考研英语作文训练及范文(二十三)

　　Yesterday you failed to turn up for the appointment with your teacher, Professor Wang. Write him a note to

　　1) express your apology;

　　2) make a request for another appointment;

　　3) and also suggest a time for the requested appointment.

　　You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use Li Ming instead. You do not need to write the address.

　　范文

　　Dear Prof. Wang,

　　I write this note to express my great apology to your as I failed to turn up for the appointment with you yesterday afternoon. To be frank, I did remember to meet you at your office when my father suddenly had a stomachache and I had to send him to a nearby hospital. Then I gave you a phone to call off the meeting but the line was busy. I intend to arrange another appointment if it takes no further trouble for you. I am wondering if it is convenient for us to meet next Monday morning. I am expecting an early reply from you.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Li Ming

　　译文

　　星期四下午我失约了。我写这封信的目的是为了表达我的歉意。我没有忘记，但是当时我父亲突然腹痛，我只能送他去医院。给您打电话，您的电话又占线。如果您方便我想下周一早上再与您见面。敬请回复。

　　思路启迪

　　凡是细心比较一下中文和英文篇章结构的人，不难发现，英文中心主旨表达的开门见山。书信或便条的写作也应该注意这一点。篇章开头直接表明书信的目的、作者的态度和观点、篇章的主题。写好主题句不仅要表达作者的态度，还需根据内容和字数等要求，对题目的范围进行控制和确定。

　　就主题句而言，一方面它应该具有概括性，这样才能达到主题句应该具有的功能;另一方面要有具体的、标明主题导向的关键词语，这样下面的发展句才能顺利的展开。本单元的主题句开门见山的表明了写作的目的是为了表达歉意，点出了约会这一主题。

　　此外，主题句要显得自然，在篇章中起到背景引导的作用。建议读者认真研读和分析本书中各篇应用文首句的构思，并加以效仿。