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1、LOGOInvitation & ResponsesChapter 4 OutlineuWhat is an invitation?uThe classifications of invitationsuThe information included in an invitationWhat is an invitation?An invitation is a written or spoken request to come to an event such as a party, a meal, or a meeting. The classifications of invitati
2、onsuFormal Invitation: Invitation CarduInformal Invitation: Letters of InvitationThe information included in an invitationuEither kind of invitation must do three things:1. Invite the reader to the gathering2. Offer a reason for the gathering3. Give the date, time, and place of the gatheringThe info
3、rmation included in an invitationuOften formal invitations include “RSVP” and a telephone numberThe RSVP notation means “Please let us know if you plan to attend.” It informs invited guests that the host is expecting an immediate telephone reply to facilitate plans for the eventIf an invitation incl
4、udes “Regrets only”,it will require a reply only if the invited guest cannot attendI. Sending Invitations Sample Dear Mr. & Mrs. Magellan, We are deeply impressed by your lecture of September 20, which provides inspirations and practical assistance to my colleagues and me. Reason We are having a din
5、ner party at 18:30 p.m. this Friday September 27, at Wangjiao Yucun, No.5 Nongzhangguan Nanlu, and should be delighted if you could join us. Date, Time, Place Looking forward to seeing you. Invite Sincerely yours, Wang Ning PresidentSending Invitations Useful Expressions1.How to start your letter?uW
6、ould you please come to .next Monday for?uYou are cordially invited to the dinner party.uWill you dine with us at p.m. tomorrow?uWe are planning/giving/havingatonuWe would/should be (very) pleased/glad/delighted/happy if you could honor us with your presenceuWould you please Would you please do me a
7、 favor by joining a party?Sending Invitations Useful Expressions2. How to offer details about your arrangement?uWe are giving a luncheon at _ place at _ time on _ date to introduce _ product. uThe company will host a celebration in honor of Davids retirement at Nelson Tech, on December 10, from 4:00
8、 to 7:00 p.m. uRefreshments will be served from _ p.m. to _ p.m. uThe presentation will take place at _ place at _time on _date. Sending Invitations Useful Expressions3. How to end your letter? uWe are sure you will find the presentation interesting.uWe hope you will be able to attend. uWe are all l
9、ooking forward to hearing your views.uWe are looking forward to seeing you.uI will call you again Friday morning to make sure everything is in order. uJust call our office at 000-0000 and we will be glad to secure a place for you.uPlease let me know as soon as possible.II. Accepting Invitations Samp
10、le Dear Mr. Wang Ning: Mr. & Mrs. Magellan thank you for your kind invitation to the dinner party at 18:30 p.m. this Friday, September 27, at Wangjiao Yucun, and have much pleasure in accepting. Yours faithfully, George MagellanAccepting Invitations Useful ExpressionsuWe thank you for the kind invit
11、ation and have much pleasure in accepting.uWe are sincerely happy to join you at the Sheraton Great Wall dinner tomorrow.uI was very pleased to get your invitation. Id be glad to come and am looking forward to seeing you.uI have pleasure in accepting your invitation to dinner on Wednesday evening. I
12、ll be there on time.uThank you for your very kind invitation. I should love to come, and I am looking forward to it very much.uMy wife and I were greatly obliged for your kind invitation to the ceremony, to which well be happy to attend punctually.III. Declining Invitations Sample Dear Mr. Wang Ning
13、, I was delighted to read of your comments on my talks on September 20. Your invitation to the dinner party this Friday, Sepetmber 27, at Wangjiao Yucun at 18:30 p.m. should be one that I would very much like to accept. Unfortunately however, I have been committed to a farewell party for a retiring
