邀請(qǐng)函包括宴會(huì)、舞會(huì)、晚餐、聚會(huì)、婚禮等各種邀請(qǐng)信件，形式上大體分為兩種:一種為正規(guī)的格式 (formal correspondence;一種是非正式格式 (informal correspondence)。

邀請(qǐng)信一定要將邀請(qǐng)的時(shí)間(年、月、日、鐘點(diǎn))、地點(diǎn)、場(chǎng)合寫(xiě)清楚，不能使接信人存在任何疑慮。

例如:“I’d like you and Bob to come to Luncheon next Friday.”這句話中所指的是哪個(gè)星期五并不明確，所以應(yīng)加上具體日期, “I’d like you and Bob to come to luncheon next Friday, May the fifth.”

1. 邀請(qǐng)朋友共進(jìn)午餐 Inviting a friend to informal luncheon

Dear :

Will you come to luncheon on , at ?

My niece is visiting us and I think you will enjoy meeting her. She is a charming, very pretty girl … and very good company! will be here, and perhaps we can after luncheon. Do say you’ll come!

Affectionately yours,

Li Ming

親愛(ài)的:

您能在 來(lái)吃午飯嗎?

我侄女正在我們家中作客，我想您會(huì)樂(lè)于見(jiàn)到她的。她是個(gè)漂亮而聰明的女孩子，……同她在一起是很使人高興的!也到這里來(lái)，也許在飯后我們能，說(shuō)好，一定得來(lái)呀!

2. 邀請(qǐng)朋友同他們不認(rèn)識(shí)的人一起共進(jìn)晚餐 Inviting friends to supper with the strangers

Dear :

I know you are interested in , so I’m sure you’ll be interested in ! They are coming here

to supper , and we’d like you and to come, too.

are that very charming couple we met in last summer. They have a wonderful collection of ; and I understand that Mr. Lin Dun is quite an authority on . I’m sure you and Walter will thoroughly enjoy and evening in their company.

We’re planning supper at six; that will give us a nice long evening to talk. If I don’t hear from you before then, I’ll be expecting you on the !

Affectionately yours,

Li Ming

親愛(ài)的:

我知道您對(duì)是有興趣的，所以我相信您對(duì)林頓夫婦也會(huì)感興趣。他們將在來(lái)吃飯，我們很希望您和瓦爾特也能同來(lái)。

是那么好的一對(duì)夫妻。我們是去年夏天在認(rèn)識(shí)的。他們集有。我知道，林頓先生在研究方面是頗有權(quán)威的。我深信，那天晚上您和瓦爾特同他們?cè)谝黄穑�一定�?huì)很愉快。

我們準(zhǔn)備在6點(diǎn)鐘吃晚飯，這樣就能有較長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間閑談。如果事前接不到您的回信，我就指望你們那天到來(lái)。

3. 邀請(qǐng)來(lái)家中小住及周末聚會(huì) An invitation for a house and weekend party

Dear :

I hope haven’t any plan for the weekend of as we’d like you to spend it with us at . It’s simply beautiful here now, with everything in bloom!

I think we can promise some good fishing this year. The fish are biting better than ever! So bring your fishing clothes; and be s

ure to bring your tennis things, too, because are coming and I’m sure you’ll want to get out on the courts with them.

There’s a very good train ; I’ve marked it in red on the timetable. It gets you here about which is just in time for dinner. You can get a late train back , or there’s an early express that usually takes on .

We hope nothing will prevent you from coming, as we’re looking forward to your visit … and I know are looking forward to seeing you again, too. Be sure to let us know what train you are taking so that can meet you at the station.

