1感谢朋友送的礼物

书信 1(感谢朋友送的礼物 July 7th Dear Mr Chen, I was just wondering where to buy a good china vase when your gift arrived. It was just the kind of vase I had in mind. I had been longing for one like this for a long time and I had been looking for it in the shops in our town, but I failed to find one. I don't know how to thank you enough. I'll put it in my living room and show it to all our friends. I'm sure they will share in my happiness. Thank you again for spending money and time choosing such a perfect gift for me. I will love it and keep it for the rest of my life. Looking forward to seeing you at Christmas. Fondly, Mary 2.提示:感谢朋友的款待。 May 2nd Dear Jennifer, Thank you so much for the nice weekend I had in your house. I enjoyed every minute of it. It was so thoughtful of you to arrange that wonderful party for us new foreign students here, so that we could get to know each other. I was so glad to meet those interesting friends of yours. I hope they will keep in touch with me and very soon we'll adapt ourselves in the community. I can't remember when I had a more pleasant time ever since I arrived here. I hope we'll have another chance soon to have a dinner party here in my apartment, and so I'll be able to return your kindness. Yours, Zhao Lan 3.提示:感谢陪同。 June 3rd Dear Cathy, Time goes by quickly and my two-week stay in your country is coming to an end. I'm leaving tomorrow morning. It has been a wonderful visit, and I'm already planning my second one. I'll come again some time later. I have to thank you once again for your kind help which has made my stay really comfortable. Being a stranger here, I know how important your company is. I'll never forget your kindness and the time we spent together. 1 have learned something interesting about your culture and customs. That helps a lot in writing my book. I'll write to you as soon as I'm back home. I'm looking forward to the day when we'll see each other again. Please send my best regards to your family. Yours, Michael 4.提示:感谢找回失物。 January 8th Dear Peter, 1 I'm writing to express my thanks to you and your employee Miss Hunter who helped me find my wallet while 1 was staying in your hotel. It was really careless of me when I was having lunch in the restaurant one day. I paid the bill and left for an appointment in a hurry, leaving my wallet on the table. I had already walked out of the hall when Miss Hunter came up with my wallet. I was so grateful to her and insisted her accepting a reward, but she just declined. I'm sure Miss Hunter is just one of the employees working under you who are honest and reliable. The good qualities of your staff are something I'll always keep in mind. Please send my best wishes to Miss Hunter. Truly yours, avid Miller 5.提示:感谢朋友来信。 June 7th Dear Jean, How nice of you to write to me from the United States. Thank you very much for the pictures. You really look beautiful in them. Looking at the pictures, I can't help thinking of the happy days that we spent together in China. How happy we were when we visited all those places of interest in Beijing and Hangzhou. I wish we could be together again. Did you say that you might have another chance to visit China? Do make an effort please. I might have a chance to go abroad too. If I could make my choice, I would certainly go over to your place first. I miss you a lot. Please keep on writing to me when you have time. Best wishes. Yours, Zhang Lin 6.提示:谢绝生日宴会。 April 1st Dear Dick, It's very kind of you to invite me to attend your birthday party. I'd like to come over to say "Happy Birthday to You" in person, but I'm sorry that I couldn't stay in the city on that day. A very important meeting will be held in Stone Town and I will have to give a report at the meeting. So I'm leaving tomorrow. I will be sorry to miss such a nice gathering, where I'm sure you are going to meet a lot of our good friends. I can imagine what a nice time you are going to have. 1 could do nothing but wish you happiness. I'll ask Mr Shell to bring you a present, but of course I won't tell you what it is now, so that you'll get a surprise. I'll visit you after I come back. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Yours, Linda 7.提示:外国朋友提议上海市民学习英语。 thMarch 9 Dear Sir, I'm writing to the newspaper, hoping to see some improvement in the city work. I'm an Australian teacher teaching English in one of the colleges in Shanghai. I started working about half a year ago, and so far I feel that I have been very well treated, and all the people around are quite considerate. However, when I go out alone, I feel it hard to get along. One of the major troubles is that I often get lost in 2 the streets. Not knowing any Chinese, I can't know what street I am in. When I ask a passer-by, he doesn't know what I am talking about. When I drop into a small restaurant, I don't know what I am given to eat. Therefore, I suggest that people of Shanghai learn a little English so that Shanghai will really be an international city. Sincerely, John Smith 8.提示:给住院病人的慰问信及劝告戒烟。 February 6th Dear Uncle, I'm sorry to hear that you were sent to hospital. I hope things are not serious. But anyway, you'll have to follow the doctor's advice and take a good rest till you are completely well. I've been told that disease has very much to do with your habit of smoking. I remember you talked about giving up smoking several times. I understand it is not easy to get rid of an old habit, but now it is time that you considered it seriously. Good health is more valuable than anything else in the world. I hope this time you will really make up your mind to stop smoking. Where there is a will, there is a way, as the English saying goes. We all want to see you in good health soon. Yours, Fang Fang 9.提示:祝贺朋友竞赛得奖。 