Chapter 03: Polite Communication

polite

adjective . /pəˈlait/ . having or showing good manners; courteous. lịch sự . a polite child

appropriate

adj . /əˈprəupriət/ . phù hợp . You’ll have to complete the appropriate form.
verb . to steal or take something without permission . chiếm đoạt . He was charged with appropriating company funds.

message

noun . /ˈmesidʒ/ . a piece of information spoken or written, passed from one person to another . tin tức . I have a message for you from Mr Johnston.
the instruction or teaching of a moral story, religion, prophet etc . thông điệp . What message is this story trying to give us?

recipient

noun . /rəˈsipiənt/ . a person who receives something . người nhận . the recipient of a letter.

compose

verb . /kəmˈpəuz/ . to form by putting parts together . tạo thành . The word ‘cat’ is composed of three letters.
to write (eg music, poetry etc) . soạn . Mozart began to compose when he was six years old.
to control (oneself) after being upset . trấn tĩnh . She took a moment to compose herself before beginning her speech.

address line

the place where you type the address of the recipient

subject line

noun . /ˈsʌb.dʒekt ˌlaɪn/ . the space at the top of an email in which a line of text is written that tells you what the email is about, or the line of text itself . The email subject line was blank.

inbox

noun . /ˈinˌboks/ . the place in an email program where new messages arrive. hòm thư . My inbox has over 30 emails in it.

greeting

noun . friendly words or actions used in welcome . lời chào hỏi; lời chào mừng. Shaking hands is a common form of greeting.

closing

noun . a polite way to finish writing your message

delete

verb . /diˈliːt/ . to rub or strike out (eg a piece of writing) . xóa bỏ . Delete his name from the list.

reply

verb . /rəˈplai/ . to answer . đáp lại . Should I reply to his letter?.
noun . an answer . câu trả lời . I’ll write a reply to his letter.
noun . the act of answering . sự đáp lại . What did he say in reply (to your question)?