应用文文体突破
第一节 求职信
求职信开头通常直接说明要申请的职位,其次是简单明了地说明年龄、毕业学校、所学专业等情况,需要说明的是,结尾部分需要表明自己非常喜欢、珍惜这份工作。请牢记几个常用句型:I would appreciate it if I am accepted. / I will make every effort to do the job well if you give me a chance. 一、试题要求
唐山二模
假设你是北京的一位中学生李华,得知你的加拿大笔友Mike一家将来京旅游两天。你有意为他们做导游。请给Mike写一封e-mail表达你的想法,并包括以下要点。
1. 个人优势:熟悉北京,擅长英语;
2. 参观景点:鸟巢,水立方,故宫,长城。 注意:1. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
2. 100词左右。首尾句已经给出,不计入总词数。 参考词汇:故宫 the Palace Museum 鸟巢 the Bird’s Nest 水立方 the Water Cube 二、精彩范文 Dear Mike,
I’m glad to learn that you and your parents will come to Beijing for a two-day trip, and I’d like to ① serve as your guide. ② Born and growing up in Beijing, I know the city quite well. ③ Above all, I can speak English quite fluently, so we can communicate with each other easily. I know you ④ have been longing for a visit to the Olympic venues like the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube, ⑤ therefore, I’ll first take you there. On the next day we can go to the Palace Museum, ⑥ whose splendid construction will surely catch your imagination. Of course, you won’t ⑦ lose the chance to be on the Great Wall, ⑧ In a word, you’ll have a good time with me as your tour guide.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully, Li Hua
【精彩语句】
① serve as your guide“担当……的向导”比用act as更能体现作者的热情。
② Born and growing up in Beijing使用分词作状语说明主语I的情况,表达清晰,也显示了
扎实的语言基本功。
③ 短语above all在此处起到强调的作用。
④ 现在完成进行时have been longing for的使用突出了对这次游览的迫切要求。 ⑤ 使用therefore增强了上下文之间的联系。
⑥ whose 引导的定语从句补充说明了先行词the Palace Museum的特点。 ⑦ lose the chance to do / of doing表示“失去干……的机会”。
⑧ 使用in a word进行总结,类似的表达还有:all in all,to sum up,in conclusion。
第二节 推荐信
推荐信的基本功能就是客观地说明被推荐人的性格、能力和品行,以便取得招聘单位的充分信任。当然更要突出被推荐人的相应特长、技能、工作经历等。 一、试题要求
重庆高考
国外某网站将举办新一轮网上讨论活动,正面向全球中学生征集话题。假设你是新华中学的学生李华,经常访问该网站。现在请你用英文给该网站发一封电子邮件,向其推荐话题。内容包括: 1.自我介绍; 2.写信的目的;
3.话题:我们应该感恩(thankful); 4.推荐的理由; 5.预祝活动成功。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.邮件格式已为你给出;
3.邮件中不能出现本人的真实信息。 Dear Editor,
_______________________________________________________________________________
I wish your activity a success.
Yours, Li Hua
二、精彩范文 Dear Editor,
I am Li Hua, a student from Xin Hua Middle School, and in my spare time I often visit your
website, ① from which I know that you are collecting topics for discussion. ② Being interested in it, I want to recommend my topic, ③ which is “We Should Be Thankful”. ④ As you know, we middle school students, the new generation, who were born in the early 1990s, have been
growing up with so much love for us. Some of us always ⑤ take it for granted that our parents or grandparents should take care of us. ⑥ Needless to say, we seldom think of others’ feelings. Therefore, I hope by discussing this topic, we can ⑦ learn to thank those ⑧ who always give us their selfless love.
I wish your activity a success.
