专四便条题型分析及写作技巧.doc

1、1便条题型分析及写作技巧一、 便条题型分析便条是一种简单的书信形式，侧重于语言的实用性和功能性，检查考生日常运用语言的实际能力要求学生仔细阅读和分析所给的情景，确定便条涉及的内容，如：写便条者与便条接收者的身份，两者之间的关系及情景的正式程度等便条的特点在于内容简短，大多是临时性的询问，留言，通知，要求等与正规书信相比，便条的语言更加口语化有急事需要告诉别人而不能面谈时，就可以写便条，如请假条或留言条等一般不写地址，结尾时也无需结尾礼词，只需要写上留便条者姓名便条的日期一般可只写星期几，也可以写明上午，下午的具体时间下面是 1991 年到 2010 年的全部便条题目，我们可以总结其类型，以便在

2、写作中对症下药1991: Your friend wants to go downtown to buy some Chinese folk music tapes and a jacket. You also want to go into town to do two things. Write a note of 60-80 words to him / her, suggesting some arrangements.1992: Your friends want to make a trip to and you intended to join them in their tri

3、p. But now for some reasons you cant go with them. Please state your reasons.1993: You, Wang Ling, have just received a note from Zhou Wei, a close friend of yours, inviting you to her birthday party on the coming Saturday. Now write to inform her of your acceptance of the invitation.1994: You are s

4、upposed to hand in your book report for the Extensive Course on Monday, but you are two days late. Now you are outside Professor Lins office as you want to hand in your assignment, but he is not in. Write a note to him, apologizing and explaining why you did not give him your work on time.1995: Befo

5、re you leave university you want to sell your bike. Write a note of about 50-60 words describing the condition of your bike, how much you would like for it, and where you can be contacted.1996: Your friend has just won the first prize in the Provincial English Speech Contest. Write a note of congrat

6、ulations.1997: You are Peter / Mary. You had a party at your home recently but unintentionally neglected to invite a close friend of yours, Victoria. Write her a note apologizing for this and explaining how the mistake came about.1998: You are Mark or Sally. You have got a ticket to a computer fair,

7、 but you now find that you are unable to go. Write a note to your friend, George, explaining why you are sending the enclosed ticket to him and telling him briefly how to get there.1999: Youve learned that your friend Jimmy is ill these days. Write him a note expressing your concern, asking after hi

8、s health and giving your best wishes.2000: Youve read on the notice board that the university library is looking for a part-time library assistant who can work at weekends. You think that your classmates, George, is a suitable person for this vacancy. Write him a note, telling him what you know abou

9、t the vacancy and trying to persuade him to go for an interview.2001: Yesterday you failed to turn up for the appointment with your teacher, 2Professor Wang. Write him a note of apology and make a request for another meeting. You should also suggest the time for the requested meeting.2002: You have

10、heard that your friend, Jack, wishes to sell his walkman. Write him a note expressing your interest in it, asking him about its condition and offering a price for it.2003: Your friend Clare has invited you to her house-warming party this weekend. However, you will be away then. Write her a note poli

11、tely declining her invitation and expressing your best wishes to her.2004: Your friend, Jane, has failed in the final exam, and is feeling very unhappy about it. Write a note to comfort her and give her some encouragement.2005: You have got two tickets to a concert given by a famous pop band / orche

12、stra. Write a note to your friend, Hilda / Mike, describing briefly what it is and inviting her / him to come with you.2006: You have got to know that your classmate, Michael, is organizing a weekend excursion for the class. And you are thinking of joining the trip. Write him a note expressing your

13、interest in the excursion and asking for information on two details related to the excursion.2007: Your classmate, Jimmy, is head of the universitys swimming club. He has invited you to join the club, but you like some other sport. Write him a note, declining his invitation and explaining why.2008:

14、Jane, your classmate, is thinking of subscribing to an English-language newspaper, and you would like to recommend one to her. Write a note, telling her which newspaper it is and describing two features of the newspapter.2009: Lily, your roommate, is looking for a part-time job in the coming summer

15、vacation. You saw an ad for a private English tutor for a schoolboy. Write her a note, telling her what the job is and strongly recommending it to her.2010: Your good friend , John, is thinking of organizing an end-of-the-term party. Write him a note telling him that you like his idea and offer to h

