I. USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
常用语
1. How to start your letter?
Thanks for the invitation, and I am delighted to take part in the discussion on Web security.
I gladly accept your invitation to speak at the upcoming Health Care Seminar.
I appreciate your invitation to the product presentation on December 15.
Our firm is very interested in equipment for wireless communications, and I would like to see what you have to offer.
2. How to end your letter?
Thank you again for the invitation. See you on the 15th!
Thanks again for the invitation, and I look forward to meeting you at the auto exhibition.
II. SAMPLE
范文
Sample 1.
Dear ___________:
Thank you for your invitation to the presentation of your new digital audio-visual systems. Our firm is very interested in your new models, and I would like to see how the new features work.
I look forward to meeting you at the ________ Exhibition Center on ___________[date]. Thanks again for inviting us.
Sincerely yours,
____________[name]
____________[title]
Sample 2.
Dear ____________:
Thank you for your invitation. I am delighted to participate in your seminar on June 10.
Could you please make arrangements for a projector and a video machine? I will also prepare some handouts and will send them to your attention by May 31.
I look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
Sincerely yours,
____________[name]
____________[title]
III. TIPS
掌握写作要领
1. Thank the recipient for inviting you.
2. Say that you are delighted to accept the invitation.
3. Confirm the date and other details about the meeting or visit.
4. Ask for more information if you need.
5. Express your appreciation again at the end of the letter.
IV. EXERCISE: WORDS, PHRASES AND SENTENCE PATTERNS
精通常用词组和句型
V. UPGRADING YOUR ENGLISH
英语升级
VI. SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
GOODIES & GIFTS (实惠小礼物)
A Ready-Made Letter for You
The following Letter of Introduction will be useful to you when you need to send one of your managers to visit a company or organization:
Dear ___________:
The bearer of this letter is Mr./Ms. ___________, our Sales Manager, who is visiting ______[city] on our behalf to investigate possibilities of exporting our products to _________[country].
I am grateful for your letter of _________[date] in which you offered to help our sales manager. I will appreciate any assistance you can give during his visit to your city.
Yours sincerely,
____________[name]
____________[title]
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