职场写作：商务贺卡该怎么写？

 Step 1: Make a list of all your business associates.Go through your email address book, collection or business cards, or computerized database to make sure you’re remembering everyone who should hear from you. Then set the list aside for a day or two and review it again to add anyone you may have forgotten.

　　第一步：列出你所有的商务伙伴。浏览邮箱通讯录、单据、名片，或者电脑数据库，以确定你备齐了应发送贺卡或祝贺信的所有人。然后将这张名单搁置一两天，之后再看一遍，以补充上任何一个你之前可能漏掉的人。

　　Step 1: Make a list of all your business associates.Go through your email address book, collection or business cards, or computerized database to make sure you’re remembering everyone who should hear from you. Then set the list aside for a day or two and review it again to add anyone you may have forgotten.

　　第一步：列出你所有的商务伙伴。浏览邮箱通讯录、单据、名片，或者电脑数据库，以确定你备齐了应发送贺卡或祝贺信的所有人。然后将这张名单搁置一两天，之后再看一遍，以补充上任何一个你之前可能漏掉的人。

　　Step 2: Draft a letter that expresses your thanks and wishes your associates well.Your message should thank your clients or customers for their continued business and also wish them well during the holidays or in the coming year. Here is a sample you can modify for your own use.

　　第二步：起草一封信，表达自己的感谢，并祝愿伙伴们万事皆好。信中，你要感谢你的客户或顾客一直以来的业务合作，还要祝福他们节日快乐或来年顺利。下面是一封样板信，你可以修改一下拿去用。

　　Dear Reader:

　　The holiday season is a wonderful time for us to thank all the friends and readers who make our jobs a pleasure and ensure our success all year long. Our business would not be possible without your continued support. So everyone here at English Salon¹ would like to take this moment to say thank you and to send our best How to Write Business Greeting Cards adapted from Lisa Howard’s article originally printed on howtodothings.com wishes to you. May your new year be filled with all the success and happiness you deserve.

　　亲爱的读者：

　　值此假日来临之际，我们要感谢所有朋友和读者一年以来的支持，这是我们的工作生机盎然、业绩蒸蒸日上的源泉。没有您一直以来的支持，我们的事业不会走到这一天。所以，英语沙龙的所有员工都想借此机会对您说声感谢，并致以我们最诚挚的祝福。祝您在新的一年里事业有成、幸福快乐，一切如愿。

　　Step 3: Proofread² the letter for errors or for any expressions that might offend someone of a different faith. If you’re not using a variation of the template provided above, be sure to watch for references to a particular holiday, like Christmas, that might sneak³ in. If you find any, change these to generic⁴ references to “the holidays” or “the holiday season” .

　　第三步：审读信件，改正错误或任何可能冒犯不同信仰的人的表达。如果你没有套用前文提供的模板信，一定要仔细查看是否仍有某个特定节日（如圣诞节）的字眼出现。一旦发现，应把这些改为一般说法，如“假日” 或“假期”。

　　Step 4: Print the letter on your company letterhead or holiday stationery⁵. Be sure to print some extra copies so you’ll have enough to add contacts at the last minute or to redo cards or letters that are misaddressed or need to be redone for some reason.

　　第四步：用印有公司抬头的信纸或节日专用信纸打印出这封信。要确保多印几份，以备在最后关头增加联系人，或因为写错地址或因某个原因须重写时有充足的贺卡或祝贺信。

　　Step 5: Send the letter to your contacts with plenty of time to spare. Before addressing and sealing all your envelopes, make sure you have the most up-to-date contact information for your business associate. Then send your cards or letters a few days earlier to allow time for your recipients⁶ to receive them. Remember that many people take vacation during this time, so you want to be sure they receive your message before their holiday break.

　　第五步：留出富余的时间将信寄给联系人。在写上地址、封好信封之前，要确保你手中的商务伙伴的联系方式是最新的。其次，提前几天将贺卡或祝贺信寄出，以留出收信人收信的时间。记住，很多人此时要度假，你要确保他们在度假之前收到你的祝福。

　　By following these simple steps, you’ll be able to create a business holiday letter that all your contacts will be pleased to receive. 　

　　遵循以上这些简单的步骤，你写出的商务假日祝贺信就能让每个收到祝福的人都喜笑颜开。

1 salon   

n.[法]沙龙；客厅；营业性的高级服务室

参考例句：

• Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗？
• You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。

2 proofread   

vt.校正，校对

参考例句：

• I didn't even have the chance to proofread my own report.我甚至没有机会校对自己的报告。
• Before handing in his application to his teacher,he proofread it again.交给老师之前，他又将申请书补正了一遍。

3 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

4 generic   

adj.一般的，普通的，共有的

参考例句：

• I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服，不买名牌。
• The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。

5 stationery   

n.文具；(配套的)信笺信封

参考例句：

• She works in the stationery department of a big store.她在一家大商店的文具部工作。
• There was something very comfortable in having plenty of stationery.文具一多，心里自会觉得踏实。

6 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》