九 建议信 (A Letter of Advice)

　　建议信是对收信人就某一问题提出看法、建议或忠告。建议信不同于投诉信，所以写信人一定要注意礼貌当先。建议信一般包括以下内容：首先说明写信的目的，其次，在肯定优点的基础上提出自己的建议或看法(否则别人以为你在投诉，而不是在提建议)，最后表达希望采纳建议。

　　写作“三步走”：自我介绍、说明目的->委婉地提出建议及改进措施，或提出忠告->礼貌地总结或期盼回复

　　提示：提建议毕竟不是投诉，所以语言一定要委婉、礼貌，顾及他人感情。在提出缺点之前，最好先肯定其优点。

　　(1) 2007年真题

　　Directions:

　　Write a litter to your university library, making suggestions for improving its service.

　　Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead.

　　Do not write the address.

　　范文：

　　To Whom It May Concern,

　　As a student of this university, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation for your kind assistance as always. Meanwhile, I feel that it would be beneficial to express my views concerning the quality of the library service.

　　In the first place, I find that most keyboards of the library computers are in poor operation, which brings much inconvenience to the users. I would also recommend the library to improve the efficiency of purchasing new books and subscribing to academic journals. Last but not least, the study rooms need to be furnished with a better lighting system.

　　I hope that you take my suggestions into serious consideration.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　Li Ming

　　译文：

　　有关负责人：

　　作为本校学生，首先我想利用这个机会对于您一直以来的帮助表示感谢。同时，我也想对图书馆的服务提出一些建议，相信将有助于服务的提高。

　　首先，我发现图书馆电脑的大部分键盘都有操作上的问题，给用户带来很多不便。我也想建议图书馆提高购买新书和定购学术期刊的工作效率。最后，自习教室的照明系统也需要进一步的改进。

　　我希望您能够认真考虑我的建议。

　　您真诚的，

　　李明

　　闪光词汇及词组：

　　take the opportunity to: 利用这个机会

　　beneficial: adj.有益的

　　keyboard: n. 键盘

　　purchase: v. 购买

　　subscribe to: 定购

　　be furnished with: 安装有

　　lighting system: 照明系统

　　万能句型：

　　I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation for your kind assistance as always.

　　I feel that it would be beneficial to express my views concerning...

　　In the first place...I would also recommend...Last but not least...

　　I hope that you take my suggestions into serious consideration.

　　(2)Directions:

　　Write a letter to the president of your college about the unpleasant conditions of the university dormitory, and suggesting possible solutions

　　Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead.

　　Do not write the address.

　　范文：

　　Dear Sir,

　　As I am a freshman, I feel that it is my obligation to make some suggestions concerning the basic conditions of our dormitory.

　　Generally speaking, the dormitory building situates in a satisfying environment and is well-equipped. However, there are two unpleasant aspects that cause inconvenience to us: 1) the heating system is in need of improvement-it fails to maintain warmth in our rooms during the winter; 2) the furniture is not designed in a practical manner -there lacks a shelf to place books.

　　I would be more than happy if my proposal could be considered and positive changes take place in these regards.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　Li Ming

　　译文：

　　尊敬的校长：

　　作为本校的一名大一新生，我觉得就学生宿舍条件提出一些建议是我应有的责任。

　　总的来说，我们的宿舍楼环境良好、设备齐全。但是，仍然存在一些不尽人意的方面，给我们的生活带来了不便：1、冬天室内暖气不足，供暖系统需要进一步改进;2、家具设计不合理，没有供我们放书的书架。

　　如果您能够考虑我的这些建议并使学校在以上方面做出改进，我将感激不尽。

　　您真诚的，

　　李明

　　闪光词汇及词组：

　　obligation: n. 义务，责任

　　generally speaking: 总的来说

　　situates: v. 处于

　　well-equipped: adj. 设备齐全的

　　maintain: v. 保持，维持

　　place: v. 放置

　　in a ... manner: 以......的方式

　　万能句型：

　　A freshman as I am, I feel that it is my obligation to make some suggestions concerning...

　　I would be more than happy if my proposals could be considered and positive changes take place

　　in these regards.