英语应用文写作之便条写法

1、2001年5月专业四级考试： Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note ofl about 50-60 words based on the following situation:Yesterday you failed to turn up for the appointment with your teacher, Professor Wang. Write him a note of apology and make a request for another meeting. You should also suggest the time for the r

2、equested meeting. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. l l 2003年5月专业四级考试：Write a note of about 50 - 60 words based on the following situation: You have heard that your friend, Jack, wishes to sell his walkman. Write him a note expressing your interest in it,

3、asking him about its condition and offering a price for it. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. l 英语应用文写作之便条写法 (03/02)l 便条是一种简单的书信。虽然内容简单，但却有其独特的风格。主要目的是为了尽快地把最新的信息、通知、要求或者活动的时间、地点转告给对方。常见的便条有欠条、留言和请假条等。 特点： 文内语言尽量通俗口语化，简单扼要，直截了当，无需使用客套语言。In a roundabout way

4、便条虽简单，但中心务必突出，更要注明活动的时间及地点。便条不需邮寄，不用信封。通常请人代为转交。有时可写在留言板和留言簿上。基本写作格式便条内容和类型不尽相同，可以灵活变通。但各类便条必须包括以下几个基本要素；1）Date：便条日期2）Salutation：称呼3）Body：正文4）Signature：署名样例欠条；留下字据，表示欠某人某物。条据上需写明钱物名称和数量、立据人及日期。不得涂改。Sept. 16th, 2002 Borrowed from the Foreign Language Department Reference Library three books as follow

5、s: A copy of English History and Anthology of English Literature by Wu Weiren A copy of A Survey of American Literature by Chang Yaoxin A copy of World Literature by Jiang Chengen. Wu Zhuo For the Office of Social Science Department留言；用书面留下要说的话。留言涉及的方面很多，包括约会，通知，请求等任何可用便条留下的口信。TuesdayDear Li,As the

6、Spring Festival is drawing near, Im very glad to invite you to come to a dinner party with several other friends of ours. Im sure we will have a very happy time and enjoy ourselves thoroughly. Would you like to come on time at 5:00 p.m. today, to Room 6 of Lijing Hotel?Yours always, Jiayang请假条：往往指由于

7、生病或特殊情况不能亲自当面请假，用假条的形式告假。所以，请假条大多是病假条。可以自写，也可请他人代写。写假条最重要的是说明原因和请假的期限。Jan. 10thDear Ms. Jiang,I am terribly sorry that I shall be unable to attend this morning two periods of English Class due to a bad cold and high fever. Enclosed is a certificate from the doctor who said I must stay in bed for a f

8、ew days. I will go back to school as soon as I recover.Yours respectfully,Tian Ye英语应用文的常用句型: 一、邀请信 1、Id like .to come to dinner非常希望.共进晚餐2、request the pleasure of恭请.3、The favor of a reply is requested敬赐复函4、May I have the honor of your company at dinner?敬备菲酌，恭请光临5、Thank you for inviting us to dinner谢谢

9、您邀请我们共进晚餐6、I hope youre not too busy to come.我期望您会在百忙中光临7、The reception will be held in .,on .招待会定于.在.举行8、We sincerely/faithfully hope you can attend.我们期待您的光临9、We are looking forward to .我们期待着.10、We have decided to have a party in honor of the occasion为此我们决定举办一次晚会11、Please confirm your participation

10、 at your earliest convenience是否参加，请早日告之二、感谢信1、Thank you very much for .十分感谢.2、Many thanks for your .非常感谢您.3、Please accept my sincere appreciation for .请接受我对.真挚的感谢4、I am truly grateful to you for .为了.，我真心感激您5、It was good (thoughtful) of you .承蒙好意（关心）.6、You were so kind to send .承蒙好意送来.7、Thank you aga

11、in for your wonderful hospitality and I am looking forward to seeing you soon.再次感谢您的盛情款待，并期待不久见到您8、I find an ordinary thank-you entirely inadequate to tell you how much.我觉得一般的感谢的字眼完全不足以表达我对您多么地.9、I sincerely appreciate .我衷心地感谢.10、I wish to express my profound appreciation for .我对.深表谢意11、Many thanks

12、for you generous cooperation谢谢贵方的真诚合作常用句子： I shall feel obliged if you will favor me with a call at your earliest convenience.如您方便，请早日来电，我将不胜感激。Delighted! Will call at 2 p.m. tomorrow.来条收悉，定于明天下午两点拜访。Encl.: Doctors Certificate of Advice. 附；医生证明 I shall be very happy to call at your house at 6:30 thi

13、s evening. Until then,.我定于今晚6：30去你家，望等候。EnclosureUpon receiving this note, please come to my office.见条后，请立即来我办公室。Mr. Li stands in urgent need of your service.李先生急需你的帮助。I happen to be in urgent need of 200 yuan.我因有急事，需要200元。Your note with an admission ticket enclosed is much appreciated.留言和一张入场券均已收到，

14、不胜感激。Im very grateful to you for your kind invitation, and Im sure to come to see your concert.承蒙邀请观看你们的音乐会，我一定按时到场。Please accept this little gift as a small token of my esteem for you.奉上这小小的礼物，以表达我对您的崇高敬意。Token=symbol 结束语I trust my absence will not cause you any serious inconvenience.望我的缺席不会给你带来太大的

