DearSusan:
Iknowyouareinterestedinoilpainting,soI’msureyou’llbeinterestedinMr.andMrs.Lindun!TheyarecomingheretosuppernextSundaynight,Octoberthetwelfth,andwe’dlikeyouandWaltertocome,too.
Mr.andMrs.LinDunarethatverycharmingcouplewemetinLondonlastsummer.Theyhaveawonderfulcollectionofoilpaintingsofvariousstages;andIunderstandthatMr.LinDunisquiteanauthorityonoilpainting.I’msureyouandWalterwillthoroughlyenjoyandeveningintheircompany.We’replanningsupperatsix;thatwillgiveusanicelongeveningtotalk.
IfIdon’thearfromyoubeforethen,I’llbeexpectingyouonthetwelfth!Affectionatelyyours,
LiMing
Dearsir/madam:
[organization]wouldverymuchliketohavesomeonefromyourcompanyspeakatourconferenceon[topic].
Asyoumaybeaware,themissionofourassociationistopromote.Manyofourmembersareinterestedintheachievementsyourcompanyhasmadein.Enclosedisourpreliminaryschedulefortheconferencewhichwillbereviewedinweeks.I'llcallyou[date]toseewhofromyourcompanywouldbewillingtospeaktous.Icanassureyouthatwe'llmakeeverythingconvenienttothespeaker.
Sincerelyyours,
[name]
[title]
DearPetty,Ihopeyoudidn’tmakeanyplaneforthisweekend.YouknowIammovingintothenewhouse,andIsincerelyinviteyoutocometomynewhouse.IwillholdacelebrationpartyonSaturdaynight.ThesceneryhereisfantasticthatIamsureyouwilllikeit.OnSaturday,youcanwalkaroundmyhouseafteryougethere.Thepartywillbeginat7:00.Youcanliveinmyhousethatnight.OnSunday,wecangofishingorplaytabletennis.Sopleasedosomepreparationforthem.Youcandrivehereandyouwillseeaboard“Kelly’sHome”neartheroad.Itonlytakesyouonehourtogethere.Ihopetherewillbenothingstoppingyoutocome.Yoursaffectionately,Kelly
亲爱的贝蒂：希望你这个周末没有什么安排!你知道我就要搬到新房了，我真诚的邀请你来我的新房。星期六晚上我会举行一个庆祝晚会。那里的景色漂亮迷人，我相信你一定会喜欢的。星期六到这里后你可以在我家到处看看。晚会将在7点开始，到时候你可以住在我家。你可以开车过来，然后你会看见路边的一块板上写着“凯丽家”。你到这里只需一个小时，我希望你不会有什么事情而不能来。
(salutation)
pleasenote,however,thatwedontassumeanylegalorfinancial
responsibilitywhateverregardingthepresenceofinchina.allexpensesofsjourneyto/fromchina,theirstayinchinaaswellashealthinsurancewillbebornebytheiremployers.
wesendyouourkindestregardsandbestwishesforapleasanttrip.
yourssincerely,
generalmanagersignatur
DearLily,
ThankyouforyourinvitationthisSaturday.Iwastootiredthesedays.Itisjustachancetorestmyself.YouknowIliketheflowersofcherryblossoms.IhaveheardthatWuhanUniversityisfamousforcherryblossoms.ButIhavenochancetoenjoyit.Yourinvitationistooexciting.Ihopetheweekendcomesoon.WewillmeetattheschoolgateoftheWuhanUniversity.
Yourssincerely,
Lily
Dearsir/madam：
On[date],wewillhostaneveningofcelebrationinhonoroftheretirementof[name],presidentof[company].Youarecordiallyinvitedtoattendthecelebrationat[hotel],[location],on[date]fromtop.m.[name]hasbeenthepresidentof[company]since[year].Duringthisperiod,[company]expandeditsbusinessfromto.Nowit’souropportunitytothankhimforhisyearsofexemplaryleadershipandwishhimwellforahappyretirement.Pleasejoinustosaygood-byeto[name].
Seeyouon[date].
Yourssincerely
[name]
[title]
邀请函包括宴会、舞会、晚餐、聚会、婚礼等各种邀请信件，形式上大体分为两种:一种为正规的格式(formalcorrespondence;一种是非正式格式(informalcorrespondence)。
邀请信一定要将邀请的时间(年、月、日、钟点)、地点、场合写清楚，不能使接信人存在任何疑虑。
例如:“I’dlikeyouandBobtocometoLuncheonnextFriday.”这句话中所指的是哪个星期五并不明确，所以应加上具体日期,“I’dlikeyouandBobtocometoluncheonnextFriday,Maythefifth.”
1.邀请朋友共进午餐Invitingafriendtoinformalluncheon
Dear:
Willyoucometoluncheonon,at?
MynieceisvisitingusandIthinkyouwillenjoymeetingher.Sheisacharming,veryprettygirl…andverygoodcompany!willbehere,andperhapswecanafterluncheon.Dosayyou’llcome!
Affectionatelyyours,
LiMing
亲爱的:
您能在来吃午饭吗?
我侄女正在我们家中作客，我想您会乐于见到她的。她是个漂亮而聪明的女孩子，……同她在一起是很使人高兴的!也到这里来，也许在饭后我们能，说好，一定得来呀!
2.邀请朋友同他们不认识的人一起共进晚餐Invitingfriendstosupperwiththestrangers
Dear:
Iknowyouareinterestedin,soI’msureyou’llbeinterestedin!Theyarecominghere
tosupper,andwe’dlikeyouandtocome,too.
arethatverycharmingcouplewemetinlastsummer.Theyhaveawonderfulcollectionof;andIunderstandthatMr.LinDunisquiteanauthorityon.I’msureyouandWalterwillthoroughlyenjoyandeveningintheircompany.
