Virtue

Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright!

The bridal of the earth and sky.

The dew shall weep thy fall to-night.

For thou must die.

Sweet rose, whose hue angry and brave.

Bids the rash gazer wipe the eye.

Thy root is ever in its grave.

And thou must die.

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses,

A box where sweets compacted lie.

My music show you have your closes.

And all must die.

Only a sweet and virtuous soul,

Like season'd timber, never gives.

But though the whole world turn to coal.

Then chiefly lives.

Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you're seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

When.......

Sucess is failure turned inside out,

The silver tint in the clouds of doubt.

And you never can tell how close you are.

It may be near when it seems afar.

So, stick to the fight when you are hardest hit.

It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit.

不要放弃！

当事情常常不如人意时，

当你跋涉前行的道路似乎总是上坎爬坡时，

当资金短缺而债台高筑时，

当你想笑但不得不叹息时，

当烦恼让你有些不堪重负时，

有必要的话，休息一下，但不要放弃。

成功就在失败的背面，

成功是疑云中透出一线银光。

你永远不能确定距离成功有多么近。

它可能近在咫尺，看上去却远在天边。

所以，当你遭遇最猛烈的打击时要坚持战斗。

就是在遇到困难的时候最不能放弃。

The Flight of Youth

Richard Henry Stoddard

There are gains for al our losses.

There are balms for all our pain,

But when youth, the dream, departs,

It takes something from our hearts,

And it never comes again.

We are stronger, and are better,

under manhood's sterner reign,

Still we feel that something sweet,

Following youth, with flying feet,

And will never come again.

Something beautiful is vanished,

And we sigh for it in vain.

Something beautiful is vanished,

And we sigh for it in vain,

We behold it everywhere,

On the earth, and in the air,

But it never comes again!

我们失去的一切都能得到补偿，

我们所有的痛苦都能得到安慰；

可是梦境似的青春一旦消逝，

它带走了我们心中的某种美好，

从此一去不复返。

我们变得日益刚强、更臻完美，

在严峻的成年生活驱使下；

可是依然感到甜美的情感，

已随着青春飞逝，

不再返回。

美好已经消逝，

我们枉自为此叹息；

尽管在天地之间，

我们处处能见青春的魅力，

可是它不再返回！ 

如何用英文来写mail-祝贺喜获贵子

Purport: 刚得知你儿子出生的消息，恭喜你！

 

常言道，孩子是人生中最宝贵的恩赐。你和你太太都是希望有个儿子，如今你们一定很高兴！相信你儿子将会像你一样，既英俊又有才华。

 

我非常为你和你太太高兴，并祝你们幸福快乐。

 

PS. 能否将孩子的照片寄给我一张。

 

To: philipct@tdc.edu.uk

 

Subject: Congratulations!

 

Dear Philip,

 

I've just heard the wonderful news about the birth of your son. Congratulations!

 

A child, as they say, is the most precious gift you can possibly have in your life. How happy you and your wife must be, for I know you both wanted a baby boy. I'm sure he will be a handsome and gifted person just like yourself.

 

I'm very happy for you and your wife, and wish you all the happiness in the world.

 

Sincerely,

Sarah

(^_^)

如何用英文来写mail-祝贺荣休

Purport：刚才得知您将于下个月退休并返回多伦多，谨在此祝贺您的光荣退休。

 

大家一定会很想念您的，不仅因为您绝佳的工作能力，更因您是我们的好朋友。三十五年的工作经验，使您成为公司不可多得的员工，相信别人将很难取代您。

 

中心祝福您在多伦多的新生活愉快。那里的气候干燥，对您的健康很有益处。请继续保持联络。祝好运，期待能时常受到您的音讯。

 

To: daniello@netvigator.com

 

Subject: Congratulations on your retirement

 

Dear Daniel,

 

I've learned that you're retiring next month and going back to Toronto, and I congratulate you upon your well-deserved retirement.

 

I'm sure you'll be missed by everyone, not only for the high degree of competence with which you handled your job, but also because you were a very good friend to us. Your thirty-five years of experience has made you an invaluable employee, and it will be extremely difficult to replace you.

 

I sincerely hope you'll enjoy your new life in Toronto. The climate there, I believe, will do your health a world of good. Please keep in touch. Good luck and I look forward to hearing from you now and again.

如何用英文来写mail-祝贺友人晋升

Purport:很高兴获悉您胜任珍宝有限公司的总经理。

 

我听到这消息时，并不觉得惊讶，因为与您共事八年，已让我了解您的才干及对工作的热忱。忠心祝贺您，以及贵公司所作的明智抉择。

 

祝您今后更加成功！

 

To: dlee@jumbo.com

 

Subject: Congratulations on your promotion

 

Dear Mr. Lee,

 

It was with great pleasure that I learned of your appointment as General Manager of Jumbo Co. Ltd.