Affectionately yours,

親愛(ài)的:

如果您沒(méi)有什么活動(dòng)安排，我希望能同我們一起在共度周末，那里已經(jīng)鮮花遍地，現(xiàn)正在最美麗的時(shí)節(jié)。

我想，今年我們能讓釣魚(yú)釣得更快活。魚(yú)兒比過(guò)去任何時(shí)候都愛(ài)上釣魚(yú)。請(qǐng)把釣魚(yú)的服裝帶來(lái)，也別忘記帶上打網(wǎng)球的用具，因?yàn)槲覀冞�邀約了夫婦，我想，你們是樂(lè)意同他們打網(wǎng)球的。

有一班舒適的火車(chē)，我已經(jīng)在火車(chē)時(shí)刻表上做了紅色記號(hào)，火車(chē)大約在把你們送到這里，正是吃晚飯時(shí)間。你們可以乘晚車(chē)回來(lái)�；蛘撸�在也有一班快車(chē)，就是常坐的那一班車(chē)。

我們希望沒(méi)有什么事情會(huì)阻礙你們，我們?cè)诘却�著你們光臨……我知道好盼望再次見(jiàn)到你們。準(zhǔn)備乘哪一班火車(chē)，請(qǐng)一定告訴我們，好讓到車(chē)站迎接你們。

4. 邀請(qǐng)參加招待會(huì) An invitation for a reception

Dear :

It would give great pleasure to have your presence at a reception in honor of the Chinese delegation.

The reception will be held in the , on . Cocktails will be served promptly at to be followed b dinner at .

sincerely hope you can attend. Let know.

Sincerely yours

親愛(ài)的:

如您能夠出席為而舉行的招待會(huì)，將感到十分榮幸。

招待會(huì)定于在舉行。準(zhǔn)時(shí)舉行， 隨之在舉行。

期待著您的光臨。請(qǐng)?zhí)崆巴ㄖ�您能否出席�?/P>

5. 邀請(qǐng)演講 Inviting someone to address a meeting

Dear :

would like to extend to you an invitation to be our guest speaker at the to be held at the at o’clock, .

As you know, the department is interested in Since you are familiar with the field, we know your views will be extremely interesting to us.

You will receive further details later, but we would appreciate having your acceptance soon so we may complete our agenda.

Cordially,

親愛(ài)的:

特邀請(qǐng)您出席召開(kāi)的并作演講。

正如您所了解的，對(duì)。您對(duì)此領(lǐng)域很熟悉，您的見(jiàn)解定會(huì)給我們帶來(lái)很大的興趣。

我們將隨后把有關(guān)細(xì)節(jié)通知您，但懇請(qǐng)您盡快予以答復(fù)

，以便作出安排。

6. 邀請(qǐng)參加新廠開(kāi)工典禮 Invitation to opening ceremony of new factory

Dear :

Our new factory will be commencing production on and we should like to invite to be present at a celebration to mark the occasion.

As you will appreciate this is an important milestone for this organization, and is the result of continued demand for our products, both at home and overseas. We are inviting all those individuals and trust that you will pay us the compliments of accepting.

Please confirm that you will be able to attend by advising us of your time —— we can arrange for you to be met. All arrangements for your stay will, of course, be made by us at our expense.

Yours faithfully,

親愛(ài)的:

本公司新廠將于開(kāi)始投產(chǎn)，希望能邀請(qǐng)來(lái)參加新廠開(kāi)工典禮。

如您所知，新廠的設(shè)立是本公司的一個(gè)里程碑，而這正是海內(nèi)外對(duì)本公司產(chǎn)品不斷需求的結(jié)果。我們邀請(qǐng)了所有對(duì)本公司的成功貢獻(xiàn)一切力量的個(gè)人，我們相信，您一定會(huì)賞光。

如您確能參加，請(qǐng)來(lái)函告知您抵達(dá)的時(shí)間 —— 以便我們?yōu)槟�安排�?huì)晤。當(dāng)然，所有安排您在夜宿的費(fèi)用，皆將由公司代您支付。

邀請(qǐng)信的回復(fù)

邀請(qǐng)信的復(fù)信要求簡(jiǎn)明扼要，在書(shū)寫(xiě)時(shí)應(yīng)注意以下幾點(diǎn):

