How to write cards (I)

　　R: And these are special event cards, for love even ts. At one, you can see a picture of a little bride and groom so that's for weddings. And I'm sure in China you send wedding cards as well. Often they're enclosed with money. And then this one is happy anniversary. My paren t's anniversary is in the part of the year when I'm not usually home to see them and share their anniversary wi th them. It's forty something years this year. And so I always send them cards. And so I always send them cards . And if you know someone, especially at that time, if you're remembering their wedding or if you were in thei r wedding perhaps, you might send them a card to remind them. And what's the right thing to write?

　　E: Well if somebody is getting married, we always s ay "Congratulations", don't we? "Congratulations on you r happy day or on your wedding!"

　　R: And "Congratulations on your anniversary!"

　　E: After the wedding comes the next card. "Congratu lations on your new baby!"

　　R: This one says "a little boy". But anytime there' s a birth of a child, you could write "Congratulations on the birth of your new baby" or "On the birth of your child."

　　E: There're other kinds of congratulations that you might want to do. For example, if someone moves to a ne w home, you might write someone a little card and say " Congratulations on your new home", or……

　　R: Or your new job. That's very common because peop le do change jobs. Usually you change for the better, g et a better job. So it's nice to remember somebody with a card. This one just says "Congratulations". I recentl y sent it to a young man who graduated from school. And I think this is a standard note. My whole family signed it and we told him "good luck in the future", since he had just finished school.

　　E: That's a good thing to say.