文书信格式称谓差异
<p>商务英语书信(<span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Commercial">Commercial</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Correspondence">Correspondence</span>)是指交易时所使用的通信。在美国，常用<span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>，它包括书信、电报、电话、电传、报告书、明信片等。英语和美语在书信体例方面存在着一定的差异，比如信头和称呼、书信格式、遣词、结尾客套语等均有所不同。 一般来说，英国书信较为保守，许多英国人喜欢用老式书信体，用词较为正式刻板，而美国书信语言非常生气、有活力，格式也较为简便。因此当我们写信的对象是英国或其旧殖民地国家时，要使用标准式英语<span word="Queen">Queen</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="English">English</span>；如果写信的对象是美国或美国势力范围的地区时，就要用美国英语。当然，英国式的语言文化近年来也有变化，但总体来说，两者间的差异是很明显的。</p><p><span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="correspondence">correspondence</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>, <span word="telegrams">telegrams</span>, <span word="telephones">telephones</span>, <span word="telexes">telexes</span>, <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="postcards">postcards</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="address">address</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formula">formula</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Generally">Generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="English">English</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rigid">rigid</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>, <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="format">format</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="English">English</span>; <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>.</p>
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