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English Proverbs

English Proverbs. 1. Two ’ s company, but three ’ s a crowd 两人成伴 , 三人不欢 2. A apple a day keeps the doctor away 一天一苹果 , 疾病不找我 3. If you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen 三十六计 , 走为上策. 4. Leave well enough alone 适可而止 5. The way to a man ’ s heart is through his stomach

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English Proverbs

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  1. English Proverbs • 1. Two’s company, but three’s a crowd • 两人成伴, 三人不欢 • 2. A apple a day keeps the doctor away • 一天一苹果, 疾病不找我 • 3. If you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen • 三十六计, 走为上策

  2. 4. Leave well enough alone • 适可而止 • 5. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach • 欲得君心, 先悦君腹 • 6. Absence makes the heart grow fonder • 离别情更切

  3. Letters • 5.1 Forms • 5.1.1 Cover • 5.1.2 Content

  4. Cover • CQUPT • Huangjiaoya • Nan’an District • Chongqing, 400065 • P. R. China • Hu Bin • 1448, 35th Street • Brooklyn, NY 11218 • U.S.A.

  5. Content • CQUPT • Huangjiaoya • Nan’an District • Chongqing • Dr. P.J. Rowe • World Health Organization • CH-1211Geneve 27, Swisse • Dear Dr. Rowe,

  6. 5.2 称呼与结束语 • 5.2.1 称呼 • Dear+头衔+姓/Dear+名 • 家庭成员或亲密朋友: • My dear+名/Dearest/My dearest

  7. 5.2.2结束语 • (With) Best wishes,All good wishes, • Warm regards, • All the best, • Love to you all, • Lots of love, • Yours sincerely, • Sincerely yours, • Yours truly, • Yours faithfully, • Yours, • Yours ever, • Yours affectionately,

  8. 5.3 Useful expressions • (1) Invitations-informal • If you have no other plans for Sunday, why don’t you come to join us? • How about coming to our alumni party? • I think it’d be a good idea if you attend this party. • Is there any chance of you/your coming to my Birthday party? • We were wondering if you could/wanted to come to my Birthday Party. • We would like to invite you to our wedding reception.

  9. (1) Invitations-formal • The Chairman of the XYZ Corporation have the pleasure in inviting you to attend a reception at Shanshui Building on Saturday, 16 October, 2004, in honor of the visiting delegation. • We hope that you will be able to join us at this conference, and give us the benefit of your experience. • You are warmly invited to attend the Opening Ceremony to be held on Friday, 25 may, 2004 at 9:30 am at the lobby area of the Season Plaza. • Your early reply would be very much appreciated. • The favor of a reply is requested. • RSVP

  10. (2) Acceptances-informal I’d be very pleased to come to you Birthday Party. I’d be delighted/very happy to accept your invitation to spend the weekend with you. Your invitation to the Opening Ceremony is very welcome. Your invitation to the party was a delightful/lovely/surprise. Thank you/Thanks for your invitation to your wedding. The answer is “yes”

  11. (2) acceptance-formal • Mr and Mrs XYZ thank Dr XYZ and Mrs XYZ for their kind invitation to a dinner, which they have much pleasure in accepting. • It will be a pleasure to see you again when I visit New York next month. • I’m looking forward to becoming personally acquainted with you after our long correspondence

  12. (3) Refusals-informal • I’m (very) sorry I’ll have to say “no”, because I have to work fairly hard as my oral defense happens to be on 12th June. • Thank you for your invitation, but unfortunately I’m unable to make it. • It’s not possible for me to take that weekend off; I have to work fairly late on Friday night, and…. • My thoughts are with you at this happy moment, even though I cannot be present.

  13. (3) Refusals-formal • Unfortunately I shall be out of town on December 5 and will not, therefore, be able to come to the banquet. • Mr and Mrs XYZ regret that they are unable to attend the reception due to a prior engagement.

  14. (4) congratulations • I’m writing to convey my warm congratulations on your new appointment. • We have just heard of your success. Sincerest congratulations and best wishes for the future. • Congratulations on the establishment of your company! • Please convey our best wishes and congratulations to Mr Hall on his promotion. • I sincerely hope you will find in this new venture the happiness and satisfaction you so richly deserve. • It’s wonderful to know that you have achieved the goal you set for yourself. • Congratulations upon the birth of your son.

  15. (5) thank-you letters • Thanks (enormously) for having invited me to spend the holiday weekend with you. • It was very good/nice of you to make our stay in Shanghai as comfortable and interesting as possible. • I must write to say how much we appreciate the promptness with which you have settled the matter. • Thank you for your good wishes and for your lovely gift in remembrance of my birthday. • Thank you so/very much for having done so much to make my trip to Long Island pleasant. • My wife joins me in expressing our hearty appreciation of your help. • I appreciate very much the beautiful flowers which you so kindly sent me.

  16. I am most/extremely grateful to you for your warm hospitality during our visit to Leeds. • I would like to express my gratitude, along with my best wishes. • We should like to express our sincere thanks for all the help you have given us. • We should be happy to reciprocate your courtesy sometime in the future. • We look forward with enthusiasm to our next meeting.

