On English letter writing in international engineering management
浅析国际工程管理英文信函写作

摘要

国际工程管理中，英文信函写作扮演着至关重要的角色。本文分析了国际工程管理英文信函的结构、写作原则和常见问题，旨在帮助国际工程管理从业人员掌握规范信函的写作技巧。在结构上，国际工程管理信函包括信头、参照编号、日期、收信人、发信人、称呼、事由、正文、结束语和签名等要素；在写作原则上，国际工程管理信函至少应做到“短、明、要”的要求，即信函篇幅要简短，叙述要清楚，内容要紧扣要点。此外，在实际写作中，国际工程管理信函存在一些常见问题，包括情态动词使用错误、表述模糊、语气不当、句式冗杂和表达口语化。最后，本文指出写好一篇国际工程管理信函不仅需要从结构和写作原则等方面把握，还应当注意多方面的知识学习。

Abstract

English letter writing plays a crucial role in international engineering management. This article provides a detailed analysis of the structure, writing principles, and common issues of English letter writing for international engineering management, aiming to help personnel engaged in international engineering management master writing techniques of a standardized letter. In structure, these letters include elements such as letterhead, reference number, date, addressee, addresser, salutation, subject, body of the letter, complementary close, and signature. In terms of writing principles, these letters should at least meet the requirements of being " Short, Clear, and To the point ", that is, the letter should be short in length, clear in narration, and closely focused on the key points of one thing. In addition, in practical writing, there are some common problems, including incorrect use of modal verbs, vague expression, impolite tone, complex sentence structures, and colloquial expression. At last, this article points out that writing a good English letter for international project management requires not only the mastery of the structure and writing principles, but also the knowledge learning of various disciplines.