Unit 4 祝賀信
　　在西方，得知朋友訂婚、結婚、生孩子、升職都要寫信祝賀。祝賀信如同一般的簡短書信，可長可短，格式上無特別的要求，但書寫時應做到：真誠、自然、親切動人。內容上可盡情發(fā)揮。
　　1. 祝賀生日 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 mealtime, many happy returns!
　　Cordially,
　　親愛的[巴博斯]：
　　今天您又大了[一歲]了，您不喜歡別人這樣對你講嗎？但不管怎樣，我得向您祝賀，表示美好的祝愿。
　　如果您對慶賀有雅興的話，我想請您吃飯，或看電影，作為祝賀您生日的款待。請定個日期，同時，祝您幸福愉快！
　　2. 祝賀朋友大學畢業(yè) 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 are 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,
　　親愛的[李先生]：
　　從王英處得悉你以優(yōu)異的成績畢業(yè)于[清華大學]，我可以想像，你的父母現在是怎樣地引以為榮。他們一直殷切地希望你獲得輝煌的成就。我聽說你不久要到[美國]去繼續(xù)深造。預祝你在學習和研究工作上取得更大的成就。
　　3. 祝賀朋友在運動會上獲勝 Congratulations on winning a game
　　 Dear [Jerry]:
　　Mother sent me the clippings about your success at the [swimming] meet. Naturally, 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.
　　When we’re all home for [Thanksgiving] vacation, we’ll have to hold a real celebration.
　　Your one-time swimming rival,
　　親愛的[瑪麗]：
　　媽媽把你在[游泳]運動會上獲勝的剪報寄給了我。當然，我一點也不感到吃驚；但是，我覺得還是應當向你祝賀。你哪里去找到爭取另一個[銀杯]的機會呀？
　　如果能獲得順利批準，我們當中的一些姑娘可能要去參加[三州]運動會。在那里，我希望能看到你再次獲勝。
　　你從前的游泳對手
　　4. 祝賀新年 A letter extending New Year greetings
　　 Dear [Mr. Barton]:
　　As the New Year is quickly approaching, I take this opportunity to send my greetings and best wishes to you for [2005].
　　I hope that the coming year will bring a further increase in exchange of culture between our two countries and we look forward to continued friendly relations with you.
　　Yours faithfully,
　　親愛的[巴頓先生]：
　　值此[2005]年即將到來之際，我謹向你致以最良好的祝愿和問候。
　　我希望，在新的一年里我們兩國之間的文化交流有進一步的增加，并希望我們與你們之間的友好關系繼續(xù)下去。