A nightclub just opened near where you live. You are very unhappy about the situation because it disturbs the peace of the neighborhood. Write a letter to your local government official. Say who you are and explain why you are unhappy and suggest what should be done about it.(投诉信) 范文:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m writing to express my dissatisfaction with the horrible situation I have been faced with recently.
我写此信是要就我最近所面对的可怕状况表达我的不满。
I’m a resident of Rose Park on St. Johnson Street. I had been enjoying my life since I moved here five years ago. However, a nightclub recently opened right across the street from my apartment block has completely changed everything.
To begin with, the club itself is very unsightly. It has blackened windows with sexually explicit pictures displayed on the outside, which I find extremely offensive. Also, the noise level during the early hours of the morning is so intense that it has really disturbed my sleep. Consequently, I find that I am unable to concentrate fully on my job, as I am often too tired.
首先,这家夜总会本身就很不堪入目。其窗户搞得黑乎乎的,外面贴着相当淫秽的画,这一点令我感到尤其难以忍受。此外,凌晨时刻的噪音太高,严重影响了我的睡眠,所造成的结果是由于太过疲倦,我无法全力专注于工作。
I work as a surgeon in the local hospital; therefore, I am sure you can see the gravity of my complaint. Indeed, the consequences of my making any mistake due to my lack of sleep can be very serious indeed.
我是本地医院的外科医生,因此,我相信您能够看到我投诉的严重性。事实上,由于我缺乏睡眠而造成任何错误的后果将是十分严重的。
I understand that, as a member of the local government, you have the power to close the club down. Nevertheless, I know very clearly that people need to make a living and I would not like to be responsible for people losing their jobs. Hence, if you could please ensure that the offensive pictures are removed, and the noise level is kept to a minimum level, I would be more than satisfied.
我深知,作为当地政府的一员,您有权关闭这家俱乐部。然而,我也很清楚:人们都需要谋生,而我也不愿意对他人失去工作而负任何责任,因此,如果您能确保那些令人难受的画被撤掉、噪音控制在最低水平,我就将十分满意了。 I look forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Kenny Gao
期盼得到您的答复。 您真诚的 Kenny Gao 题目:
You wish to immigrate to a country but are not sure about the requirements and application procedure. Write a letter to the immigration officer of this country to ask about, say who you are and explain your qualifications and experience.(问询信) 范文:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to receive information regarding the immigration procedures to Canada. 亲爱的先生、女士:
I am 34 years old and am currently working as senior mechanical engineer at ABC Tech Company in Shanghai. I hold a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from Shanghai Tongji University. I am married and my wife will be having our first child this coming autumn. 我今年34岁,目前是上海ABC技术公司的高级机械工程师,获上海同济大学学士学位和硕士学位,已婚,太太将于秋季生育我们的第一个孩子。
I have been considering immigrating to Canada for quiet some time and would like to know if my qualifications and work experience make me eligible to apply. I have enclosed my resume as well as a bank statement of my current financial status and my English proficiency level.
我考虑移民加拿大已经有相当一段时间了,很想了解一下以我的资历和工作经验是否具备申请资格。我随信附上了我的个人简历以及表明我本人经济状况的银行证明和我的英语水平等级证书。
I’d also like to know if my wife and I can make one application, or whether we’ll have to apply separately. In addition, if you could send me information regarding permanent residence in Canada, I’d be most grateful.
我还想知道我太太和我是否可以并作一个申请,还是我们必须分开来申请。此外,如果您能够给我寄送一些有关在加拿大永久居留的信息我将感激不尽。 I look forward to receiving the information at your earliest convenience. Yours truly, Kenny Gao
期盼尽早收到您寄来的信息。 您真诚的 Kenny Gao 题目:
Someone you know well is applying to a university abroad. Write a recommendation letter for him, say how you got to know him and why he is worth your recommendation.(推荐信) 范文:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m writing to recommend to you the outstanding personality and the super ability for learning of Mr. Robert Jiang. 亲爱的先生/女士:
我写信是向您推荐罗伯特•蒋先生的超凡个性与超强学习能力的。
I got to know Mr. Jiang a few years ago while I was teaching British literature to a class of English majors in which he was a student. His excellent performances on several occasions such as group discussions and open debate really took me by great surprise. Never had I met a young student speaking English so fluently and accurately. His insight into British literature as a whole as well as the perspectives he cut into the analysis of characters in the literature aroused my great curiosity about his first-class and unique capability of doing research work. Later on, upon his completion of the Bachelor degree, he moved on to pursue his study for a Master’s degree in the same field of study and I was very lucky to be his supervisor. Mr. Jiang has always been an honest person. He is
very friendly to people and is very easy-going. Many of his classmates have mentioned on different occasions about how helpful he was to them and to which I simply cannot agree more.
