詢問信

　　結構要點詢問信是希望獲取信息的信件，分為三個部分：

　　1. 說明自己的計劃或目的，也就是詢問信息的原因;

　　2. 征詢具體信息;

　　3. 期待回復并表示感謝。

　　17You want to study in a foreign university. Write a letter inquiring about situation there. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter, using “Li Ming” instead.Dear Sir,

　　I am a student from China and I want to pursue my postgraduate studies in your renowned university from the next semester. I wonder whether you could be kind enough to provide me with the following information.

　　I have got my bachelor�餾 degree in architecture at Tongji University and passed both TOFEL and GRE. Do you have any further academic requirements? Moreover, I want to know about the tuition and fees. Is it possible for me to attain the scholarship for international students? Lastly, I prefer a single room if the price is not too high.

　　I am looking forward to your reply.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Li Ming

　　詢問信

　　語言注意點詢問信應語言簡潔、清晰、無歧義。語氣禮貌、懇切。

　　You are a tourist and you want to experience a new way of traveling. Write a letter inquiring about such a traveling program. Some necessary details must be included. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter, using “Li Ming” instead. Dear Mr. Guo Chang,

　　My wife and I have read in the traveling book Lonely Planet about your Happy Trails Horse Team. We are very interested in going horse trekking with your team.

　　We want to choose the Ice Mountain route, which will take four days, from July 31 to August 3. What should we take with us? Will the guides provide accommodation for us? How much will the tour cost each of us?

　　We will reach Songpan on the afternoon of July 30 at about 5 o�餭lock. I hope it will not be too late when we arrive at your team.

　　I am looking forward to your early reply.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Li Ming

介紹信

　　結構要點介紹信是向收信人介紹某人的信件，包含三個部分：

　　1. 說明被介紹人的身份;

　　2. 提出希望收信人做的事情;

　　3. 如果是請收信人關照被介紹人，表示感謝;如果是請收信人與被介紹人共同工作，則對合作表示樂觀。

　　Write a letter in about 100 words to inform a colleague of a coming partner. Do not sign your own name at the end of your

　　letter, using “Li Ming” instead. Dear Henry,

　　I want to take this opportunity to inform you that Claudia will be joining us shortly. She holds a doctor�餾 degree in

　　genetics and has worked in this field for twelve years. It is exciting that she has decided to join our company in this

　　transformation period.

　　She is a person who is good at time management and I have no doubt you will find a good partner in her.

　　Claudia is currently involved in a project which might be of interest to you, and she shall be contacting you immediately

　　after her arrival. I am sure that you will soon join hands and make progress step by step.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Li Ming

　　介紹信

　　語言注意點介紹信應措辭禮貌得體，對被介紹人的說明應簡潔明了、重點突出。

　　20Write a letter to inform a colleague of a coming visiting scholar in about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end

　　of your letter, using “Li Ming” instead.Dear Anna,

　　Please allow me to take this opportunity to introduce a visiting scholar, George Martin, from University of California at

　　Berkeley. He will be a member of our Program of Asia�睵acific Economy for nine months.

　　George is an enthusiastic and enterprising scholar. He has done various researches on American and Asian economies for more

　　than ten years. I am sure that his participation will do a lot of help to our recent research.

　　George will be arriving here on next Friday and he will soon go to visit you after arrival. You can introduce the overall

　　development of our program to him, and then explore the details of cooperation.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Li Ming