英文教你写英文贺卡

 　　Have you seen a picture of a little bride and groom¹?So it’s for weddings.In China we send wedding cards as well. Often we’re enclosed² with money. And then this one is happy anniversary³.And if you know someone, especially at that time, if you’re remembering their wedding or if you were in thei r wedding perhaps, you might send them a card to remind them. And what’s the right thing to write? 

　　Well if somebody is getting married, we always s ay "Congratulations⁴", don’t we? "Congratulations on your happy day or on your wedding!". And "Congratulations on your anniversary!" 

　　After the wedding comes the next card. "Congratulations on your new baby!" 

　　This one says "a little boy". But anytime there’s a birth of a child, you could write "Congratulations on the birth of your new baby" or "On the birth of your child." 

　　There’re other kinds of congratulations that you might want to do. For example, if someone moves to a new home, you might write someone a little card and say " Congratulations on your new home", or…… 

　　Or your new job. That’s very common because people do change jobs. Usually you change for the better, get a better job. So it’s nice to remember somebody with a card. This one just says "Congratulations". I recently sent it to a young man who graduated from school. And I think this is a standard note. My whole family signed it and we told him "good luck in the future", since he had just finished school. 

　　The last category⁵ is very important for those crazy foreigners who are always saying "thank you". 

　　In Western culture, one of the most important thing is to say "please" and "thank you". 

　　So in a "thank you" card you might begin by saying, "Dear……" good friend, good neighbor, their name. And then say thank you for whatever it was, you buying me dinner, helping⁶ me with something. 

　　when you write a "thank you " card you don’t have to write a lot. And inside it’s bland⁷; "thank you" is on the outside. You just write "Thank you for the lovely dinner "; "Thank you for the wonderful outing";"Thank you for the lovely gift. ." 

　　Those are all good.And you should have at least two "thank you’s" in the note, at the beginning and at the end. So it does seem like too much. But we want to go over how to close these. Some endings would be……You might end a love card with "I love you " or "Much love". But you might end a friendship card with "fondly", which means⁸ fondness and friendship, or "Your friend,Jack", or "I’m thinking of you,Rose ." And "thank you", you would end with "Thanks again". 

　　Yes, this is a good one to remember, because in a "thank you" card, at the beginning you might say "Thank you for the wonderful evening", "We had such a good time being with you", and whoever⁹, "in your new house." Thanks again. 

　　And a more formal one you might say, say it’s your boss’s son who graduated, you don’t know him well. He is not a personal friend. But you send a card, you might say "Best regards" or "Best wishes" or "All the best". Those are all good ways to finish the note and then sign your name. 

　　So if you have to write a card and you need to write it to an English speaker, now this should give you some good ideas on what to say inside your cards.

1 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

2 enclosed   

adj.被附上的；（用墙等）围住的；封闭的；与外界隔绝的v.（用墙、篱笆等）把…围起来( enclose的过去式和过去分词 )；把…装入信封；附入；（尤指墙、篱笆等 ）围住

参考例句：

• The yard had been enclosed with iron railings. 院子用铁栅栏围了起来。
• Do not use this substance in an enclosed space. 切勿在不透气的地方使用此物质。

3 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

4 congratulations   

n.祝贺；贺词；祝词

参考例句：

• I send you my warmest congratulations on your success. 我对你的成功致以最热烈的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Please give her my congratulations when you see her. 见到她时请转达我的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 category   

n.种类；类别；范畴

参考例句：

• These questions may be included in the same category.这些问题可以归入一类。
• Class the books in this category.按目录把书分类。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 bland   

adj.淡而无味的，温和的，无刺激性的

参考例句：

• He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。
• This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 whoever   

pron.无论谁，不管谁；任何人

参考例句：

• I'll find the person who did this,whoever he is.我要找出干这件事的人，不管他是谁。
• Whoever does best will get the prize.谁做得最出色谁就得奖。