American writing style

1. The format for foreigners to learn to write Chinese compositions is 1 and the title.

Refers to the sender's name (company name), address and date, usually written in the upper right corner of the stationery. Generally, the name, address and telephone number of a company or company are printed on the letterhead of an official letter or business letter, and you only need to write the date directly below the letterhead. The writing of English addresses is completely different from that of Chinese, and the names of addresses are arranged in descending order: the first line writes the house number and street name; On the second line, write down the county, city, province, state, postal code and country name; Then write the date. Punctuation marks are generally not used at the end of each line, but should be used between lines, such as when writing dates.

2. Date of writing:

For example:1July 30, 997, English: July 30 1997 (the most common); July 301997;

July 30 1997, etc. 1997 cannot be written as 97.

3. Internal address:

In general social letters, the address of the recipient in the letter is usually omitted, but not in official letters. Write the name and address of the recipient in the upper left corner below the letterhead date. The requirements are the same as stationery, and there is no need to write a date.

4. Address:

It is the address from the writer to the recipient. It is located one or two lines below the address in the letter, starting from the top of a line, and usually followed by a comma (British) or colon (American).

(1) When writing to relatives, relatives and close friends, add a title with "dear" or "my dear" to express kinship or call them by their first names (here, it is a first name, not a surname). For example: my dear father, dear Tom, etc.

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(2) Dear Lady, Dear Sir or Gentlemen is used for official letters. Note: Dear is purely a polite expression in business communication. Gentlemen always appear in the plural, and there is no deal in front of them. This is the plural of dear sir.

(3) The letter to the recipient can also include the title, position, professional title, degree, etc. Add surname or surname and first name. For example: dear Professor timscales, dear Dr. John Smith.

5. Text of the letter:

The following addresses are separated by a line, which is the core of the letter. So the text is required to be clear and easy to understand. believe it or not

Similarly, Hello is generally not used in the text! (hello! There are two types of text: indented and flush. The first letter of the first line of each letter is slightly indented to the right, usually five letters. The second line of each paragraph starts from the top box on the left, which is indentation. However, when Americans write letters, they usually use the method of end to end, rather than indentation, that is, each line starts from the top box on the left. Most business letters are written in parallel.

E-mail doesn't need that many formats.

Just write the title and closing remarks and your own signature completely.

2. What are the writing formats for studying in the United States and writing personal statements? In terms of format, personal statements are generally written in Microsoft Word, and the text can be Times New Roman 12 font or Arial, with single spacing.

Individual schools and departments may have more detailed requirements, which can be adjusted as needed. You can add a header and footer to your personal statement, and enter your name, school application, professional application and other information in it for easy reference.

The title can be written directly in the personal statement or purpose statement, or it can be written before the body or in the header and footer. Please note that you should not write a separate title for your personal statement; After the title is the text, and each paragraph is written in the top box.

There can be blank lines between paragraphs, which is more beautiful; After the text is finished, you can add signature and date to make it more formal; Personal statements that exceed one page should be numbered for easy reading.

3. The United States writes international mail in envelope format.

1. Writing format

(1) The sender's address and name should be written in the upper left corner of the envelope.

(2) Write the address and name of the recipient in the lower right corner of the envelope.

(3) When writing in French and English, the names of people, places and countries should be filled in line by line, and the names and countries should be written in capital letters. .

(4) When writing in Chinese, fill in line by line according to country name, place name and person name.

(5) When writing in a language other than French or English, the country name and place name of the destination country should be marked in Chinese or French and English (letters should be capitalized). If the sender's name and address are written only in Chinese, it must be written in French, English or a language familiar to the sender's country, plus the country name and place name of our country.

(6) For express mail sent to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Macao, the names and addresses of the recipients and senders can be written in Chinese.

2. Envelope requirements

(1) Old envelopes or letters made of waste paper and printed paper are not allowed.

(2) Letters should be packed in standard envelopes and sealed.

(3) If the letter is sent in a transparent window, the transparent window must be rectangular, and its long side should be parallel to the long side of the envelope. The letter should be folded properly so that the name and address of the recipient can still be clearly exposed through the transparent window when it moves in the envelope.

(4) Transparent paper that does not reflect light should be used in the transparent window, and the name and address can still be clearly exposed through the transparent window.

relevant information

First, the envelope specifications:

Domestic standard envelope specifications are (front length * width):

No.2 (B6) envelope:176 *125mm

No.5 (DL) envelope: 220 *110mm

No.6 (ZL) envelope: 230 *120mm

No.7 (C5) envelope: 229 *162mm

No.9 (C4) envelope: 324 * 229mm

Because this form of envelope is widely used in production and life, it is not only used to hold letters, but also paper bags such as red envelopes, CD bags, button bags and glasses bags. Many forms exported abroad are non-standard.

Second, the envelope style:

Chinese envelope: short side opening;

Western-style envelope: long side opening;

Diamond envelope: mainly used for greeting cards;

Portfolio: 2-4cm wall on the side;

Window envelopes: such as bank statement envelopes, CD bags, etc.

Computer special envelope: mainly for machine identification, make some corresponding round holes on the envelope and so on.

Third, the envelope sealing form:

Non-adhesive sealed envelope: a common envelope form in China;

Envelope sealed with saliva glue: a common form of envelope abroad, with saliva glue at the seal;

Self-adhesive sealed envelope: the seal is coated with self-adhesive agent;

Self-adhesive sealed envelope (release paper envelope): the seal is coated with self-adhesive and the release paper is stuck on it.

How to write the format of American address can actually be written in Pinyin. The key is to make the small mail that sends the letter understandable, and foreigners don't care. Of course, you must never fill in Chinese. Foreigners' machines don't understand Chinese. It is for this reason that some brothers in China use this to make backup accounts, one for E and one for Pinyin, and then change their names and surnames. ...

Registration needs to be completed in English, with emphasis on name and address.

In terms of names, Americans are used to putting their names first and their surnames last. Please pay attention to the order if you come across something that needs to be filled in together! It doesn't matter if the name is reversed, as long as the letter (check) is in your mailbox and the bank approves it.

In terms of address, Americans' habits are also contrary to ours, starting with capitalization. Pay attention to the road name, company name, village name, etc. You don't need to translate it into agreed English, just write Pinyin. Because your check was sent by the postman in China, the key is to make them understand.

The following is a detailed translation of various addresses:

* * * Room/Room * * * * * Village * * * *

* * *No. * * * * * Dormitory * * * *

* * * Floor/Floor *** /F *** Residential Quarter/Community * * * Residential Quarter

A/B/C/D A/B/C/D *** Lane/Lane * * *

* * * Unit * * * * * Building/Building * * * *

*** Company * * * com. /* * * Crop * * * Factory * * * Factory.

* * * Restaurant/Hotel * * * Hotel * * * Road * * * Road

* * * Garden * * * Street * * * Street

* * * E-mail box * * * * * * area * * * area

* * * City * * */* * * City * * * Province * * ***/*** Prov.

When I opened my eyes, I felt that I had come to a strange world.

English was written everywhere, and I heard someone shouting, "Another baby was born successfully!" " "In this way, I was born in America ... everything in America grew up with me. When I grew up, I gradually discovered the serious racial discrimination in America. This phenomenon makes American black friends poor and face the threat of death.

There are two out-and-out black students in our class, who are often discriminated and insulted by whites in their original living environment. Two black students named "tom riddle" and "Ron", through the continuous efforts of two families, finally achieved something and came to the place where white people lived.

I don't hate black people, but there are always some naughty boys in the class who call him a "nigger" and laugh at their skins and hearts. Tom and Ron always help every classmate patiently, even the white Malfoy who hates him the most.

Malfoy once again called Tom a "big nigger". When he turned around, he saw a snake with a long head and a big mouth crawling towards him. Malfoy let out a cry and panicked.

Seeing this scene, some students ran away quickly, and some wanted to laugh at Malfoy-this is retribution ... However, no one expected that Tom and Ron, two black children, stepped forward at this moment and successfully drove away the snake that was going to bite and poison Malfoy with their skillful snake catching skills. Malfoy was frightened and didn't wake up for a long time. He just glanced at Tom and Ron and left in a hurry.

In fact, since then, Malfoy has had a good impression on black people and changed his previous thoughts. That afternoon, I clearly remember Professor McGonagall rushing into the classroom and saying to the class, "Tom has pneumonia. For his family, the cost of surgery is simply astronomical. I hope everyone can donate their love, money and materials. "

I was shocked that my best friend had pneumonia. I immediately took out all my savings and gave them to my teacher.

Because Tom's previous image in the eyes of his classmates was almost perfect, this donation activity raised a lot of money. Malfoy is even worse. In addition to taking out all his pocket money and other savings, he also asked his parents for 50 dollars and donated it to him.

When Tom was in hospital, almost every friend of his came to see him in turn. Every time he came to his ward, he would get a bunch of bright carnations, and each flower expressed his classmates' wishes! Some friends, such as Ron and I, go to see him every day and explain his lessons to him as seriously as teachers.

Once, the teacher led the whole class to visit Tom, and everyone gave a carefully prepared gift. When he gave Malfoy a gift, he told Tom all the facts in one breath and vowed to respect blacks in the future! But God never let things have a happy ending. Tom left everyone.

Malfoy also has great respect for blacks. He is very kind to Ron and gets along well with his classmates. In an instant, Tom became an example to all the students. They all respect black people and are good to everyone.

Because of Tom's death, the whole school learned more and more things.