1、Congratulation Letters & Cards,Unit 4 Social Letters,Contents,Introduction Process Congratulation Letters Congratulation Cards,Introduction,按西方国家的习俗，亲友之间在重大节日要写祝贺信或赠礼物，如圣诞节、新年、婚礼、生日等等。当亲友晋升、考试成功、毕业、乔迁新居、获得工作、新业开张以及获奖等等，也要写祝贺信。祝贺信要写的及时，得到喜讯后应立即动笔。信中要提到具体的喜事，表达出写信人的喜悦心情，并致以衷心的祝贺。总的来说，这类书信只需寥寥数语，但用词必须亲
2、切有礼， 表达出真诚的喜悦。,Process,1. Use the word “congratulations“ early in your letter. 2. Mention the reason why you congratulate someone, such as graduation, promotion, honor, baby.3. Tell how happy, pleased, proud or impressed you are and why.,4. If necessary, tell how you learned about the good news. If
3、you read it the newspaper, enclose the clipping or photocopy of it.5.Close your letter with wishes for the person or expressions of your confidence: wish the person continued success and happiness; express your confidence in a bright future; assure the person of your love, affection, admiration, war
4、mth, interest, delight, pleasure or continued business support.,Summary,Style: personal and formal Contents: cause； what and when； best wishes.,Samples,Sample 2:恭喜订婚（Congratulations on Engagement）,Dear Robert,Good news travels fast. I am pleased to hear that you and Joan became engaged last week. Co
5、ngratulations! You two are indeed a perfect match.Best wishes from me on your engagement. Someday I hope to meet Joan. Please remember me to her and tell her my best wishes for her happiness.Yours very sincerely Don,Sample 3:恭喜添丁（Congratulations on Newborn Son） Dear Jenny,How happy you must be to ha
6、ve a beautiful new baby boy. The happiness in my heart is just the same as yours. Now youve experienced the joy that only a new mother knows as her baby is put into her arms for the first time. I am sure that the little stranger must look like his father and some years later he will be a smart fello
7、w. May the years ahead be filled with good health and good fortune for you and Steven and your little whats-his-name.Best wishes to all of you! Very sincerely yours, Joan,Sample 4: 答复祝贺（Reply to Congratulations on Newborn Baby）,Dear Jerry, I thank you for your congratulations on the birth of our boy
8、. In matters of this kind, hopeful husbands are often doomed to disappointment. I have noticed frequently that anxiety for a son generally results in a daughter. We are lucky. Need I say that the boy is a fine boy? Did you ever know a baby of either sex that was not “fine”? Mother and childHeaven bl
9、ess them both!are doing well, and the father is delighted to be able to make such a good report of them. The latter, proud of his new acquisition, remains now, as ever,Sincerely yours, J. B. WIGGINS.,Practice,（1）贵公司新店开张，谨致贺意。 （2）这是你应得的奖赏，我们真为你感到自豪。 （3）我祝你们俩万事如意。 （4）这是你们一生中的大喜事，请接受我的衷心祝贺。,Patterns p.
10、120,（1）贵公司新店开张，谨致贺意。Please accept our warmest congratulations on the opening of your new branch. （2）这是你应得的奖赏，我们真为你感到自豪。It is an award that you richly deserve. We are really proud of you. （3）我祝你们俩万事如意。I wish you both the best of everything in life. （4）这是你们一生中的大喜事，请接受我的衷心祝贺。Let me offer you my warmest
11、 congratulations on the happiest event of your life.,Congratulation Cards,New Year Cards and Christmas Cards,On this special day I send you New Years greetings and hope that some day soon we shall be together.,New Year Cards and Christmas Cards,May peace and love be your gift at Christmasand always!