We’replanningsupperatsix;thatwillgiveusanicelongeveningtotalk.IfIdon’thearfromyoubeforethen,I’llbeexpectingyouonthe!
Affectionatelyyours,
LiMing
亲爱的:
我知道您对是有兴趣的，所以我相信您对林顿夫妇也会感兴趣。他们将在来吃饭，我们很希望您和瓦尔特也能同来。
是那么好的一对夫妻。我们是去年夏天在认识的。他们集有。我知道，林顿先生在研究方面是颇有权威的。我深信，那天晚上您和瓦尔特同他们在一起，一定会很愉快。
我们准备在6点钟吃晚饭，这样就能有较长的时间闲谈。如果事前接不到您的回信，我就指望你们那天到来。
3.邀请来家中小住及周末聚会Aninvitationforahouseandweekendparty
Dear:
Ihopehaven’tanyplanfortheweekendofaswe’dlikeyoutospenditwithusat.It’ssimplybeautifulherenow,witheverythinginbloom!
Ithinkwecanpromisesomegoodfishingthisyear.Thefisharebitingbetterthanever!Sobringyourfishingclothes;andbes
uretobringyourtennisthings,too,becausearecomingandI’msureyou’llwanttogetoutonthecourtswiththem.
There’saverygoodtrain;I’vemarkeditinredonthetimetable.Itgetsyouhereaboutwhichisjustintimefordinner.Youcangetalatetrainback,orthere’sanearlyexpressthatusuallytakeson.
Wehopenothingwillpreventyoufromcoming,aswe’relookingforwardtoyourvisit…andIknowarelookingforwardtoseeingyouagain,too.Besuretoletusknowwhattrainyouaretakingsothatcanmeetyouatthestation.
Affectionatelyyours,
亲爱的:
如果您没有什么活动安排，我希望能同我们一起在共度周末，那里已经鲜花遍地，现正在最美丽的时节。
我想，今年我们能让钓鱼钓得更快活。鱼儿比过去任何时候都爱上钓鱼。请把钓鱼的服装带来，也别忘记带上打网球的'用具，因为我们还邀约了夫妇，我想，你们是乐意同他们打网球的。
有一班舒适的火车，我已经在火车时刻表上做了红色记号，火车大约在把你们送到这里，正是吃晚饭时间。你们可以乘晚车回来。或者，在也有一班快车，就是常坐的那一班车。
我们希望没有什么事情会阻碍你们，我们在等待着你们光临……我知道好盼望再次见到你们。准备乘哪一班火车，请一定告诉我们，好让到车站迎接你们。
4.邀请参加招待会Aninvitationforareception
Dear:
ItwouldgivegreatpleasuretohaveyourpresenceatareceptioninhonoroftheChinesedelegation.
Thereceptionwillbeheldinthe,on.Cocktailswillbeservedpromptlyattobefollowedbdinnerat.
sincerelyhopeyoucanattend.Letknow.
Sincerelyyours
亲爱的:
如您能够出席为而举行的招待会，将感到十分荣幸。招待会定于在举行。准时举行，随之在举行。期待着您的光临。请提前通知您能否出席。
5.邀请演讲Invitingsomeonetoaddressameeting
Dear:
wouldliketoextendtoyouaninvitationtobeourguestspeakeratthetobeheldattheato’clock,.
Asyouknow,thedepartmentisinterestedinSinceyouarefamiliarwiththefield,weknowyourviewswillbeextremelyinterestingtous.
Youwillreceivefurtherdetailslater,butwewouldappreciatehavingyouracceptancesoonsowemaycompleteouragenda.
Cordially,
亲爱的:
特邀请您出席召开的并作演讲。
正如您所了解的，对。您对此领域很熟悉，您的见解定会给我们带来很大的兴趣。
我们将随后把有关细节通知您，但恳请您尽快予以答复，以便作出安排。
6.邀请参加新厂开工典礼Invitationtoopeningceremonyofnewfactory
Dear:
Ournewfactorywillbecommencingproductiononandweshouldliketoinvitetobepresentatacelebrationtomarktheoccasion.
Asyouwillappreciatethisisanimportantmilestoneforthisorganization,andistheresultofcontinueddemandforourproducts,bothathomeandoverseas.Weareinvitingallthoseindividualsandtrustthatyouwillpayusthecomplimentsofaccepting.
Pleaseconfirmthatyouwillbeabletoattendbyadvisingusofyourtime——wecanarrangeforyoutobemet.Allarrangementsforyourstaywill,ofcourse,bemadebyusatourexpense.
Yoursfaithfully,
亲爱的:
本公司新厂将于开始投产，希望能邀请来参加新厂开工典礼。
如您所知，新厂的设立是本公司的一个里程碑，而这正是海内外对本公司产品不断需求的结果。我们邀请了所有对本公司的成功贡献一切力量的个人，我们相信，您一定会赏光。
如您确能参加，请来函告知您抵达的时间——以便我们为您安排会晤。当然，所有安排您在夜宿的费用，皆将由公司代您支付。
DearMr.Harris,
Mr.MarkMorganandIareplanningasmalldinnerinhonorofJohnSmith,ExecutiveVice-presidentandChiefTechnologyOfficeroftheAmericanAutoCompany.ThedinnerwillbeheldattheHiltonHotel,Detroit,beginningat6.30p.m.onWednesday,January15,anddresswillbeinformalbusinesswear.
WehopethatyouwillbeabletojoinusinthisopportunitytomeettheseniorexecutiveoftheAmericanAutoCompany.
WelookforwardtoseeingyouonWednesday,January15.
Yourssincerely,
RobertMiles
ChiefExecutiveOfficer