在現(xiàn)代辦公生活中，我們越來越多地會用到英語，用英語發(fā)郵件，用英語寫記錄報告，或者用英語向上司寫假條。本期“乘興走筆”就來跟大家講講如何用英語寫假條，也就是提前請假的狀況下應該怎樣寫假條.

　　商務英語書信(Business or Commercial English Correspondence)是指交易時所使用的通信。在美國，常用Business writing，它包括書信、電報、電話、電傳、報告書、明信片等。英語和美語在書信體例方面存在著一定的差異，比如信頭和稱呼、書信格式、遣詞、結(jié)尾客套語等均有所不同。

　　英文便條怎么寫

　　一、英文便條概述

　　便條也是書信的一種形式。它的特點是內(nèi)容簡短，主要有臨時性的詢問、留言、通知、要求等。跟正規(guī)書信相比，便條的語言比較口頭化，比如要通知某事只需這樣開頭：Just a line to tell you that ...而無須像正規(guī)書信那樣This is to inform you that ...開頭。另外，在便條中常出現(xiàn)省略現(xiàn)象，例如：“key to back door is under mat.”或者“key to back door under mat .”(后門鑰匙在墊子下面)代之以“The key to the back door is under the mat.”。

　　結(jié)束時也無需結(jié)尾禮詞，只需寫上寫便條者姓名。如果是關(guān)系比較近的人，則只需寫上姓或名。

　　便條的日期通常寫在右上角。一般只寫上星期幾或者星期幾上午或下午，也可寫上午、下午的具體時刻。日常應用中，寫上幾月幾日的也很普遍。但一般不寫年份，因為便條的內(nèi)容多半是當日或近日內(nèi)要辦的事情。寫便條時，不得事先準備，因此無固定格式，大多用手寫。

　　二、寫英文便條的注意事項

　　1.詞句簡潔，盡量避免應酬語和各種敬詞

　　2.切忌內(nèi)容空洞、言不達意。

　　三、英文便條分類舉例

　　1)請假(Asking for Leave)

　　例1

　　Directions: You are about to write a Business Leave Note of about 100 words. Please describe this information clearly.

　　1) the reason you ask for the leave

　　2) the time and how long you will leave

　　Class 4, Grade 3

　　Aug. 22nd

　　To Department Office

　　Secretary Li,

　　I’m sorry to apply for ten day’s leave from the Aug. 23rd to Sept, 3rd instant. As I have to leave with the time is urgent. My father now in the hospital is badly ill. I have to go to see him and take care of him for a few days. You know I’m the only child in my family. Of course I will show you the telegram about my father’s illness which is received from my mother to support my application.

　　As concern as the missed lessons during my absence, I promise I will do my best to catch them on after I come back to the campus. Wish for your allowance.

　　Yours respectfully

　　×××

　　*本文是一封請假條，一般我們要向上級或老師請假，通常用的是ask for leave這個短語，請三天假可寫作：ask for three days’ leave;因病請假則是ask for sick leave. leave在這里是名詞用法，文中用的短語是apply for意為“申請”，含有更加鄭重的意味，常用于下級對上級或晚輩對長輩的書面語中，“Only child”意為“獨生子女”相應的，“獨生女”譯作“only daughter”而“獨生子”譯作“only son”. As concern as.后面跟名詞性結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“涉及到，至于”與Concerning同意，兩者可以互換。

　　2)約請(Invitation)

　　例

　　Directions: You have a ticket to the Russian National Ballet Troupe, which is visiting and you want to give it to your friend Alice. Write a note to her and say:

　　1) the time of the show,

　　2) the place where you will wait for her

　　You should write about 100 words.

　　Sunday

　　Dear Alice,

　　Here is a piece of good news for you. The Russian National Ballet Troupe, which is now on a visit in Beijing, will give a performance in the Beijing Grand Theater tomorrow evening. I am sure that you will be happy to watch it. Here I leave you an admission card. The performance will begin at seven o’clock sharp. I will wait for you at the theater entrance. Please let me know whether you are prevented from coming or not.

　　×××

　　* 約朋友一起去看戲，可是朋友不在家，只好留下票子和一張便條，但又怕朋友來不了，所以在便條最后特地寫上“如果你來不了，告訴我一聲”(Please let me know whether you are prevented from coming)此文的wait for也可以用expect 代替。

　　3)道歉(Apology)

　　人非圣賢，孰能無過。在社會交往中，人們常常會出現(xiàn)一些疏忽、過失等。如果發(fā)生此類事情，就會給對方帶來麻煩和不便。為了避免誤解，不影響感情，在這種情況下，應寫信給對方予以解釋，以請求諒解。

　　此類信要寫得及時，態(tài)度要誠懇，用詞需謙遜。一般在信一開始就向?qū)Ψ奖硎厩敢饣騼?nèi)疚，然后說明原因并提出補救的辦法。

　　例1

　　Directions: You have missed a date of your friend, now you have to write a letter for appologization in about 100 words.

　　May 20th

　　Dear Lily,

　　I am sorry I missed seeing you yesterday. I know that you must have been disappointed. I also feel worried and anxious in my heart. The fact is that my manager at the last moment asked me to prepare a urgent plan while I could not get to a phone to call you and yesterday I have worked late until about 8:30 p. m. I am terribly sorry.

　　However, I would like to ask you out this weekend to make up for yesterday. Please give me a chance and I am waiting for your reply.

　　×××