Writing "Thank You" letters and emails

　　書寫感謝信和感謝郵件

　　It's polite to write a "thank you" letter each time you receive a present. You can also write emails to thank people, but it's still considered more "personal" to write a short letter by hand.

　　每次收到禮物后寫一封感謝信發(fā)送出去是很禮貌的。你也可以寫郵件來感謝對方，但是親手寫一封簡短的感謝信會更禮貌。

　　Layout and format

　　文章布局和格式

　　"Thank you" letters can be quite short, and fill one or two sides of A5 paper (one side of A5 paper is half the size of a sheet of A4 or office paper). You can write your address in the top left hand corner of the paper, but you don't need to write the recipient's address. You can also write the date under your address.

　　感謝信可以很短，一面或者兩面A5紙就行(一面A5紙是一般A4辦公用紙的一半)。你可以在紙張的左上角方向?qū)懴履愕牡刂?，但是不需要寫收信人的地址。你也可以在你的地址下面寫上日期?/p>

　　You normally start the letter "Dear…" followed by the name of the person you are writing to.

　　通常信件的開頭“親愛的…”放在你要寫信的對方的稱呼前面。

　　In the first paragraph (which can be short), you should thank the person for the gift and say something complimentary about it:

　　在第一段(可以很短)，你應(yīng)該感謝送禮物的人，再說一些贊美的話：

　　"Thank you for the book tokens. I'm looking forward to choosing a book with them."

　　“非常感謝這些書券，我正好在找這些東西。”

　　"Thank you for the wall calendar. It will be very useful to me this year!"

　　“非常感謝您送的掛歷。今年對我很有用!”

　　"Thank you very much for the beautiful soaps. I'm looking forward to relaxing in a hot bath!"

　　“非常感謝這些好看的肥皂。期待洗澡享受它!”

　　"Thank you very much for the lovely photo frame. It will look very nice on my chest of drawers."

　　“非常感謝這個可愛的相框。放抽屜柜上一定很美。”

　　"Thank you very much for the elegant scarf you sent me. It's exactly what I need for special occasions."

　　“非常感謝您送給我的這條優(yōu)美的圍巾。這正好在特殊場合使用上。”

　　In the second paragraph, you can give general news about how you spent the holiday period (or how you spent your birthday if you have received a birthday present). You could also show interest in the other person's holiday.

　　在第二段，你可以寫寫自己是如何度過假期的，(或者如果你收到生日禮物了，你是怎么過生日的)。你也可以表現(xiàn)出對他人如何度假感興趣。

　　"We had a very quiet and relaxing Christmas at home. The kids ate too many chocolates as usual, so now we're all on a diet! I hope your Christmas was as good, and that you were able to relax for a few days."

　　“我們在家慶祝圣誕節(jié)，安靜又美好。孩子們像平時一樣吃了很多巧克力，所以現(xiàn)在我們都在節(jié)食!希望你們的圣誕節(jié)也一樣愉快，你能好好的放松幾天。”

　　In the third paragraph you can talk about more general family or personal news.

　　在第三段，你可以談?wù)撘恍┘彝セ騻€人消息。

　　In the final paragraph, you should thank the person again for their gift, and give your wishes for the New Year if applicable. (See below for useful phrases for ending the letter.)

　　在最后一段，你應(yīng)該再次感謝送禮物的人，送出你對新年的祝福。(看下面可以用在信件結(jié)尾的一些有用的詞組)

　　Useful phrases

　　有用的詞組

　　You should start your letter with "Dear" and follow it by the person's first name:

　　信件開頭你應(yīng)該用“親愛的”，然后在后面加上收信人的名：

　　"Dear Tom" or "Dear Uncle Bill"

　　“親愛的湯姆”或“親愛的比爾叔叔”

　　You can end your letter with any of these phrases:

　　在信件的結(jié)尾可以用下面的這些詞組：

　　"With love (from)", "With much love (from)", "Lots of love (from)" or "Love (from)" followed by your name on the next line. The "from" in these phrases is optional.

　　在名字的下面一行寫上“來自于愛你的…”，斷句里的“來自”都是可選的。

　　You normally end the letter with repeated thanks and wishes for the New Year:

　　通常在信件的結(jié)尾，要再次感謝和祝福新年快樂。

　　"Thank you again for my present."

　　“再次感謝您的禮物。”

　　"Thank you again for such a thoughtful gift."

　　“再次感謝您悉心準備的禮物。”

　　"Wishing you a happy New Year."

　　“祝您新年快樂。”