April 7th Dear Li Ming, How nice to learn that you've become the first winner in the mathematics contest. Congratulations～We all admire your rare gift for the subject. However, I was not greatly surprised at your success. You have been working so hard all the time. I was always thinking that you would be successful one day. Your success was the reward of your hard work. I must learn from you. As is known, the first three winners in the contest will be admitted to the best universities without entrance examinations. So you can enjoy a good holiday now while all of us have to prepare for the entrance examinations. But I know that you are not going to waste any time. You must have made a good plan for further studies, haven't you? Hoping to learn more of your success. Yours, Zhang Hong 10.提示:祝贺乔迁新居。 September 5th Dear Sam, Thank you for giving me your new address. It's really good news that you have moved into such a beautiful area. It must be quite expensive to buy a house in that area. I'm sure you and your family will enjoy living in this new spacious house. I'll manage to visit you some day with my husband and have a look at your new apartment. Yesterday I chanced to be in a curiosity shop where 1 saw a very beautiful vase. I thought it would be something good for your new house, and so I bought it immediately. I hope you will like it and accept it as a token of my congratulations. Expecting to see you soon. Fondly, Jill 3 11.提示:祝贺圣诞和新年( December 4th Dear Carol, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! As the holiday is drawing near, I miss you all the time. The sight of the Christmas tree in my sitting-room reminds me of the happy days we spent together: when I was in your country. I remember clearly how we decorated the tree and the house and that our house was regarded as the best decorated one in the community. I still remember clearly on the morning of Christmas when we opened the gifts. I'm still wearing the slippers you gave me. What great fun! I wish I sere there with you and your family again. I wish you and your family in the best of everything in the coming year. Love, Dave 12提示:祝贺进入大学 August 10th Dear Chen Lin, I'm glad to hear the news that you have been admitted to Fudan University. It is no surprise to me, however. You are talented in studies and always reach your potential. For three years you have been working so hard in the high school, and I never doubted that you would be successful one day. I'm,you'll get the best of yourself in the university By the way, I'll take a trip to Yunnan in a few days. I wonder if you are interested in going there with me, since you still have time before school begins. You need time to relax yourself. It's said Yunnan is a wonderful place to see. Again, my hearty congratulations to you. Love, Zhang Yin 13.提示:祝贺生日。 April 15th Dear Betty, Congratulations on your birthday～I take this opportunity to express my best wishes to you. I'm sure your birthday party this year will be just as splendid as last year. I wish 1 could be there. I am sending a gift along with this note. It's a book by Adam Johnson. I know you like his novels, and so do 1. I hope you'll enjoy it. We have just had our spring break. I didn't do much except for a trip to Springfield to see my mother and help her clean up her garage. I met several old friends there. There isn't much change in my hometown. I missed my school here. Again happy birthday to you and have fun! Fondly, Karen 14.提示:因未能赴约示抱歉。 thMay 28 Dear Julia, I know you were so annoyed with me for not keeping my promise. I'm sorry that something unexpected happened. Just as we were leaving the office, the manager came in and said we should have a short meeting. He 4 was not satisfied with our work. He wanted us to improve the things as soon as possible. I meant to have told him that I couldn't wait for him to finish his talk as I had an important appointment with my friend, but I was too nervous to say that to him. I knew you had been waiting for me the whole evening, but what else could I do? Anyway it was my fault. I do apologize. I should have told him that I had to leave soon. I promise that such things will never happen again. Yours ever, Ryan 15.提示:邀请参加聚会。 February 6th Dear Sandy, I wonder if you would like to come to our house for tea this Sunday afternoon. We have a foreign student with us this year. He is from China. He has brought many slides and video tapes. China is a place that we all want to see, but we know very little about it. The student is going to show us about his country. I think you will be interested in meeting him. Some other people from our neighborhood are coming too. I hope the meeting will also help him get to know the neighbors. We are sure to have fun. Please call me as soon as you have seen the letter, so that I can know whether you'll be able to come. Looking forward to seeing you. Yours, David 16.提示:劝努力学习。 June 30th Dear Xiao Ming, I've heard of your failure in the exam, and I could imagine how discouraged you feel. But that is not necessary. What has been done can’t be undone. We all know that you are a very bright boy. You could have studied well and passed the exam if you had worked hard. Forget about the failure. What I advise you to do is to make full use of the summer vacation. Study for two hours every day, and I'm sure you will make up and catch up with the other students next year. If you need help, please let me know. It'll be my greatest pleasure to be of help. It's never too late to mend, as the English saying goes. Be confident, will you? Yours, Da Jin 17.提示:劝勿过度工作。 October 4th Dear Jia Jia, Your mother told me that you were sick again. I was really sorry to hear that. You've always been as busy as a bee. I don't quite remember when you took a holiday in the past two years. The human body is just like a machine. You can't expect it to work day and night without a rest. So your sickness is good in a way, because it 5 forces you to lie in bed for a few days. I hope you'll take my advice seriously: don't do a bit of work on Sunday, and on weekdays work no more than eight hours each day. In this way I'm sure you'll stay healthy, and your work will be more efficient Yours, Zhang Hong 18.