我是几年前在给一个英语专业班级讲授英国文学时认识蒋先生的,那时他是班里的一名学生。他在比如分组讨论和公开辩论数个场合上的极佳表现确实让我暗自称奇。我从未遇到过英语讲得如此流利、准确的年青学生。他对英国文学整体的见解以及他对文学人物分析所切入的视角激起了我对他那一流的独特研究能力的好奇心。后来,在他完成学士学位的学习后,他继续在同一领域开始攻读硕士学位,我有幸成为他的导师。蒋先生历来诚实可信,对人友善,容易相处。他的很多同学在不同的场合提到过他的乐于助人,对此,我深表赞同。
Now Mr. Jiang is applying to your prestigious university for a chance to continue his PhD research. I hope you will find he is just as good as I’m now recommending him to be. And should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at the following e-mail address:……
现在,蒋先生正在向贵校提出申请,希望能够有机会前往从事他的博士学位研究。我希望您会发现他正如我所举荐他的那样好。如果您还有任何问题,请随时与我联系,我的电子邮箱是:……。 Truly yours Kenny Gao 您真诚的 Kenny Gao 题目:
A hotel you stayed in recently asked guests to write to the manager and suggest ways in which they could improve their service. Write a letter to the manager, explain who you are, say what you liked about the hotel, and suggest ways in which they could be improved.(建议信) 范文: Dear Manager,
I’m writing in response to your invitation to guests who have recently stayed at your hotel to suggest ways in which you could further improve your service.
亲爱的经理:
我是看过你们给最近落脚贵宾馆的客人的邀请函后写此信的,你们在信中邀请客人做些提议,以便你们可以进一步改善服务。
I was a guest at your hotel last month and I found that the level of customer service was excellent. Indeed, every member of your staff, from the manager to the room-cleaning maid, was, without exception, extremely polite and helpful. The standard of the rooms was far beyond what I had expected.
我上个月曾入住贵宾馆,发现你们的客户服务非常好。事实上,你们的每一名员工,从经理到房间清洁工都彬彬有礼、乐于助人,无一例外。房间的标准远远超过了我的期盼。
However, I found that the hotel restaurant stopped serving breakfast at 8:30am. As I was on holiday, I would have liked to take my breakfast at around 9:30, thus I was unable to do so. I also spoke to several other guests who expressed the same disappointment. In addition, I feel that if you could supply newspapers in Chinese, the quality of stay for Chinese speakers, of whom the number has been on a steady rise in the past few years, would be considerably enhanced.
然而,我发现宾馆的餐厅早上八点半便停止供应早餐了。因为我是在度假,很希望能够在九点半左右吃早餐,这样情况下就做不到了。我也跟其他几位客人谈过,他们也表达了同样的失望。还有,我感到如果你们能够提供中文报纸,那中国客人的住宿质量将大幅提升,要知道:过去的几年里,中国住客的人数一直处于上升中。 I would be happy to know if my suggestions have turned out to be useful in your constant improvement of your overall service.
我很希望知道自己的建议是否在你们不断提升整体服务的过程中派上了用场。 Looking forward to your reply. Yours faithfully, Kenny Gao
期盼受到您的回复。 您真诚的: Kenny Gao
题目:
You have seen a job advertised in your local newspaper. Write a letter of application. Introduce yourself and give details of your experience and say why you’d like the job.(申请信) 范文:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m writing in response to the advertisement you placed in Chicago Newsdaily for a librarian on Monday, Aug. 23. 亲爱的先生/女士:
我是看到你们 8月23日星期一在《芝加哥新闻日报》上招聘图书管理员的广告后才写此信的。
I graduated with a Master’s degree in telecommunications in 1992 and began my career at California State University as a young teacher. In 2002, I was promoted to associate professor and Deputy Director of the Department of Telecom Engineering.
