专四写作技巧之四边便条写作

1、专四写作便条写作1便条特点1. 构成简单时间、对方称呼、正文、结尾套语和签名2便条特点2. 文体适中非正式化甚至口语化3便条特点3. 内容凝练For example:4 Tues Feb.11Dear Prof. Richards, (1) I am sorry (2) I couldnt make our 4 oclock appointment. (3) Prof. Sternes lecture lasted a lot longer than I had expected. (4) I could meet you in the department office tomorrow a

2、t 3 p.m., if that is convenient for you. (5) If not, please leave a note in my mailbox, #529, tomorrow morning. (6) Thank you. Sincerely yours, Chen 5便条特点4. 规矩细微6请求便条构成要件:请求理由陈述请求行为请求可能实现的方式致谢7 March 13Dear Professor Liu, I am very happy to have had attended your lecture on “Linguistics and Language

3、 Teaching” last Friday. Your lecture is quite instructive to my present thesis writing. Therefore, I hope I can get your further help. I am wondering if it is possible for you to give me a list of reference books on this topic to the following e-mail address: . Heartfelt thanks. Sincerely yours, Rit

4、a 8语言表达模式Please give me a few more days.May I have a look at your ?Would you mind if I ?I wonder if I could .Would it be possible to have?9语言表达模式Do me a favor, will you?Would you do me a favor?Can/could you ?Would you be so kind as to ?Could I trouble you to ?I wonder if you would ?If it is not too

5、troublesome, could/would you?I hope this request will not trouble you too much.10语言表达模式Lets do.I want to .I wish you could.I would like to ask you to .You are making a big noise.I feel a bit hungry now. what time is it?11Exercise 上海外国语大学著名教授邹申上周来你校做讲座，你迟到了，耽误了一半的讲座，也没拿到讲座的讲稿。但是这个讲座对你很有帮助。请你给这位教授写张便条

6、索要一份上次讲座的讲稿。12Reference March 18Dear Prof. Zou, I am very happy to have the chance to listen to your lecture on “American Literature”, but it is a pity that I was late that day due to a minor accident on my way to the lecture. I missed the first half of the lecture and failed to get the handout. You

7、r lecture is really instructive for my English study, so I am wondering if it is possible for me to get the handout. If it is possible, would you please email it to the address: , or call me at/ and I will go to fetch it. Heartfelt thanks. 13邀请、约会便条构成要件14 Feb.11Dear Professor Ma, We would be very gr

8、ateful if you could give us a talk on “The Skills for TEM-4 Writing” on this coming Friday, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. If this subject does not suit you or that time is not convenient for you, any other similar topic and time would also be welcome. If you have any decision, call me at the cell phone number:.

9、Thank you. Respectfully yours, M M Chairman of Students Union15邀约便条附加构成要件邀约事由邀约行为约会可能方式及磋商邀约行为的后续行为：致谢16邀约便条的语言表达特点Lets go to the movie.Shall we go to the movie after class?Is it possible for us to go to the movie after class?If it doesnt trouble you much, shall we go to the movie after class?17Exer

10、cise 你的毕业论文遇到了很多专业问题，你去请教指导老师傅老师，但他不在办公室，写张便条和他预约一下。18 March 25Dear Mr. Fu, These days I am very gloomy because I met many troubles in my thesis writing. I do not know how to define some key words of my study. So I am wondering whether you can give me some instructions. If it does not trouble you to

11、o much, shall we meet at your office this Friday morning at 9 oclock? If it is not convenient for you, could you please appoint a time and give me a call at ? Thank you. Sincerely yours, Wang Fang 19投诉、抱怨便条构成要件：投诉、抱怨行为投诉、抱怨内容的具体描述要求弥补或赔偿对弥补或赔偿的督促甚至威胁20 Mar. 15Dear Manager, I am writing to bring your

12、 attention to the problem I have had with information availability with your product. I have been trying to get a person on the phone, but I failed by trying several departments. I hope you will address this problem to my satisfaction, or I will never do business with you again. I expect to hear fro

