陳碎仍

一、文體概述

咨詢信的主要目的是尋求所需的信息或幫助。信件主要分為三個部分：（1）自我介紹（根據(jù)實際情況決定）、說明寫信意圖/目的；（2）具體詢問事宜；（3）表示感謝、期盼回復(fù)。寫這類書信時應(yīng)注意禮節(jié)，切不可使用帶有生硬或命令口吻的詞句，也不可把別人給予的回答或幫助視為理所當(dāng)然。

二、必備短語

1. come across 無意中看到/發(fā)現(xiàn)

2. be interested in ... 對……感興趣

3. enquire about... 咨詢某事

4. in the hope of/that 希望……

5. provide sb with sth 為……提供……

6. inform. sb. of sth. 通知/告知某人某事

7. further details更多詳情

8. for further information concerning sth. 為了了解更多與某事相關(guān)的信息

9. prompt / immediate reply 及時的回復(fù)

10. look forward to a favorable reply at your earliest convenience 期盼盡早得到滿意的答復(fù)

三、套用句式

1. I happened to come across your advertisement in the newspaper/on a web page/on your website.碰巧我在報紙/網(wǎng)頁/您的網(wǎng)頁上看到這則廣告。

2. Quite interested in the language course， I am writing to enquire about further details.因為對語言課程有興趣，我寫信向您咨詢更多的細節(jié)。

3. I wonder whether/if it is convenient for you to inform me when and where the course will be given. 我想知道/您方便的話請告知這項課程舉辦的時間和地點。

4. I would appreciate it if you could offer more details（that）I specially need to pay attention to. 如您能告知其他如需注意事項/信息，我將不勝感激。

5. I am looking forward to your prompt/immediate/early reply. 希望盡早得到您的答復(fù)。

四、習(xí)作修改 下列習(xí)作中共有10處錯誤，每句最多兩處，請改正。

Dear Sir/Madam，

I have read your advertisement in the newspaper， in that you ensure that under the guidance of your fully qualified instructors， learners would be able to get the hang of swimming after one week's training. Quite interesting， I am writing to you in the hope that you can provide me with further informations.

First of all， would you be kind enough to inform me of when and where the course will be given？ Beside， how long will it last each day and how many should I pay for that？ Also， I would appreciate if you could offer more details I special need to pay attention to.

Looking forward to a favorable reply at my earliest convenience.

Yours

Li Hua

五、課堂練習(xí)：

假設(shè)你是李華，你英國朋友Tim邀請你參加他們學(xué)校組織的暑假夏令營。你想?yún)⒓?，現(xiàn)在就此事向他咨詢該活動的相關(guān)事宜。請你根據(jù)以下提示給他寫一封信。

1. 感謝他的邀請；

2. 詢問夏令營的相關(guān)事宜（具體日程安排，需要攜帶的物品……）；

3. 希望盡快得到回信。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭已給出。

Hi Tim，

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課外作業(yè)：

假設(shè)你是李華，正在澳大利亞學(xué)習(xí)，打算在暑假期間學(xué)習(xí)繪畫。在一網(wǎng)站上你恰好發(fā)現(xiàn)一則招生廣告，但一些具體信息不明確。請你根據(jù)提示，發(fā)一郵件詢問有關(guān)情況。

1. 初學(xué)者是否可以參加學(xué)習(xí)？

2. 是否上暑假班？費用如何？

3. 是否需要自帶材料？

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭已給出。

Dear Sir/Madam，

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參考答案與范文

習(xí)作修改

本文是李華寫信咨詢有關(guān)游泳課程的細節(jié)。

1. that → which。非限制性定語從句，不能用that，which在這里指代前面的advertisement。

2. would → will，“初學(xué)者將在一周內(nèi)學(xué)會”使用將來時。

3. interesting →interested，這里修飾的是主句的主語 I，所以應(yīng)該使用interested。

4. informations → information。information“信息”，是不可數(shù)名詞。

5. me后面的介詞of 刪掉。一些含介詞的短語，后面接賓語從句時，省略介詞。如：agree that.../sb be glad that.../sb be sure that.../warm sb that... 等等之類。

6. Beside → Besides， beside 是介詞“在…旁邊”，而此處是表示“此外，而且”，應(yīng)使用副詞besides。

7. many → much 詢問支付多少錢，應(yīng)該為how much。

8. appreciate 后加it，固定句型 sb would appreciate it if... 如果……，某人將不勝感激。

9. special →specially， 此處做狀語，使用副詞?！叭绻隳芴峁└辔覒?yīng)特別注意的詳情，我將不勝感激?！?/p>

10. my → your。是“在您方便時及時給我回信”。

課堂練習(xí)

Hi Tim，

Thank you so much for inviting me to take part in the summer camp organized by your school in the approaching summer holiday. Quite interested， I am writing to enquire about further details.

Above all， I wonder if it is convenient for you to inform me of the specific schedule. Besides， this being my first experience to participate in such an activity， would you be kind enough to offer any suggestions on what items I specially need to take with me？

I am really excited and looking forward to it. I would appreciate it if you could give me a reply at your earliest convenience.

Yours，

Li Hua

課外作業(yè)

Dear Sir/Madam，

I happened to come across your advertisement on your website. Just planning to taking up painting this summer holiday， I am writing to you in the hope that you can provide me with further information concerning the course.

First of all， as a beginner in painting， I wonder whether I can take your course. Besides， is there a course running in the summer holiday and how much does it cost？ Last but not least， will your training center provide students with brushes as well as drawing paper or I have to take some myself？

Looking forward to a favorable reply at your earliest convenience.

Yours，

Li Ming

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