1、Mr. and Mrs. John Smith request the honour of the presence ofMr. and Mrs. J. A. Brownat the marriage of their daughterElizabeth SmithtoMr. John Frederick HamiltonSaturday, the twenty-ninth of Septemberat four oclock p.m.Church of Heavenly RestNew York译文如下：JA布朗先生及夫人：兹定于九月二十九日（星期六）下午四时在纽约天安教堂为小女伊丽莎白史密
2、斯与约翰?弗雷德里克汉密尔顿先生举行婚礼，届时恭请 光临。约翰史密斯夫妇谨订。这是一张正式的英文结婚请柬，格式采用固定的分行式。在内容安排上按照“邀请者 被邀请者 邀请之意 活动内容 时间 地点” 这样的先后顺序。汉语的顺序是“活动时间 活动地点 活动内容 邀请之意 邀请者的姓名” ，邀请者的姓名应写在右下角，与正文分开。无论是英语请柬还是汉语请柬，在语言上的要求是一致的，都须简洁明了，措辞庄重、文雅，比如，原请柬中为表达邀请之意所用的是“request the honour of the presence of”，翻译时用“ 恭请光临”与之对应。此外，译文的开头用了“ 兹定于”，结尾处用“
3、谨订” ，这样的用词都体现了请柬正式的文体。但有两点不同：第一，英文请柬从头至尾都采用第三人称，译成中文时，一般应改用第一人称，如：“the marriage of their daughter”译成“为小女”；第二，英文请柬中星期应写在日期之前，译成汉语时，星期应写在日期后面的括号内。Bryan Parker（这里写生日人的名字）requests the pleasure of the company ofTony Dixon（这儿写被邀请人的名字，最好写得大一些，以示尊重）for a birthday partyat（at 最好单独一行，后面是地址）Room 303, East Build
4、ing, 31 Uverdale Road, Warwickat 5 pm on Friday, 10 May 1990RSVP: Luna Parker（这里是这份邀请函的书写人的名字，RSVP 表示请回复）Tel: 14927852（你的联系方式，也可以不写）摘要：邀请信包括宴会、舞会、晚餐、聚会、婚礼等各种邀请信件，形式上大体分为两种: 一种为正规的格式 (formal correspondence)，亦称请柬;一种是非正式格式 (informal correspondence), 即一般的邀请信。邀请信是在形式上不如请柬那样正规，但也是很考究。 邀请信包括宴会、舞会、晚餐、聚会、婚礼等
5、各种邀请信件，形式上大体分为两种:一种为 正规的格式 (formal correspondence)， 亦称请柬;一种是非正式格式 (informal correspondence), 即一般的邀请信。邀请信是在形式上不如请柬那样正规，但也是很考究。书写时应注意: 邀请信一定要将邀请的时间(年、月、日、钟点 )、地点、场合写清楚，不能使接信人存在任何疑虑。例如:“Id like you and Bob to come to Luncheon next Friday.”这句话中所指的是哪个星期五并不明确，所以应加上具体日期, “Id like you and Bob to come to lun
6、cheon next Friday, May the fifth.” 1. 邀请朋友共进午餐 Inviting a friend to informal luncheonDear Zhang Ying:Will you come to luncheon on Friday, May the fifth, at twelve oclock? My niece Mary is visiting us and I think you will enjoy meeting her. She is a charming, very pretty girl and very good company! J
7、ohn and Jane will be here, and perhaps we can give a dance after luncheon. Do say youll come! Affectionately yours, Li Ming 亲爱的张营: 您能在5 月 5 日星期五中午 12 点钟 来吃午饭吗? 我侄女玛丽正在我们家中作客，我想您会乐于见到她的。她是个漂亮而聪明的女孩子，同她在一起是很使人高兴的!约翰和简 也到这里来，也许在饭后我们能开个舞会 ，说好，一定得来呀! 2. 邀请朋友同他们不认识的人一起共进晚餐 Inviting friends to supper with
8、the strangers Dear Susan: I know you are interested in oil painting, so Im sure youll be interested in Mr. and Mrs. Lin dun! They are coming here to supper next Sunday night, October the twelfth, and wed like you and Walter to come, too. Mr. and Mrs. Lin Dun are that very charming couple we met in L
9、ondon last summer. They have a wonderful collection of oil paintings of various stages; and I understand that Mr. Lin Dun is quite an authority on oil painting. Im sure you and Walter will thoroughly enjoy and evening in their company. Were planning supper at six; that will give us a nice long eveni
10、ng to talk. If I dont hear from you before then, Ill be expecting you on the twelfth! Affectionately yours, Li Ming 亲爱的苏珊: 我知道您对油画是有兴趣的，所以我相信您对林顿夫妇也会感兴趣。他们将在10 月 12 日( 下星期日)来吃饭，我们很希望您和瓦尔特也能同来。林顿夫妇 是那么好的一对夫妻。我们是去年夏天在伦敦 认识的。他们集有 各个不同时期精美的油画作品。我知道，林顿先生在研究 油画方面是颇有权威的。我深信，那天晚上您和瓦尔特同他们在一起，一定会很愉快。 我们准备在 6
11、点钟吃晚饭，这样就能有较长的时间闲谈。如果事前接不到您的回信，我就指望你们那天到来。3. 邀请参加新厂开工典礼 Invitation to opening ceremony of new factory Dear Mr. Harrison: Our new factory will be commencing production on April 10 and we should like to invite you and your wife to be present at a celebration to mark the occasion. As you will appreciat
