celebrating the engagement of
Mary Jane Rasool and Robert Yates
to be held Sunday, the sixth of June
at six o'clock
Pierre's Cafe
800 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC
RSVP Semi -Formal Dress
(202)555 -6908
Business Invitation
Longman's Transportation Services
Cordially invites you to the
15th Annual Employees Appreciation Picnic.
The whole family is welcome!
12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 22, 1999
South Redding Creek Park
Redding, Maryland
Food, drink, games, and
entertainment will be provided
Personal Invitation
You are invited to Michael Carison's 10th birthday!
Date: Saturday June 12, 1999
Time: 11:30 am to 3:00 pm
Where: 345 Eastern Avenue
Lodi, Washington
Call Tonia at (307) 555 -1234 to RSVP
Follow -up Exercises
1.Translate the following invitation letters into Chinese.
24June, 2002
Dear Mr. Bool,
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We have pleasure in inviting you to our annual conference. This year it will be taking at the University
of
Nottingham, from 20 to 24 August.
We enclose details of the conference, accommodation arrangements and a business activity program. Last year you gave a very interesting talk on the subject of “ Academic Standards and Expectations ”. We would
be very grateful if you would consider giving us update on this.
We would appreciate it if you could confirm your participation at your earliest convenience.
Yours sincerely,
Conference Organizer
2)
5 July 2002
Dear Ruth and Cliff,
Peggy and I would like it very much if you would be our guests at dinner on 9 August, at seven o'clock.
It's an
informal farewell party for Ted and Virginia Novak who, as you know, will be leaving in a few
weeks for Hong
Kong, where Ted will be the managing director of our new office there. We're inviting ten couples, all
of whom
are special friends of the Novaks.
I know that Ted and Virginia would be delighted to have you in the group, just as we would. By
the way, no
gifts are expected.
Will you call me or Peggy if you can't come? Otherwise, we'll be expecting you. My office number is
997-2174 and our home number is 457 -6120.
Yours,
Mark
2.Put the following sentences into the right order and make it a complete letter.
An invitation letter
a. The dinner will be held at the Asia Peace Plaza, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and continuing to 8:00 p.m.
on
Saturday, October 24 and dress will be informal business wear. b.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, October 24.
c. We are planning a small dinner party in honour of Jonson, President.
d. We hope that you will be able to join us in this opportunity to meet the senior directors of
our company.
3. Write a note of about 50 -60 words based on the following situation:
Students of your class, Class One, Foreign Language Department, want to invite Professor Yang and his wife to
th, at seven o'clock, 12 Linghai Street. your New Year's party, December the 30Write a formal letter
of invitation expressing your request.
4.请写一封邀请信 ,邀请你的朋友或老师出席你的新年晚会。
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Keys:
1.( Omitted )
2.(c,d,a,b)
INVITATION
Students of Class One, Foreign Language Department
present their compliments to
Mr. and Mrs.Yang
and request the pleasure of their company
at New Year's Party
th,at seven o'clock, on Sunday evening, December the 3012 Linghai Street
R.S.V.P
ACCEPTANCE
Mr. and Mrs.Yang
have much pleasure in
accepting the invitation of
students of Class One, Foreign Language Department
to the New Year's Party
th, at seven o'clock. on Sunday evening, December the 3012 Linghai Street
REGRETS
Mr. and Mrs.Yang
Thank students of Class One, Foreign Language Department
for their kind invitation to the New Year's party on Sunday,
th December, at seven o'clock 30but regret that a previous engagement prevents them from accepting.
12 Linghai Street
Assignment
1. Putting in Order.
Put the following parts into proper order to make a complete letter of invitation.
a. My wife and I have planned a family dinner for him next Sunday evening at eight o'clock so that he can
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meet some of our friends.
b. We should be delighted if you could join us.
c. Dear Miss Black,
d. My brother Tom will be staying with us for a few days during the Christmas holidays.
e. Sincerely yours,
Jack Smith
f. I hope you will let me know that you can come.
2.Filling the blanks to complete the following letter of information according to the Chinese
hints .
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Hill,
______1________( 最重要的节日 )of the year --____2____( 春节临近 ). And this year's holiday is a
once-in -a-lifetime occasion for us Chinese. The Year of the Dragon — the luckiest of all years —coincides with
the start of a new millennium. This happens only ___3_____(每3000年一次).
Mr. Su is giving a dinner party from 7:30 p.m. on the Eve and ________4_______(敬请您出席)at
Huatong Hotel.
_____5______ ( 请回复 ).
Sincerely yours,
Wen Qiang
Sales Manager
Key
1. c d a b f e
2.
1)The most important holiday
2)The Spring Festival is drawing near
3)Once every 3,000 years
4)Requests the honor of your presence
5)R.S.V.P./ Looking forward to your early reply.
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