I want to assure you that I appreciate your help.
Your advice has been invaluable, and I have followed the course you recommende
d, with gratifying results. [I took the job], and consider it the wisest step
I could have taken.
I would like to express my gratitude, along with my very best wishes.
Cordially,

亲爱的[杰克逊教授]：
自从上次向您请教[工作选择问题]至今已两个月了，非常感谢您的指教。
您提的建议十分宝贵，我按照您说的做了以后，收效甚佳。[我选择了那份工作]，并认为
这是我所能作出的最明智的选择。
我愿在此向您表示感谢，并献上良好的祝愿。

4. 感谢别人的招待并送礼物　A letter of thanks for one’s hospitality and sendi
ng a gift

Dear [Lora]:
Please accept my thanks for the very pleasant time I spent on Tuesday evening
at your office.
I very much appreciated your hospitality and also thoroughly enjoyed the three
very interesting colorful films which were shown to us.
Now I would like to express my thanks for your warm hospitality with [a little
gift] that you will shortly receive.
Cordially,
[Susan]

亲爱的[洛拉]：
星期二，我在你处度过了一个愉快的夜晚，请接受我的谢意。
我非常感谢你的款待，也非常欣赏你们为我们放映的三部丰富多彩的电影。
现在我愿奉送[一件小小的礼物]以示敬意，您不久就会收到。

Unit 4 祝贺信

在西方，得知朋友订婚、结婚、生孩子、升职都要写信祝贺。祝贺信如同一般的简短书信
，可长可短，格式上无特别的要求，但书写时应做到：真诚、自然、亲切动人。内容上可
尽情发挥。

1. 祝贺生日　Congratulations on a birthday

Dear [Babs]:
So you’re [a year] older today —— or don’t you want to be reminded? Anyway
, congratulations and best wishes.
If you feel like holding a celebration, will you let me take you to dinner and
the movies, as a sort of birthday treat? You name the day. And in the mealtim
e, many happy returns!
Cordially,

亲爱的[巴博斯]：
今天您又大了[一岁]了，您不喜欢别人这样对你讲吗？但不管怎样，我得向您祝贺，表示
美好的祝愿。
如果您对庆贺有雅兴的话，我想请您吃饭，或看电影，作为祝贺您生日的款待。请定个日
期，同时，祝您幸福愉快！

2. 祝贺朋友大学毕业　 Congratulations on graduation

Dear [Mr. Li]:
I learned from [Wang Ying] that you were graduated with high honors from [Qing
Hua University] yesterday. I can well imagine how proud of you your parents a
re now, who have been anxiously hoping to witness your brilliant success. As I
understand, you will continue studies in [the United States] soon. I wish you
greater success in your studies and research work.
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely,

亲爱的[李先生]：
从王英处得悉你以优异的成绩毕业于[清华大学]，我可以想像，你的父母现在是怎样地引
以为荣。他们一直殷切地希望你获得辉煌的成就。我听说你不久要到[美国]去继续深造。
预祝你在学习和研究工作上取得更大的成就。

3. 祝贺朋友在运动会上获胜　 Congratulations on winning a game

Dear [Jerry]:
Mother sent me the clippings about your success at the [swimming] meet. Natura
lly, I am not surprised at all, but I thought I’d just say “Congratulations”
where are going to find room for another [silver] cup?
Some of our girls may be going up to the [Tri-State] meet. If the tape unrolls
straight, and there I shall expect to see you win again.