邀请信 Invitation Letter

　　邀请信是写信人对收信人的一种盛情邀约。邀请信分为正式邀请信和非正式邀请信。非正式邀请用词比较随便;正式邀请信则是向收信人发出正式邀请，用语和格式均比较规范、严谨。

　　邀请信通常包括以下几个方面的内容：发出邀请;说明邀请对方做什么事;说明活动时间和地点;表达期待或感谢之情。

　　写作“三步走”：

　　说明邀请目的—>说明活动安排—>期待尽早回复

　　信中要说明关于活动的详细信息，包括活动时间、地点、内容，有时需要说明参加活动的人员。语气要热情真挚，但不要强人所难。

　　Directions:

　　You are going to celebrate your 23rd birthday with a big party. Write a letter to invite your friend Anne to the party. In the letter, please specify the time and the location, explain the activities, and express your wish for her attendance.

　　You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.

　　Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead.

　　Do not write the address.

　　范文：

　　Dear Anne,

　　I wonder if there is any chance for your to come to my 23rd birthday party at my house on this Saturday night, May the 8th. It would be my pleasure to share the important moments with you. In addition, since you are a fan of rock music, I am glad to tell you that I have invited our campus Rock’n’Roll band, the “Brainbreak”, to perform. There are also arrangements for dancing and cake-cutting, which I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy.

　　The dinner starts at 6 pm so that we can have a nice and long evening.

　　I would love for you to attend, so please let me know your decision.

　　Love,

　　Li Ming

　　译文：

　　亲爱的安：

　　不知你这周六(即5月8日)晚上是否能够来我家参加我的23岁生日派队?我非常想和你一起分享那些重要的时刻。此外，因为你是个摇滚乐歌迷，所以我也很高兴地告诉你，我还邀请到了我们的校园摇滚乐队“Brainbreak”来我的晚会演出。另外我还安排了舞会和切蛋糕等活动，相信你一定会玩得很开心。

　　晚饭将于6点开始，这样我们就能够享受一个漫长且愉快的夜晚。

　　我非常希望您能够光临我的晚会，请告知我你的决定。

　　谨上，

　　李明

　　实用词汇及词组：

　　fan: n. 歌迷，影迷，爱好者

　　rock music, Rock’n’Roll: 摇滚音乐

　　arrangement: n. 安排

　　cake-cutting: n. 切蛋糕

　　thoroughly: adv. 十分地，彻底地

　　presence: n. 出席，到场

　　实用句型：

　　I wonder if there is any chance for your to come to…

　　It would be my pleasure to share the important moments with you.

　　I am glad to tell you that…

　　There are also arrangements for … which I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy.

　　The dinner starts at … so that we can have a nice and long evening.

　　I would love for you to attend, so please let me know your decision.