考试书信的写作
格式format
首先注意格式。书信的格式有两种：齐头式（full block form）和缩进式(indented form)。采用齐头式，要求所有段落的首行，包括结束语和签名等，都在左边顶格，段落中间空行。缩进式要求每段首行缩进四到五个字母，签名放到右下角。

称呼salutation：
都用简写形式，如：Mr., Mrs., Miss., Dr.(博士)，Professor, President(董事长、会长、校长)。一般老说，写信时应尽量使用收信人的姓名头衔以示尊重。如果收信人的姓名头衔都不知道，可用下面称呼：Dear Sir or Madam. 如果是一般证明之类的信函而且没有具体的收信人（像05年1月六级考试作文的求救信）可以使用下面的称呼：To Whom It(This) May Concern: 给朋友的信则应该直呼其名：Dear Peter

结束语Closing
根据由亲密到正式的程度排列：
Best,
Best regards,
Sincerely,
Sincerely yours,
Yours sincerely
Truly yours
Yours truly,
Respectfully yours,
签名 signature
千篇一律---Li Ming

内容 content:
前几年的书信内容尚可预测：如欢迎信和建议信和投诉信。这两年四、六级的应用文则神出鬼没难以预测（如导游欢迎词和为患病同学写的求援信）。另外，书信主体body部分无章可循，没有固定模式，完全靠大家临场发挥想象，多写相关细节。这一点可以参照老汪教材和讲义里的一些书信范例，特别是老汪自己写的那片给报社编辑的关于买字典的那封投诉信。也许会在发挥想象提供细节方面给大家一些启发。下面是常见各类书信开头结尾的一些套话，万一考到书信记住它们会有利无弊：
感谢信：
开头：
1. I am writing this letter to express my heartfelt gratitude for…
2. I am writing to tell you how grateful I am for…
3. I would like to thank you most sincerely for…
结尾：
1. Please accept my heartfelt thanks and deepest gratitude, now and always and, if possible, I would like to be given an opportunity to repay your kindness.
2. I feel indebted to you and I really do not know how to thank you enough for your help.
道歉信
开头：
1. I am writing to you because I am unable to …
2. I am terribly sorry that…
3. I would like to express my apologies for not being able to…
结尾：
1. I am sorry that I cannot…, and firmly believe that you will understand.
2. Once again, let me apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused and, if possible, I wish I could be given an opportunity to make up for my fault.
咨询信：
开头：
1. I would like to inquire about some information about …
2. I am writing this letter to ask if you can do me a favor.
3. I would like some detailed information about…
主体:
1. I would be grateful if you would be so kind as to provide me with certain essential information regarding the following aspects.
结尾：
1. I am looking forward to a favorable reply at your earliest convenience.
2. Your prompt and favorable attention to my inquiry would be highly appreciated.
3. I am already eagerly awaiting your reply to this letter.
投诉信
开头：
1. I wish to make a complaint about…
2. I am writing this letter to draw your attention to…
3. I very much regret to inform you that…
主体：
1. I would like to draw your attention to something you have obviously failed to notice.
2. To solve the above problem, it is advisable for you to take the following measures:
3. I look to a day when we could really enjoy a more efficient service.
4. We trust that you will now consider this matter seriously and make an effort to prevent the recurrence of this kind.
5. If it is not properly settled, I would ask you to give my money back, or I would complain to the Consumer’s Association.
结尾：
1. Please give this matter your immediate attention. I am looking forward to your prompt response.
2. I would very much appreciate it if … as soon as possible.
寻找失物信
Directions:
You have just spent a weekend staying at the Seasons Hotel. When you get home you find that you have left a bag at the hotel.
Write the manager of the hotel and enquire whether the bad has been found. Give some relevant information about the bag and its contents. Ask the manager to contact you immediately if the bag is found and tell him/her how the bag can be sent to you

Dear Mr. Simpson,

I am writing this letter to inquire about a bag that might have been left at your hotel. I stayed in your hotel on the 23rd and the 24th of October, in Room 603. When I arrived home, I discovered that I had left one of my bags at the hotel. Could you please check your Lost and Found Department and see if my bag is there?

The bag is a small black leather, document case with a narrow strap. Inside the bag, you will find several business cards, a fountain pen, a small address book, three copies of a business proposal and a silver pocket calculator. These things are not very valuable in money terms, but they have a lot of personal value.

I would appreciate it if you could contact me as soon as possible, particularly since I need the proposals for a presentation this week. If you could send the bag to me by courier service, I would be most grateful. I have arranged to pay for the service.

Thank you for your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

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