氛围英文大学英语网考2

2021年1月7日发(作者：阎同茂)
作文：
1. Request for an Appointment
To: Mr. Smith
(收信人：史密斯先生)
From: Li Lei
（写信人：李雷）
Date: July 18, 2006
（日期：2006年7月18日）
Subject: request for an appointment
（主题或信的内容：预约）

Dear Mr. Smith:
I am scheduled to visit the U.S. on business at the end of this month, and wish to call on you at
your office on that occasion.
我计划在这个月底出差到美国，希望顺便到您的办公室拜访您。
I will be arriving in Washington on or around August 20 and staying there for about a week. It
我将在8月20日左右到达华盛顿，计划呆一周。
would be very much appreciated if you would kindly arrange to meet me either on September 22
如果你方便的话，能否在9月22或23日安排见我，我将不胜感激。
or 23, whichever is convenient for you. If neither is, could you please suggest an alternative date?
如果这两天都不行，你能给我个日期选择吗？
Thank you in advance for your kind cooperation. I am looking forward to meeting you in
Washington soon!
提前谢谢你的支持！期望很快能在华盛顿见到您！

Sincerely Yours,
Li Lei
XXX Trading Company



2. Application for Leave（请假信）
To: John Smith, Supervisor
(收信人：约翰.史密斯，主管)
From: George Chen, Accounting Department
（写信人：乔治.陈，会计部）
Date: March 11, 2006
（日期：2006年3月11日）
Subject: Asking for Casual Leave of Absence
（主题或信的内容：要求临时请假）

Dear Mr. Smith,
I would like to know if I could ask for a casual leave of absence from March 23 to 27.
我想我是否可以请假，从3月23日到27日）
Yesterday I received a letter from my parents, who are both over 70, telling me that a big flood
我昨天收到父母的来信，他们都70多岁了，信里说我的家乡发了一场大水，
took place at my home village, causing serious damage to my house. As the only son of my
房子受损严重。由于我是家里的独生子
parents, I should go back to assess the situation, and help them to get over these difficulties.
我要回去处理而且要帮助他们克服困境。
Though I cannot stay at home for too long a time, I should at least make arrangements for repair
尽管我在家里呆的时间不长，我至少要安排修补的事情。
work.. I believe my relatives in the village and my neighbors will also come to help. Financially I
我想村里的亲戚和邻居也会过来帮忙的。经济上我没有困难。
have no difficulties.
I will call you at 1:30 p.m. Or you can call me at any time.
我会在1点30分打电话给您。或者您可以随时打电话给我。

Faithfully Yours
George

3. Apology（道歉信）

Date: January 19, 2007

Dear Mr. Smith,
There are secretaries who always know the right things to say. There are secretaries who always
众所周知，秘书们总是知道什么事情该说，总是知道在合适的时间说合适的话。
say the right things at the right time. This letter does not come from one of them. It comes from
而这封信却并不来自具有这样能力的一个秘书。确切地说，这封信是来自一个缺乏经验，
one who has made a serious mistake due to inexperience and who is deeply embarrassed by her
poor judgment.
而导致严重错误的秘书，而她本人也对自己犯下的错误深感困扰。
Last week while you were on a business trip to Guangzhou, I received a call from a certain Mr.
事情是这样的：就在您上个星期去广州出差期间，我接到了某个叫Swinehart先生的电话，
Swinehart asking your whereabouts. I shared the information with him as well as your business
他询问您的动向。
schedule immediately following your Guangzhou trip. It was after the fact that I realized you had
我如实地把您去广州的商务计划和日程安排都告之了他。
sent us a note asking us specifically not to reveal your itinerary to strangers. If I had borne that
之后，我突然意识到您曾经特别吩咐过我们不要把您的旅行日程告诉陌生人。
note in mind, I would never have told Mr. Swinehart. That’s not an excuse, and it’s not an
如果我当然记得您的嘱咐的话，我绝对不会泄露这些消息的。
explanation either. I am sorry I blundered.
这真的既不是我的借口，也非我的解释，而是我真的，确确实实地对自己所做的事情表示
道歉。
From now on, I will pay more attention to what I do and, particularly, to what I say to strangers.
Please do forgive me for the harm my words may have done to you.
从现在起，我会对我所做的事情更 加注意，特别是对陌生人，更要清楚哪些事该说哪些事
不该说。而对我曾经所说的话对您所带来的麻烦， 我深表歉意，请您务必原谅我

