Part 4 問候

Chapter 1 節日問候

郵件速覽

From: Emma Garcia

To: Olivia Harris

Subject: Festival Greetings

Dear Olivia,

In this great holiday season, we would like to express our sincere holiday blessings for all of you. Hereby, I also want to say thanks for your continuous support for our business.

In order to celebrate Christmas, we also have launched a customer appreciation event on our home supplies. Most of the famous brand home supplies are selling at half price, which is the most favorable price all through the year. If you want to refer to more detail information about this appreciation event, please visit our actual shop or our online shop.

Best wishes for all of you.

Yours faithfully,

Emma

寄件人：艾瑪·加西亞

收件人：奧利維亞·哈里斯

主旨：節日問候

親愛的奧利維亞：

值此佳節之際，我們想要向各位致以最誠摯的節日祝福。在此，我還要就你對本店的大力支持表示感謝。

為了慶祝圣誕節，我們還推出了一個家居用品方面的客戶答謝活動。其中，大部分名牌家居用品均半價出售，這是一年來最優惠的價格。如果你想要了解本次答謝活動的更多詳細信息，請前來我們的實體店或是登錄我們的網上店鋪。

祝您和家人愉快！

忠誠的

艾瑪

學以致用

1. Hereby, I also want to say thanks for your continuous support for our business.

在此，我還要就你對本店的大力支持表示感謝。

★ 解析：

句首的Hereby, I also want to say thanks for your..．可以視為習慣用法，表示“在此，我還要感謝你……”。其中的hereby可以視為插入語或是狀語，表示“因此，據此”。句中的thanks for..．可以視為固定用法，表示“感謝……”，也可以用作thanks to sb for...。

★ 套用：

Hereby, I also want to say thanks for your nice present.

在此，我還要感謝你送來的漂亮的禮物。

Hereby, I also want to say thanks for your kind festival greetings.

在此，我還要感謝你的節日問候。

Hereby, I also want to say thanks for your sending us your respects.

在此，我還要感謝你對我們的問候。

2. In order to celebrate Christmas, we also have launched a customer appreciation event on our home supplies.

為了慶祝圣誕節，我們還推出了一個家居用品方面的客戶答謝活動。

★ 解析：

In order to..., we also..．可以視為習慣用法，表示“為了……我們還……”。句首是目的狀語in order to celebrate Christmas，也可以置于句末，表示“為了慶祝圣誕節”。其中的in order to do為固定用法，表示“為了……以便……”，相當于in order that...、so that...、so as to do；而節日名稱Christmas是專有名詞，不與任何冠詞連用。

★ 套用：

In order to celebrate Christmas, we also decorate the Christmas tree.

為了慶祝圣誕節，我們還裝飾了圣誕樹。

In order to celebrate Christmas, we also send gifts to each other.

為了慶祝圣誕節，我們還互相贈送了禮物。

In order to celebrate Christmas, we also spent much money on nice gifts.

為了慶祝圣誕節，我們還用了很多錢來購買漂亮的禮物。

句式集錦

1. My stocking is always filled with presents at Christmas.我的長襪在圣誕節經常裝滿了禮物。

2. It is customary to exchange gifts at Christmas.圣誕節時人們互贈禮物是一種習俗。

3. I try to avoid the crowded streets and stores just before Christmas.在圣誕節之前，我都盡量避開擁擠的街道和商店。

4. The children unwrapped their Christmas presents with delight.孩子們高興地把圣誕禮物拆開。

5. It was the Christmas season．當時正值圣誕節期間。

6. Parents spend a good deal of time wondering about what to get for their kids for Christmas.父母們通常要花很多時間考慮圣誕節給孩子買什么禮物。

7. Christmas in America is a time of spreading good cheer.圣誕節在美國是一個傳播喜悅的時刻。

8. Christmas always begins in the middle of the cold windy month of November.圣誕節總是從寒冷多風的11月中旬就開始了。

9. Many people buy an evergreen tree for Christmas．許多人都會買一棵常青樹過圣誕節。

10. I received 50 odd Christmas cards before Christmas.圣誕節前我收到了五十幾張圣誕卡。