16、elp him. You have to be specific about how you can help him.二、 便条评分标准(一)格式包括日期，称呼和结尾三部分1. 日期：位置在右上角正确格式：May 10th, 2006 May 10, 2006 10/5/2006 5/10/20062. 称呼：位置在日期下面一行左侧正确格式：Dear Professor Wang, Respected Professor Wang3. 结尾：位置在便条结尾的右下方正确格式：Yours sincerely (truly, faithfully, respectfully, ever, affe

17、ctionately), Sally或者：Sincerely (Truly, Faithfully, Respectfully, Affectionately) yours,Sally凡不符合上述格式或表达均要扣分3（二）内容必须按照便条的具体要求，完整写出各项内容，缺一项就会扣分；语言较差（包括语法和拼写错误）也要扣分拼写错误超过 3 个扣 2 分(三) 评分总体要求1. 语言没有什么错误，格式对，内容齐，字数符合要求，可给 10 分2. 4 分到 10 分从严掌握3. 便条总字数（包括三部分格式在内）要求约为 50-60 词；不到 40 或者超过80 扣 2 分以 2002 年的便条为例，

18、便条内容应该包括以下 3 项：(1) Expressing you interest in it(2) Asking Jack about its condition(3) Offering a price for it(1)Dear Jack,I heard that you would sell your walkman. You know, I want to buy a used walkman in order to do some listening exercises. I want to know if your walkman functions very well. And

19、 I offer 200 Yuan to buy it. Please give me some detailed information about it as soon as possible.Yours,Adam(2)Dear Jack,Ive heard that you want to sell your walkman. As you know, my walkman is broken and cant be repaired, so I am very interested in yours. What I want to know is whether its in a go

20、od condition. If it is, Id like to offer you 300 Yuan for it. Will it be all right? Please let me know soon.Yours sincerely,Mary三、 便条分类以及写作技巧英语专业四级考试中有可能出现的便条写作内容一般与学生的生活有关便条按其功能可分为：邀请，祝贺，感谢，道歉，举荐，申请，告示，通知等但不管哪一类便条都体现出较强的实用性，其目的都是利用简洁的非正规的书面语解决实际生活中的问题因此，考生面对便条写作，必须仔细审题，明确考试要求，即能够回答这样的问题：我是谁，便条的收件人是

21、谁，我希望收件人看了便条之后做什么，怎样去做？便条写作主要考特定的格式，特定的句式，特定的内容特定的格式和特定的句式基本上是约定俗成的，考生必须熟练掌握如果因不熟悉格式和句式而丢分，就太可惜了至于特定的内容，便条写作中的提示是至关重要的提示限定了便条写作的内容和对象，4增加或删减内容都会导致失分因此，认真阅读提示并按提示要求来写便条是获得高分的最基本前提当然，考生也应该具备扎实的写作功底，较高的语言应用能力，才能在这一部分的考试中取得较好的成绩具体地讲，要主要以下几点：首先，格式运用正确，不要漏掉日期，称呼，落款等其次，语言得体，根据写作者和接受者的关系，运用恰当的语言再次，内容完整但不啰嗦，

22、条理清楚符合题目要求，语法正确另外，便条就是留言条，不是信件，开头即可直奔主题，切忌啰嗦否则会主次颠倒最后，认真阅读提示中的每项信息，学会将提示中的信息转化成自己的语言，融进便条中，这样，一则便条就会很容易写出来，而且绝不会跑题四、各种便条的写作方法(一) 邀请邀请是日常生活中比较常见的一种交际行为，邀请便条一定要写得明确完整，不可留下任何疑问使对方捉摸不定场合，时间，地点要清楚在考试中体现这一行为的关键词是invite”1. 邀请便条一般应该包括以下内容A. 诚挚邀请对方参加某一活动B. 概括介绍活动的内容和安排C. 盼望对方回复或再次表达诚意2. 常用表达方式Lets go to This

23、 is to bring to you a kind notice that Shall we meet at to talk about ? Is it possible for us to meet at to discuss ? We are going to have a dance to celebrate , and would you love to come? It would be a great pleasure to have you among the guests. I would be delighted if you could spare some time f

24、rom your busy schedule to attend Wed like to invite you to a spring picnic with us.3. 范例February 23, 2006Dear Tong,Next Monday is my 20th birthday. Imagine, there are already twenty years behind me! No wonder I feel old!My parents are giving a dinner party to mark the occasion. The first person they

