Unit 4 祝贺信
　　在西方，得知朋友订婚、结婚、生孩子、升职都要写信祝贺。祝贺信如同一般的简短书信，可长可短，格式上无特别的要求，但书写时应做到：真诚、自然、亲切动人。内容上可尽情发挥。
　　1. 祝贺生日 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,
　　亲爱的[巴博斯]：
　　今天您又大了[一岁]了，您不喜欢别人这样对你讲吗？但不管怎样，我得向您祝贺，表示美好的祝愿。
　　如果您对庆贺有雅兴的话，我想请您吃饭，或看电影，作为祝贺您生日的款待。请定个日期，同时，祝您幸福愉快！
　　2. 祝贺朋友大学毕业 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,
　　亲爱的[李先生]：
　　从王英处得悉你以优异的成绩毕业于[清华大学]，我可以想像，你的父母现在是怎样地引以为荣。他们一直殷切地希望你获得辉煌的成就。我听说你不久要到[美国]去继续深造。预祝你在学习和研究工作上取得更大的成就。
　　3. 祝贺朋友在运动会上获胜 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,
　　亲爱的[玛丽]：
　　妈妈把你在[游泳]运动会上获胜的剪报寄给了我。当然，我一点也不感到吃惊；但是，我觉得还是应当向你祝贺。你哪里去找到争取另一个[银杯]的机会呀？
　　如果能获得顺利批准，我们当中的一些姑娘可能要去参加[三州]运动会。在那里，我希望能看到你再次获胜。
　　你从前的游泳对手
　　4. 祝贺新年 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,
　　亲爱的[巴顿先生]：
　　值此[2005]年即将到来之际，我谨向你致以最良好的祝愿和问候。
　　我希望，在新的一年里我们两国之间的文化交流有进一步的增加，并希望我们与你们之间的友好关系继续下去。