Question

【题目】假如你是李华，你准备暑假去英国旅游一个月。请你写信向你的英国笔友Tom询问有关在英国住宿、观光等方面的问题以及其他注意事项。要点如下：
1).写信的目的；
2).寻求帮助和建议；
3).表达谢意。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
How are you getting on with your life?
I' m looking forward to your early reply and I can't wait to see you.
Yours,
Li Hua

Answer 1

【答案】Dear Tom,

How are you getting on with your life? I'm planning to make a tour to your country and stay there for a month in this summer holiday, but I don't really know much about it, so I wonder if you could do me a favor to tell me something I need to know when I am there, such as where to stay, what sightseeing to do and how to get there, and more importantly, what social customs I should pay attention to.

It would be better if you could arrange the travel route and general schedule for me, so that it will be much easier for me to travel there. I firmly believe that with your help I will have a good time there.

I'm looking forward to your early reply and I can't wait to see you.

Yours,

Li Hua

【解析】本文属于英文书信中的私人信件。英文书信一般由以下六部分组成：信头、信内地址、称呼、正文、结尾、签名。一般说来，正文是书信的主体，题目已经给出书信的开头和结尾，以考察正文为重点。书信正文的第一句话或第一段，通常被称为起首语。一般说来，人们习惯用一些客套的写法作为书信正文的起始，如果是回信，通常先将对方来信的日期、主题加以简单描述，以便使对方一看便知该信是回答哪一封信的。如果是第一次给别人写信，也可用开头语作必要的自我介绍。英文书信的正文在开头直接说明写信人的身份及写信的目的之后，提出写信人的情况、想法或要求，并加以必要的解释或说明。如本文，开头直接写出写信目的，我准备暑假去英国旅游一个月，但是对当地了解不多，想要询问对方一些问题及注意事项，例如出行方式、住宿、游览景点和旅行路线等，最重要的是想要了解当地的社会习俗。最后表示感谢和期待。在写作时，语言直截了当，意思明确，层次清楚，言简意赅。