2021年1月23日发(作者：程本立)
范文
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Directions:
Suppose
that
Sarah,
a
friend
of
yours,
has
invited
you
to
her
birthday
party, but you cannot go for some reason. Write a
letter in about 100 words to make
an
apology
to
her
.
Do
not
sign
your
own
name
at
the
end
of
your
letter
,
using
“Li
Min
g” instead.


【经典范文】


Dear Sarah,

I am
terribly
sorry
to tell
you that I am
unable to attend
your birthday part
next
Thursday evening.
That
is owing
to the
fact that
my
younger brother suddenly
fell
ill
and was taken to a hospital this morning. I have to go there immediately and take care
of
him.
As
told
by
the
doctor
in
charge,
it
will
take
around
five
days
for
him
to
recover and I have asked my boss for a leave.


I
really
regret
that
I
cannot
go
to
celebrate
your
birthday
personally
and
would
miss the perfect chance of enjoying
myself with all our old
friends. I
have chosen a
small
gift
for
you and
will send
it to you tomorrow to show
my best
wishes. Besides,
please give my regards to our friends when you meet them at the party
.


Cordially
,

Li Ming

范文
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Directions:

Suppose
you
cannot
see
your
younger
brother
off
at
the
airport
as
expected for
some
reason.
Write
a
letter
in
about
100 words
to
make
an
apology
to
him. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter
, using “Li Ming” instead.


【经典范文】


Dear Charlie,

Kindly
excuse
me
for
my
not
being
able
to
see
you
off
at
the
airport
this
Saturday as I have promised.

A
major
business
partner
of
our
company
will
be
attending
an
important
conference
in
Xiamen
this
weekend,
and
my
boss
finally
chooses
me
to
accompany
him there to
negotiate about a
new transaction. I have just been
informed of this plan
and am
happy about the decision
—
this
is an opportunity to both display and enhance
my abilities, so I am afraid I cannot be present at the airport.

Pursuing study overseas is an essential step in the accomplishment of your dream.

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How
I
wish
I
could
have
the
chance
to
share
with
you
my
personal
feelings
and
suggestions
before
you
are
away!
I
hereby
send
you
a
gift
to
wish
you
good
luck.
Please forgive me.

Cordially
,

Li Ming



范文
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Directions:

You
were
unable
to
attend
Mr
.
Smith’
s
examination
on
International
Business English Writing because you got sick that morning. Write a letter to express
the reasons for not being able to attend it and apologize. Write the letter with no less
than
100
words.
Do
not
sign
your
own
name
at
end
of
the
letter
.
Use
“Wang
Hua”
instead. Do not write the address.

【经典范文】


Dear Mr. Smith,

I am
indeed
very sorry
that I
missed the examination on International
Business
English Writing you gave last Friday
. I feel awful about it and want you to know what
happened that day
.

I
suddenly
fell
sick
early
that
morning
and
my
parents
had
to
send
me
to
the
hospital. Please find enclosed a copy of the medical bill.

I
sincerely
hope
you
can
understand
my
situation
and
accept
my
apology
.
I
would
appreciate
your
allowing
me
to
take
a
make-up
examination.
I
will
come
to
your office during your office hour on Monday to discuss this possibility with you.


Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Sincerely yours,

Wang Hua

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Directions:

One
of
your
pen
friends,
John,
will
be
visiting
your
city.
However
,
for
some
reasons,
you
can
not
meet
him
at
the
airport
on
time.
Write
a
letter
asking
to
wait for you at the airport and tell him how to recognize you. Your letter should be no
less
than
100
words.
You
don
’
t
need
to
write
the
address.
Don
’
t
sign
your
own
name at the end of the letter
, use Alice instead.


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Dear John,



I
am
eagerly
looking
forward
to
your
visit
to
our
city
.
After
all
these
years
of
writing to each other, I can not wait to see you. However, I regret to inform you that I
will not be able to meet you at the airport on time.



The reason
is that
your
flight will
arrive early
in the
morning, and
the earliest I
can reach the airport will be about an hour after you land. Will you please wait for me
in the arrival lounge? Y
ou can have breakfast while you wait.




By the
way
, as we
have
never
met
I
must tell
you
home
to
identify
me: I am of
165cm
tall
and
have
a
long
hair.
In
addition,
I
will
wear
a
white
skirt
and
carry
a
China Daily
at hand.



Hope we can meet soon.



Sincerely yours,



Alice
译文



亲爱的约翰：



我非常期待着你来参观我们的城市。
这么多年来我们一直通信，
我早就想见
到你了。但 是很抱歉我不能按时到机场接你。



因为你的飞机是一大早就到达机场，
而我最早也要
1
小时后才能到。
你能不
能在旅客休息室等我，你可以 利用这段时间吃早饭。



随便说一句，因为我们没过面，我得告诉你怎么 找我：我大概
1.65
米，长
发。另外我会穿一件白色的裙子，手上拿一份中国日报。



希望早点见到你。

你真挚的：艾丽丝


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Directions:

You
are
invited
to
a
dinner
at
a friend’
s
house,
but
you
are
not
able
to
attend
because
of
the
preparation
for
a
coming
examination.
Write
a
letter
to
your
friends
to
express
your
apology,
explain
your
reason,
and
suggest
a
meeting
at
another time.
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.


Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter
. Use “Li Ming” instead.



Do not write the address.

Dear Anne,





Thank
you
for
your
invitation
to
dinner
at
your
home
tomorrow
evening.
Unfortunately, it is much to my regret that I cannot join you and your family, because

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I will be
fully occupied then
for an
important exam coming the day after tomorrow. I
feel terribly sorry for missing the chance of such a happy get-together, and I hope that
all of
you enjoy a
good time.
Is
it possible
for
you and
me
to
have a private
meeting
afterward?
If so, please don’t
hesitate
to drop
me a
line about
your preferable date. I
do long for a pleasant chat with you.





Please allow me to say sorry again.









































Regards,









































Li Ming


译文：

亲爱的安：





感谢你邀请我于明日晚上与你和你的家人共进午餐。
可是，
我非常遗憾地告
诉你我无法 赴约，
因为我将忙于准备后天的一门重要考试。
错过了这么一个欢乐
的聚会我深感遗憾 ，
我希望你们能度过一个愉快的时光。
对了，
在我考试后我们
可以见一面么？ 如果可以的话请随时给我打电话，我非常期待能和你愉快地聊
天。





请允许我再一次致歉。





































您真诚的，





































李明



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Directions:

You failed to finish an important task assigned by your professor because
of
a
severe
illness.
Write
a
letter
to
your
professor
tp
express
your
apology,
explain
your reason, and suggest a solution to make up the loss.
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.


Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter
. Use “Li Ming” instead.



Do not write the address.

Dear Prof. Patent,

I am very sorry to
inform
you that I did
not
manage to complete the book report
you assigned
last week, due
to a sudden
illness
falling
upon
me a
few days
ago. For
the
past
few
days
I
have
been
in
hospital
with
a
continuous
fever,
which
has
thus
prevented me from any academic activity
. I hereby submit the doctor’s note.


I would be very much obliged if you could grant me another week for the task, as
my health is turning better.





Hope you can understand my situation and accept my apology
.

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