  17. 5.4 Examples Mr Wang Dawei Dean, School of Foreign Language Studies requests the pleasure of the company of Bryan Parker for an alumni party at 2nd Floor, 6 East Building, School of Foreign Language Studies 21 Zheda Road, Hangzhou at 7 pm on Friday, 28 May 2004 RSVP: Yang Xiaolin Tel: (0571) 88665533 Fax: (0571) 88665500 Please confirm by 22 May 2004

  18. Morgan Stanley & Co. • 140, Broadway • New York, N.Y. 1005 • August 18, 2004 • Dr Paul Becker • The Bell Group • 10-14 Beauchamp St. • London W1 • Dear Dr Becker, • Mr Mark A. Paul, Managing Director of Morgan & Cie International and I are planning a small dinner party in honor of John D.de Butts, Chairman of the Board, and John J. Scanlon, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the American ABC Company. The dinner will be held at the Ambassador Hotel, Paris, beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15th, and dress will be informal business attire.

  19. We hope that you will be able to join us in this opportunity to meet the senior management of one of the world’s largest corporations. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, September 15th. • With warm regards, • Robert Baldwin • Please reply to: Mrs Michele Baltes • Morgan & Cie International • 4 Place de la Concorde • Paris 75008, France • Telephone:266-03-19

  20. 34, West 28th Street • Brisrol • April 24 • Dear Shirley, • We have just had a letter from your parents, but we haven’t heard from you for a long time. How are you doing? Have you finished your exams? We hope you will be able to find a good job after graduation – it’s very difficult sometimes, though. • We wonder if you have time to stay with us for the next weekend. We’ve just bought a new car, so we can take you sightseeing when you come to see us. On Saturday evening, we’ll have a party so you’ll meet people in our neighborhood. Please let us know and we’ll meet you at the coach station or the railway station. All the best, • Yours, • Elaine and Harry

  21. Letter Box 838 • Zhejiang University (Yuquan campus) • Hangzhou310027 • (0571) 88779955 • August 28, 2004 • Dr Joan Taylor • Director Technical Design Group • ABC Engineering Systems Inc. • 81796 Dalian Road • Shanghai, 200000 • Dear Dr Taylor, • I am writing to thank you for interviewing me yesterday for the position of marketing assistant. I was very pleased to meet you and to learn more about your company.

  22. The interview strengthened my enthusiasm for the position and interest in working for ABC Engineering systems. I believe my education and my work experience fit nicely with the job requirements, and I’m certain I could make a significant contribution to the company over time. I would like to reiterate my strong interest in the position and in working with you and your staff. You provide the kind of opportunity I seek. • Please feel free to call me at the telephone number listed above if I can provide you with any additional information. • Thank you very much again for the interview and for your kind consideration. • Sincerely, • Li Hua

  23. 5.5 Writing Tasks • (1) Your department is to give a dinner party welcoming all the foreign teachers at 7pm 2 September at the University Guest House. Professor Wang, head of department, asks you to write an invitation letter for the occasion. • (2) You have just returned from a visit to a university in Hong Kong. You want to thank Professor Steven Jackson, your host and friend, for the hospitality you received during your stay. Write a thank-you letter.

  24. Answers • Professor Wang Dawei • Head, Department of Civil Engineering • requests the pleasure of the company of • all the foreign teachers • at a dinner party at 7 pm on Friday, 2 September • at the University Guest House • RSVP

  25. August 30, 2004 • Dear Steven, • Now that I am back in Hangzhou, I must take this opportunity to thank you most warmly for the overwhelming reception and hospitality given to me during my stay in Hong Kong. The experience with the conference is a most memorable one, and it gave me an opportunity to discuss some important issues in reading research. I enjoyed meeting you again after a separation of nearly two years and several of your colleagues whom I had not known. • I felt guilty of the kill-joy and inconvenience caused by my eye problem on August 25 afternoon during our visit to the Hong Kong Racing Museum. The eye problem went away totally by August 28, thanks to the timely treatment made available by your assistant Jennifer. I hope this type of thing won’t happen again if I have another opportunity to visit Hong Kong.

  26. I am initiating the application for your visit to my university. As soon as I have definite news, I’ll let you know. • I look forward with enthusiasm to our next meeting. • Please convey my well-wishes to your wife and your lovely daughter. • With best wishes, • Sincerely, • Lan

  27. Emily Dickinson

  28. Success • Success is counted sweetest • By those who ne’er succeed. • To comprehend a nectar • Requires sorest need. • Not one of all the purple host • Who took the flag today • Can tell the definition, • So clear, of victory. • As he, defeated, dying, • On whose forbidden ear • The distant strains of triumph • Break, agonized and clear.

  29. I’m Nobody! Who Are You? • I’m nobody! Who are you? • Are you nobody, too? • Then there’s a pair of us – don’t tell! • They’d banish us, you know. • How dreary to be somebody! • How public, like a frog • To tell your name the livelong day • To an admiring bog!

  30. Because I Could Not Stop for Death • Because I could not stop for death • He kindly stopped for me. • The carriage held but just ourselves • And immortality. • We slowly drove. He knew no haste, • And I had put away • My labor and my leisure too • For his civility. • We passed the school where children strove • At recess in the ring. • We passed the fields of gazing grain; • We passed the setting sun—

  31. Or rather, he passed us. • The dew drew quivering and chill, • For only gossamer my gown, • My tippet only tulle. • We passed before a house that seemed • A swelling of the ground. • The roof was scarcely visible, • The cornice in the ground. • Since then ‘tis centuries, and yet • Feels shorter than the day • I first surmised the horses’ head • Were toward eternity.

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