1. 接受邀請(qǐng)的復(fù)信中應(yīng)重復(fù)寫(xiě)上邀請(qǐng)信中的某些內(nèi)容，如邀請(qǐng)年、月、日，星期幾、幾點(diǎn)鐘等，如 “I’ll be delighted to attend your luncheon next Friday, May the fifth, at twelve o’clock”。

2. 邀請(qǐng)信的復(fù)信中應(yīng)明確表明接受邀請(qǐng)還是不接受邀請(qǐng)，不能含乎其

詞，如不能寫(xiě) “I’ll come if I’m in town”。這類(lèi)的話，以使得對(duì)方無(wú)法作出安排。在接受邀請(qǐng)的復(fù)信中，應(yīng)對(duì)受到邀請(qǐng)表示高興。謝卻的復(fù)信中應(yīng)闡明不能應(yīng)邀的原由。

1. 對(duì)遲復(fù)邀請(qǐng)表示歉意 Apologizing for being unable to give an early reply

Dear :

Please accept my apologies for the delay in acknowledging your invitation for on . I have been away from the office and only just returned.

Luckily, I have no other plans for the date you mention, and shall be happy to see you at at the Black Swan Restaurant.

Cordially,

親愛(ài)的:

未能對(duì)您發(fā)來(lái)的出席今年舉行的的邀請(qǐng)給予及時(shí)答復(fù)深表歉意。我因近期一直在外，剛剛返回。

幸運(yùn)的是，我在那天沒(méi)有其他安排，很愿意屆時(shí)在與您會(huì)面。

2. 對(duì)不能參加而遲復(fù)邀請(qǐng)回信表示歉意 Apologizing for being unable to accept the invitation and give an early reply

Dear :

Please accept my apologies for the delay in acknowledging your invitation for on . I have been away form the office and only just returned.

Unfortunately, I have other plans for the date you mention, but shall be happy to make a date for some other convenient time.

Cordially,

親愛(ài)的:

未能對(duì)您發(fā)來(lái)的出席舉行的的邀請(qǐng)予以及時(shí)答復(fù)深表歉意。我因一直外出，剛剛返回。

很遺憾，由于有其他事務(wù)安排，故不能赴約。我很愿意在以后方便的時(shí)候前去拜會(huì)。

3.

接受與不相識(shí)的人共進(jìn)午餐 Accepting an invitation to luncheon with strangers

Dear :

I’ll be delighted to come to your luncheon on , at o’clock.

has often spoken me of , and has told me how very much he enjoys having him for a . Although I have never met , I know him from hearing so much about him.

I assure you it will be a very great pleasure indeed to meet ! Thank you so much for asking me.

Truly Yours

親愛(ài)的:

我將愉快地參加您于舉行的午宴。

經(jīng)常向我提起，并經(jīng)常談到與他是多么愉快。雖然我還沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)他，但因?yàn)槁?tīng)到有關(guān)他的事情多，好像已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)他了。

我相信，同相會(huì)一定會(huì)使人非常愉快，非常感謝您的邀請(qǐng)。

4. 謝絕不相識(shí)的人的邀請(qǐng) Apologizing for being unable to accept an invitation

Dear :

I have heard so much about from that I almost feel as though I knew him. I would certainly enjoy meeting his mother!

But unfortunately I expect guests myself on ; and therefore cannot accept your invitation for luncheon on that day.

It was thoughtful of you to invite me, and I am extremely sorry I cannot accept, I do hope you will ask me again some time!

Sincerely yours,

親愛(ài)的:

我已經(jīng)從那里知道了許多關(guān)于的事，我好像已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)他似的，能夠去見(jiàn)他母親我當(dāng)然覺(jué)得十分榮幸!

但是很不湊巧:在我自己要招待客人， 因此就不能接受您在那天的午宴邀請(qǐng)了。

承您如此熱情地相約，恰巧因事不能前往，深表歉意，但愿以后能再次榮獲您的邀請(qǐng)。