1、Letter of Invitation & Reply,邀请信的分类,通常邀请信分两种：一种是正式的，叫请帖或请柬；一种是非正式的，就是一般的邀请信。 请柬：邀请人、被邀请人、地点、场合等。 邀请信措辞婉转、诚恳有礼；语言表达清楚明确，态度真诚，语气婉转。,邀请信的主要内容,1.表明写作意图,向对方发出邀请; 2. 说明邀请的具体原因,活动的具体时间及地点等; 3. 结尾时表示希望对方接受邀请; 4. 表明希望尽快得到答复,有时可注明R.S.V.P./ r.s.v.p. (法语，意思是“请赐复”),邀请信回复的主要内容,1. 无论是否接受邀请,都应表明谢意; 2. 如接受邀请,应确认应邀时间
2、、地点等详细信息； 3. 如谢绝邀请,文字应婉转,应表示歉意,并说明原因,有时可提出下次再邀的请求.,Sample 1 Informal Letter of Invitation,Dear Mary, We are having a dinner party for some of our special friends and wonder if you and Jerry can come. It is on Friday 18th at 8 p.m. at our home. Please say you can come as no party is complete without
3、you two!,Accepting the Invitation,August 23, 2007Dear Mr. and Mrs. Green, We will be delighted to dine with you at your home on Friday 18th at 8 p.m. at your home. Thank you so much for your kind invitation. We are looking forward to seeing you both. Very sincerely yours, Mary,Sample 2 Formal Letter
4、 of Invitation,Mr. and Mrs. Henry Turner request the pleasure of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Helen to Mr. Carl Baker on Sunday, the fifth of July at half past six oclock p.m. 58 Water Road Hong Kong R.S.V.P.,Sample1,Mr. _ requests the pleasure of_ _s company at _ on _, the _ of_
5、at _ oclock _ _ （R.S.V.P.or rsvp）,首先是主人的姓名（要用全称）或头衔,客人姓名的全称（加s）或用Your(泛指),request(s) the pleasure (honor of)相当于汉语“恭请”,“company or presence at”相当于汉语的“光临”,星期和日期,钟点,具体地点,如要求复信，请柬下方要标注此符号，法语意为：请赐复,Style of an invitation card(请柬格式):,Mr. and Mrs. request the pleasure of the company of Mr. and Mr. at (in c
6、elebration of) (time) (place) R. S. V. P.,Mr. and Mrs. Bill Douglasregret exceedingly that owing to a previous engagement they are unable to accept Mr. and Mrs. Henry Turners kind invitation to be present at the marriage of their daughter Helen Turner to Mr. Carl Baker on Sunday, the fifth of July A
7、t half past six oclock p.m.,Informal Letter of Declining an Invitation,Dear Henry, We are so sorry that we cannot come to the dinner you are giving this Sunday for your daughters wedding. Unfortunately, we have a previous engagement that day which we really cant change. We do appreciate you asking u
8、s and hope that you will have a very happy day. Very best wishes to the young couple and we look forward to seeing you before too long.,Formal Letter of declining an Invitation,Mr. and Mrs. Bill Douglas regret exceedingly that owing to a previous engagement they are unable to accpt Mr. and Mrs. Henr
9、y turners kind invitation to be present at the marriage of their daughter Helen Turner to Mr. Carl Baker on Sunday, the fifth of July at half past sis oclock p.m. Sunshine Hotel,Useful Drills and Sentences,1. It gives me the greatest pleasure to invite you to visit this exhibition. 2. May I take thi
10、s opportunity to invite you to our university to give a lecture. 3. Request the pleasure of the company of / Request the honor of your presence. 4. My family and I would feel honored if you could come 5. I really hope you can make it.,6. Id like you to come to dinner at on 7. Will you have a party w
11、ith us in my house on ? 8. Will you do me a favor by joining our party? 9. We would be delighted to have dinner with you on 10. I hope youre not too busy to come. 11. We are looking forward to ,1. Please confirm your participation at your earliest convenience. 是否参加，请早日告之。 2. We would appreciate it i
12、f you could confirm your participation at your earliest convenience. 如能确认您将出席会议，不胜感激。 3. Should you find it possible to accept this invitation, would you be kind enough to let me know the date and time when you would like to come. 要是您认为能接受邀请，务请通知我您来这里的日期和时间。,4. Please send response to 5. Anticipatin
13、g your reply.,Accepting 1. We are glad/delighted to accept your kind invitation. 2. Thank you for your inviting us to dinner. 3. Im glad to come and look forward to seeing you again. 4. Thank you for your letter of 25th May and I am pleased to confirm my participation in this years conference in Jul
14、y.,1. I regret that I have another engagement on that day and will not be able to attend. 2. Please accept my sincere regrets for not being able to join 3. We are so sorry that we cannot accept your kind invitation because of another engagement. 4. Unfortunately, I am not sure whether I will be able
15、 to come.,Homework,邀请人：李明，滨江职业技术学院院长 被邀请人：希金斯教授 事由：举办一系列的校园文化活动 主要内容：邀请希金斯教授参观本校并做题为如何构建校园文化的报告，对我校校园文化提出建议和意见。如能来，请尽早回复。 时间：2010年11月24-25日 写信日期：2010年11月1日,Binjiang Technical InstituteNov. 1st,2010Dear Prof. Higgins, We will hold a series of activities on our campus culture. We would like to take th
16、is opportunity to invite you to visit our institute during Nov. 24th to 25th. We would be very glad if you give us a report on How to Construct Campus Culture, and we would be very appreciated if you give us some advice on our campus culture.,Please accept our warm welcome and sincere invitation. We
17、 shall be much obliged if you will come and we will appreciate a response for you at your earliest convenience. Yours sincerely, Li Ming President,Nov. 8, 2010Dear President Li, Thank you very much for your invitation to visit your institute and give a talk on campus culture. But heavy official duties prevent me from having the pleasure to join you on Nov. 24th to 25th. Please accept my sincere regrets for not being able to attend. Very best wishes to you. Yours truly, Higgins,
