相信各位DSE考生對 letter to the editor 都唔會感到陌生，係卷二寫作同卷三聆聽綜合會經常遇到嘅文體。今次Wall Street English就同大家介紹一下 letter to the editor 嘅格式同埋注意地方，另外都會提供一啲例句比大家做參考，希望下次大家再遇到letter to the editor可以信手拈來啦！
1. Letter to the Editor: Greeting 上款
Dear Editor,
2. Opening 開首
帶出寫信目的和背景，如要回應文章，應列明該文章的來源和發表日期。亦應表明立場。
e.g.
As a concerned member of the society, I am writing to express my …
作為社會關心的一員，我寫此信是為了表達我的……
I am writing to express my views on the article titled
[ title of the article] dated [date].
我寫此信是為了表達我對 [日期] 標題為 [文章標題] 的文章的看法。
There is a diverse spectrum of opinions of …
對於…，充斥著各種各樣的意見。
In my opinion, …
我認爲 …
Divergent as people’s opinions towards this issue might be, I believe …
儘管人們對這個問題的看法可能不同，但我相信……
3. Body paragraph 正文
可以分2-3個段落敘述自己的論點，並予以例子和論據去支持。
e.g.
It has long been acknowledged that…
長期以來，人們都覺得…
Arguably, …
可以說，……
The majority of people bury their heads in the sand when it comes to …
大多數人在談到…時都置之不理。
In the same vein, …
同樣地，……
4. Transition / Counter argument 過渡段 / 駁論
e.g.
Solving the above problems may appear to be a hollow talk.
解決上述問題似乎只是空談。
Having delved into the root cause of the issue, I have concluded the following suggestions.
在深入研究了問題的根本原因後，我總結了以下建議。
Some people may rightly argue that … However…
有些人可能正確地爭辯說……但是……
Critics put forward the idea that … However, I believe it is not the case.
批評者提出了這樣的想法……但是，我相信事實並非如此。
5. Conclusion 結論
總結自己的觀點和看法，並提出建議。
e.g.
I hope … will pay more attention to …
我希望 … 會對 …多加留心。
I hope this letter might shed some light on …
我希望這封信能給 … 一些啟示……
It is my earnest hope that …
我真誠地希望……
The earlier we act, the bigger difference we can make for our future generations.
我們越早採取行動，就能為我們的下一代帶來更大的改變。
6. Sign-offs 下款
Yours faithfully,
[your name]
