Dean, Dear Professor, To whom it may concern, Dear Mr. Smith,
结尾：Yours faithfully, Yours truly, Yours, Yours sincerely, Best regards, Best wishes, lovingly yours, sincerely yours,
正文第一句
朋友：Hi! How are you?
Hello! I hope everything is fine.
Hi! How is everything going?
如不认识：I was a guest at your hotel from June 25 to 28.
I am a student at your college, enrolled in the computer course.
致谢：Thank you for your invitation to the international medical conference on October 11.
Thank you for your letter dated October 11. www.joozone.com
解释写信原因：I am writing to advise you for the loss of my credit card.
I’d like to inquire about course details.
I am writing to complain about/of the poor service at your restaurant.
结尾段
发出请求：I am looking forward to your prompt reply.
Please reply to us at your earliest convenience.
表达歉意：once again, I am sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Please accept my apologies once again.
提出投诉：I expect to hear from you very soon.
Please give this matter your immediate attention.
常用信件写作介绍
投诉信
开头：自我介绍，交代投诉内容，表明本信的目的和要求
正文：说明情况，讲清利害，分析利弊。告诉对方你因此受到的伤害或不便，提出解决问题的建议，表明希望如何处理。
结尾：表达希望问题得到迅速恰当解决的强烈愿望。希望尽快得到满意的答复。
常用句型：
I am writing to you to complain about….
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with/at…
I beg to call your attention to the fact that…
I wish to refer you to an incident which occurred…, calling for some remedial action.
I very much regret to have to inform you that…
I am totally/completely disappointed/upset to find…
I find it awful/quite distressing that…
My experience in…on…(date) shocked me. I can hardly put up with it.
There are some problems with the … that I wish to bring to attention. For one thing, there is…. For another, …
I can hardly stand/bear/tolerate/put up with it any more.
To improve the situation/solve the above problem, it is advisable for you to take the following measures:…
I look forward to a day when we could really enjoy a more efficient service.
Ex. 5
You are a college student who applies to a university for an MA degree program of the major “Life Science”. Introduce yourself and state out the reasons. Ask them to send the necessary information concerning the course.
小编建议：英语作文