Yours, Li Hua
【精彩语句】
①“介词 + 关系代词”(from which)构成的定语从句在起到相应的语法及句意表达功能的同时,出现在文章开头句的醒目位置,会吸引评卷老师的注意,增加得分点。
② 分词作状语表示原因,比直接用原因状语从句更加简洁明了,同时又显示出了作者深厚的语法功底。
③ 这里使用了非限制定语从句形式(which is “We Should Be Thankful”),使用很恰当。 ④ as引导的非限制性定语从句置于句首,as you know也是一个固定短语,又是一个得分点。 ⑤ 短语take it for granted 表示“对……想当然”。
⑥ 短语needless to say 表示“当然;无须说”,起到了加强文章逻辑性的作用。 ⑦ learn to thank意思为“学会感激”。 ⑧ 段尾处的定语从句是引人注意的得分点。
第三节 感谢信
感谢信主要是表达作者对某人或某单位所做的事情的感激之情,在写作中需要注重整体上的因果关系,逻辑关系要清晰。整体写作原则是:真诚、及时、简短和得体。 一、试题要求
山东高考
假设你是李华,曾在美国学习半年,现已回国。你想联系你的美国老师Mr. Smith,但没有其联系方式。请根据下列要点给你的美国同学Tom写一封信: 1. 感谢Tom对你英语学习的帮助;
2. 询问Mr. Smith的近况并索要其联系方式; 3. 邀请Tom在春节期间来中国感受中国文化。 注意:1. 词数100;
2.可适当增加细节。
二、精彩范文 Dear Tom,
① It has been half a year since we parted last time. Now I’m getting on well with everything and have been missing you all the time. I’ve been missing the days in America ② when you helped me a lot with my English study. ③ Thanks to your kind help, I have improved my English a lot. But ④ to my regret, I have lost contact with my teacher Mr. Smith. ⑤ Would you please tell me something about him and tell me how to get in touch with him?
⑥ In addition, ⑦ it would be a great honor for me to invite you to my country during the Spring Festival, ⑧ when you will experience colorful Chinese culture. I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours, Li Hua
【精彩语句】
①“It is/has been + 时间段 + since + sb. did (did动词必须是瞬间动词)”,此句为高级句式结构。
② when引导的定语从句修饰先行词days。
③ 短语thanks to表示“多亏,由于”,此表达式不仅仅说明了原因,更主要的是体现了写信人的感激之情。类似的表达还有:because of,owing to及due to。 ④ to one’s regret表示“让某人遗憾的是……”。
⑤“Would you please…? ”句型的使用让语气更加委婉,符合交流的情景。
⑥ 短语in addition与besides都表示上下文存在递进关系,但短语的使用要优于单词的使用。 ⑦ it作形式主语构成句型“It would be an honor for sb. to do sth.”,表示“做某事是某人的荣幸”。 ⑧ 关系副词when引导的定语从句强调了时间。
第四节 投诉信
投诉信是作者表达对某个单位的行为、服务或者所购商品表达不满的书面形式,需要注意应该有理有据地说明问题所在,证据要充分、令人信服;措辞要婉转,语气不要太激烈,态度不能太强硬。下面就请欣赏2009·黄冈模拟试题中投诉信的精彩例文。 一、试题要求
黄冈模拟
假设你是艾学习,上个星期天去市图书馆看书时发现了以下问题,你写信向馆长Mr. Wang 反映:
1. 实用性的书、新书太少; 2. 书架上的书摆放比较混乱; 3. 阅览室的光线对视力有害; 4. 管理员工作时彼此闲聊。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 信的开头和结尾已为你写好,但不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Wang,
Last Sunday, I went to do some reading in your library.
So, for the sake of readers, I suggest that you change all those mentioned above as soon as possible.
Yours,
Ai Xuexi
二、精彩范文 Dear Mr. Wang,
Last Sunday, I went to do some reading in your library. While I was there, I found something
unpleasant. Therefore, I am writing to ① voice my opinion, ② which, I hope, would help you to create a more comfortable place for readers. First, there are not enough new and practical books on the shelves, and most books are ③ out of date. Second, some books are not sorted ④ in proper order, ⑤ making it rather difficult for readers to find what they want quickly. ⑥ What’s more, the assistants didn’t offer good service. Instead, they were always chatting. In addition, poor light in the reading-room is bad for eyes.
So, for the sake of readers, I suggest that you change all those mentioned above as soon as possible.
Yours,
Ai Xuexi
【精彩语句】
① voice my opinion表示“表达自己的观点”,在这个短语中,voice用作动词。此表达式比用express my opinion更加新颖、出众。