提示:申诉学生负担过重( March 8th Dear Sir, I'm a senior two student. As you know, students in our school are obliged to attend school from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. As far I am informed, many workers do not work longer than we do. When they go home, however, they are allowed to use their spare time as they wish while we can't, A lot of homework is waiting is be finished. Why is it then, that all the boys and girls in our country must work even longer than grown-ups? When we get home after tiring lessons, we are forced to do homework for at least four hours. That makes about 90working hours a week. That is really too much! Somebody in the country ought to do something about it. I suggest that all homework should be abolished. Yours faithfully, Wang Jun 19.提示:向朋友介绍长城。 thJuly 6 Dear Mary, I'm very glad to have received your letter telling me that you will soon come to China. Here I'll introduce to you one of the most famous places of interest in Beijing. The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world. It was first built in the Spring and Autumn Period and greatly developed during Qing Dynasty to keep enemy out of China. Now it serves as a place of interest which attracts visitors all over the world. I wonder if you know the Chinese saying: He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man. It really made me feel proud of myself when I finally climbed up to the top of the Great Wall. It was great to see all the mountains below as if I was at the top of the world. I really recommend you to visit it. Hope you will have a good time here. Love, Yu Pin 20.提示:申请入学。 January 3rd Dear Sir or Madam, I'm writing to you about the possibility of my coming to your university in the fall of 2002. I'm in Grade 3 now, going to be graduated this summer. I take great interest in mathematics. And I have won a couple of prizes in maths contests. I've learned that your university is quite famous for science and engineering. I hope to be lucky enough to enter this good university to further my studies in maths right after my graduation here. As I don't have much idea about your university, would you please mail to me your application form and all the information which will help me to understand more of your university? Your timely response is 6 appreciated. Sincerely, John Brown 21.提示:告知野营情况。 May 8th Dear Eddie, It's a long time since I got your last letter. Sorry that I didn't find time to write, but I promise to do a better job this year. The other day we had a dinner party where I met several friends who had been to Canada too. We were very excited at the thought of your beautiful country. I showed them the pictures I took in the city and by the lake. They reminded me of the happy days when you and I spent together. 1 miss you very much. In fact, I'm trying to go to your country again. If there's anything I can do to help you better understand my country please let me know. Looking forward to the day when we'll meet again. Fondly, Ray 22.提示:告知朋友最近的情况。 ndMay 22 Dear Joyce, How excited I was to receive your letter this morning. To tell you the truth, I was just back from the hospital this morning. I got a little injured at the school sports meet, and so I was forced to stay in bed. The doctor found that there was nothing wrong with the bones. I had a good rest, and I'm all right now. Luckily I have not missed too many lessons. The exams coming in two weeks and I'm afraid I'll have to work hard again. But it’s interesting to think that the holiday is coming soon. You see, I'm already planning how to spend this long holiday. Drop me a line if you have time to write, will you? Fondly, Eric 23.提示:一封家信。 October 12th Dear Son, How are you getting along with your studies? I hope everything is fine and you enjoy being with your friends and all the activities. Your mother and I miss you so much at home. We have decided to go to see you next weekend and your mother would like to know if there is anything you want us to bring along. We are all fine. I am as busy as ever. Your mother is busy taking care of your two younger brothers. They are doing a great job too. Next time you write, please tell us more about your college life. We enjoy hearing every bit of the interesting and exciting things around you. 7 Write to us if you need anything. See you next weekend Love, Dad 24.提示:别人自己搬家的消息，并告知自己的新地址。 November 6th Dear Jeff, I take great pleasure to inform you that we have just moved into anew apartment. We bought it last autumn and it took us a couple of months to furnish it. It is situated in a nice area in the northwest of the city. The apartment has got a big living room, two bedrooms, a study and a dining room. It seems too big for us two but we love this neighborhood. It is so neat. Behind the apartment building is a large public park. We can take exercise there. Our new address is 6 Pine Street, Briton Town, IL61401. You are very welcome if you have time to come to see our new place and have a cup of coffee with us. Please give me a call when you are coming. We are still using the old telephone number. Yours, Dug 提示:述说自己英语学习上的成就。 25. December 20th Dear Mary, Time goes by quickly. The New Year is drawing near. How are you these days? I am now in Senior three, and quite busy. I am working hard in order to pass the college entrance examinations. That's why I haven't written to you regularly this year. I'm glad to tell you that I have made progress in my English study. I won the 2"d prize in the Senior High School English Competition in Shanghai. It encourages me a lot. Has it snowed in New York? Are you going to have a white Christmas? I hope you will like the Christmas gift I am sending you along with this letter. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Love, Jia Jia 8