Question

1．假定你是李华．近日收到美国朋友Nancy的邮件，说她下周六晚上7点在市图书馆报告厅做题为"美国风俗与文化"的讲座，邀请你来观摩．请给她写封回信，要点如下：
1．婉拒邀请；2．陈述理由；3．表达感谢．
注意：（1）词数100左右；（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Nancy，
    I'm so glad to receive your invitation 
                                                                           
Yours
Li Hua．

Answer 1

分析 根据题干，要写一封回信，首先要注意语言亲切自然，避免使用过于书面的语言，比如过多的从句或过于华丽的词汇．
其次，信中要注意各层次之间使用恰当的连词，使过渡自然，结构合理．比如：however，in my opinion，anyway等．
根据提示，回信可分为三部分：
①首先，非常委婉地拒绝邀请．可诚恳地表明自己非常想去参加讲座，并适当说说想去的原因．比如：I'd like to learn something about American customs and culture．
②其次，明确表示自己不能参加，并说出理由．理由要足够充足．比如：since …； It's really a pity that…；I'm sorry …
③最后，对对方的邀请表示感谢，并表示如果以后有机会，自己一定会参加．比如：I'm fairly grateful…； If there is another chance…，I will…．
I'd much like to learn something about American customs and culture，but a friend of mine is coming to pay me a visit，and since this is the first time he has come here，I will have to meet him at the railway station at 7：00 p．m．next Saturday．（高分句型一）It's really a pity that I can't make it to communicate with you face to face，and I'm sorry for that．（高分句型二）
If there is another chance in future，I will try every possible means to learn from you．（高分句型三）

解答 Dear Nancy，
      I'm so glad to receive your invitation to your lecture in the city library．I'd much like to learn something about American customs and culture，but a friend of mine is coming to pay me a visit，and since this is the first time he has come here，I will have to meet him at the railway station at 7：00 p．m．next Saturday．（高分句型一）It's really a pity that I can't make it to communicate with you face to face，and I'm sorry for that．（高分句型二）（婉拒邀请及理由）
      Anyway，I'm fairly grateful to you for the kind invitation．（表达感谢）If there is another chance in future，I will try every possible means to learn from you．（高分句型三）
                                                                                                                                                                                               Yours，
                                                                                                                                                                                               Li Hua

点评 英语写作是一项主观性较强的测试题．它不仅考查学生的写作基础而且还考查学生在写作过程中综合运用语言的能力．在撰写时要注意主谓语一致，时态呼应，用词贴切等．要提高英语写作水平，需要两方面的训练：一是语言基础方面的训练，要有扎实的造句、翻译等基本功，即用词法、句法等知识造出正确无误的句子；二是写作知识和能力 方面的训练以掌握写作方面的基本方法和技巧．