Writing "Thank You" letters and emails
書寫感謝信和感謝郵件
It's polite to write a "thank you" letter each time you receive a present. You can also write emails to thank people, but it's still considered more "personal" to write a short letter by hand.
每次收到禮物後寫一封感謝信傳送出去是很禮貌的。你也可以寫郵件來感謝對方，但是親手寫一封簡短的感謝信會更禮貌。
Layout and format
文章佈局和格式
"Thank you" letters can be quite short, and fill one or two sides of A5 paper (one side of A5 paper is half the size of a sheet of A4 or office paper). You can write your address in the top left hand corner of the paper, but you don't need to write the recipient's address. You can also write the date under your address.
感謝信可以很短，一面或者兩面A5紙就行（一面A5紙是一般A4辦公用紙的一半）。你可以在紙張的左上角方向寫下你的地址，但是不需要寫收信人的地址。你也可以在你的地址下面寫上日期。
You normally start the letter "Dear…" followed by the name of the person you are writing to.
通常信件的開頭“親愛的…”放在你要寫信的對方的稱呼前面。
In the first paragraph (which can be short), you should thank the person for the gift and say something complimentary about it:
在第一段（可以很短），你應該感謝送禮物的人，再說一些讚美的話：
"Thank you for the book tokens. I'm looking forward to choosing a book with them." “非常感謝這些書券，我正好在找這些東西。”
"Thank you for the wall calendar. It will be very useful to me this year!"
“非常感謝您送的掛曆。今年對我很有用！”
"Thank you very much for the beautiful soaps. I'm looking forward to relaxing in a hot bath!"
“非常感謝這些好看的.肥皂。期待洗澡享受它！”
"Thank you very much for the lovely photo frame. It will look very nice on my chest of drawers."
“非常感謝這個可愛的相框。放抽屜櫃上一定很美。”
"Thank you very much for the elegant scarf you sent me. It's exactly what I need for special occasions."
“非常感謝您送給我的這條優美的圍巾。這正好在特殊場合使用上。”
In the second paragraph, you can give general news about how you spent the holiday period (or how you spent your birthday if you have received a birthday present). You could also show interest in the other person's holiday.
在第二段，你可以寫寫自己是如何度過假期的，（或者如果你收到生日禮物了，你是怎麼過生日的）。你也可以表現出對他人如何度假感興趣。
"We had a very quiet and relaxing Christmas at home. The kids ate too many chocolates as usual, so now we're all on a diet! I hope your Christmas was as good, and that you were able to relax for a few days."
“我們在家慶祝聖誕節，安靜又美好。孩子們像平時一樣吃了很多巧克力，所以現在我們都在節食！希望你們的聖誕節也一樣愉快，你能好好的放鬆幾天。”
In the third paragraph you can talk about more general family or personal news. 在第三段，你可以談論一些家庭或個人訊息。
In the final paragraph, you should thank the person again for their gift, and give your wishes for the New Year if applicable. (See below for useful phrases for ending the letter.)
在最後一段，你應該再次感謝送禮物的人，送出你對新年的祝福。（看下面可以用在信件結尾的一些有用的片語）
