如何写英文书信第一篇：如何写英文书信如何写英文书信第一节书信概述英语书信可大致分为正式信件和非正式信件两大类。正式信件包括商业书信（如日常商业信、有关商品和服务的信等）、社会交往书信（如邀请信、感谢信等）和公证信（如证明信、委拖书等）。非正式信件指私人信件，如家信、给家属、朋友的信等。书信是交流信息传递情感最常用的方式之一。要写好一封英文书信并不容易，除了必须掌握英语的文法及语言特点之外，还得掌握英文书信特有的格式。英语书信的语言特点可以归结为SevenCs原则。Clearness（明了）、Conciseness（简洁）、Correctness（准确）、Courtesy（礼貌）、Character（个性）、Completeness（完整）、和Candor（坦城）。一、书信的格式(Theletterstyles)英文书信的格式一般有四种，即齐头式(Fullblockstyle)、半齐头式(Semi-blockstyle)、缩进式(Indentedstyle)和半缩进式(Semi-indentedstyle)。1、齐头式(Fullblockstyle)在齐头式英文书信中，信头、信内地址、称呼、正文、结束语、签名等都从左边顶格开始。例如：95HillRoadEvanston,IllinoiseAugust2,2004AnthonyWalton,Esq.Marketing&DevelopmentManagerTri-WallContainersLtd.OneMountStreetLondon,WIY5AADearMr.Walton，FillingsystemcatalogueWeshouldbegratefulforthesecopiesofyourcurrentcatalogues.Weareparticularlyinterestedinfilingcabinets.Yoursincerely，ManagingDirector2、半齐头式(Semi-blockstyle)写信人的地址、日期和结束语、签名写到中间靠右的地方，其余部分从左边顶格开始。例如：15AvenueStreetBessemer,AlabamaU.S.AFebruary3,2004Dr.DavidPetersStateInsuranceCorporation345HightowerBoulevardPrinceTown,US12345DearDr.PetersOntheadventofthenewyearIwishyouamerryChristmasandabrightandprosperousnewyear!Mayourpleasantrelationscontinuetoexpandintheyeartocome.Sincerelyyours，P.Y.liangManager3、缩进式(Indentedstyle)在缩进式中，写信人地址、日期、收信人地址、结尾语和签名的排列，每一行都比上一行缩进1～2格。正文每段起行都缩进5个字母。例如：20HighStreetLondonSW1HOETBritainMarch30,2004MrRJameson25SilverthornGardensBATHSomersetBA29ANBritainDearMrJameson„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„.„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„.Verytrulyyours,J.P.Harvey4、缩进式(Semi-indentedstyle)写信人的地址、日期、结尾语和签名写在右边，收信人的地址、附件从左边顶格写起，信的正文每一段落起行都缩进5个字母。例如：MsBarbarsEdwards26WestAvenueLondonNW220ETBritainApril30,2004MrJamesWilliamMinisterofForeignTradeSanFrancisco,California94122U.S.A.DearMrWilliam,„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„.„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„.Yourssincerely,Ms.Edwards二、书信的构成(Thepartsofletters)书信由以下几个部分组成：1、信头（Heading）信头是指寄信人的单位名称，地址和写信日期。信头的顺序一般为：单位名称、门牌号码和街道名称、城（镇）名、省（州）名、邮政编码、国名和写信日期。正式信件的完整信头应包括发信人的地址