3Invitationcardsareoftenusedforinvitingpeople.Nowlet’sreadthefollowinginvitationcardsandlettersandtrytousetheinformationintheminyourface-to-facetalks.

Mr.andMrs.…(邀請人)

requestthepleasureofthecompanyof(敬請出席……..;敬請光臨……..)Mr.andMrs.…(受邀請人)at……(incelebrationof)at…a.m./p.m.on(time)…at(place).

BackPracticingAppliedWritingWritingSentencesandReviewingGrammar1Readthefollowingsamplesofinvitationcardsandlearntowriteyourown.Unit|OneBackWordOrderinaSubordinateClauseBack1)—“Whoishe?”—“Idon’tknow.YoumayaskMary___________(whoheis,whoishe).”2)—“We’relate.Theplayhasstarted.”—“Iwonderhowlongago________(diditbegin,itbegan).”3)Heaskedmeif______________(Ihadenjoyed,hadIenjoyed)thefilm.4)HelenaskedRoger,“Canyoutellmewhen__________________(youwillhavetime,willyouhavetime)toseeme?”5)Theteacheraskedme______________(howoldwasI,howoldIwas).6)Sheaskedhimif___________________(hewouldmarryher,wouldhemarry

her).7)Doyouthink__________(shouldwe,weshould)invitetheBrowns?8)I’dliketoknowhow_________(couldI,Icould)improvethedesign.5Findthecorrectchoicesinbracketstomakecorrectsentences.IcouldwhoheisitbeganIhadenjoyedyouwillhavetimehowoldIwashewouldmarryherweshouldBack6Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences,payingattentiontowordorderinsubordinateclauses.1)Janetoldhernottoworryaboutwheremightbeherson.2)ShesaidIamgoingtothecinema.3)Shewantedtoknowwhatwashisjob.4)Iwondereddidhereallymeanit.5)Heaskedwhichchairshouldhetake.Janetoldhernottoworryaboutwherehersonmightbe.Shesaidshewasgoingtothecinema.Shewantedtoknowwhathisjobwas.Iwonderedifhereallymeantit.Heaskedwhichchairheshouldtake.6)Heaskedwhyhadn’tIstoppedthecar.7)Heremarkedwhatitwasalovelyhouse.8)Hesaidhowthegardenwasbeautiful.9)Heaskswhenwilltheyleave.10)Idon’tknowwhereishe.HeaskedwhyIhadn’tstoppedthecar.Heremarkedwhatalovelyhouseitwas.Hesaidhowbeautifulthegardenwas.Heaskswhentheywillleave.Idon’tknowwhereheis.6Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingsentences,payingattentiontowordorderinsubordinateclauses.Back7TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1)你能告訴我在哪兒可以買到口香糖嗎？2)警察想知道她長什么樣兒。3)你知道她穿的是什么衣服嗎?4)在報告中他們問到銀行里有幾個監控攝像頭。5)面試官問他已經工作幾年了。6)你想知道他什么時候去上海嗎?7)我只是想知道你喜歡什么顏色,紅色還是黃色。CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomechewinggum?Thepolicewantedtoknowwhatshelookedlike.Doyouknowwhatshewaswearing?Inthereport,theyaskedhowmanysecuritycamerastherewereinthebank.Theintervieweraskedhimhowmanyyearshehadworked.DoyouwanttoknowwhenhewillleaveforShanghai?Iwanttoknowwhichcoloryouprefer—redoryellow.Unit|OneBackSandrawaswritingalettertodeclineMary’sinvitationtoherbirthdayparty.Shewouldlovetocome,butunfortunately,shewasnotableto.ShehadtodeclineMary’sinvitationbysaying,“Thankyoufortheinvitationtoyourbirthdayparty.We’dlovetocomebutI’mafraidthatPeterandIaregoingtoItalyonholidayonJuly9th.We’llstayinRomefortendaysandthengoontotraveltoEnglandonJuly20th,andwe’llhaveawholemonththere.”Beforeclosingtheletter,SandraaskedMarytogiveherbestwishestoherfamily.Key:BackInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePointsInformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageTextLanguagePoints

Whetheritistoawedding,adinnerparty,showerorgalaevent,aninvitationcomeswithsomeimportantobligations.Here’saquickguidetokeepyouontheguestlist.1.R.S.V.PFromtheFrench“Répondez,s’ilvousplait”,itmeans“Pleasereply.”Thislittlecodehasbeenaroundforalongtimeandit’sdefinitelytellingyouthatyourhostswanttoknowifyouareattending.Replypromptly,withinadayortwoofreceivinganinvitation.InformationRelatedtotheReadingPassage2.HowdoIrespond?Replyinthemannerindicatedontheinvitation.R.S.V.Pandnoresponsecard:ahandwrittenresponsetothehostatthereturnaddressontheenvelope.ResponseCard:fillinandreplybythedateindicatedandreturnintheenclosedenvelope.

R.S.V.Pwithphonenumber:telephoneandmakesuretospeakinperson—answeringmachinescanbeunreliable.R.S.V.Pwithe-mail:youmayacceptordeclineelectronically.Regretsonly:replyonlyifyoucannotattend.Ifyourhostdoesn’thearfromyou,heisexpectingyou!Noreplyrequested?Unusual,butitisalwayspolitetoletsomeoneknowyourintentions.Aphonecallwouldbesufficient.Unit|One3.Isthatyourfinalanswer?Changinga“yes”toa“no”isonlyacceptableonaccountof:illnessorinjury,adeathinthefamilyoranunavoidableprofessionalorbusinessconflict.Callyourhostsimmediately.Cancelingbecauseyouhavea“better”offerisasurefirewaytogetdroppedfromALLtheguestlists.Beinga“noshow”isunacceptable.Changinga“no”toa“yes”isOKonlyifitwillnotupsetthehosts’arrangements.4.“MayIbring…?”Don’tevenask!Aninvitationisextendedtothepeoplethehostswanttoinvite—andnooneelse.…adate.Someinvitationsindicatethatyoumayinviteaguestordate(Mr.JohnEvansandGuest)andwhenyoureply,youshouldindicatewhetheryouarebringingsomeone,andconveytheirname.

Back…mychildren.Iftheywereinvited,theinvitationwouldhavesaidso.…myhouseguest.It’sbesttodeclinetheinvitation,statingthereason.Thisgivesyourhosttheoptiontoextendtheinvitationtoyourguests,ornot.5.Say“ThankYou.”Makesuretothankyourhostsbeforeyouleave,andthenagainbyphoneornotethenextday.BusinessInvitationAcaseofmistakenidentity!Don’tworry,we’vebeenassuredthatthismysterywillbesolvedintimeforourHolidayOfficePartyWe’releavingtheinvestigationtothosewhodoitbest.調查Let’sgetawayfromallthosecomputers,papersandmessandcometoourofficepartyinyourbestsuitordress.Come’n’joinusandtoasttheseasonThursday,December9th20105:00P.M.TheColumbiaHouse–PenthouseFloor485JeffersonPlazaLeonard,Barley,Travis,BaileyandSmithUnit|OneRegrets

onlytoDianne248-8522不能出席請回復Itwouldbeacrimetomissourpartyornotbeontime大罪485JeffersonPlaza

Businessinvitationscanbeinformalorformal.Althoughinvitationsareusuallysentthroughthemail,informalinvitationsviae-mailandphoneinvitationsarebecomingmoreacceptable.

InvitationTimingFormostformaloccasions,it’sbesttoinvitegueststhreeorfourweeksinadvance.Ifyouchoosetoinviteyourguestsbyphone,remindthemagaininwritingtwoweeksbeforethegathering.Hereareafewguidelinesforyourinformation:1●Sixtoeightmonthsbeforeanimportantseminartowhichout-of-townexecutivesareinvited.●Fourweeksbeforeaneveningreception.●Twotofourweeksbeforeacocktailparty.InvitationFormat

Formalbusinessinvitationsaremostcommonlyprintedonwhiteoroff-whitehigh-qualitypaper.Acompanycanuseanycolorofpaperitdesires,aslongasitupholdsandpromotesthecompany’simage.Withpreprintedinvitations,yousimplyfillintheblankstotellwhat,where,andwhenthepartywillbeandwhoisgivingit.It’salsoacceptabletoincludeanRSVPnotationandyourphonenumberoraddressontheinvitationformoreaccurateplanning.Exercises2Unit|OneBackRespondingtoanInvitation