我于1992年硕士毕业,专业为电讯,然后便成为加利福尼亚州立大学的一名年青教师。2002年,我晋升副教授、电讯工程系副主任。
In the past ten years, I have been actively involved in academic researches and have published several articles in “Telecom Now”, “Engineering Research” and “Telecom Strategies”. I also teach marketing strategies on a part-time basis at the university. 在过去的十年里,我积极从事学术研究,并在《当今电讯》、《工程研究》和《电讯战略》上发表了多篇文章。我还兼职在本校教授市场战略。
However, my husband has recently been relocated to Chicago by his company and I am, therefore, seeking a position in the same area in Chicago.
然而,我丈夫最近被其所在的公司调往芝加哥,因此,我也期望在芝加哥自己所从事的行业领域找到一份工作。
I have enclosed my resume that outlines in detail my qualifications and experience as well as an open letter of recommendation from California State University.
Please give me a feedback at your earliest convenience if my qualifications meet your requirements.
如果我的条件达到了贵方要求,请尽快给我一个答复。 I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely, Sue Huang
期盼受到您的复信。 您真诚的 Sue Huang 题目:
You have lost your credit card. Write a letter to the bank manager, explain where and how you lost it and any other relevant details. Ask the manager to cancel the old card and send you a replacement one.(请求信) 范文: Dear Sir,
I am writing to confirm the loss of my credit card. I telephoned your office earlier today. 亲爱的先生:
我写信的目的是确认我丢失的一张信用卡。我今天早些时候曾致电您的办公室。 The details of my card are as follows. It is a Master-card in the name of Kenny Gao. The credit card number is 3241 3578 6688. I have had it since 1999. This card is valid from 1999 to 2008.
我那张卡的细节如下:这是一张万事达卡,户名是Kenny Gao,号码是3241 3578 6688,我从1999年到现在一直在用着它,其有效期是1999-2008。
I lost the card yesterday (September 8, 2006) at about 10:30 in the morning. The only time I used the card that day was to buy a pair of sports shoes at Carrifour on Jinqiao Road. By accident, I left the card at the cashier’s, but the shop assistants there could not find the card.
我是昨天(2006年9月8日)早上十点半左右丢失它的。我当天唯一用卡的时间是在金桥路上的加乐福购买一双运动鞋时。无意间,我将卡留在了付款台上了,但店里的服务人员没能找到它。
Could you please cancel my card immediately and make the necessary arrangements to issue me with a replacement card? I can be contacted at the following address: Room 201, No. 32, 555 Lane, Huashan Road. Should you ever wish to call me, here is my number: 123456789.
您能否马上将该卡取消掉,并做必要的安排给我办理一张新卡?按以下地址可以联系到我:华山路555弄,32号201室。如果您想给我打电话,这是号码:123456789。 Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to hearing from you. 谢谢您的协助,期盼收到您的答复。 Yours faithfully, Kenny Gao 您真诚的 Kenny Gao 题目:
You are writing your first letter to a pen pal. Introduce yourself and tell her that you will be visiting her country during the summer vacation and suggest meeting her.(日常信) 范文: Dear Sue,
How are you? I obtained your name and address from Pen Pal International. I am very glad to write to you and we become pen pals. 亲爱的Sue:
你好吗?我从国际笔友那里获得的你的姓名和地址。很高兴给你写信并成为成为笔友。 Let me first introduce myself. I’m currently working as an English teacher at Shanghai Onlytoya College. I graduated from Shanghai Foreign Languages University in 1988, majoring in English literature and linguistics. I got my Master’s degree in pragmatics in 1998. I like playing erhu (a kind of Chinese musical instrument) and listening to pop music. I am also very interested in traveling. Oh, yes, I am a great bar-goer!
让我先介绍一下我自己:我目前在上海昂立托雅学院做英语教师。我1988年毕业于上海外国语大学,主修英语文学与语言学,并于1998年获得了语用学硕士学位。我喜欢拉二胡(一种中国乐器)和听流行音乐。我还对旅行感兴趣。噢,对了,我喜欢泡酒吧。
This summer, I will be traveling to Australia. I will be attending a conference on behalf of my college in Sydney from July 10 to 16. After the conference, I plan to do some sightseeing in Australia, maybe five more days. If you are free, I would be very happy to meet you in person. Perhaps we could have lunch together.
