[译] 他收到一封来自美国的信，信中邀请他去一所著名的学院讲学。
[误] He received a letter from the U. S. A. invited him to teach in a well-known institute there.

[正] He received a letter from the U. S. A. inviting him to teach in a well-known institute there.
[注] “邀请某人做某事”，英文是“invite somebody to do something”，“邀请某人去某处”，英文是“invite somebody to a place”。在本句中“invite”在句中作定语，修饰letter，因此要用现在分词短语作定语。