【新闻多益】撰写英文邀请函必备七大句型一次学会
【新闻多益】撰写英文邀请函必备七大句型一次学会(示意图/shutterstock达志影像)
本周五就是欧美的重要节日──耶诞节，不少台湾人也会选在此时举办派对，欢庆一年的结束、准备迎向新的开始。无论你是要代表公司、发送邀请函请合作对象赏脸参加活动，或只是家庭小聚会、邀请亲朋好友同乐，都来看看如何用英文写出简单礼貌的邀请函，让邀请对象开心赴约。
Invitation A
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: February 2
Subject: Invitation to the Sanso event on May 4
Dear ○5Mr. Cao,
○1I’m writing on behalf of Dana Smith, Sales Director for Sanso Engineering. ○2We would like to invite you to our Sanso event on Wednesday, May 4 from 12 pm to 6 pm, followed by dinner, at the Sunshine Hotel, Taipei.
At the event, we are presenting our newest products to our major customers and partners. ○3It will be an opportunity for you to meet and talk to our top engineers and designers .
Please attached an agenda for the day and the venue. ○4We hope you are able to attend and we look forward to meeting you on May 4.
○5Yours sincerely,
○5Jasson Gavin
Invitation B
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: February 2
Subject: Invitation to the Sanso event on May 4
○9Dear Henry,
○6Dana asked me to write to you. On May 4, we are organizing a Sanso event for our major customers and partners to present our latest products at the Sunshine Hotel, Taipei. It starts at noon and there will be dinner in the evening. ○7Are you free on this date, and would you and Paul like to come?
The agenda for the day and the location details are attached. ○8I hope to see you on May 4.
○9Best wishes,
○9Jasson
邀请函A的文字较有礼，可见Jasson与Mr. Cao这名客户并不熟识，两方可能有过一面之缘，但还没有大量的业务往来，这次的活动或许是个很好的机会来开发新客户，因此Jasson特地写信邀请对方来参加这次的产品展示会，借机介绍自家产品，希望促成未来合作契机。
1. I’m writing on behalf of ~
较为正式的开头句「我代表……写这封信给您」，通常若与对方初次通信，我们多用此句开头，语气正式，并且表明来意，让对方一目了然。且因为初次联系，主管的姓名和称谓都完整告知，对方不用猜测，加速彼此沟通，这点相当重要。
2. we would like to invite you to~
此句表明邀请函的用意，后面活动细节，如日期、时间、地点、内容等基本讯息一次到位，简单明了，这是商业书信的特色。
3. it would be an opportunity for you to~
此句提供对方一个来参加的诱因，毕竟彼此还未合作，为了增加对方参加的意愿，可以采用某些语句来吸引对方。后面可以加上任何不定词片语，内容目的在推销公司。写信人可能认为公司的工程师和设计师业界公认很优秀，所以特地用这点来吸引阅信人的注意。
4. we hope you are able to attend
结尾语气较为正式「我们希望你能共襄盛举」，而we look forward to是常见email结尾句，用法注意后面只能加动名词V-ing，因为to在此为介系词的用法。
5. 抬头称谓、结尾问候语和署名
Dear Mr. Cao：开头称谓尊敬，用姓而非名称呼对方
Yours sincerely：这个是较为尊敬的结尾问候语，诚挚地邀请您
Jasson Gavin：写信人的署名需全名，毕竟彼此不熟，若只说出名，怕对方误会是其他同名者
邀请函B很显然是认识的人的email写法，内容轻松许多，较不拘束在礼节上面，简单几句表明邀请内容便结束。
6. Dana asked me to write to you.
这句开头直接称呼主管名字，可见彼此相对熟识，且直接用ask sb to do sth的非正式词汇，相对前封email采用的A is writing on behalf of B的用法简单许多。
7. are you free on this date
这句仿佛是邀请朋友周末出去玩般地随性，可见彼此交情匪浅，少了客套的话术。另外彼此似乎还有共同认识的人，因此顺便邀请对方一起来，直接采用问句would you and Paul like to come，语气较不正式。
8. I hope to see you on May 4.
希望当天能看到你，简单一句道出两人的交情。这句结尾简洁有力，不需太多赘字，应该是彼此合作多年，已经建立相当的默契，这也并非是对方首次受邀参加活动，所以可以简洁扼要。
9. 抬头称谓、结尾问候语和署名
Dear Henry：称谓直呼对方名字
Best wishes：最佳祝福，不正式的结尾问候语
Jasson：署名也是采用写信人的名字
【多益模拟试题】
Dear Mrs. Leonard,
In response to your request for information on this year’s Scientific Society’s Convention, I am pleased to confirm that the event will run over the weekend of the 30th and 31st of July. The venue is unchanged from last year, The Chesney Conference Center; however, we will be hosting some additional seminars in the adjoining facility, The Chesney Parks Hall.
This year, there will be an additional administration fee of $5 per person on top of the $5 entrance fee, which gives you complete access to all the venues, facilities and events. Donations are also encouraged - the Science Society is a voluntary, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of science and to promoting discussion within and beyond the scientific community.
Parking spaces will be at a premium, therefore I strongly advise you to book in advance should you wish to travel by car. There is a fee of $5 per parking space. It is not recommended that you travel by car unless you have booked a space in advance, as you may be turned away at the gates of the complex. Alternatively, you may wish to take the complimentary shuttle bus which departs from the Hayton Hotel in the city center on the hour, every hour between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on both days.
We look forward to greeting you in person at the event.
Yours sincerely,
James Shaw
1. What is James Shaw\'s main reason for writing this letter?
(A) To notify Mrs. Leonard of the upcoming convention.
(B) To provide Mrs. Leonard with the information she requested.
(C) To encourage Mrs. Leonard to attend the convention.
(D) To provide Mrs. Leonard with details on how to get to the convention.
2. How much does it cost to attend the convention if you want parking?
(A) Nothing, though donations are welcome.
(B) $5 per person.
(C) $10 in total.
(D) $15 in total.
解析：
1. 正解为(B)。本题询问「James Shaw写这封信的目的为何？」一般来说，英文书信开头便会开宗明义说明信件主旨，因此我们可以直接看第一段开头In response to your request for information on this year’s Scientific Society’s Convention（为了回应您针对今年科学协会会议资讯提出的请求），故答案应选(B)。
2. 正解为(D)。本题询问「若是需要停车位，总体费用多少？」首先第二段提到there will be an additional administration fee of $5 per person on top of the $5 entrance fee（每个人除了入场券费用5元外需另加5元的注册费），这样就共10元；再加上停车位，第三段提到There is a fee of $5 per parking space（每个停车位费用5元），这样一来，总共是15元，故答案为(D)。