Fearfully,
Wang Fei

4. Application for the Post of Secretary（申请秘书职位）
Date: February 18, 2007
Dear Sir or Madam,
In reply to your advertisement on the web page of , I beg to offer my services as
secretary with your firm.
看到贵公司登在网站上的广告
I am 30 years of age, and have had five years’ experience in the line of secretary. Graduating
我今年30岁，在秘书这个职位上有5年的工作经验。
from Shandong University in July 2003, I served with James Co. as secretary until last month.
我2003年7月毕业于山东大学，直到上个月为止，我一直为James公司工作。
Besides, I am skilled in almost all kinds of office machines. So I feel confident in my ability to fill
而且我擅长使用各种办公室机器。我有信心能填补贵公司所缺的职位，
a position such as you announce as vacant and give entire satisfaction in the discharge of my
duties.
而且会履行秘书的职责并令你们满意。
Trusting you will give my application kind consideration and hoping to hear favorably from
you at your convenience.
相信贵公司会好好考虑我的申请，并希望顺利收到贵公司的答复。
Yours Faithfully,
Zhang Hua

5. Self-introduction（自我介绍）

Date: April 20, 2006
Dear Alice,
Your name and email address were given to me by Mr. Jack Smith, my English teacher, about a
我的英语老师杰克.史密斯在一个月前把你的名字和电子邮箱给我了。
month ago. Since then, I have been trying to write this letter in English. Not an easy task for a
我一直设法要写英文信给你。但正如你所想的，写英文信对于说中文的我
Chinese speaker, as you can imagine. I have long been wishing to exchange letters with an
来说这并不容易。我一直希望与美国中学生交流信件。
American high school student. I hope you will become my pen pal.
我希望你能成为我的笔友。
Here is some information about myself: I am a senior high school student at Beijing Jingshan
下面介绍我自己。我是北京景山中学的一名高中生。
Middle School. My father and my mother are both middle school teachers. Fortunately, they teach
我的父母都是中学教师。幸运的是，他们
at another school, not mine? It would be strange to have your own folks be your schoolteachers,
不在我的学校教书。自己的亲人是你学校的老师，感觉怪怪的，你觉得呢？
don’t you think? At the moment I am studying very hard as I am about to graduate and enter my
现在我快要毕业了。即将参加高考，现正努力读书。
name for the National College Entrance Exam. As you may know, only a small percentage of
students in China are lucky enough to go to college.
就像你所知的，在中国只有一小部分幸运的学生能够上大学。
Mr. Smith told me that you collect photos, postcards and stamps of places of historic interest.
史密斯老师告诉我你喜欢收集历史名胜的照片，明信片和邮票。
Although I don’t collect photos or postcards, I am an avid stamp collector.
尽管我不收集照片或明信片，我却是个热心的邮票收集者。
I would like to know more about you, and through you, your family, your school, your city and
我想了解更多你的事情，通过你，了解你的家庭，学校，城市和你的国家。
your country. I am also extremely interested in learning English. Writing letters to you and
我对学英语也非常感兴趣。给你写信和
receiving letters from you will help me on both accounts. I look forward to hearing from you.
收到你的来信在两个方面都对我有帮助。期待你的来信。
Sincerely,
Jiao Jie

6. Introduce My Friend Jack Luo（介绍我的朋友）

Date: June 21, 2006
Hi John,
My former classmate and friend, Mr. Jack Luo, is leaving for Chicago next week to attend
我的老同学和朋友,Jack Luo先生下周要去芝加哥
Northwestern University’s Graduate School of Engineering. I have taken the liberty of sharing
西北大学工程研究院读书。我冒昧地把您的地址和
with him your address and telephone number so that he can contact you in case he needs some
电话号码给他，假如他需要任何帮助，可以与你联系。
help. I hope you don’t mind.
我希望您不会介意。
Jack will be doing fine eventually, being such a brainy person. But, as a total stranger in the
杰克是个聪明的人，最终会应付得很好的。但是他对Windy市完全
Windy City, he may need some informal orientation on the city, the public transportation system,
不了解，他或许需要简要的了解城市的方向，交通情况，
setting up a bank account, buying groceries, etc. I would very much appreciate if you could find
开银行帐户，买杂货等。如果你有时间带他四处转转或
some time to show him around a little bit or in any way help him get situated and settled down. As
帮他适应并习惯那里的生活我将不胜感激。
far as I know, you two have a few things in common: both of you are engineers as well as sports
据我所知，你们有一些共同点：都是工程师和体育迷，但是你们两个的乒乓球可都不如我！
buffs but neither of you can beat me in table tennis! I hope you will find Jack an agreeable person.
希望你和杰克相处愉快！
Regards,