邀请信Letter of Invitation
邀请函是日常生活和工作中常见的一种信函,具有简洁、热情的特点．写邀请函时需注意：
１．礼貌、友好地发出邀请．
２．清楚地写明邀请的原因活动的时间（年月日时分）以及地点．
３．结尾时表示希望对方接受邀请．
４．如果要求被邀请人答复，应注明ＲＳＶＰ／r.s.v.p（法语，意思是＂请答复＂）或Please reply(左下角)．
In a formal invitation card, you need to indicate: (1)the name of the sender of the card(your name);(2)the name of the receiver of the card(the reader’s name);(3)the occasion;(4)the place;(5)the date and time; and sometimes(6)the telephone number of the sender (your telephone number)
I. Sample reading
1. A sample letter of invitation to a birthday party
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20, Queen’s Rd.,5/F
Hong Kong
13th May 2000
Dear Jane,
It’s my birthday next Wednesday, May the eighteenth. Can you come to a party in my house? It starts at three o’clock in the afternoon.
Rebecca and Irene are going to make a birthday cake in my house and they will come in the morning. Can you come early too and help put up the decoration? After the tea party, we are going to exchange presents. Will you bring one along when you come?
I hope you can come.
Love,
Mary |
2. Personal formal invitation
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Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
Request the pleasure of the company of
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Green
At dinner
On Monday, the fourth of AprilAt eight o’clock
8106 Keats road
R. A. V. PTel: 72453245 |
3. Formal acceptance
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Mr. William Sregory
Accepts with pleasure
The kind invitation of
The Local Bank Tellers Club
Saturday, May the sixth
At four o’clock
Suite 13 of the Howard Building |
4. Formal refusal
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Mr. and Mrs. Barry Green
Regret that a previous engagement
Prevents their accepting
The kind invitation to dinner
At the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
On Monday, the fourth of April |
5. An informal invitation to dinner
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Dear Jim,
We are having several colleagues for dinner at 7:00p.m on Friday, May the fifth, at the Oriental Express. We all hoping you can join us.
Yours,
Edward. |
6. Informal refusal of an invitation
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Dear Perty,
How nice of you to ask me to small late-dinner party on Tuesday, June the 7th, 2004. I only wish I could be with you, but unfortunately Tuesday is now my day to work at our bank.
Affectionately yours,
Henry |
II. Tips on writing
1. How to start your letter?
You are invited to attend our annual company open house.
We invite you to join us in thanking David Lee for his 25 years of leadership.
It would be a great pleasure to meet you on _______ [date] at the ____________ [trade fair] in _______ [city].
TCCS Inc. invites you to an exclusive showing of its latest computing and telecommunications products.
The pleasure of your company is cordially requested at the ITA anniversary celebration.
Would you be interested in sharing your experience with the members of our association at their monthly dinner meeting?
Would you be willing to share with us the techniques that have earned you the reputation of a top salesman?
You are invited to attend our annual company open house.
We invite you to join us in thanking David Lee for his 25 years of leadership.
It would be a great pleasure to meet you on _______ [date] at the ____________ [trade fair] in _______ [city].
TCCS Inc. invites you to an exclusive showing of its latest computing and telecommunications products.
The pleasure of your company is cordially requested at the ITA anniversary celebration.
Would you be interested in sharing your experience with the members of our association at their monthly dinner meeting?
Would you be willing to share with us the techniques that have earned you the reputation of a top salesman?
2. How to end your letter?
We are sure you will find the presentation interesting.
We hope you will be able to attend.
We are all looking forward to hearing your views.
We are looking forward to seeing you.
I will call you again Friday morning to make sure everything is in order.
Just call our office at 000-0000 and we will be glad to secure a place for you.
Please let me know as soon as possible.
We are sure you will find the presentation interesting.
We hope you will be able to attend.
We are all looking forward to hearing your views.
We are looking forward to seeing you.
I will call you again Friday morning to make sure everything is in order.
Just call our office at 000-0000 and we will be glad to secure a place for you.
Please let me know as soon as possible.
Please inform us of your date of arrival, so that we can make necessary arrangements.
3. useful expressions
1. Request the honor/pleasure of the company/presence of
2. Accept with pleasure the kind invitation of
3. Regret that a previous engagement prevents them from accepting the invitation to …
4. Do say you’ll come.
5. Do let me know if you can make it.
6. We’ll be expecting you at six o’clock.. Don’t disappoint us.
7. It would give us a great pleasure to have your presence at the meeting.
8. I will be happy to accept your kind invitation to speak at the meeting.
9. How awful to have to turn down your invitation.
10. We regret that we can’t make it because of a previous engagement.
11. Please accept my regrets, and I’ll try to make it next time.
III. Practice
Practice 1
写一正式邀请信并写一回函由于事先有约不能应邀。
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雷切尔.卡森夫妇：
今定于六月二日星期五晚六时在香港深水湾道100号新亚洲大酒店为我们父母的金婚纪念举行晚宴。
敬请光临
张克晴夫妇敬邀 |
Practice 2
写信日期：2003年7月19日
写信人：Assistant G. Manager of DDCC, Teresa Wang
收信人：acting president David Chapman of Marshal International Chemicals Corp.
要点：Wang 先生欲邀请Chapman先生参加他们公司在8月1号到3号举行的十周年庆典。他还安排Chapman先生与DDCC总经理Liu先生会晤，谈论未来合作事宜。
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Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Keqin
request the presence of
Mr. and Mrs. Rachel Carson’s company
at a dinner
in honor of their parents’
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
on Friday, the second of June
at six o’clock
New Asia Hotel
100 Deep Water Bay Road
Hong Kong
R.S.V.P |
参考答案
practice 1
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Mr. and Mrs. Rachel Carson
regret that they are unable to accept
Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Keqin’s
kind invitation to a dinner
on Friday, the second of June
at six o’clock
New Asia Hotel
owing to previous engagement |
Practice 2
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Dear President Chapman,
There will be a celebration party for our company’s tenth anniversary, to be held from August 1 to 3 at our convention hall. I cordially invite you to join us.
Besides, I will arrange a meeting for you and Mr. Liu, the General Manager of DDCC, during which you may have a talk about out future cooperation.
I can assure you that we will make everything convenient to you. Please accept our warm welcome and sincere invitation.
Sincerely yours,
(signature)
Teresa Wang
Assistant G. Manager of DDCC |
