英语书信，在形式上可分为下面六个部分：

1、信头（The Heading）：包括发信人地址和写信日 期。

2、受信者（Inside Address）：包括受信人姓名、地址。

3、称谓（The Salutation or Greeting）如Dear Sir,Gentlemen,。

4、正文（The Body）：是信的主要部分，包括写信人所要表达叙述的事情。

5、结束语（The Complimentary Close）——如Yours Truly,Yours respectfully等

6、签名（The Signature）。 例文： 8765 Sunset Street Hollywood 56 Calif。 U。S。A May 17 1998 Mr。Alan Liu 122 Ninghai Road, Nanjing P。 R。C。 Dear Sir, This is to confirm in writing our telephone conversation of yesterday regarding an interview you have been kind enough to grant me。 Green Book magazine has assigned me a short article on the hibernation of animals。As Curator of Mammals at the Zoological Park,yiu are one of three porminent zoologists I plan to interview before writing the piece from notes I have already carefully researched。 The other two to be interviewed are your colleagues,Dr。Fuller and Dr。Meade,of the University staff。 I can match my plan to suit your schedule,but some day early next month would be best for me。 I don''t plan to bring a photographer as this piece is to be illustrated by rather amazing pictures I already have of hibernating animals。 A self-addressed,stamped envelope is enclosed and I would appreciate a reply as soon as you can arrange a convenient time。 Sincerely yours, John Warner 。