留学专家介绍,经常看到一些同学写的Argue信,催信,甚至各种文书模板不太规范,个人感觉比较地道且正式的应用书信模板应该如下:
邮件名: Application Query/Argument/Request+Applicant Number(直截了当,一目了然)
Dear Sir/Madam/Mr.XXX/Ms XXX(这里不要直呼其名,还是用Title+姓的尊称形式比较好)
Thank you for your latest notification...(仅限于之前打过交道的`,否则忽略此段)
I am writing to ask/argue...(外国人写信讲究开门见山,不要一开始就云里雾里不知所云,浪费他们的宝贵时间) Firstly,...Secondly,...Thirdly,...(罗列理由,这样让他们能很快抓住重点,每条理由后面可以拓展,比如Specifically,.../More precisely,...这样如果他们有兴趣详细了解也能看到)
Thank you for your time.(表达感激就可以了,不用说冒昧打扰的客套话,你要这么一提醒他们潜意识还真就觉得你打扰了)
XXX XXXXXX
Applicant Number: XXXXXXXX!
Email: XXX@XXXXXX.XXX (个人姓名,申请号的相关信息都可以放在最后,如果是放在文中反而容易被忽略)
基本上所有的信件都可以这么套,正式且地道
最后,由于是正式邮件,大家发出去之前一定要反复确认没有拼写及语法错误。千万不要出现句子不完整就用句号,或者是句子已经完整却还是用逗号这种错误。
比如
Dear Susan,
I am so sorry for troubling you .My name is ***,I applied a postgraduate degree in International Marketing,my applicant Number is 119264***
As Cranfield University has offered me a place on the MSc in Strategic Marketing.This offer will remain open until 24 November 2011.However ,University of Strathclyde is world-famous, especially at marketing field. The programme content of your esteemed Marketing-related courses are very outstanding and competitive, thus I love this programme very much and want to study in this programme eagerly.
So could you please process my application first?
Thanks for your consistent support and help. I am looking forward to your early reply
Best regards & Many Thanks.
这篇催信,如果让我来写就会是如下的样式
Dear Madam,
I am writing to ask if Admissions Office of University of Strathclyde can take my application into account at first. I am awaiting decision of the international marketing programme for year 2012
As far as I know, University of Strathclyde is famous worldwide, especially in the field of marketing-its course modules are outstanding and competitive. Therefore I am looking forward to a place of this programme. However, currently I am faced with a dilemma. Cranfield School of Management has offered me a place of the strategic marketing programme, and required me to decide whether to accept it before 24 Nov. 2011. Hence, I will have to accept this offer in case that University of Strathclyde rejects me if University of Strathclyde is unable to make a decision before the date.
Honestly, I am admiring University of Strathclyde so much. So please consider my suggestion that you progress my application at first.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
Yours sincerely,
XXX XXXXXX
Applicant Number: XXXXXXX
Email: XXX@XXXXXX.XXX