13、m you soon. My telephone number is . Thank you. Yours, John Smith 21投诉、抱怨便条常用语言表达I am writing to report the problems with yourI am writing to bring your attention to the problems I have had with yourI am writing to complain aboutI am sorry. I cant bear any more. 22投诉、抱怨便条常用语言表达Here is the problem I

14、have had:I have been trying to , but 23投诉、抱怨便条常用语言表达I hope you can address this problem soon. I hope you will take steps to rectify this situation soon.Would you please ?It would be very kind of you to 24投诉、抱怨便条常用语言表达Frankly, I am not willing to put up with the situation any more.You must rectify th

15、e situation, or I will take it to the court.If you cant give me a satisfactory answer, I will complain it to the Consumer Association. 25Exercise 昨天你去买鞋，店里的服务员态度非常糟糕，请你给经理写一封投诉便条。26 March 24Dear Sir or Madam, I went to your store to buy a pair of shoes yesterday. When I said the price was high, the

16、No. 5 salesgirl replied in a sarcastic tone, “You can go ahead and buy a cheap one from other stores.” She forgot how to treat a prospective buyer! I hope you can improve your service, and give me a face-to-face apology. My telephone number is 159 Yours, John Smith 27道歉便条构成要件：道歉行为和内容道歉的具体理由弥补方法进一步致歉

17、28 March 25Dear Professor Chen, I am sorry I couldnt make our 2 oclock appointment. There is to be an urgent conference in my department this afternoon and I have to make some preparation for it. Shall we meet at 3 oclock on next Monday afternoon? If that is not convenient for you, please give me a

18、note in my mailbox. With many apologies. Sincerely yours, Pan Pan 29道歉便条常用语言表达I am writing to show my apology forI would like to express my apologies for not being able to I am sorry I couldntI am sorry to say that I have not finished, and have to Excuse me for my delaying in .30道歉便条常用语言表达I had a mi

19、nor accident.I had a minor operation.Something was wrong with my31道歉便条常用语言表达I am sure I can make up the loss byI promise it will never happen again.It would be very kind of you to give me another chance to 32道歉便条常用语言表达Many apologies.Do please forgive me. 33Exercise 你和好朋友Mary约好，昨天下午放学后在大光明影城门口碰面，但由于出

20、了点小交通事故，你没能准时赴约。请给Mary写一封道歉便条。34 March 24Dear Mary, I am terribly sorry! I failed to meet you at the gate of Da Guangming theater yesterday afternoon. I had a minor accident on my way, and by the time I finished dealing with the accident and got to the theater, you must have given up hope and left.

21、Do please forgive me. Yours, Mary 35祝贺便条 March 20Dear Mary, I am so pleased to hear that you have got the scholarship to the University of Xianggang. Congratulations on your success. You really deserve it because you are such an intelligent and hardworking student. I have never doubted your ability

22、to achieve great aims. You will have a brilliant future, and I wish you all the best in your life and academic studies there. Yours, Daisy 36祝贺便条构成要件：祝贺事由和自己的反应祝贺行为对成功的评价和对方的钦佩美好祝愿37祝贺便条常用语言表达I am happy to learn that you have just I am so pleased to hear that you have 38祝贺便条常用语言表达Congratulations on

23、your success.Id like to express my warmest congratulations on it.Please accept my warmest congratulations.Congratulations upon having 39祝贺便条常用语言表达You really deserve it becauseThis has meant years of your hard work, and its an achievement you can well be proud of.I have been appreciating your excelle

24、nt performance in study and ability in your work.40祝贺便条常用语言表达You will have a brilliant future.I believe I believe that the knowledge you have acquired will enable you to be successful in whichever aspect of life. 41Exercise 你的好朋友通过努力，终于考上了西安外国语大学的硕士研究生，写个便条向她表示祝贺。42 March 28Dear Lily, So excited to

25、learn that you have been admitted by Xian International Studies University as a graduate. Warm congratulations on the realization of your dream. This has meant years of your hard work, and you can really be proud of it. Your success is really an encouragement to me and I wish we can meet there next