 

I was not surprised by the news, because working with you for the past eight years has shown me how able and enthusiastic you are in your work. I would like to express my heartiest congratulations not only to you but also to your company on its splendid choice.

 

My best wishes for your continued success.

 

Sincerely yours,

David

如何用英文来写mail-通知应聘者前来面试

Purport: 谢谢您寄来的履历表。我们认为您的履历相当优异，希望您能于九月二日下午二时半到公司中区办事处参加面试。请以电子邮件（David@hongyuan-soft.com）告知能否前来。

 

期待不久与您见面。

 

To: imchan@yahoo.com

 

Subject: A job interview

 

Dear Miss Chan,

 

Thank you very much for sending us your CV. We were very impressed with your qualifications, and we would like to see you for an interview on September 2, at 2:30 p.m. at our Central Office. Please confirm by e-mail(David@hongyuan-soft.com) whether you can come.

 

We look forward to seeing you soon.

 

Best Regards,

 

David Liu

HR Dept.

如何用英文来写mail-询问领导的看法

以下转载的是格林先生要求我写的建议书《办公室工作自动化的改善方案》,这份报告的目的在研讨本公司实施办公室工作自动化的利弊。格林先生对我这篇报告赞誉有加，并指示我询问您的意见。

 

可否请您看过之后，在下周四之前以mail的形式将您的意见传送给我？谢谢。

 

To: sswh@hkstar.com

 

Subject: Your comments requested

 

Dear Stanley,

 

What follows is my proposal entitled "Improvement Plan for Office Automation", which I wrote for Mr. Green at his request. The purpose of this proposal is to discuss both the advantages and the disadvantages of office automation at our office. Mr. Green was kind enough to compliment me on the proposal and instructed me to ask for your comments.

 

Would you please read it over and send me your comments via e-mail by next Thursday? Thank you.

 

Best regards,

David

如何用英文来写mail-查询会议详情

得悉上述会议将于七月五日至九日在纽约召开，由您赞助举行。

 

我对这次的国际会议很感兴趣，也希望参加。请将会议的详细资料和报名表寄给我。一下是我的邮寄地址，供您参考（略）

 

希望您能尽快回信，谢谢。

 

To: Info@infosci.com

 

Subject: The 3rd Conference on Information Technology

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

I have learnt that you are sponsoring the above conference to be held in New York from July 5-9

 

I am very interested in this conference and would like to attend it. Please send me detailed information on the conference along with an application form. For your information, my p-mail address is as follows:

c/o Information Tech Centre

118 Temple Road,

Singapore

 

Your prompt reply will be much appreciated. Thank you.

 

Sincerely yours,

David Liu

如何用英文来写mail-问候朋友近况

Purport: 已经很久没有你的消息，昨天收到你的mail，我就放心了。借此向你问候。我很好，依然忙得不得了。

 

希望你们一家安好。偶尔写封信给我，让我知道你们的近况吧。保持联络！

 

To: adausa@usa.net

 

Subject: What's up?

 

Dear Ada,

 

I was relieved to receive your e-mail yesterday after not having heard from you for quite a long time. I just want to say hello, and I'm doing like hell as usual.

 

Hope everything is just as fine with you and your family. Well, write to me once in a while and let me know what's new. Keep in touch!

 

As ever,

Doris

如何用英文来写mail-感谢朋友的赠书

Purport：谢谢您上星期寄来的新作《商业书信写作指南》，这正是我所需要的书！它概括了许多有用的咨询，相信对我今后以英语写书信和报告均大有帮助。实际上，这封mail也是参考本书写的。（^-^）

 

再次感谢您送我这么好的礼物。

To: sally@pacific.net

 

Subject: Thank you for your new book

 

Dear Sally,

 

Thank you for the copy of your new book, Guide to Business Writing, which you sent me last week. It really was very kind of you, and it turns out to be just the book I needed! It's full of very useful information and I'm sure I will be consulting it a lot in the future when I have to write letters and reports in English. In fact, I'm already using it to write this mail.(^-^)

 

I appreciate this gift very much, and thank you once again for sending it to me.

 

Best regards,

Mandy

如何用英文来写mail-警告

我必须就有关你在公司的最近表现提出警告。你对工作缺乏热诚，以及对细节的考虑不周，已经引来上司和同事的不断批评。除非你采取必要的措施改进你的工作素质，以及按时完成指定项目，否则我们除了将你解雇外，别无选择。

 

我每场希望你立即对你的工作加以留神，并期盼在下个月能有较正面的进步报告。

To: yllee@shortman.com

 

Subject: Performance Warning

 

Dear YL,

 

It is with sadness that I must warn you regarding your recent performance at the company. Your lack of enthusiasm for your work and your poor attention to detail has led to constant criticism from your superiors as well as your colleagues. Unless you take the necessary steps to improve the quality of your work and to complete assigned projects on a timely basis, we will have no choice but to discontinue your employment.

