.Introduction 按西方国家的习俗，亲友之间在重大节日要写祝贺信或赠礼物，如圣诞节、新年、婚礼、生日等等。当亲友晋升、考试成功、毕业、乔迁新居、获得工作、新业开张以及获奖等等，也要写祝贺信。
祝贺信要写的及时，得到喜讯后应立即动笔。信中要提到具体的喜事，表达出写信人的喜悦心情，并致以衷心的祝贺。总的来说，这类书信只需寥寥数语，但用词必须亲切有礼， 表达出真诚的喜悦。
2.Commonly used Sentences常用句型
1.With very best wishes for a happy New year! 2.May you come into a good fortune! 3.Wishing you peace, joy and happine through Christmas and the coming year.4.Best wishes for a happy birthday and a year of good luck, good health and happine.5.Please accept my gift for your birthday, not for its own value, but for the sake of the thoughts it represents.请接受我给你的生日礼物，礼物不在于他本身的价值，而在于它表达了我对你的思念。
6.Best wishes and hope you will have nothing but joy and happine in your life together.7.May you two always be in love! May happine increase with age.愿你俩永浴爱河，祝你俩幸福与岁俱增！
8.I hope your new dwelling will bring you and your family loads of fortune and good heath.谨祝你的新居将为你全家带来鸿运和安康！
9.Congratulations on your succe in the national college entrance examination.10.Allow me to offer my heartiest congratulations on your new job.11.I would like to add my congratulations to the many you must be receiving on your promotion.在对你晋升的众多的祝贺中再增加我一份，以表贺意。 12.I am looking forward to your further promotion.13.How happy you must be to have a beautiful new baby girl.14.I wish you many happy returns of the anniversary.May you have long and joyful life.祝你俩享有许多的结婚纪念日。愿你俩白头偕老，生活愉快！
15.I am sending along some flowers and fruit with my love and my sincere wish for your speedy recovery.16.How wonderful it is to hear about your baby! May the precious new life you have brought into the world bring you a world of new joys.得知你的小宝宝出生,非常高兴。祝你带给这个世界的新生命给你带来无限的幸福。 17.Congratulations on your recent promotion.I know that you will make good in your new job because you thrive on responsibility.祝你荣获提升,你的责任感将为你带来很多的成功!
3.Specimen 样例
Season’s Greetings 祝贺节日 Dear Mr.Hoff, There are many things I’d like to speak of friendship, peace and love.I’d to tell you how much I appreciate knowing you.Perhaps the most meaningful way to say all the things is just to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.May Christmas and the New Year be filled with happine for you and 10) I hope you are not too busy to come期望你在百忙中光临。 11) I’m looking forward to seeing you.12) We thought it would be pleasant to have some of our friends to celebrate it.13) The reception will be held in „, on„招待会定于„„在„„举行。 14) We sincerely hope you can attend.15) We have decided to have a party in honor of the occasion.为此我们决定举行一次晚会。 16) Please let me know as soon as poible if you can come and tell me when you will be able to do so.如能来的话，早日告我，何时为宜。 17) Please confirm your participation at your earliest convenience.是否参加，请早日告之。
3.Specimen例文
1.Invitation to a Formal Dinner（宴会） 1) A letter of invitation Dear Mrs.Benton, John and I would be very happy if you and Mr.Benton could come to dinner with us on Monday, May the second at six o’clock.We do hope you can Join us. Sincerely yours Ellen Smith 2) A letter of Accepting an Invitation Dear Mrs.Smith, Thank you for inviting us to dinner on Monday, May the second.We are delighted to accept your invitation. Sincerely yours, Lucie Benton 3) A letter of Declining an Invitation Dear Mrs.Smith, Thank you for inviting us to dinner on Monday, May the second.I wish I could be there, but I regret to inform you that owing to being away on vacation, we shall not be able to come. Sincerely yours, Lucie Benton 2.Invitation to a Wedding Dear Aunt Kate, David and I are to be married at the Community Church (区教堂)on Thursday, June the twelfth, at noon.We want you come to the ceremony, and also to the wedding breakfast(喜宴) afterward at home.We’ll be awaiting your arrival, Aunt Kate, on the twelfth! With love Helen 3.Invitation to a Dance Dear Martha, Next Friday October the first is our national Day, and we thought it would be pleasant to have some of our friends here to celebrate it.Will you and Tom come? We’ll have dancing from seven until twelve.We are all looking forward to seeing you. Students of International busine School 4.Invitation to a Reception(招待会） Dear Mr.Hobson, It would give us great pleasure to have your presence at a reception in honor of the Chinese delegation（中国代表团）.The reception will be held in the City Hall, on Tuesday, October the fourth.Cocktails(鸡尾酒会） will be served promptly at six to be followed by dinner at eight.We sincerely hope you can attend.Let us know as soon as poible if you can come. Sincerely Li He 5.Invitation to an Export Commodities fair(出口商品交易会) Dear Sirs, This is to advise that we are going to hold an Export Commodities fair in Shanghai from May 1st to May 15th,1999.A great variety of samples(品种繁多的样品), newly designed by our manufacturers, will be on exhibition.We take pleasure in inviting you to the Fair.Please cable（电告） the date of your arrival, enabling us to make the neceary preparations. Yours faithfully 6.Invitation to an Anniversary Celebration of the founding of a School(校庆) Dear prof.Smith, On Monday, September the tenth all the faculty members of Hu Nan University will celebrate the Seventieth Anniversary of the School Founding.We have decided to have a party in honor of the occasion.The place is Teachers’ Reception Hall(教师会客厅), and the time is Friday evening, September the tenth, at six o’clock.Come and bring your wife or other guest.We look forward to seeing you.In order to make proper reservations, will you send your acceptance to the attention of Profeor Chen no later than a week before that day.(为了便于安排，务请您与宴会举行一周以前将您的接受邀请的回执寄到陈教授处。) Cordially,（您真诚的) Wang Hua 7.Invitation to Giving Lectures(邀请来校讲学) 1) A letter of invitation Dear Prof.Green, I was told by our mutual friend Mr.Wilson that you would visit China next month this year.May I take the opportunity to invite you to come to our college to give the students of our English Department some lectures on “Modern American Literature”? Please let me know as soon as poible if you can come and tell me when you will be able to do so.With warm personal regards, I am,(我个人谨向您致以热烈的问候。) Your sincerely, Yan Hai 2）A letter of Accepting an Invitation Dear Prof.Yang, I accept with pleasure your kind invitation to come to your college and give some lectures on “Modern American Literature” to the students of your English Department.I shall arrive at Changsha on 12th October, and will stay at your college for two weeks, giving lectures 3 times a week.I’m looking forward to meeting you and your students.Best wishes. Yours sincerely, Green 8.Invitation to Attending the Academic conference(学术会议) 1) A letter of invitation Dear Profeor Parley, It would give us great pleasure to have your presence at a meeting of English language teaching scheduled for September the sixth,1998 at the English Department of Beijing University.Your thinking on the subject would contribute greatly to the succe of the conference.Do let us know if you can make it. Cordially,(您诚挚的) Xia Kai 2）A letter of Accepting an Invitation Dear Profeor Xia, Thank you very much for your invitation to join the meeting of English language teaching at Department of Beijing University on September the sixth, 1998.I will be happy to be there at two o’clock that afternoon to take part in the meeting, and look forward to it with pleasure. Cordially, William Parley