14、Deputy President at another company on the same evening. Thank you for asking me, and I am sorry for missing an evening with you. Sincerely, George MagellanIII. Declining Invitations Useful ExpressionsuPlease accept my sincere regret at not being able to joinuI am sorry that I shall not be able to j
15、oin you because I am badly ill.uI regret that I have another arrangement at this time and will not be able to attend.uI appreciate very much your kind invitation, but I regret to say that I have another engagement on that day.uMost unfortunately, we shall be unable to avail ourselves of your kind in
16、vitation on account of a previous engagement.uWe wont be able to come to your dinner party on Sunday because that happens to be the day we are expecting guests ourselves.Invitation to a Wedding Dear Aunt Kate, David and I are to be married at the Community Church (区教堂区教堂)on Thursday, June the twelft
17、h, at noon. We want you come to the ceremony, and also to the wedding breakfast(喜宴喜宴) afterward at home. Well be awaiting your arrival, Aunt Kate, on the twelfth! With love HelenInvitation to a Dance Dear Martha, Next Friday October the first is our national Day, and we thought it would be pleasant
18、to have some of our friends here to celebrate it. Will you and Tom come? Well have dancing from seven until twelve. we are all looking forward to seeing you. Students of International business SchoolInvitation to an Anniversary Celebration of the founding of a School Dear Prof. Smith, On Monday, Sep
19、tember the tenth all the faculty members of Hu Nan University will celebrate the Seventieth Anniversary of the School Founding We have decided to have a party in honor of the occasion. The place is Teachers Reception Hall and the time is Friday evening, September the tenth, at six oclock. Come and b
20、ring your wife or other guest. We look forward to seeing you. In order to make proper reservations, will you send your acceptance to the attention of Professor Chen no later than a week before that day. Cordially, Wang HuaInvitation Card uThe invitation card is a most formal invitation letter, thoug
21、h very short in length, usually less than 14 lines. It pays great emphasis on choice of words and the setup of letter paper. Due to its formality, the card would involve complete names instead of abbreviations, and salutation is very formal, for which Mr. and Mrs. are most preferred. In addition, th
22、e card is written in third person so that we do not use “I” or “we” in invitation cards. uIt follows that it is challenging for a beginner to write an invitation card, in which he/she must very politely deal with people, time, place, and event in such a short length. Mr. and Mrs. John James Millerre
23、quest the honour of your presenceat the marriage of their daughterTiffany LynntoMr. Jason Andrew Smithon Saturday, the fifth of July two thousand and threeat half after seven oclock in the eveningSaint Stephen Catholic ChurchFour North Center StreetSaint Louis, MissouriNote: Unless their parents hav
24、e passed away, the card will be in the name of their parents.A Marriage Invitation Card from the Brides ParentsMR. AND MRS. ROBERT STANLEYREQUEST THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANYAT DINNERTHURSDAY, THE EIGHTH OF OCTOMBERAT THRITY AFTER SIXSEMI-ISLAND HOTELSHAOGUANA Dinner Invitation CardPracticeI.试比比较外国外
25、国专家局中文家局中文请柬和英文柬和英文请柬在写法和格式上的异同柬在写法和格式上的异同II. 为庆祝中祝中华人民共和国成立四十周年人民共和国成立四十周年订于一九八九年九月二十八日(星期四)于一九八九年九月二十八日(星期四)下午五下午五时三十分在人民大会堂宴会三十分在人民大会堂宴会厅举行招待会行招待会III. 敬敬请IV. 光光临V. 国家外国国家外国专家局家局VI.In Celebration of the 40th Anniversary1.of the Founding of2.The Peoples Republic of China3.State Bureau of Foreign Ex
26、perts4.Cordially invites you to5.A Reception6.on Thursday, September 28 1989 at 5:30 p.m.7.at Banquet Hall of the Great Hall of the People8. (Entrance North Gate)9. 10. II. 根据下面通知的内容起草一封邀根据下面通知的内容起草一封邀请信信“EGG CLUB” DINNER AND SEMINARTuesday, 7 February 1995E25-177, Whitaker BuildingM.I.T.45 Carleton