12、e this is an important milestone for this organization, and is the result of continued demand for our products, both at home and overseas. We are inviting all those individuals and trust that you will pay us the compliments of accepting. Please confirm that you will be able to attend by advising us
13、of your time we can arrange for you to be met. All arrangements for your stay overnight on April 10 will, of course, be made by us at our expense. Yours faithfully, 亲爱的 哈里森先生: 本公司新厂将于 4 月 10 日开始投产，希望能邀请贤伉俪 来参加新厂开工典礼。 如您所知，新厂的设立是本公司的一个里程碑，而这正是海内外对本公司产品不断需求的结果。我们邀请了所有对本公司的成功贡献一切力量的个人，我们相信，您一定会赏光。 如您确能
14、参加，请来函告知您抵达的时间 以便我们为您安排会晤。当然，所有安排您在10 日晚间 夜宿的费用，皆将由公司代您支付。 4. 邀请来家中小住及周末聚会 An invitation for a house and weekend party5. Dear Jane: I hope you and Fred havent any plan for the weekend of July twenty-fourth as wed like you to spend it with us at Far Acres. Its simply beautiful here now, with everythi
15、ng in bloom! I think we can promise Fred some good fishing this year. The fish are biting better than ever! So bring your fishing clothes; and be sure to bring your tennis things, too, because the Owens are coming and Im sure youll want to get out on the courts with them. Theres a very good train Fr
16、iday night; Ive marked it in red on the timetable. It gets you here about seven-thirty which is just in time for dinner. You can get a late train back Sunday night, or theres an early express that Bob usually takes on Monday morning. We hope nothing will prevent you from coming, as were looking forw
17、ard to your visit and I know the Owens are looking forward to seeing you again, too. Be sure to let us know what train you are taking so that Bob can meet you at the station. Affectionately yours, 6. 亲爱的 简: 如果您7 月 24 日没有什么活动安排，我希望您和弗雷德能同我们一起在远庄园 共度周末，那里已经鲜花遍地，现正在最美丽的时节。 我想，今年我们能让 弗雷德钓鱼钓得更快活。鱼儿比过去任何时
18、候都爱上钓鱼。请把钓鱼的服装带来，也别忘记带上打网球的用具，因为我们还邀约了欧文 夫妇，我想，你们是乐意同他们打网球的。 星期五晚上有一班舒适的火车，我已经在火车时刻表上做了红色记号，火车大约在7 点半钟把你们送到这里，正是吃晚饭时间。星期日晚上 你们可以乘晚车回来。或者，在 星期一早晨也有一班快车，就是鲍勃常坐的那一班车。 我们希望没有什么事情会阻碍你们，我们在等待着你们光临我知道欧文夫妇 好盼望再次见到你们。准备乘哪一班火车，请一定告诉我们，好让鲍勃到车站迎接你们。 5. 邀请参加招待会 An invitation for a reception Dear Mr. Smith: It wo
19、uld give me/us great pleasure to have your presence at a reception in honor of the Chinese delegation. The reception will be held in the the City Hall, on Tuesday, October the fourth. Cocktails will be served promptly at six to be followed b dinner at eight. I/We sincerely hope you can attend. Let m
20、e/us know. Sincerely yours 亲爱的 史密斯先生: 如您能够出席为 中国代表团而举行的招待会， 我(们)将感到十分荣幸。 招待会定于10 月 4 日( 星期二)在市政厅 举行。 6 点钟准时举行 鸡犬不宁尾酒会， 随之在8 点钟举行 正式的晚宴。 我(们)期待着您的光临。请提前通知您能否出席。6. 邀请演讲Inviting someone to address a meeting Dear Dr. Rodger: The English Department of Nankai University would like to extend to you an invi
21、tation to be our guest speaker at the annual conference to be held at the meeting room at eight oclock, Saturday morning, December the thirtieth, 1993. As you know, the department is interested in the 20th century English literature Since you are familiar with the field, we know your views will be e
22、xtremely interesting to us. You will receive further details later, but we would appreciate having your acceptance soon so we may complete our agenda. Cordially, 亲爱的 罗杰博士: 南开大学外文系特邀请您出席1993 年 12 月 30 日( 星期六)早八点在(系会议室) 召开的学术年会并作演讲。 正如您所了解的，南大外文系对20 世纪的英国文学颇感兴趣。您对此领域很熟悉，您的见解定会给我们带来很大的兴趣。 我们将随后把有关细节通知您，但恳请您尽快予以答复，以便作出安排。