26、year. Best wishes to you. Yours, Lucy 43致谢便条构成要件：致谢行为和致谢事情所谢事情的具体描述和自己的感受回馈承诺再次致谢44 April 10Dear Rita, Im writing to show you how grateful I am for your hospitality during my visit in Shanghai. Your considerate arrangement and patient companionship made my trip very joyful. I did have a wonderful ti

27、me in Shanghai. I wish you can come to visit Xian if you are free. Its a really beautiful place. I will be a good guide then. Thank you again. Yours, Helen 45致谢便条常用语言表达I am writing to tell you I hope you understandI am writing to express my appreciation for all that you did Thank you so much for you

28、r assistance.It was most kind of you to share . Please accept our warmest thanks. With deepest gratitude I write you here a few lines. 46致谢便条常用语言表达Everything seemed perfect with your consideration:I am so lucky that I have such a generous and charming friend. 47致谢便条常用语言表达I should be happy to recipro

29、cate your kindness at any time.I hope I have the chance to reciprocate your kindness. 48Exercise 为了帮你通过专业四级， 张老师每星期抽两个小时的时间给你辅导。现在你考试通过了，想当面致谢，但他不在，给他写份致谢便条。49 April 15Dear Mr. Zhang, I am writing to express my heartfelt appreciation for all that you did for me in my TEM-4 preparation. It is very ki

30、nd of you to have spared me two hours a week to answer my questions patiently. Now I am happy to learn that I have passed the exam, which, I understand clearly, should be attributed to your generous help. Heartfelt thanks again. Sincerely yours, Hebe 50留言条构成要件51 Apr.15Dear Mr. Zhang, A Mr. Liu Min w

31、ho recently arrived from Beijing called you this morning when you were out. He said he wished to see you, for he had something important to consult with you. You are requested to ring him up at any time this evening from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at . Yours, Zhang Wei52留言条构成要件：人物时间事件要求53Exercise 给你的好朋友洋洋写张便

32、条，告诉她，她的朋友张梅打电话要求和她见面。54 April 7Yangyang, A Miss Zhang Mei called you this morning but you were out. She wanted to meet you this coming Sunday, 9 a.m. , at the university gate. If that is not convenient for you, you are requested to ring her up at any time this evening from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. at . Yo

33、urs, Lili 55通知、海报构成要件：通知事项通知事项的举办方或召集方具体时间具体地点参加人员呼吁参加56Notice May 10, 2011Dear schoolmates, To improve our English, an English evening is going to be held by Students Union of English department at the Students Center from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Friday. You can enjoy mini plays, English songs and po

34、ems at the evening. Many foreign friends will be invited to the evening and they will offer us wonderful performance. All the teachers and students are welcome to attend the English evening. Come and enjoy the evening. Students Union 57Football MatchEnglish 0941 vs. English 0942Time: 3 p.m., April 1

35、5, 2011Place: The University StadiumPlease contact the Physical Culture and Sports CommissionTickets are limited. Fans should be quick. the Physical Culture and Sports Commission April 10, 201158Exercise 著名作家亦舒来我校发表题为“文学与生活”的演讲，时间是2011年4月20日上午9点到11点，地点是教一201。以中文系学生会名义写个海报。59Speech on “Literature and

36、 Life”Speaker: Yi Shu, famous writerTime: 9 a.m.11 a.m., April 20, 2011Place: 201, Teaching Building OneA rare chance to know about the famous writer!A rare chance t understand literature and life!Literature fans cant afford to miss. Students Union of Chinese Department April 12, 201160转让、求购便条构成要件：转

37、让、求购的原因转让、求购行为转让、求购物品的具体状况转让、求购的价格商定61A Secondhand Cell-phone for Sale April 5, 2011Dear schoolmates, Now I have a cell-phone for sale. I brought it only half a year ago, and it is still in good condition. Besides making phone calls, it can be used to send text message and take pictures. If you are interested in it, come to my dorm after 9 p.m. in Room D 202 to see whether it satisfies you. I want to sell it for at least 500 Yua