Письма по-английски на все случаи жизни - [53]

Мне было очень/ ужасно тяжело услышать о...

Мы были искренне огорчены, узнав о вашей потере.

Я считаю своим долгом написать вам, как я сожалею...

Пишу с тем, чтобы выяснить...

Я заинтересован в должности... объявление о которой я нашел в...

Я — идеальный кандидат для работы, которую вы рекламировали, и я очень хочу ее получить.

Я был бы очень благодарен, если бы вы выслали мне сведения о любых аспирантских стипендиях, которые вы предлагаете для иностранцев.

В ответ на ваш запрос от 21 сентября о... мы можем сообщить вам, что...

Мы с сожалением сообщаем вам о том, что...

С сожалением сообщаем вам...

Мы благодарим вас за ваше письмо и сожалеем, что по причине... мы не сможем помочь вам.

Дела в Нью-Йорке задержали мое возвращение на работу до сегодняшнего дня.

Это письмо является жалобой на...

Спасибо за ваше письмо от 20 ноября и за тот интерес, который вы проявили к нашей фирме.

Нас очень интересует...

Мы рады узнать из вашего недавнего запроса, что вы интересуетесь...

Большое спасибо за ваш запрос о...

Месяц тому назад мы послали вам...

Это письмо содержит важную информацию, которую, я уверен, вы будете рады получить.

Примите, пожалуйста, наши искренние извинения за ошибку в вашем июньском счете.

С удовольствием

сообщаем вам следующие цены...

предлагаем вам следующие товары...

посылаем вам наш последний каталог...

Прилагаем...

Прилагаем к данному письму образец...

Сообщите нам, пожалуйста...

Сообщаем вам, что...

Настоящим подтверждаем, что...

Ссылаясь на вашу рекламу...

Подтверждаем получение...

В продолжение нашего письма...

Относительно вашего заказа...

Позвольте мне от имени г-на N ответить на ваш запрос от...

Прошу меня извинить за то, что не ответил на ваше письмо раньше.

Thank you/ thank you very much/ thank you ever so much for your kind/ warm letter of May 15.

Many thanks for your kind and warm letter of July 16.

Thank you for your letter concerning John's visit to...

I recieved your letter yesterday...

I was delighted to receive your letter.

I appreciate your kind words.

I am sincerely/ truly grateful to you for...

I regret very much that I did not have an opportunity to thank you personally for...

It was nice to have a letter from you after so long and to hear that...

It was nice to have a letter from you after all this time.

What a pleasant surprise!

It was with great pleasure for me...

I have just received your letter and...

This morning, to my great astonishment, I received a letter from you.

I am so pleased that you...

I am writing you...

I have not heard from you...

How nice to hear that you...

What exciting/ wonderful/ thrilling /happy news!

So much has happened since I wrote you.

What a long time it is since we last met!

It is a long time since I heard from you and I am anxious to know how you are getting on.

As soon as I heard...

Hello, how are you these days?

Now let me tell you about myself.

Congratulations on...

Congratulations and all best wishes!

Many happy returns!

This is just to wish you a very merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years.

With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.

You will be wondering why it has taken me so long to reply...

I have just returned from...

Now that I am finally able to sit down and write you again...

By now everyone in the world except me seems to have written to congratulate you, but I have been...

I have delayed answering this letter because...

I have been meaning to write ever since I received your letter, but I have had so many important things to do that I just haven't had time.

You will be surprised to get a letter from a perfect stranger.

I hope you don't mind receiving a letter from...

You don't know me so let me introduce myself.

I obtained your name and address from...

I am writing because I understand you would like to have a pen friend in my country.

Your name has been given to me by Mr. X who suggested that I should get in touch with you.

This is just a brief note to thank you for...

I don't know quite how to thank you for...

On behalf of my husband and myself I am writing to thank you for your...

How very kind of you to remember my birthday and what a lovely present!

Now that I am back home I want to write straightaway and thank you for...

Now that I am back at home, I feel that 1 must write and thank you most warmly for all the kindness and hospitality shown to me at your place.

I am afraid this letter is going to hurt you and I hesitated a long time before writing it, but...

I hope you will forgive me for troubling you, but it has occurred to me that you are the only person who may be able to help me.

Please forgive me for troubling you but I would be very grateful if you would help me in a very delicate matter.

I should be grateful if you would...

I want to ask you a very great favor.

I wonder if you would do me a favor.

I don't know how to begin because I have a great favor to ask you.

I am terribly sorry that I could not meet you as planned.

I was sorry to learn that...

There are no words that can express my great/ deep sorrow about...

I was extremely/ terribly sorry to hear of...

We were sincerely/ honestly/ very sorry to hear about your loss.