2）应聘信（accepting request for an interview）

例1

directions： you have just received a letter from a company， which replied your application for a job and asked you to go to the interview on august 30. please write a reply which is about 100 words and you do not need to write the address.

dear mr. wang，

thank you for your reply of august 20 about my application for a position. it came to hand this morning as a pleasant surprise. i am glad to tell you that i will attend the interview at the time you set for the morning of august 30. i will bring along full details of my testimonials as you suggested.

i would like to introduce myself to the company and hope to be a member of it. i would certainly spare no effort to acquit myself to your satisfaction.

yours respectfully，

×××

*come to hand表示收到。set表示设定时间。spare no effort不遗余力。

　　3）推荐信（letters of recommendation）

例1

directions：you are preparing to introduce your student to sb. write a letter about 100 words and express your opinion clearly.

1） what the referee want to obtain

2） the reason you want to introduce him or her.

3） the opinion and suggestion of yourself.

you do not need to write the address.

dear professor smith，

it is my pleasure to recommend my student mr. wang gang for admission to your department for pursuing a master degree in accounting.

i am engaged in accounting teaching at a university in beijing china， i enjoy my work and all of my chinese students， who are so clever and friendly. however mr. wang gang excels almost any others. he is not only outstanding in the field of accounting but also gifted for the english language， for he seems to understand almost every word i say in class. as concern as his personality， i find him honest， responsible， and cooperative. i bet you‘ll like him too.

i recommend him enthusiastically. if you need further information regarding mr. wang gnag， do not hesitate to contact me.

best regards，

sincerely yours，

×××

*be engaged in表示从事（……工作），as concern as关于、提及4）祝贺信（letters of congratulation）

例1

directions： please write a letter of about 100 words to congratulate your friend li ming， who did well in the passed college entrance exam and has been enrolled in peking university.you do not need to write the address.

dear ming，

we are very happy to know that you have successfully passed the college entrance examination this year and have been admitted into peking university. allow us to give our most sincere congratulations on this exciting occasion.

you have all along been working hard at your professional studies， and you are excellent in most subjects. your success shows that only hard work can yield good results.

we take this opportunity to express our best wishes to you. wish you greater achievements in your college education.

yours cordially，

×××

*对朋友高考胜利的祝贺信应包括对其所付出努力的肯定，对其成绩的祝贺和对未来的祝福。

例2

directions：your friend steven and jenny have just had a new baby boy. please write a letter of about 100 words to congratulate them.you do not need to write the address.

dear jenny：

how happy you must be to have a beautiful new baby boy.the happiness in my heart is just the same with you. now you‘ve experienced the joy that only a new mother knows as her baby is put into her arms for the first time.

i am sure that the little stranger must look like his father and some years later he will be a smart fellow.

may the years ahead be filled with good health and good fortune for you and steven and your little what‘s-his-name.best wishes to all of you！

very sincerely yours，

×××

*庆贺孩子出生的信一般都写给孩子的母亲

5）求助信（letters of asking for help）

例1

directions： you want to study further for a master‘s degree and you are preparing for the entrance exam. since you have difficulty in english， you should write a letter around 100 words to ask for help from your good friend fang.you do not need to write the address.

dear fang，

i am sorry that i have to ask a favour of you， with the hope that you will be kind to help me.

i have been longing to apply for the entrance examination for ma candidates for a long time because i want to pursue advanced studies.unfortunately i find myself far from the required standard， especially my very poor english. at this moment， the personal friendship leads me to approach you with the request， whether you can manage to give me some constructive guidance. i promise to be a diligent student. if you agree， i will come to your house once a week at a time most convenient to you.

thank you very much for your kind help on many occasions in the past.

your friend，

×××

*thank you very much for your kind help on many occasions in the past.

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