 

I very much hope that you will be able to address the concerns of your work effective immediately, and look forward to a more positive progress report next month.

 

Michael Chang

HR Department

如何用英文来写mail-介绍新产品

Purport: 我很高兴的在此介绍本公司最新的夏季系列产品目录。毫无疑问，您将发现那是我们所做出的最高级，最别出心裁的产品，而且我相信您会被它们那深具竞争力的价格所感动。我们将从四月一日起，开始接受各种商品的预购订单，届时期待早日收到您的回音。

To: customer.list@fashion.net

 

Subject: New Summer Collection

 

Dear Customer,

 

I am pleased to introduce our new catalogue for the Summer collection, As you will see, it is without doubt the highest quality and most unique collection that we have ever created and I am sure that you will be impressed by the competitive pricing of the range. We will be taking preliminary orders for the range beginning April 1, and I look forward to hearing from you soon thereafter.

 

Fashion Co. Ltd

如何用英文来写mail-恭贺结婚之喜

Purport: 向你至上婚礼的祝福。“结合”是一个可爱的字眼--一个时间越久，意味越浓的字眼。它代表着一种随着岁月的变更而更加甜美的感觉。我愿你能得到真正的幸福与满足，生活中同甘共苦；更重要的是，愿你能从彼此深切的关爱中得到快乐。

再次送上我的祝福。

（后记：一张贺卡正在gllgs.blogspot.com等着你！）

To: jfwang@hotmail.com

Subject: Congratulations!

Dear lovely Jennifer,

A wedding wish for you. "Together" is a lovely word-- a word that time endears. It means a kind of sweetness that grows sweeter through the years. I wish you true contentment, a life that's filled with sharing, and most of all, I wish you joy that comes from deeply caring.

Betty

(P.S. An e-card is waiting for you at gllgs.blogspot.com)

如何用英文来写mail-举行圣诞晚会通知

Purport: 我们将于圣诞当天下午六点至十点，于新世纪酒店举行圣诞晚会。

参加者可以穿着便服，饮料和食物全部免费供应。欢迎协同以为亲友参加，但请事先知会。

有意参加者请尽快以mail向angelalg@uni.com预约，截至时期为二月十五日，预期恕不接受，谢谢。

To: All UNI staff

Subject: Xmas Party

We are having a Christmas party at the New World Hotel on Christmas Day, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Dress is informal, and food and drinks are all supplied FREE! You're welcome to bring along one of your friends or one member of your family, but if you do so, please let me know in advance.

For reservations, please send e-mail to angelalg@uni.com asap. No reservation will be accepted after December 15. Thank you.

Angela Ling

(^-^)

如何用英文来写mail-祝贺生日快乐

Purport： 如您生日快乐。我知道对您来说，今天是个特别的日子，在这个特别的日子，我们伦敦办公室的所有同事都想到您，祝您生日快乐。

To: irene@kpi.com.hk

Subject: Happy Birthday!

Dear Irene,

Congratulations on your birthday. I know this is a special day for you, and would like you to know that all your friends here at the London office are thinking of you on this special occasion. Happy birthday to you!

With all my best wishes,

 Kent

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如何用英文来写mail-约会

Purport: 下星期我要到香港去，希望十一月十八日（星期四）下午三时左右能到你的办公室找你。

希望这没问题。如果不行，请尽快mail通知。先向你道谢。

To: cindysd@tcumn.com.hk

Subject: See you next week

Dear Cindy,

I'm coming to HK next week, and want to CU at your office sometime around 3:00 p.m. on Thur., Nov. 18.

Hope this is OK with you. If not, let me know by e-mail asap.

T.I.A

Amanda

如何用英文来写mail-慰问生病住院的朋友

Purport: 我刚才听颐蒂说你住院了，所幸的是，你的病情并不严重，而且很快就可以出院了，这真是个好消息。

颐蒂说你现在好多了，已经能在病床上玩电脑，用它浏览网页。所以我想发mail向你问候会是个不错的注意，或许还可以在你不在的时候让你了解公司的最新情况。

放松心情吧，祝早日康复。

To: daniel@online.net

Subject: Get well soon

Dear Daniel,

I've just hear from Kitty that you're in the hospital, but I'm glad your illness wasn't worse and that you'll soon be out of the hospital. That's good news!

Kitty told me you're now feeling a lot better that you are even playing with your lap-top in the hospital bed, browsing through the web pages. So Ｉ thought it was a good idea to send you e-mail to say hello and perhaps to keep you posted as to what's going on in the office while you're away.

