I. Writing Requirements

通知/啟示（Notices）是指某單位或某個(gè)人向公眾或某一特定群體說(shuō)明、傳達(dá)某種信息時(shí)采用的一種寫(xiě)作形式，這種文體具有簡(jiǎn)潔、直接的特點(diǎn)，一般出現(xiàn)在宣傳欄等公共場(chǎng)所。重要事宜還會(huì)在報(bào)刊、廣播、電視、網(wǎng)絡(luò)等媒體上做更大范圍、更有影響力的宣傳。通知/啟示按照發(fā)布形式分為布告式和書(shū)信式兩種形式。布告式通知通常一段話(huà)包括了時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、人員、事項(xiàng)、要求等內(nèi)容。書(shū)信式通知是以信函的形式書(shū)寫(xiě)，包括稱(chēng)呼、正文、落款等要素。

公告（Announcements）是一種日常生活和工作中常見(jiàn)的應(yīng)用文，是上級(jí)對(duì)下級(jí)、單位、組織或團(tuán)體對(duì)所屬成員安排工作、傳達(dá)信息、召開(kāi)會(huì)議時(shí)所采用的一種書(shū)面文字形式。

通知與公告一般包括以下幾方面的內(nèi)容：

1.標(biāo)題：通知與公告用Notice/ Announcements作標(biāo)題，為了醒目，標(biāo)題有時(shí)常常大寫(xiě)，如NOTICE或ANNOUNCEMENTS。

2.正文：正文中應(yīng)包括通知與公告提及的活動(dòng)時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、內(nèi)容和參加活動(dòng)的人員及相關(guān)要求。一般采用第三人稱(chēng)，多用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)句。書(shū)信式通知正文前面有稱(chēng)呼語(yǔ)，則使用第二人稱(chēng)稱(chēng)呼通知對(duì)象。

3.落款：正文之后的落款包括發(fā)出通知的日期和單位名稱(chēng)。日期也可以位于正文的右上方，單位名稱(chēng)寫(xiě)在正文的右下角。

II. Useful Expressions and Sentences Patterns

1. be requested to ... 務(wù)必……

2. be supposed to ... 必須……

3. be expected to ... 希望……，請(qǐng)……

4. The students who are going to attend the opening ceremony will meet at the school gate at 8 sharp tomorrow morning.

　參加開(kāi)學(xué)典禮的同學(xué)請(qǐng)于明天上午8點(diǎn)整在校門(mén)口集合。

5. It is hereby announced that there will be a talk on the international trade in the auditorium at 2:30 on Friday afternoon.

　定于本周五下午2點(diǎn)半在禮堂舉行國(guó)際貿(mào)易報(bào)告會(huì)，特此通知。

6. All the working staff are requested to be present at the meeting.

　要求所有員工出席會(huì)議。

7. If you are unable to attend, please call 5623489.

　如果你無(wú)法出席，請(qǐng)打電話(huà)至5623489。

8. It is expected that all the department managers are attending the meeting on time.

　希望所有部門(mén)經(jīng)理準(zhǔn)時(shí)參加會(huì)議。

9. New employees are welcomed to the party to be held in the auditorium at 7 p.m. on December 31st.

　歡迎新員工參加12月31日晚7點(diǎn)在禮堂舉辦的聚會(huì)。

10. There will be no work to celebrate National Day for 7 days from October 1st to October 7th.

　 為了慶祝國(guó)慶節(jié)，10月1日至7日放假7天。

11. Please be on time.

　 請(qǐng)務(wù)必準(zhǔn)時(shí)。

12. Work will be resumed on October 8th as the usual hours.

　 10月8日照常上班。

13. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause to you.

　 對(duì)此導(dǎo)致的不便我們深感抱歉。

14. It is hereby announced that the board of directors has decided to dismiss Mr. James Barton from the post of manager of Personnel Department.

　 經(jīng)董事會(huì)決定，免去詹姆斯·巴頓先生人事部經(jīng)理一職。

15. It is proclaimed that upon the decision of the board Ms. Jenny Smith is appointed manager of After-sales Department.

　 經(jīng)董事會(huì)決定，珍妮·史密斯女士被任命為售后服務(wù)部經(jīng)理。

16. There is to notify that the power will be cut for two hours due to upgrading database server from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. this morning. It is hoped that residents make necessary