(Letters of Asking for Help)
例1
Directions: You want to study further for a Master’s degree and you are preparing for the entrance exam. Since you have difficulty in English, you should write a letter around 100 words to ask for help from your good friend do not need to write the address.
Dear Fang,
I am sorry that I have to ask a favour of you, with the hope that you will be kind to help me.
I have been longing to apply for the entrance examination for MA candidates for a long time because I want to pursue advanced rtunately I find myself far from the required standard, especially my very poor English. At this moment, the personal friendship leads me to approach you with the request, whether you can manage to give me some constructive guidance. I promise to be a diligent student. If you agree, I will come to your house once a week at a time most convenient to you.
Thank you very much for your kind help on many occasions in the past. Your friend,
×××
Thank you very much for your kind help on many occasions in the past. 多次承你幫忙,不勝感激!
例2
Directions: Suppose you are a senior majored in physics and plan to study further abroad. Please write a letter of about 100 words to professor Li and ask him to write a reference for you to a U. S. do not need to write the address.
Dear professor Li,
I am a undergraduate from the Department of physics and I fortunately took a major course on which you lectured. Your lessons impressed me deeply. As a senior, I face the choice between hunting for a job and continuing to study. I prefer to apply for a chance to pursue a Master’s degree abroad. I have taken required English exams and got excellent scores. What’s more, I have finished my personal statement, which is attached to this letter. I’m now writing to ask if you can write a reference for me, which will greatly facilitate my admission into a U.S. university.
Best wishes for your health.
Your Student,
×××
在請求別人寫推薦信時應寫明自己的目的和打算,併爲對方提供相關資訊。
例3
Directions:You plan to apply for admission to Harvard University. You want Mr Black help you with money. Write a letter to him to tell him.
1) The reason for your letter.
2) The sum of money
3) How you make your living in the U. S.
You do not need to write the address.
Dear Mr. Black,
I have applied for admission to Harvard University. As I have no relatives in the United States and I have no enough money for the tuition. I must find a financial guarantor. You know, in applying for a student visa, an affidavit to support must be submitted from an individual who will assure this opportunity. It plays an important role for my chance to enter the Harvard University. Could you do me a favor to be my financial guarantor. If I really have the chance of coming to the U. S., I will undertake part-time employment to cover all the living expenses.
Please write to me soon.
Yours sincerely,
×××
需要有人經濟擔保。如果是到美國留學,那麼你的美國友人要填寫一份擔保書(affidavit of support),保證你在美國學習期間的`學費和生活費用。
例4
Directions:You are preparing to ask for some help from your teacher,write a letter that:
1) detail what you want he or she do for you.
2) express your thanks to your teacher.
You do not need to write the address.
Dear Ms Wang,
I make bold to write this letter to ask you to do me a favour. I have tried to translate several short chinese stories into English for a part-time job. As it is the first time for me to do a translation work, I think there must be many errors and awkward expressions of Chinese English for my lack of experiences. I sincerely hope that you would read over my manuscripts and correct my mistakes and sociolisms. Also could you please give me some other suggestions on my translation work.
Thank you for your help with great respect!
Your faithful student,
×××
請人幫忙除了通常所說的ask for help,也可以用do sb a favour來表達。表示很誠懇地希望什麼時,可用句型“I sincerely hope that…”