商业英语书信的格式要求及范文

　　商业英语书信的格式

　　(一) 每一段的第一行都从左边空白边缘往右缩进3——5个字母的位置; 段落之间要空1——2行。

　　信1 messrs. william & sons 58 lancastor house manchester, england march 20, 1999 our ref. no. your ref. no. the national transport co. 120 broadway street rangoon, burma dear sirs, re: lab instruments your firm has been recommended to us by messrs. charles evans ltd., birmingham, with whom we have done some business for the past two years. we are thinking of getting a supply of instruments. please furnish us with a catalogue, price list and brochure, if available. we are looking forward to your early reply. yours faithfully,

　　(二)齐头式或平头式(block style) 齐头式信函的`特点： 每一行，包括日期和签名等都从左边开始，每行取齐，成一垂直线。

　　信2 el mar trading company来 16 main street fresno, california u.s.a tel:123456 cable address: elmar fresno 8 january,1999 gentlemen, we thank you for your letter of january 1. as requested, we enclose the catalogues for your reference. we would be very glad to offer any further assistance. please contact us if you need any additional information. yours sincerely encl. : as stated

　　(三)混合式 ( semiblock style with indented paragraphs)

　　混合式信函的特点: 1) 正文的每一段落的第一行采用缩行式; 2)除信头和日期外，其他部分采用齐头式。

　　信3 office of the attorney aaa company 123 main street centerville, il666 u. s. a. april 21, 1999 president, billboard inc. 999 broadway metropolis, ny2222 dear sir: we value your long-term relationship with us. a review of your account shows that some time has passed since you last made payment to us. if there is some difficulty you are facing that is causing this, we would like the opportunity of working matters out with you. if there is the result of oversight, we would appreciate early remittance. we look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

　　商业书信(TheBusinessLetter)

　　the business letter is the principal means used by a business firm to keep in touch with its customers; often enough it is the only one and customers form their impressions of the firm from the tone and quality of the letters it sends out. business does not call for the elegant language of the poet, but it does require us to express ourselves accurately in plain language secret of good business letter writing is to write simply, in an easy and natural way----like one friendly human being talking to another. in other words, try to make your letters sound as much as possible like good conversation.