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[职场礼节美语之三十]感谢卡片怎么写

时间：2011-09-22 06:34:05

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 陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作，他到美国同事Amy的办公室去找她。

 
(Office ambience)
 
C：Amy, 你有时间吗?
 
A：I can always make time for you, Chen Hao. What's the matter?
 
C：我有个客户，听说我搬家，专门送了我一幅画儿。
 
A：That doesn't sound like a problem. It sounds more like a nice gesture.
 
C：可是那画的颜色和风格跟我的公寓格格不入。
 
A：That's too bad. He probably chose something he would like to have and didn't consider your taste. I hope you thanked him for it anyway.
 
C：我觉得也是，给别人买东西，应该买别人喜欢的才对。不过我还是打算发个电子邮件，谢谢他，但是不知道怎么写，所以来请教你。
 
A：Well, first of all, you shouldn't use e-mail to thank someone for a gift. A proper note of gratitude1 should be handwritten.
 
C：什么是 gra--ti--tude?
 
A：Gratitude is the same as thanks or appreciation2.
 
C：那一定要手写吗？
 
A：E-mail is impersonal3 and lacks warmth. The effort you make to show your gratitude should match the effort that your client expended4 in sending you the gift.
 
C：我能不能买张现成的感谢卡，在上面加上一句，然后签个字呢？
 
A：I'm sorry, but that won't do either. You need to demonstrate your good manners by composing a personal note in your own words on the appropriate stationery5.
 
C：你能陪我去买合适的卡片吗？
 
A：I don't have time now. But let's meet at the stationery store at noon.
 
******
 
MC：中午，陈豪和Amy一起到卡片专卖店。
 
C：Amy, 这种可以折叠的感谢卡挺大方的。
 
A：They are acceptable, but not as classy as these correspondence cards that are made of heavier stock paper.
 
C：噢，correspondence cards，就是回复卡。
 
A：You should order some with your name engraved6 across the top for future use.
 
C：我说有时候收到别人的卡片，上面还有名字的缩写，原来是可以订做的呀。好，就买这个。不过我还是不知道怎么写。
 
A：It's not so hard, and you don't have to be dishonest.
 
C：你启发启发我。
 
A：You can tell your client how much you appreciate his thoughtfulness and generosity7 in sending you a painting by this artist.
 
C：有了。我就说“你怎么知道我家到处都是白墙的？画儿是我最需要的。”这样写，他也不知道我是不是喜欢那幅画。
 
A：And you have all the elements of a proper thank you note.
 
C：Amy, 你能再重复一下写感谢卡的注意事项吗？
 
A：A note of thanks is hand written on quality notepaper. It begins with a specific reference to the gift, remarks about its quality, why you appreciate it and how you will use it.
 
C：这么说，其实也不难嘛。谢谢你，Amy.

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1 gratitude p6wyS     
adj.感激，感谢
参考例句：
  • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
  • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
2 appreciation Pv9zs     
n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨
参考例句：
  • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
  • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
3 impersonal Ck6yp     
adj.无个人感情的，与个人无关的，非人称的
参考例句：
  • Even his children found him strangely distant and impersonal.他的孩子们也认为他跟其他人很疏远，没有人情味。
  • His manner seemed rather stiff and impersonal.他的态度似乎很生硬冷淡。
4 expended 39b2ea06557590ef53e0148a487bc107     
v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 )；使用（钱等）做某事；用光；耗尽
参考例句：
  • She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children. 她把所有精力都花在料理家务和照顾孩子上。
  • The enemy had expended all their ammunition. 敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 stationery ku6wb     
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 engraved be672d34fc347de7d97da3537d2c3c95     
v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的过去式和过去分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）
参考例句：
  • The silver cup was engraved with his name. 银杯上刻有他的名字。
  • It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back. 此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 generosity Jf8zS     
n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为
参考例句：
  • We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
  • We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

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