EitherusetheaddressorphonenumberprintedinthelowerleftcorneroftheinvitationorreturntheRSVPcardsentwiththeinvitation.Ifa“Pleasereplyby”agivendateisincludedintheinvitation,bepoliteenoughtoreplybythatdate.Ifthewords“Regretsonly”areprintedinthelowerleftcorneroftheinvitation,youneedonlytoinformthehostifyouwillnotbeabletoattend.Ifyourhostdoesnothearfromyou,youareexpectedtoattend.3

Neverasktobringaguestunlesstheinvitationstates“Mr.LouisWinthorpandGuest.”Mostlikely,thehostwillhaveonlyenoughfoodanddrinksforthenumberofpeopleheinvites.Showing

upwithanuninvitedfriendcouldturnouttobeanembarrassingsituationforeveryone.41.(Para.1)

Althoughinvitationsareusuallysentthroughthemail,informalinvitationsviae-mailsandphonearebecomingmoreacceptable.Analysis:via

means“bythemeansof,through”andshouldbefollowedbynounsornounphrases.Translation:雖然邀請函通常通過信函方式發出，但目前像電子郵件、電話邀請等非正式邀請越來越被普遍使用。Example:我們的記錄是通過電子郵件發送給首席執行官。OurrecordsweresentviaemailtotheCEO.LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentencesBackUnit|OneLanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences2.(Para.4)

It’salsoacceptabletoincludeanRSVPnotationandyourphonenumberoraddressontheinvitationformoreaccurateplanning.Analysis:It’salsoacceptabletodo…means“It’salsogoodenoughtobereceivedtodo…”Translation:如果為了使計劃更加周密，也可以在邀請函中加上請回復的字樣以及電話號碼或聯系地址。Example:

4月1日那天，同朋友們開玩笑是可以接受的。

It’sacceptabletoplaytricksonyourfriendsonApril1st.BackLanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences3.(Para.5)

Ifa“Pleasereplyby”agivendateisincludedintheinvitation,bepoliteenoughtoreplybythatdate.

Analysis:

If…isaconditionalclausefollowedbyanimperativesentenceTranslation:如果邀請函中包括“請于某日之前回復”的字樣，則需要在規定日期前回復。Example:Ifyouchoosetoinviteyourguestsbyphone,remindthemagaininwritingtwoweeksbeforethegathering.BackLanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences4.(Para.6)

Neverasktobringaguestunlesstheinvitationstates“Mr.LouisWinthorpandGuest.”

Analysis:

Never…unless…is“doublenegative”,whichmeans“Youcanbringaguestiftheinvitationstates…”Translation:如若邀請函上沒有說明“邀請某某先生和朋友”，不要向邀請方要求帶同伴。BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWords1.inadvancebeforeintime提前e.g.我能事先申請上這一課程嗎？

CanIsignupforthiscourseinadvance?美國人一般早早就安排好他們的退休生活。Americansusuallymakeplansfortheirretirementwellinadvance.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWords2.seminarn.asmallclassofusuallyadvancedstudentsmeetingtostudysomesubjectwithateacher討論會，研討班e.g.HeI’mverysorryaboutnotsettingtheseminarontime.

Thereisacomputernetworkseminartomorrowafternoon.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWords3.upholdv.tosupport,preventfrombeingweakenedortakenaway

支持，贊成e.g.

Iwanttoloveasakindoffaithtouphold.

Allstaffupholdintegrity-basedqualityfirstprinciple.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWords4.imagen.theopinionpeoplehaveofaperson,organization,productetc.形象e.g.

酒店業正在努力提高自己的形象。Thehotelindustryisworkinghardonimprovingitsimage.

BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWords5.givena.fixedforapurposeandstatedassuch給定的，特定的e.g.Theworkmustbedonewithinthegiventime.Atanygiventime,thestatusoftechnicalprogressisrelativelyinflexible.BackLanguagePoints2ImportantWbably可能e.g.I’dverylikelyhavedonethesamethinginyoursituation.Aslikelyasnot(veryprobably),themeetingwilltakeplaceinthevillagepub.Back1Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.Whatisthebesttimingforsendingoutaninvitationtoaneveningreception?2)Whatistheprimaryconsiderationforacompanytochoosethecolorofthepaperforitsinvitations?3)Howdoyouhandlethepreprintedinvitations?

