Question

【题目】假定你是李华，你们学校的美国交换生 John 准备参加“外国讲中国成语（idiom）故事”比赛，他发邮件请你给予辅导。请你回复一封邮件，内容包括：

1. 答应帮助；

2. 提出建议；

3. 询问辅导时间与地点。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear John,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Answer 1

【答案】Dear John,

I am writing to reply to your email regarding the Chinese idiom story competition you are going to participate in. It would be my great pleasure to help you prepare for the contest.

　　I would like to offer some suggestions before we meet. Firstly, as there are a great number of idioms to choose from, I recommend the most commonly used ones that come from interesting stories. Additionally, many idioms found roots in ancient myths or historical facts. Thus, I advise fully researching their meanings and origins to gain an instructive and fascinating insight into the cultural history of China. In this way, your storytelling will be highly impressive and appealing.

　　I hope the suggestions above can be of some help to you. Could you please tell me when and where you would like to meet? I look forward to further discussion with you.

Yours,

Li Hua

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。本篇要求考生给交换生John写信，给他一些关于参加“外国讲中国成语故事”比赛的建议。

体裁：应用文

时态：根据提示，时态应以一般现在时为主

结构：总分总

要求：

1. 答应帮助；

2. 提出建议；

3. 询问辅导时间与地点。

第二步：列提纲（重点词组）

reply to/ participate in/ prepare for/ a number of/ advise sb. to do sth./ appeal to/ look forward to/ offer to do sth.

第三步：连词成句

1. I am writing to reply to your email as for the Chinese idiom story competition you are going to participate in.

2. I am glad to help you prepare for the contest.

3. I would like to offer some suggestions before we meet.

4. There being a great number of idioms to choose from, I recommend the most commonly used ones that come from interesting stories.

5. A great many idioms found roots in ancient myths or historical facts.

6. I advise fully researching their meanings and origins to gain an instructive and fascinating insight into the cultural history of China.

7. Your storytelling will be highly impressive and appeal to everyone present.

8. I hope the suggestions above can be of great help to you.

9. Could you please tell me when and where you would like to meet?

10. I look forward to further discussion with you.

第四步：连句成篇（加入衔接词或从句）

表示并列的连词：and/ but/ or/ so…

状语从句连词：because/ if/ though/ although…

定语从句连词：which/ that/ when/ where…

第五步：修改润色（加入高级词汇或短语）