Letter to a Schoolmate
June 18th, 2001
Dear xxx,
I was delighted to read your May letter and note that you have decided to spend your summer vacation in Beijing. First of all, I should say that I would like to meet you at the Capital Airport. Secondly, I would like to suggest the following activities, if you agree.
For the weekday mornings, we could go to the English training classes as we agreed in previous letters, but in the afternoons we could study in the library for two hours and then do sports for another two hours. During the weekends, I could serve as your guide to show you around Beijing. I think we should make a detailed plan for sightseeing as soon as you arrive in Beijing.
By the way, it is very hot in summer, so you don’t have to bring with you many clothes, but you do need to have your swimming trunks with you so that we can go swimming in the afternoons. Mosquitoes are fierce too, so please bring with you some preventative medicines or mosquito repellant, so as to make sure we sleep well in the dormitory.
I wish you well and good luck in your finals.
Sincerely yours,
Li Ming
謀篇布局：
本文屬于書信寫作中的邀請函，題材涉及大學生的暑假安排。根據(jù)要求，書信應當包含表示歡迎的客套話，學生可以背誦一些套句并根據(jù)實際情況加工成自己的話。第二部分提出對假期的安排和建議，建議盡量從大學生的學習和生活實際出發(fā)，做一些力所能及的安排，比如參加輔導班、從事體育訓練、去名勝古跡觀光等，第三部分是作為東道主，應該提醒遠方的朋友應該注意的事項，必須準備的東西。根據(jù)書信的格式要求，學生一定要在書信的結(jié)尾落款，落款時一定要符合英文格式，寫上sincerely yours, 然后空行，寫上自己的昵稱或者名字，因為朋友之間的通信用不著太正式。
重點詞匯：
根據(jù)題目和提綱要求，經(jīng)過專家審題和研究，閆老師推薦下面的詞匯和短語，供學生在模仿訓練時選擇使用。
be delighted to do sth（很高興能做某事）. note（注意到） spend your summer vacation（度暑假）meet（去接某人）previous（以前的、從前的）do sports（從事體育活動）serve as your guide（作為你的向?qū)В﹕how you around（帶你到處去轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)）detailed plan（詳細計劃）sightseeing（觀光）bring with you many clothes（隨身攜帶衣物）swimming trunks（游泳衣）美國英語，英國英語說swimming suits, mosquitoes（蚊子）“家中四害”之一其中包fly（蒼蠅） cockroach（蟑螂） 和mouse（老鼠）fierce（厲害，猖獗）preventative（預防性的）mosquito repellant（驅(qū)蚊劑）dormitory（學生宿舍）finals（期末考試）sincerely（誠實的、忠誠的）
固定套語：
First of all（首先、首要） Secondly（其次，第二） if you agree（如果你同意的話）英語緩和語氣，以示尊重對方意見和反應而經(jīng)常采用的表達方式，類似的說法還有：if you find it acceptable（如果你覺得這件事可以接受）if you don’t mind（如果你不介意的話） if you have no objection（如果你不反對的話） For the weekday mornings（在工作日的上午），but in the afternoons（然而在下午） During the weekends（在周末） 以上三個短語用時間來指示次序，在文章中屬于過渡詞，考生可以模仿By the way（順便說一句）英語用來導入新信息的篇章過渡詞匯。
精彩句子：
（1） I was delighted to read your May letter and note that you have decided to spend your summer vacation in Beijing （我很高興收到你５月份的來信，并且注意到你已經(jīng)決定要來北京度過暑假。）用來表示歡迎，也可以說I am pleased to 為了表示夸張的情感，英語表示歡迎的說法還可以有I can’t wait to meet you
（2） but you do need to have your swimming trunks with you so that we can go swimming in the afternoons （但是你確實需要帶上你的游泳衣，這樣我們就可以在下午去游泳。）you do need 強調(diào)句型，可以增強說理的力度，學生不妨在習作中模仿。
（3） I wish you well and good luck in your finals. （我衷心地祝福你一切順利，期末考試能交好運）。這句話是英文書信，尤其是私人通信中經(jīng)常用到的祝福用語，學生好背誦，并模仿使用。
優(yōu)秀段落：
By the way, it is very hot in summer, so you don’t have to bring with you many clothes, but you do need to have your swimming trunks with you so that we can go swimming in the afternoons. Mosquitoes are fierce too, so please bring with you some preventative medicines or mosquito repellant, so as to make sure we sleep well in the dormitory.
這一段是用來提建議的，英文表達簡練到位，內(nèi)容樸實有說服力，陳述的語氣客觀中肯是值得推薦的優(yōu)秀段落，理由分析如下：
從行文布局的層次分析，作者首先用了一個you don’t have to …but you do 這樣的句型，明確地表達了自己的兩條建議，不用帶太多衣服，但要帶游泳衣；接著作者又考慮到蚊子，在句末使用了too這個篇章過渡詞，從而順理成章地引入了第三條建議，多帶一些防蚊子的藥水，行文非常自然。
從語言角度入手，本段雖有兩個大詞preventative（預防性的） repellant（驅(qū)除劑），但是這兩個詞都是日常生活用語，并不妨礙文章的理解和把握。相反swimming trunk, dormitory, mosquito 這些詞語的使用，更使得學生讀起來有一種校園氛圍的親切感受。
June 18th, 2001
Dear xxx,
I was delighted to read your May letter and note that you have decided to spend your summer vacation in Beijing. First of all, I should say that I would like to meet you at the Capital Airport. Secondly, I would like to suggest the following activities, if you agree.
