【English for Emails】职场英语之邮件写作（5）- 好好组织邮件内容,英国大使馆文化教育处微信公众号文章

一个有逻辑有顺序的邮件才能让收件人正确理解自己的意思，所以好好组织自己的邮件内容在英语邮件写作中非常重要！

Writer purpose
表明写邮件的目的
当你写邮件的时候，你需要表明写作目的。

因此在邮件开头，你可以通过这个句子来阐述自己的目的 'I am writing to (+ verb) '

比如：

I am writing to

我写这封信是想要

ask for further details about ...了解……更多的细节
inform you that my new address is …告诉你我的地址是……
complain about your customer service. 投诉你的客户服务。
say thank you very much for all your hard work. 感谢你的辛勤工作。
apply for the job as Teacher of Maths at your school.申请贵校数学教师的职位。

Paragraphs
段落的安排
以下几点是安排段落的时候需要注意的：

Emails are easier to read if the writer uses paragraphs.　分段的邮件更加易读。
A paragraph in an email is often two or three sentences long.　每段通常在２－３句话的长度。
Each paragraph starts on a new line.每段话都要从新起一行。
When you start writing about a new topic, you can start a new paragraph.　当你要提及一个新的话题的时候，可以考虑重起一段。

Look at this example email to a friend.　

看看下面给朋友的一封信：

Paragraph 1
Greeting

第一段：
问候

Hello Dmitri,
How is life? I haven't seen you for a long time. How are your children?

Dmitri你好

最近过的怎样？很久不见，你的孩子们还好吗？

Paragraph 2
Reason for writing

第二段：
邮件目的

I'm writing with some good news – my wife is having a baby next month. We think it's going to be a girl, and we're very excited. But I also wanted to ask you something!

我写信是想告诉你一个好消息，那就是我的太太下周要生孩子。我们认为可能会是一个女孩儿，而且我们非常兴奋。但是我想要问你一些问题。

Paragraph 3
Request

第三段：
询问

You told me you have lots of baby clothes. Do you think I could borrow some for my baby? I've looked in the shops, and new baby clothes are so expensive … Could you let me know if this is OK?

你曾告诉我你那里有闲置的婴儿服装。我可以借用一些吗？我到商店里看到，婴儿的服装都很贵……请你告诉我这样你觉得是否合适？

Paragraph 4
Other news

第四段：
其他信息

By the way, I've also started a new job. It's going really well!

另外，我想要告诉你我换了新工作。目前一切进展顺利！

Paragraph 5
'look forward to' and ending

第五段：
盼望和结尾

Anyway, I look forward to hearing from you soon. Give my best wishes to your wife and family. Regards,
George

无论如何，希望尽快得到你的回信。祝你太太和其他家人一切安好。

谢谢， George。