电邮英语的写作技巧及错误举例
<p>日常要处理许多信件电邮，因而运用英语上不得不留神，以下有一些个人意见，也参考了一些书本，希望大家有所得益。</p><p><span word="A">A</span>. 文法上</p><p>1.切忌主客不分或模糊。</p><p>例子： <span word="Deciding">Deciding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescind">rescind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span>， <span word="our">our</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> $40，000 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>. 应改为 <span word="Deciding">Deciding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescind">rescind</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span>， <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> $40，000 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>. (<span word="We">We</span>决定呀， 不是<span word="report">report</span>.)</p><p>2.句子不要凌碎。</p><p>例子： <span word="He">He</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="audit">audit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="objections">objections</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="compliance">compliance</span>. 应该连在一起。</p><p>3.结构对称，令人容易理解。</p><p>例子： <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occupants">occupants</span> <span word="lease">lease</span> <span word="intentions">intentions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="altered">altered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="markings">markings</span>. 应改为： <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occupants">occupants</span> <span word="lease">lease</span> <span word="intentions">intentions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="alterations">alterations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>.</p><p>4.单众数不要搞乱，不然会好刺眼，看不舒服。</p><p>例如： <span word="An">An</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="clearance">clearance</span>.</p><p>5.动词主词要呼应。</p><p>想想这两个分别： 1.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="underbudgeted">underbudgeted</span>. 2. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="functions">functions</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="underbudgeted">underbudgeted</span>.</p><p>6.时态和语气不要转变太多。</p>
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