英语听力精选进阶版 7952

This week’s question comes from Milton Feng in Dalian who wants to know about email sign-offs.

There are many ways of signing off an email, and choosing the right way is not always easy. Although email is a new form of communication, it is still important to pay attention to etiquette¹ (or as some say; 'netiquette' – internet etiquette).

One good tip is to stay relatively² formal when you first contact someone you don't know well. As you communicate more, you can then mirror that person's level of formality.

Here are some common formal email sign-offs:

Best regards 谨此致意

Kind regards 致意

Yours sincerely 您真诚的；... 谨启（信末签名前的套语）

Yours faithfully 您忠实的（信未署名前客套用语）

Regards 致意

Many thanks 多谢

Milton specifically³ asked about the difference between best regards and kind regards. These are very similar, though some people would say best regards is slightly more businesslike than kind regards.

And now for some common less formal email sign-offs:

Thanks 谢啦

Bye 拜拜

Speak soon 再聊

x 代表一个吻

Glossary 词汇

email sign-offs 电子邮件结尾

form of communication 沟通方式

etiquette 礼节

mirror 模仿

level of formality 正式程度

businesslike 生硬

1 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 specifically   

adv.明确地，具体地；特别地，特意

参考例句：

• The book was written specifically for children.这本书是特地为儿童编写的。
• I told you specifically not to do that.我明确地告诉你不要那样做。