感谢信的目的是感激对方为自己的付出，感激之情要传达得真挚自然，不要刻意夸大。感谢信所涉及的内容多种多样，比如可以感谢对方替自己做了一件事情，在自己痛苦时安慰了自己，出席了自己的宴会等等。其内容包括：1）表达感激之情2）回顾事情的经过 3）肯定对方帮助的价值以及对自己的影响，表达自己回报的愿望。
    
    常用套语有：
    
    1表达感激之情：
    
    Thanks so much for…；Abundant thanks to … for…
    
    I'm writing to express my heartfelt thanks for …
    
    On behalf of my whole family, I wish to extend our heartfelt thanks for all the trouble you had taken in …I must write to thank you for inviting me to…
    
    2肯定对方帮助的价值及影响：
    
    You will never know how much we appreciated your kind and practical help. Your …meant more than I can express in words. Nothing can be more precious for me than your…
    
    3表达回报的愿望：
    
    I hope I can return the favor someday … Do call on me if I can ever return the favor.
    
    感谢信中比较特殊是求职者面试后给面试官写的信。
    
    此类感谢信的内容不只是感谢，而是一般感谢信和求职信的结合。其主要内容包括：（1）感谢对方给你面谈的机会，并注明你面试的时间和所求的职位；（2）说明你对该公司、该职位的兴趣，强调你的知识与技能符合公司的需要，表示自己能为公司的发展做出贡献。也可以补充说明或澄清在面谈中忽略或没有讲明的问题（3）重申你对该职位的兴趣，主动提供更多的材料，表示期待他们的消息。
    
    Directions: You have just attended an interview in Apfel Incorporated for the position of marketing analyst. Write a letter of appreciation to the interviewer Mr. David Wayne. Your letter should include the following points:
    
    1） express your appreciation for the interview
    
    2) tell about your job-related skills and experience
    
    Dear Mr. Wayne，
    
    Thank you very much for taking the time from your busy schedule last Friday to interview me for the marketing analyst position at Apfel Incorporated. After our meeting, I am convinced that your company is an excellent place for my career.
    
    I am extremely excited about the position and believe that my skills are a good match for the company. As you may remember, I completed a project that is similar in nature to the work I would be doing at your company. I believe that I could make an immediate contribution to Apfel Incorporated.
    
    Please let me know if I can provide you with any additional information about my background or goals. My email address is LiMing@***, and my phone number is 12345678. I look forward to hearing from you soon.