在西方文化中，如得知朋友訂婚、結婚、生小孩、升職等，都會寫電郵或發短信祝賀。祝賀訊息可短可長，長則可當作一封書信，短則可簡單在WhatsApp上送出一兩句祝福。基本上，格式沒有特定的要求，但內容及措辭必須做到真誠、自然及親切。雖然它的內容比較隨意，可以自由發揮，但我們也絕不能大意，因為往往最簡單的東西就是最容易出錯的地方。
當得知同事晉升或在事業上取得巨大的成就時，除了致電祝賀，我們還可以寫封簡短的電郵或發短訊祝賀。這種友好的往來，對你建立人際關係與鞏固友好商業合作有莫大的益處。在祝賀同事或朋友晉升時，我們不必過多寒暄，開首便可以開門見山地祝賀對方獲得晉升，然後可以表達自己對對方工作的欣賞以及成就的肯定。在結尾的部分，可使用較口語化的語氣再次恭賀對方獲得晉升，並以此結束。大家可參考以下的例子：
Dear Mr. White,
Congratulations on your recent promotion to head the Marketing Department of Modern Education.
My
fellow managers and I are delighted that your work in the marketing
field has been recognized and we join in sending you our very best
wishes for the future.
Through
the three years of working together with you, many of us are well aware
of how much you have contributed to the association between our two
corporations. We are all looking forward to your trip to Singapore next month when we will celebrate your advancement in a more formal way.
Again, congratulations on your promotion – good luck and best wishes on your new position as Director of Marketing Department.
Cordially yours,
Scarlett Sze
有關祝賀的句式與詞彙並不複雜，常用的包括:
- What exciting/ wonderful/ thrilling/ sensational news!
多麼令人興奮的／美妙的／令人激動的／絕妙的消息！
- I was delighted/ thrilled/ pleasantly surprised to hear/ receive the news/ announcement.
聽到這個消息／得知這個通告，我很高興／極愉快／驚喜。
- You have no idea what a thrill/ kick/ great pleasure/ I got when I heard…
你可能不知道我聽到這消息時是多麼的激動／興奮／高興…
- It gave me a great deal of pleasure to learn that…
我十分高興地得知…
- I’m more glad than glad…
我無比高興地…
- We want you to know how happy we were…
告訴你，我們是多麼的高興…
- So you’ve been made it/ got married/ been promoted!
好了，你成功了／結婚了／晉升了！
- So you and Scarlett are engaged!
你和Scarlett終於訂婚了！
- I congratulate you on…
我祝賀你…
- Congrats on…
祝賀你…
- Sincere congratulations…
衷心的祝賀…
- Please accept my heartiest congratulations…
請接受我最衷心的祝賀…
- May I join in the chorus of congratulations…
我希望一同向你祝賀…
- May an old friend congratulate you…
請讓一位老朋友向你祝賀…
- Congratulations and all good/ best wishes!
恭賀你並致以美好／最好的祝願。
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