Take it easy and get well soon.

Sincerely,

Sanddra

如何用英文来写mail-公布公司内部信息

Purport: 各位CAC的同仁：

特此通知各位，Jacky今年四月一日起就任本公司的副总裁。他将接任四十年来对公司贡献良多，并于下个月退休的Simon先生之职位。

Jacky同时兼任国际部经理。希望各位也能像对待Simon先生一般，支持协助Jacky.

To: All CAC Staff

Subject: Appointment of a New Vice President

All CAC Staff,

You will be pleased to learn that, effective April 1, Mr. Jacky has been appointed Vice President of the company. He will replace Mr. Simon, who is retiring next month after 40 years of invaluable contributions of CAC.

Mr. Jacky will be concurrently serving as Director of the International Division until further notice. In the meantime, we hope that you will all give Mr. Jacky the same support and cooperation which you gave to Mr. Simon during his tenure of office. Thank you.

HR Dept.

World Water Shortage

A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025.

P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three- thousand-mission people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.

The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future.

The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.

The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.

Dreams

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That can never fly

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen only with snow

梦

仅仅抓住梦想

梦想若是消亡

生命就象鸟儿折了翅膀

再也不能飞翔

紧紧抓住梦想

梦想若是消丧

生命就象贫瘠的荒野

雪覆冰封，万物不再生长
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如何用英文来写mail-邀请参加科技博览会

Scenario: 科技企业举办展览会展示新产品，透过mail向有关人士或公司发出邀请文中亦提出公司的网址，藉以推广公司的其他产品或服务。

Purport: 第十届科技博览会将于下个月在香港举行。这次展览的项目主要是最先进的电子设备，我们谨诚挚邀请您参加这个最令人振奋的活动。

日期： 2009年1月1～8日

时间： 上午10时～下午6时30分

地点： 香港会展中心

届时我们将展示最新的产品，现场并有专人提供您需要的咨询，并为您解答各项疑问。此外还备有免费的饮料和小食。

至于博览会的详情，请参阅本公司的首页（http://gllgs.blogspot.com）。期待在科技博览会上见到您。

To: jacklee@pacific.net

Subject: Invitation to 10th Annual Tech Expo

Dear Mr. Lee,

The 10th annual Tech Expo, featuring the most advanced electronic equipment, will be held in Hong Kong next month as follows. You are cordially invited to attend this most exciting event of the year.

Dates: June 1st through 8th 2009

Time: 10:00 am. to 6:30 p.m.

Place: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

We will have the latest products from our line on display, and our expert staff will be on hand to provide you will all the information you need and to answer any question you may have. Free drinks and snacks will also be provided.

For more details, please see our homepage(http://gllgs.blogspot.com). We look forward to seeing you at the Tech Expo.

Sincerely yours,

Advanced Technology Co.

如何用英文来写mail-订购的商品仍未收到

Scenario: 在网路上订购的商品迟迟尚未收到，于是发mail去催促。

Purpose: 两个月前的二月二日，我在贵公司的线上购物网站订购下列产品，至今尚未收到。

=> 掌上电脑记事簿（产品编号： PCO-216，单价$384）

=> 网上游戏（产品编号G-373，单价$65）

请查核您的记录，并尽快将产品寄给我，谢谢。

To: Techco@hitech.com

Subject: My Order of Feb 2

Dear Sir/Madam,

I still have not received the following products I ordered TWO MONTHS ago on February 2 via your on-line shopping Web site.

=> Palm Computering Organizer (Item No. PCO216, @$384.00)

=> On-line Games (Item No. G-373, @$65.00)

Please check your records, and send them to me asap.

Thank you.

Best regards,

David

如何用英文写mail-询问订购详情

Scenario: 由于自己身处的地方买不到想要的书籍，使用mail向出版社询问订购详情。

Purport： 我找《英文词根词典》已经三个多月了，但找遍全上海的书店都找不到。

贵出版社可有这本词典的存货？如果有，请留一本给我，并把定价告诉我，以及经平邮寄到上海的一切费用。若能以mail(David@hongyuan-soft.com)回复，我将十分感谢。

谢谢您的帮慢，期待很快得到您的回音。

To: info@pearsoned.com.hk

Subject: Do you have this book?

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have been looking for the dictionary entitled *Dictionary of English Root* for over three months now,  and I am still unable to find it at any bookstore here in Shanghai.

Do you have this dict in stock? If you do, please keep one copy for me and let me know the price, as well as any incidental charges that may be required to ship it to Shanghai by surface mail. I would appreciate it very much if you would send me your reply by e-mail(David@hongyuan-soft.com).

Thank you for your help. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely yours,

David