For the weekday mornings, we could go to the English training classes as we agreed in previous letters, but in the afternoons we could study in the library for two hours and then do sports for another two hours. During the weekends, I could serve as your guide to show you around Beijing. I think we should make a detailed plan for sightseeing as soon as you arrive in Beijing.
By the way, it is very hot in summer, so you don’t have to bring with you many clothes, but you do need to have your swimming trunks with you so that we can go swimming in the afternoons. Mosquitoes are fierce too, so please bring with you some preventative medicines or mosquito repellant, so as to make sure we sleep well in the dormitory.
I wish you well and good luck in your finals.
Sincerely yours,
Li Ming
謀篇布局：
本文屬于書信寫作中的邀請函，題材涉及大學生的暑假安排。根據(jù)要求，書信應當包含表示歡迎的客套話，學生可以背誦一些套句并根據(jù)實際情況加工成自己的話。第二部分提出對假期的安排和建議，建議盡量從大學生的學習和生活實際出發(fā)，做一些力所能及的安排，比如參加輔導班、從事體育訓練、去名勝古跡觀光等，第三部分是作為東道主，應該提醒遠方的朋友應該注意的事項，必須準備的東西。根據(jù)書信的格式要求，學生一定要在書信的結(jié)尾落款，落款時一定要符合英文格式，寫上sincerely yours, 然后空行，寫上自己的昵稱或者名字，因為朋友之間的通信用不著太正式。
重點詞匯：
根據(jù)題目和提綱要求，經(jīng)過專家審題和研究，閆老師推薦下面的詞匯和短語，供學生在模仿訓練時選擇使用。
be delighted to do sth（很高興能做某事）. note（注意到） spend your summer vacation（度暑假）meet（去接某人）previous（以前的、從前的）do sports（從事體育活動）serve as your guide（作為你的向?qū)В﹕how you around（帶你到處去轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)）detailed plan（詳細計劃）sightseeing（觀光）bring with you many clothes（隨身攜帶衣物）swimming trunks（游泳衣）美國英語，英國英語說swimming suits, mosquitoes（蚊子）“家中四害”之一其中包fly（蒼蠅） cockroach（蟑螂） 和mouse（老鼠）fierce（厲害，猖獗）preventative（預防性的）mosquito repellant（驅(qū)蚊劑）dormitory（學生宿舍）finals（期末考試）sincerely（誠實的、忠誠的）
固定套語：
First of all（首先、首要） Secondly（其次，第二） if you agree（如果你同意的話）英語緩和語氣，以示尊重對方意見和反應而經(jīng)常采用的表達方式，類似的說法還有：if you find it acceptable（如果你覺得這件事可以接受）if you don’t mind（如果你不介意的話） if you have no objection（如果你不反對的話） For the weekday mornings（在工作日的上午），but in the afternoons（然而在下午） During the weekends（在周末） 以上三個短語用時間來指示次序，在文章中屬于過渡詞，考生可以模仿By the way（順便說一句）英語用來導入新信息的篇章過渡詞匯。
精彩句子：
（1） I was delighted to read your May letter and note that you have decided to spend your summer vacation in Beijing （我很高興收到你５月份的來信，并且注意到你已經(jīng)決定要來北京度過暑假。）用來表示歡迎，也可以說I am pleased to 為了表示夸張的情感，英語表示歡迎的說法還可以有I can’t wait to meet you
（2） but you do need to have your swimming trunks with you so that we can go swimming in the afternoons （但是你確實需要帶上你的游泳衣，這樣我們就可以在下午去游泳。）you do need 強調(diào)句型，可以增強說理的力度，學生不妨在習作中模仿。
（3） I wish you well and good luck in your finals. （我衷心地祝福你一切順利，期末考試能交好運）。這句話是英文書信，尤其是私人通信中經(jīng)常用到的祝福用語，學生好背誦，并模仿使用。
優(yōu)秀段落：
By the way, it is very hot in summer, so you don’t have to bring with you many clothes, but you do need to have your swimming trunks with you so that we can go swimming in the afternoons. Mosquitoes are fierce too, so please bring with you some preventative medicines or mosquito repellant, so as to make sure we sleep well in the dormitory.
這一段是用來提建議的，英文表達簡練到位，內(nèi)容樸實有說服力，陳述的語氣客觀中肯是值得推薦的優(yōu)秀段落，理由分析如下：
從行文布局的層次分析，作者首先用了一個you don’t have to …but you do 這樣的句型，明確地表達了自己的兩條建議，不用帶太多衣服，但要帶游泳衣；接著作者又考慮到蚊子，在句末使用了too這個篇章過渡詞，從而順理成章地引入了第三條建議，多帶一些防蚊子的藥水，行文非常自然。
從語言角度入手，本段雖有兩個大詞preventative（預防性的） repellant（驅(qū)除劑），但是這兩個詞都是日常生活用語，并不妨礙文章的理解和把握。相反swimming trunk, dormitory, mosquito 這些詞語的使用，更使得學生讀起來有一種校園氛圍的親切感受。