这个夏天我将去澳大利亚。我要代表我们学院参加7月10-16日在悉尼的一个会议。会后,我计划在澳大利亚观光游览一番,可能有5天多的时间。如果你有时间,我很想与你本人见一面,或许可以一起吃个午饭。
Well, let me finish here. I am already eagerly awaiting your reply to this first letter. Please tell me all about yourself and your interests. I hope we can become good friends. 好了,我就写到这里吧。我已经迫不及待地在等你的第一封信了。请告诉我你的情况以及你有什么兴趣。希望我们可以成为好朋友。 Yours truly, Kenny Gao 你真诚的 Kenny Gao 题目:
Your friend is getting married and he has invited you to his wedding. However, you can’t make it for a certain reason. Now write a letter to explain why.(谢绝信) 范文:
Dear Steve and Monica,
Thank you very much for the invitation to your wedding. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend.
亲爱的Steve、Monica:
谢谢你们邀请我们参加你们的婚礼。不幸的是,我们无法前来了。
The reason, I am pleased to say, is that Wendy is pregnant and the baby is due more or less on the day of your wedding! Although she said it’d be all right for me to come over alone, I feel it’s the least I could do as husband, that is, to be by her side and to take of care her after the baby arrives.
原因嘛,我很高兴地告诉你们:Wendy怀孕了,孩子差不多就在你们婚礼那天降临。虽然她说我独自前往没事的,但我感到作为丈夫,我所能够做的也就是要在她身边,在孩子来到后照顾她。
We’re both hoping it will be a girl and plan to name her Margaret, after her grandmother. But if it’s a boy, we plan to name him Fredrick. No particular reason except that we both like the name.
我们都希望会是个女孩,并打算给她定名Margaret,和她祖母一样的名字。但如果是个男孩,我们就准备叫他Fredrick,没有特别的原因,就是我们俩都喜欢这个名字。
Anyway, I would like to wish you both a long and happy life together and hope to come to see you as soon as Wendy is well enough.
不管怎么说,我谨祝二位白头偕老、幸福美满,并希望Wendy情况一好就来看望你们。
Have a wonderful day and don’t forget to send us some photographs. 祝你们快乐,对了,别忘了给我们寄些照片。 Cheers for now, Ken and Wendy 欢呼吧! Ken和Wendy 题目:
You are arranging a dinner party. Write a letter to your friend to invitehim or her to the party. Say why you are holding it and give the necessary details.(邀请信) 范文: Dear Bob,
How are you? I haven’t seen you for a while. Hope all is well. Anyway, I’m writing because I’m inviting some friends over for dinner and I thought you might also like to join us. 亲爱的鲍勃:
你好吗?好久没有见到你了,希望你一切都好。我给你写信的原因是我要邀请一些朋友前来吃晚饭,所以想到你也许愿意一起来凑个热闹。
The dinner will be at my place, next Wednesday at 7 o’clock. Mary is doing the cooking, which I’m sure you will be pleased to learn. I will be taking care of the bar.
晚饭就在我这里吃,时间是下周三晚上7点。玛丽当厨,相信你会很高兴知道这一点的。我掌酒。
I have enclosed a map of how to get to our new apartment. It’s a little out of the way, I’m afraid, but we’ve got a spare room and you’re welcome to stay for the night if you
wish. In fact, there’s an exhibition on at the museum, so we can go and take a look on Thursday. One request, though: bring your majiang with you so that we can play after dinner.
我随信附上了一张到我们新家来的地图。恐怕是有点偏,但我们有多余的房间,所以如果你愿意,欢迎你留下来过夜。事实上,在博物馆里有个展览,因此,我们周四可以一起去看看。但我有一个请求:把你们的麻将牌带来,这样我们可以在晚饭后玩几圈。
Anyway, do let me know if you can make it. My new number’s at the top of the page, so you can give me a call sometime.
不管怎么样,如果你能来,请告知我一声。我的新号码就在这一页的上方,所以,你可以抽时间打个电话给我。 Take care and see you soon. Ken
保重,希望很快就见到你。 Ken
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