12、,New Year Cards and Christmas Cards,On the occasion of the New Year, may my wife and I extend to you and yours our warmest greetings, wishing you a happy New Year, your career greater success and your family happiness.,Birthday Cards,I know I keep you busy, but you keep me busy, too. While youre bus
13、y taking care of me, Im busy loving you. Have a wonderful birthday! Happy birthday to the best mom a son has ever had!,Birthday Cards,Year by year, Father, you mean more and more to those who love you.,Valentines Day,Thinking of you still makes my heart beat faster.I love you,and dont care who knows
14、 it !,Sample 1: A Greeting Card,Dear Larry: Christmas time is here once more, soon it will be time again to bring in the new year. We wish the merriest of Christmas to you and all your loved ones. Wed also like to take the opportunity to give our sincere thanks to you for all the help youve given us
15、 in our English study. In the year ahead, we wish you happiness and success. Well toast to you on this special white Christmas in China.Yours sincerely, Fang,Sample 2: A gift card,Dear Joyce,The roses are from our own garden. We send them to you with love. Hope you enjoy their beauty and Sweet smile
16、.Please take good care of yourself. We wish you a quick recovery.Best regards,Yours,Mary Kent,Sample 3: Reply to the gift sender,Dear Mary, The roses you sent me yesterday are right near me on the table. Some of them opened this morning. The flowers are so lovely and sweet that they make me feel muc
17、h better. It was really very thoughtful of you. Thank you ever so much.Most appreciatively,Joyce Lamb,1. Ready-Made Letters Letter 1 Dear _, One day means very special to me, that is _(month) the _(date), your birthday. With my best wishes for many happy returns of your birthday.Yours,Ready-Made Let
18、ters,Letter 2,Dear _, What a pleasant surprise to hear the news of your coming marriage to Mr. / Miss_. Congratulations! He/She is such a(n)_ gentleman/girl and we are sure you have made an excellent choice which will bring you a life time of happiness. We beg your acceptance of the enclosed gift as
19、 a token of our best wishes.Our best regards and devoirs to your bridegroom/ bride.Yours,Letter 3,Dear _, I am happy to learn the good news of your graduation from _ with honors. You certainly have done a very good job in the past four years of your studies. _ is one of the best universities in _ an
20、d I am sure the campus achievements will lead you to a great future of your career. Please accept my sincere congratulations and best wishes for your future success.Yours sincerely,Letter 4,Dear _, It was a pleasure to hear that you are promoted to the position of _ in _. My heartiest congratulation
21、s! I really think you deserve the position after years of service and experience you have had in _. You have my best wishes for your greater success in all that you undertake.Sincerely yours,Practice,Complete the following letters according to the information given.,We take this opportunity at the e
22、nd of the year to _谨向您致以最良好的祝愿 for 2007. We hope that the New Year _ _使我们两国之间的贸易有进一步的增加 and we look forward to continued _ 友好贸易关系 with you.,send our greetings and best wishes,will bring a furtherincrease in trade between our two countries,friendly business relations,Dear Mr. Ali,It was with great pl
23、easure that my colleagues had heard of your appointment as _亚洲及太平洋经济社会委员会主席. We should like to offer you our hearty congratulations. May we add that in our opinion_再也没有更适合接受这一荣誉 than yourself.With warmest good wishes for the future,Yours sincerely,Chairman of Economic Social Commission for,Asia and
24、the Pacific,no one more deserves the honor,Write an informal letter of congratulation to a friend of yours based on the following notes.1) Congratulations on your friends appointment to the General Manger of this company.2) The promotion is due to his hard work.3) You are going to New York very soon
25、. You promise to call him after you come back.4) Express your best wishes for the future.,Dear Charles,I am very glad to hear that you have been appointed General Manager of your company. I know how hard you have worked, and you certainly deserve it. It is a great pity we cant get together soon. Im
26、going to New York for two weeks but Ill give you a ring when I get back. Meanwhile, all the very best wishes for the future. Yours sincerely Stephen,Translate the following letters into English.,1) 彭先生： 欢乐的节日又来到了，我祝您新年快乐，贸易兴隆。 我希望在2007年中我们与贵国之间的贸易将不断增加。 顺致问候。2) 罗宾逊先生：欣悉您已被任命为英格索兰德公司董事会的董事。虽然这个职务对您来说
27、并不过高，但已经是一个了不起的成就。请接受我最衷心的祝贺和最良好的祝愿。,3) 张先生：欣悉您新近就任外贸部副部长。看到您为您国家所作的贡献得到了如此的肯定，我非常高兴。趁此机会谨向您表示最良好的祝愿。顺致最亲切的问候。4) 杰克逊先生： 请您收下这件礼物，它是我对您所提供的帮助表示感激之情和向您本人表示敬意的象征。我知道您认为这点事不值一提，但我对此非常感激，并将铭记在心。,Translate the following letters into English.,Dear Mr. Peng, The festive season is with us once again, and I w
28、ould like to wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year. I hope that during 2007 we shall have increased trade with your country.With kind regards,Yours sincerely,1),Dear Mr. Robinson,I was delighted to hear that you were appointed to Board of Ingersoll-Rand Company. This is a marvelous achieveme
29、nt, though no more than you deserve. Please accept my heartiest congratulations and best wishes for the future.Yours sincerely,2),Dear Mr. Zhang,I am delighted to hear of your new appointment as a vice minister of foreign trade. I am very happy to see your work for your country recognized in this wa
30、y.I take this opportunity of sending you my very best wishes for the future.With kindest regards,Yours sincerely,3),Dear Mr. Jackson,I hope you will accept this gift as a small token of my esteem for you, and of my gratitude for the services you have rendered me. I know you make light of them, but I
31、 am very grateful and shall always remember them.Yours very sincerely,4),Key to exercise 3,I. 1. congratulations 2. elected 3. appointment 4. in view of 5. deserve 6. promote 7.assistance 8.term,II. 1. 欣悉贵公司的销售额在市场的销售中名列第一。 2.值此大喜之际，请接受我最热烈的祝贺。 3. 祝贺贵公司50周年纪念。 4. 祝您在今后五年里飞黄腾达。 5. 祝贺你！我们都为你所取得的巨大成就感到
32、骄傲。,III. 1. Wish you every success in the future. 2. Congratulations on your promotion. 3. Please accept our warmest congratulations on the opening of your new branch. 4. It is an award that you richly deserve. We are really proud of you. 5. All of us at the office send you our heartiest congratulat
33、ions.,IV. Dear Mr. Clark,Please accept our warmest congratulations on the opening of your London branch. We wish you every success in your increased involvement in the competitive market.Should there be any way in which we can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me personally.Yours sincerely, (Signature) Mike Tang,