27、 Street, Cambridge, MA 02139(see map)Dinner: 6:00 pmSeminar: 7:00 pm NOTICESChapter 5 What is Notice? As one of the most commonly used practical writing, notices are used to publicize information. The information provided may be various: meeting, football match, a lecture, the opening of a new super
28、market, office removal, and instructions, regulations in workshops.TypesIn general, there are two types of notices: 1.notices giving full message of information2.notices giving a warning or an instruction. Department Meeting Wednesday,May 6 2:30p.m. English Building, Room 2011、The walking of dogs an
29、d the playing of ball games is not allowed in this park.2、 Prince Alfred Park NOTICE Parking of vehicles, playing of golf, walking ofdogs and the riding of bicycles is prohibited in this park. Unauthorized vehicles are prohibited in this park. Town ClerkFormat Notices may be sent in many different w
30、ays-posted up on notice board or bulletin board,advertised on the newspaper, or sent as a letter or an e-mail. So according to the ways they are released, they usually fall into four forms: form of poster, form of leaflet, form of mail and notice as public signs. Wednesday Feb.16 7pm Rm 210 Sat. Feb
31、. 26 10:00-2:00 2) Notices in a form of leaflet (传单形式形式) A leaflet notice contains more information and is often used as a way of promotion. A short form is usually attached to it. Notice in this form is like an advertisement. A well-designed one will attract people to read. When writing a leaflet n
32、otice, one should make it: eye-pleasing and reader-friendly.4) Notice as Public Signs(公共(公共标语形式)形式) The simplicity is most appreciated for public signs when acting as warning.Summarize:Generally speaking, a notice is made up of five parts: Heading helps readers to focus on the purpose as quickly as
33、possible. A good heading directs readers attention immediately to the information or instruction notices want to convey. Body is mainly about the information that is being conveyed. Name of the person issuing the notice Position of the person issuing the notice Date of the person issuing the noticeP
34、ractice Task 1: Translate some useful expressions into Chinese. 1.All classes will be resumed on the 8th. 所有的班所有的班级八号恢复上八号恢复上课2. All the teachers, staff and workers are requested to be present on time. 全体教全体教职员工工务必准必准时出席出席3. Come and cheer them on! 欢迎前往助迎前往助兴!4. Please be informed that : 敬告敬告诸位位5. A
35、vailable at the Ticket Office 售票地点:售票售票地点:售票处6. No Smoking, Offenders to Be Fined 5 Dollars. 严禁吸烟,禁吸烟,违者者罚款款5美元。美元。7. Everyone is welcome! 欢迎大家光迎大家光临!8. Please Check and See if the Money is Right. We are Not Responsible after You Leave the Store. 钱票当面点清,离柜概不票当面点清,离柜概不负责。9. Under the auspices of 由由主主
36、办10. Office Hour: 8:00a.m._6:00p.m. 上班(上班(营业)时间上午八点至下午六点。上午八点至下午六点。11. Cameras Forbidden。 禁止拍照。禁止拍照。12. Replace the Newspaper after Reading. 报纸阅后放回原后放回原处。13. Reduce Speed Now 减速。减速。14. Dont Touch High-Tension Wire. 高高压,危,危险!15. Dont Dump Rubbish Here. 此此处不准倒垃圾。不准倒垃圾。Task 2:u请试将下列通知译成英语:请试将下列通知译成英语:1
37、.市场营销部全体职员请于市场营销部全体职员请于8 月月20日(星期三)下日(星期三)下午午5时到营销经理办公室开会。时到营销经理办公室开会。2.北京大学李教授将于北京大学李教授将于10月月6日(星期四)上午日(星期四)上午10时在图书馆时在图书馆435室作学术演讲。题目是:室作学术演讲。题目是:“如何如何建立贸易关系建立贸易关系”。欢迎大家踊跃参加。欢迎大家踊跃参加。3.你在你在305教室教室捡到一个到一个MP3,在通知中你,在通知中你说明明捡到到MP3的的时间和地点,并和地点,并让失主前来失主前来认领。 Notice All staff of Marketing Department sho
38、uld attend the meeting to be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday Aug.20 in the marketing managers office. Marketing manager Marketing Meeting in managers office Wednesday Aug. 20 5:00 p.m. All StaffAll Staff! Speaker: Prof. Li Beijing UniversityDate: Thursday ,Oct.6Time: 10 a.m.Place:Rm.435 in the librar
39、y ALL WELCOME!An MP3 Found On the evening of June 6, an MP3 player was left in Classroom 309. Owner may claim it at the department office. FinderTASK 3:试将下列将下列寻人启事人启事译成成汉语 MISSING MARY Age: 13FROM: ColoradoWhite Female. Born 2/9/72EYES: Brown HAIR: BrownHEIGHT:53 WEIGHT:115IbsDATE MISSING:12/20/84 Braces,piercedEars.Small faint scars on bottom of chin.IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY THESE CHILDREN OR ANY OTHER MISSING CHILD, CALL THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. 1-800-843-5678Thank YOU!