4)Whatdoyouneedtodoif“Regretsonly”isprintedinthelowerleftcorneroftheinvitation?5)Inwhatsituationcanyoubringaguest?Fourweeksbeforeaneveningreception.

Theprimaryconsiderationisthatitupholdsandpromotesthecompany’simage.Withpreprintedinvitations,yousimplyfillintheblankstotellwhat,where,andwhenthepartywillbeandwhoisgivingit.If“Regretsonly”isprintedinthelowerleftcorneroftheinvitation,youneedtosendareplyifyouwillnotbeabletoattend.

Youcanbringaguestiftheinvitationstates“Mr.SomebodyandGuest.”Unit|OneBack2Fillintheblankswithoutreferringtothepassage.Formalbusinessinvitationsaremostcommonlyprintedonwhiteoroff-white1___________paper.Acompanycanuseany

2___________ofpaperitdesires,aslongasitupholdsandpromotesthecompany’s3___________.Withpreprintedinvitations,yousimplyfilltheblankstotell4____________________thepartywillbeandwhoisgivingit.It’salsoacceptabletoincludean5_________________andyourphonenumberor6___________ontheinvitationformoreaccurateplanning.addresshigh-qualitycolorimagewhat,where,andwhenRSVPnotationBack3Completeeachofthefollowingstatementsaccordingtothepassage.1)Ifyouchoosetoinviteyourguests____________,remindthemagaininwriting____________beforethegathering.2)Sixtoeightmonthsbeforean________________towhichout-of-town____________areinvited.3)Ifa“Pleasereplyby”a____________dateisincludedintheinvitation,bepoliteenoughtoreplyby____________.4)Ifyourhostdoesnothearfromyou,youareexpectedto____________.5)Showingupwithan________________couldturnouttobean___________situationforeveryone.embarrassingbyphonetwoweeksimportantseminarexecutivesgiventhatdateattenduninvitedfriendBack4Fillintheblankswiththeproperwordsgivenbelow,changingtheformifnecessary.1)What’syour____________inchoosingsongsforyouraudience?2)The____________startsonFridayandtheexpertswillbediscussingtheimpactoftechnologyontheclimateinthefuture.3)BarclaysappointedBobDiamond,theheadofitsinvestment-bankingbusiness,asitsnewchief____________fromMarch2011.4)Franklyspeaking,Icannot____________suchconduct.Yousee,itisaimedonlyatthepersonalinterest.guidelineseminarexecutiveuphold5)However,justbecauseyoucanwritestatementsinpurelymathematical____________,thisdoesn’tmeanthatyounecessarilyshould.6)Thatwasgood____________becausehisworkwasinfluentialinshapingtheprojectplan.7)Thosestudyingabroadwillmost____________returnhomeforbetteremploymentbecauseofthetightjobmarketabroad.8)Itgivesmegreatpleasuretoexpressonceagainmydeepappreciationforthegrand____________andgeneroushospitalityweenjoyhere.receptionnotationstiminglikely4Fillintheblankswiththeproperwordsgivenbelow,changingtheformifnecessary.BackinadvanceAmericansusuallymakeplansfortheirretirementwellinadvance.Theyarecommonlyregardedasthemostpromisingsingers.I’veheardfromyourreferencesthattheemployerhadcalledthem.5TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,

usingthewordorphraseaftereachsentence.1)美國人一般早早就安排好他們的退休生活。2)他們通常被看做最有希望的歌手。3)我從你的推薦人那里聽說雇主曾給他們打過電話。commonlyhearfrom4)請告訴我們具體時間，以便我們做好適當的準備。5)我們對出席派對人數的估計與實際來的人數相差了一大截。6)只要不成為閱讀負擔，你的報告可以包括足夠多的細節。informWouldyoupleaseinformustheexactdatesothatwecanmakeproperarrangements.Ourestimateofhowmanypeoplewouldshowupatthepartymissedbyamile.Yourreportcanincludeenoughdetailswithoutbeingaburdentoread.showupincludeBack5TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,

usingthewordorphraseaftereachse