备忘录是记录有关活动或事务以免忘却的一种记事性文书，通常提出请求或发布人们对某个具体问题的迅速反应。备忘录简洁短小，各部分题目虽然看上去有些唐突，但它们可以使读者对事情有个大致了解并快速做出反应。
主要作用:(1)提醒、督促对方;(2)就某个问题提出自己的意见或看法;(3)向团体内部成员发布消息或公告;(4)个人事务的记录，也可作商务谈判或业务合作的记录。备忘录目的是阐明写作原因，采用回答记者问的方式回答:Who，What，When，Where and Why。
主要特点:事务性和提示性是其两大特点。在业务上，它一般用来补充正式文件的不足。备忘录简明扼要，结构清晰，阅读方便，表达清楚且准确。
忘录书端(Header）书端是写在备忘录开头的压缩信息。情况不同，书端的格式可能不同，但是通常应采用下面这种格式。
Date：January 24，2005
To：E.Prefect
Erom：A.Dent
Subject：My Suggested Revisions to the Local Demolition Schedule
注意:(1)日期要采用正式的全部拼写;(2)“致”后通常省去诸如“教授”或“先生”这类头衔，“自”后面写你名字的首字母大写，然后接书写者的姓;(3)事由一定要具体。
Sample 1
Date：October 10，2005
To：All students(www.xing528.com)
Erom：A.Buttle
Subject：Journalist Position Available for the Summer Semester
The student newspaper is currently looking for a journalist for the summer semester.Applicants should currently be studying at the university，and should preferably have at least two years’writing experience.
The successful applicant will be expected to write two articles every week on happenings in the city and on campus.The position will commence at the end of May and will last through to the end of August.The salary for the position is negotiable and will be based on experience.If you are interested，please send your resume to the campus newspaper office.
Sample 2
To：All full-time employees
Erom：HR Manager，Robert Smiths
Date：May 9th，2013
Subject：Law course
An investigation conducted by the HR Department last month reveals the fact that a high rate of law illiteracy contributes to a severe obstacle of our company.As a result，it has been decided that all full-time employees are to attend a law course—which will take place every Monday night from 7 p.m.to 9 p.m.in the company meeting rooms A and B—for the duration of two months.
Employees are able to sign up for the basic or advanced levels of the course according to their present situation.Please register for the course at the company reception desk before May 15th.Eurther suggestions will be appreciated so that the program can be more fruitful.
Robert Smiths
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