15、不便。Please favor me with an early reply.敬请早复。Hoping that the matter will be dealt with as soon as possible.希望能及早处理此事。Please give an extension of leave for three days.请准予续假三天为盼。 More example of notes:1）请假（Asking for Leave）例1Directions: You are about to write a Business Leave Note of about 60 words. Pl

16、ease describe this information clearly.1) the reason you ask for the leave2) the time and how long you will leave Aug. 22ndSecretary Li,Im sorry to apply for ten daysleave from the Aug. 23rd to sep., 3rd instantly, as the time is urgent. My father now in the hospital is badly ill and I have to take

17、care of him for a few days, for Im the only child in my family. I will show you the telegram about my fathers illness to support my application. I promise I will do my best to catch the missed lessons on after I come back. Wish for your allowance. Yours respectfully 2)约请(Invitation)例 1Directions: Yo

18、u have a ticket to the Russian National Ballet Troupe, which is visiting and you want to give it to your friend Alice. Write a note to her and say:1) the time of the show,2) the place where you will wait for herYou should write about 60 words. SundayDear Alice,Here is a piece of good news for you. T

19、he Russian National Ballet Troupe will give a performance in the Beijing Grand Theater tomorrow evening. I am sure that you will be happy to watch it and I leave you an admission card. The performance will begin at seven oclock sharp. I will wait for you at the theater entrance. Please let me know w

20、hether you are prevented from coming or not. 3)道歉（Apology）在社会交往中，人们常常会出现一些疏忽、过失等。为了避免误解，不影响感情，在这种情况下，应写信给对方予以解释，以请求谅解。例1Directions: You have missed a date of your friend, now you have to write a letter for apology in about 60 words. May 20thDear Lily,I am sorry I missed seeing you yesterday. I know

21、that you must have been disappointed. I also feel worried and anxious in my heart. The fact is that my manager at the last moment asked me to prepare an urgent plan while I could not get to a phone to call you and yesterday I have worked late until about 8:30 p. m. I am terribly sorry. However, I wo

22、uld like to ask you out this weekend to make up for yesterday. Please give me a chance and I am waiting for your reply. 例2Directions: You have received an invitation from your friend, but you have already had some guests in your house. Please express the reason you cant go clearly. Please write in a

23、bout 60 words. 6.AprilDear Lucy,I do apologize for having to send this letter about Saturday night. When I accepted your invitation, I simply forgot that Saturday was a holiday and that my own guests were not leaving until Sunday morning. It is difficult for me to make a choice. Though I also wonder

24、 to meet you very much. I could not very well go out by myself and leave the guests at my home. I hope you know how sorry I am not to be with you this Saturday. Should I make a visit to you in my other spare time?Thank you very much.例3Directions: You are already have a date with your friend but sudd

25、enly have another thing to do and you have to tell your friend that you cant go. Express your reason clearly in about 60 words. Monday 9:00 a.mDear Jane,I am sorry to tell you that I wont be able to come this afternoon because I have to go to the airport at 2:00 p. m. to meet an overseas visitor fro

26、m Australia. I really have kept our datd in my mind all these days, however, I received my boss e-mail this morning, he asked me to go to the airport to meet one of his friends from abroad, its suddenly and urgent and I must go. Please forgive me. Would you please ring me up to make another time?Man

27、y thanks.4）借物(Borrowing)例 1Directions: You are going to write a note for borrowing sth. please describe these information clearly.1) the thing you ask 2) detailed what you are going to do with it.3) how long will you take it. TuesdayDear Xiao Wang:I wonder if I could borrow your electronic dictionar

28、y for a few days. Now I am translating some important articles. There are many new words which I have to look up the dictionary usually. I just have a paper dictionary but of course its not as convenient as the electronic one, which has a bad effect upon my velocity of my translating. So I think you

29、r electonic dictionary is more suitable for me to complete my work. I promise that I must be very careful of your dictionary and make no damage done on it. Thank you very much!Yours ever 5）回复友人问侯(Reply for Regards)例 1Directions: You have just had a operation, and received a note of regards from your

30、 friend Jenny. Now please write a reply to her to tell her your current situation. You should write about 60 words. Jan.8th.Dear Jenny,Thanks for your letter of sympathy I received the day before yesterday. The operation on my leg was a wonderful success. You know I had been suffering a lot from my

31、leg since my childhood. The operation removed the cause of trouble. It is quite worth having the operation. I am daily recovering from my illness. Im confident I will soon be in the office again after proper treatment. Thank you for kind wishes.My best wishes to all your family例2Directions: Your fat

32、her is seriously ill, and you want to go back home. Write a note to the secretary and it should include.1) the cause for leaving;2) the days: from 16th to 21 st;3) Catch on the lesson after returning school. July 5thDear Miss Huang,My sister called me last night, and she said that my father is dange

33、rously ill. I beg to apply for seven days leave of absence from 16th to 21st instantly, in order that I can see my beloved father. I should be much obliged if you would grant me my application. As regards the lessons to be missed during my absence, I will do my best to make up for them as soon as I get back from home. Sincerely yours, Sample of TEM-4(5):Write a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: