求职信是社交信函的一种,是择业人员向用人单位推销自己以求获得面试机会的语用书信,为了获取面试机会及成功地应聘到理想职位,求职者的求职信中都要采用一些交际策略使其话语更加得体。本文以Grice的合作原则和Leech的礼貌原则为理论基础,探究其在英文求职信中的运用。 Cover letter is a kind of social letter, is a job-seekers to the employer to sell themselves in order to obtain interviews pragmatic letters, in order to obtain interview and successfully applied for the ideal position, job seekers letter of employment should adopt some communication Strategy makes his speech more decent. Based on Grice’s principle of cooperation and Leech’s politeness principle, this article explores the application of Grice’s co-operation letter in English letter of cover.