we are gonna learn "Different ways to sign off an email".

在今日課程中，我們要學習“電子郵件各種不同的結尾方式”。

So, what exactly sign off means, the sign off, well there's another

那麼，究竟結尾的意義是甚麼呢，結尾語，

term in English for sign off, that's valediction

在英文中有另外一種說法，就是道別語

and valediction or sign off means the way you conclude your email, a message or even

道別或結尾表示你結束電子郵件、簡訊，或甚至一封信的方式，

a letter. So it's very important for you to sign off correctly because most of us are

所以正確的結尾是很重要的。因為我們大多數人都會

into emails, right? and you know it reflects your relationship with the person that you

用到電子郵件，對吧？你知道它反映出你與寫信對象的關係，

are writing to. So the correct ways of signing off, that's what we are gonna learn in today's

因此，正確的結尾方式，就是我們在今天的課程中所要學習的內容。

lesson, so before looking at different ways, we are gonna look at some tips, so the first

在看這些不同的方式之前，我們先來看一些小技巧，

one is - Don't conclude with quotes. Now many of us love to conclude our emails with these

首先是 - 不要用引言結尾。現在我們很多人喜歡用這些名言佳句作為電子郵件的結尾。

motivational quotes. Yes it is nice to read quotes online or some messages or some quotes

是的，閱讀一些線上的名言，或某些簡訊或手機上轉收到的佳句，

that you receive on your mobile phone, it's nice to read it, but adding it as a sign off,

這個讀了是很好，但是將它加入信中做結尾，

well it's not a great idea because it kind off adds too much of drama in your email and

可不是一個好主意，因為這樣會在你的電子郵件裡面加入太多的戲劇性，

it kind of wastes the person's time, the reader's time, so do not conclude your email with quotes,

而且有點浪費讀信者的時間，所以不要用引言結束你的電子郵件，

with motivational, inspirational quotes, not required. The second tip that you really need

勵志啊，啟發性的名言，沒必要這樣做。第二個小技巧:

to keep in mind before signing off an email is " avoid adding too many details" Well there

你真正要記住的是“避免加入太多的瑣事”。

are so many emails that I come across personally where people add too many details while signing

我個人遇過超多電子郵件是人們結尾時加進了太多的瑣事，

off, like their name, their contact information, their home address, their office address,

例如他們的名字啦，聯絡方式，自家的住址，辦公地址等等，

do you really think that's important? Well it's not, so just keep it very simple , the

你真的認為這很重要嗎？並沒有，所以還是讓它簡潔一點吧，

details that you can include while signing off is your Title, that's your designation

你的結尾可以包括你的頭銜，就是你的稱號

and your contact information, that's your mobile phone no and that's about it, just

和您的聯絡方式，就是你的手機號碼，大概就這樣，

keep it simple and small. The third thing that you need to keep in mind is " Don't include

只要保持簡單扼要就好。你需要記住的第三件事是，

sign offs in a thread" Now a thread, a thread is when you start writing an email , you send it,

"對話串內不必打結尾語"。現在這個對話串的意思，就是當你開始寫一封電子郵件，你寄出去，

the person reads it and replies to you and then you send another email,

對方讀了並回覆給您，然後您又送出另一封電子郵件，

so there's constant exchange of email, so that's a thread. So not every time you gonna add sign offs

所以有電子郵件的持續往來，那就是對話串。不必每一封信都加上結尾語，

to your email, for example you have exchanged around 10 emails, the only first email should

比如你們往來了約10封電子郵件，唯一的第一封電子郵件應該要有結尾語，

have a sign off and that's about it. You need not add sign offs on every email, okay. So

大概這樣就好，你不需要每封郵件都加上結尾語，好嗎?

these are the tips you need to keep in mind and now let's have a look at different ways

所以這些都是你需要記住的提示，現在讓我們來看看不同的結尾方式

of signing off. The first one 'Regards', Regards is very simple and very common, you can use

第一個“Regards(問候)”，Regards是很簡單而普遍的，你可以用它

it for your business emails and also when you are writing to your friends and family.

做為商務郵件的結尾語，寫給你的朋友和家人時也可以用。

So regards indicates affection and sentiments of esteem, now many people also add words

Regards表示情感和尊重的情緒，現在很多人又多加一些字，

like - Kind, like kind regards, warm and best, okay so depends on the relationship that you

例如 - kind，就像kind regards(親切的問候)，warm(溫暖的)和best(最好的)，OK嗎?

share with the person that you are writing to. You can choose one of these words correctly,

看你跟寫信對象的關係，可以從其中挑一個對的字，

so either it could be just simple regards or it can be Kind regards, warm regards or

可以只是簡單的Regards,(問候)，也可以是Kind regards(親切的問候)，Warm regards(溫暖的問候)

best regards and then you add your name, okay, for example - Best Regards , Niharika that's

或Best regards(最好的問候)，然後加上你的名字，好的，例如 - Best regards, Niharika

a simple sign off for the person I am writing to. Another type of sign off is " Thank you

一個簡單的結尾給我的收信人。另一種類型的結尾是“Thank you so much (非常謝謝您)

so much" now this expression, of course is when you are expressing gratitude, now maybe

現在這個寫法，當然是用在你要表達感謝的時候，

your client or your colleague or person with whom you share business relationship has put

也許是你的客戶，或你的同事，或某位跟你有生意關係的人

in some efforts or has done something really nice for you or maybe solved a problem that

做了某些努力或完成某件非常好的事，或可能幫您解決了遇到的問題，

you are facing, it can be for anything that you really want to thank that person for doing

甚麼事都可以，你真的想要感謝那個做這件事的人，

this. So, this is just a perfect sign off when you want to express gratitude, thank

所以當你想表達感激之情，這正好是一個完美的結尾。

you so much and then you write your name. So use this when you are thanking someone.

