英文電子郵件寫作技巧 切忌主客不分或模糊

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    一、文法上

英文電子郵件寫作技巧 切忌主客不分或模糊

    1、切忌主客不分或模糊

    例子: Deciding to rescind the earlier estimate, our report was updated to include $40,000 for new equipment.“

    應改爲:Deciding to rescind our earlier estimate, we have updated our report to include $40,000 for new equipment. (We決定呀, 不是report.)

    2、句子不要凌碎

    例子: He decided not to audit the last ten contracts. Because of our previous objections about compliance. 應該連在一起。

    3、結構對稱,令人容易理解。

    例子: The owner questioned the occupant‘s lease intentions and the fact that the contract had been altered with ink markings.

    應改爲: The owner questioned the occupant‘s lease intentions and ink alterations of the contract.

    4.單衆數不要搞亂,不然會好刺眼,看不舒服。

    例如: An authorized person must show that they have security clearance.

    5.動詞主詞要呼應。 想想這兩個分別:

    1)。This is one of the public-relations functions that is underbudgeted.

    2)。 This is one of the public-relations functions, which are underbudgeted.

    6.時態和語氣不要轉變太多。看商務英語已經是苦事,不要浪費人家的精力啊。

    7.標點要準確。

    例如: He did not make repairs, however, he continued to monitor the equipment.

    改爲: He did not make repairs; however, he continued to monitor the equipment.

    8.選詞正確。 好像affect和effect, operative和operational等等就要弄清楚纔好用啦。

    9.拼字正確。 有電腦拼字檢查功能後,就更加不能偷懶。

    10.大小寫要注意。非必要不要整個字都是大寫,除非要罵人

    例如: MUST change to OS immediately. 外國人就覺得不禮貌和喝令人一樣。 要強調的話,用底線,斜字,粗體就可以了。二、

    寫信提示

    1.人家的名字千萬不要錯。老一輩的看到名字錯就乾脆攆去垃圾桶。 同樣, 頭銜都不要錯。 頭銜或學位,任擇其一吧。以下是一樣的: Howard E. Wyatt, . Dr. Howard E. Hyatt

    2.多過一個男人,用Messrs,就是Misters的意思,不過不要跟名字,跟姓就行啦。例如: Messrs. Smith, Wyatt, and Fury .女人呢? 用Mesdames, Mmes., or Mses. 同樣不要跟名字。 例子: Mses. Farb, Lionel, and Gray .男女一齊呢? 弄清楚稱呼就行。例如: Dr. and Mrs. Harold Wright ;Mr. Harold Wright and Dr. Margaret Wright ;Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Adams-Quinn .

    3.有人有自己頭銜就要跟緊,例如有人有榮譽學位就不喜歡用一般的頭銜啊~有時大頭不知道對方頭銜,乾脆用Ms.算了。 Ms. Sarah Gray

    4.地址要低日期至少兩行。處名時,職銜短可以一行過,長就下一行吧。例如:

    Ken Green, President /Ken Green /Vice President of International Operations

    但這個就顯得有點……:

    Ken Green /Vice President of Unicom China

    正確應爲:

    Ken Green /Vice President, Unicom China

    5.老外的名字有時有Jr. 或 Sr.,之前的逗點是隨你喜歡的,以下都是正確,不要笑人:

    Michael J. Smith, Jr. /Michael J. Smith Sr.

    6.外國國名儘量用大寫。是爲尊重,也方便郵差叔叔。

    7.地址上的數字直接用阿拉伯數字吧,除了One,例子:

    127 Ninth Avenue, North

    127 E. 15 Street

    5 Park Avenue

    One Wingren Plaza

    556 - 91 Street