Thank you so much(非常感謝)，然後寫下你的名字。所以當你感謝某人就用這個。

Again this phrase or this sign off can be used in business emails and also in informal

再說一次，這個用語或結尾可以用在商業電子書信，以及非正式的電子郵件。

emails. Another one is " Looking forward" Now looking forward, this sign off is used

另一種是“Looking forward(期待)”。現在的looking forward，這個結尾語是用在

when you are eager to meet that person you are writing to, probably you are seeking for

當你很想要見到你寫信的那個人，可能是你正在找工作，

employment, so you are sending your resume , you are sending a cover letter, you can

所以你要寄履歷表，您要寄一封求職信，你可以用這個

end a cover letter by this sign off, which is looking forward, also if you are fixing

做為求職信的結尾，也就是looking forward(期待)，另外如果你要敲定跟某人的約會，

an appointment with someone, maybe your business partner or maybe your client, you are writing

可能是你的生意夥伴或者你的客戶，你要寫信確定預約，

an email to fix an appointment, then use this sign off - looking forward - it's just expresses

那麼就用這個結尾語 - looking forward (期待) - 它就是表達

that you are really eager to meet this person. Another one that I have for you here is " Sincerely yours,"

你真的很想跟這個人見面。另外一個在這裡要為你介紹的是“Sincerely yours(敬上)"

Now "sincerely yours" is extremely formal and it's quite old fashioned as well but it

Sincerely yours 是非常正式的，也是相當老派的，

is perfect for the corporate world, so if you are writing a business email then stick

但它非常適合企業界，所以如果你在寫一封商務書信，那麼應該堅持用這個sincerely yours (敬上)。

to this - sincerely yours. So sincerely yours is a perfect formal sign off. Let's have a

所以sincerely yours是一個完美的正式結尾語。

look at another one “Cheers!”, now cheers! is of course a salutation before drinking,

我們來看另一個“Cheers(乾杯)！”，現在說的cheers！當然就是喝酒前的歡呼聲囉，

but it can be also used as a sign off, if the subject of your email is something celebratory,

但它也可以作為一個結尾語，如果你的電子信主題是某件值得慶祝的事，

maybe your colleague just informed you that the company's sales are excellent this year,

也許你的同事剛剛通知了你，公司本年度的營業成績斐然，

then of course , it's time for celebration right? and you are just been informed, so

那麼當然，這就是值得慶祝的一刻吧？而你剛剛接獲通知了，所以

you can sign it off by saying Cheers! Or if your colleague just informed you about his

你可以說聲Cheers!(乾杯)來結尾。或者如果你的同事剛剛跟你說，他升官了，

promotion and you are congratulating your colleague, then you can sign it off by writing

你要恭喜你的同事，那麼你就可以寫cheers!來結尾。

cheers! So, use this when something or the email is celebratory okay. The next one that

因此，值得慶祝的事情或是信件都可以用。接下來的一個

I have for you is Ciao, now ciao is actually a good bye in Italy. So Italians do not say

我要跟你說的是Ciao(掰)，現在的Ciao實際上是義大利的再見。所以義大利人不說

bye or good bye, they use the word Ciao, so ciao can be used for informal emails only

再見或再會，他們用Ciao這個詞，所以Ciao只能用在非正式的電子郵件，

when you are writing to your friends and family, use the sign off ciao right? And then the

當你寫信給你的朋友和家人，用Ciao來做結尾吧？

last one that I have for you is XOXO, now many people have no clue what exactly this

然後這最後一個，我要跟你說的是XOXO(抱抱親親)，現在很多人毫無頭緒，這到底是甚麼意思

means because there are friends and family members who either conclude their message

因為有朋友和家人，會在他們的簡訊或電子信裡

or their emails with XOXO and then you get confused, what exactly XOXO really means.

寫上XOXO做結尾。然後你弄不清楚，究竟XOXO是甚麼意思。

So XOXO actually stands for Hugs and Kisses, so again do not use XOXO for your business

XOXO實際上代表的是擁抱和親吻，所以再次提醒您，不要用XOXO為你的商業信做結尾。

emails, stick to informal emails with this sign off XOXO, which actually means Hugs and

只有非正式的電子郵件才可以用XOXO，這其實代表擁抱和親吻。

Kisses. So these are some sign offs that you can use, couple of them for the business world

所以，這些是一些你可以用的結尾語，其中一些適合企業界，

and couple of them for informal writing. So hope these phrases are helpful to you and

有一些則為非正式的書信用法。希望這些用語會對您有所幫助，

also make sure that you go through these tips before signing off an email. So this brings

在為電子郵件下結尾之前，也要確定符合這些提示喔。

me to the end of the lesson and I am leaving you with really funny and hilarious sign offs

我的課程接近尾聲了，我把這些很好玩又有趣的結尾語留給你們，

which I have personally encounter, go ahead and check them out and I hope you really enjoy

這都是我親身遇到過的，繼續加油，把它們看一下，希望你會很喜歡

them, I will be back with a new lesson, till then take care.

我會帶一個新課程回來，在那之前多保重囉。