25、 wish to invite is you, my childhood pal. Indeed, all of those 20 years are more or less associated with you.Well be expecting you any time after six. See you then.Yours,Dick5(二) 应邀写表示应邀的便条时，应该是欣然接受，对收到邀请表示高兴在考试中体现这一行为的关键词是 “accept”1. 表示接受的便条应该包括以下几个内容A. 表达收到邀请后的欣喜之情B. 表示感谢C. 确切表示会赴邀2. 表示应邀的表达方式有We

26、are delighted to accept We look forward with pleasure to joining you.It is with great pleasure We are sincerely happy to join you Nothing could give us greater pleasure than accepting your kind invitation.3. 范例May 15, 2006Dear Bill,I am happy to be informed of our alumni get-together. Surely I will

27、meet many old friends and we will be able to chat over days long gone by. Incidentally, do you know that Prof. Chadi arrived in our city yesterday? I think his presence will make our meeting more memorable. He can be reached by phone no. 84123348.Yes, Ill be prompt. Im counting the days to see you a

28、ll.Yours,Martin(一) 婉拒在你被别人邀请参加某个活动或典礼，而你因故不能前往时，要礼貌地回绝对方的邀请在写婉拒便条时，一定要表示自己的诚意，原因一定要真实可靠，要向对方陈述清楚，不然会造成误解1. 拒绝邀请的便条往往包括以下几个内容A. 收到邀请B. 表示感谢C. 表示遗憾和良好的祝愿2. 常用的表达方式有I have much pleasure in accepting your invitation, but deeply regret having refused owing to a previous engagement.I would have been so mu

29、ch delighted to be with you, butNothing would please me more than to join you for dinner, but unfortunatelyI shall have to say no to your kind invitationUnfortunately, I am not well / it will be impossibleBecause of , we find we cannot 6I do hope you would accept my sincere apologies for my absence.

30、3. 范例May 6, 2006Dear Mr. Smith,We are very appreciative of your so warmly including us among your selected guests for Wednesday. Most unfortunately, however, we shall be unable to avail ourselves of your kind invitation on account of a previous engagement for the same day. I have ordered the Xinxin

31、Department Store to deliver you a trifle. Please accept as a humble token of our felicitation on the party.With best wishes for a very jolly home dinner.Yours sincerely,Li Hong(四) 致谢致谢便条通常是对别人的帮助，问候，款待等表示感谢，是我们日常生活中使用频率较高的一种信函在考试中体现这一行为要求的关键词是 “thank, appreciate”1. 致谢便条往往包括三个部分的内容A. 表示感谢之情B. 解释感谢的原因

32、或对方的帮助给自己带来的好处C. 再次表示真挚谢意2. 常用的表达方式I dont know how to express my gratitude for you Im writing to tell you how much I enjoyed the weekend in your village.The note is just to express my appreciation for all that you did for me during my visit in Beijing.I thank you from the core of my heart for your s

33、ending me the gift.Thank you so much for the favor / your warm wishes / greetingsMany thanks for inviting us to the grand dance.Its most kind of you to share your experience. Please accept my warmest thanks.3. 范例April 3. 2006Dear Prof. Johnson,Thanks to you, I am now a post-graduate of the English D

34、epartment of Hopkins University. Dr. Smith has read your letter over again, and he is very satisfied with me. I dont have to tell you that Im sincerely grateful for all your help in recommending me as a post-graduate. The mailman will bring you a package tomorrow, which is a small token of carload o

35、f appreciation.Cordially,Robert7(五)祝贺表祝贺的便条有多种，如节日，生日，乔迁，病愈，入学，毕业，就业，比赛，考试等在考试中体现这一关键词的有 “congratulate”1. 祝贺便条一般应该包括以下内容A. 得知喜讯的愉悦之情B. 对成功的评价和对对方的钦佩C. 热烈的祝贺和美好的祝愿2. 表示祝贺的表达方式I am so happy to learn / to know I am so pleased / delighted to hear thatMy heart is filled with joy to learn aboutIts such a

36、pleasure to find your name on the pass list.Congratulations on your success. It gave me a great deal of pleasure to learnI wish to congratulate you on your finishing high school and entering Peking University.Its the kind of news I like to hear, because it proves once again a hard-working man always

37、 gets ahead. Let me offer my warmest congratulations. I know you are going to be a great success in You really deserve it because It is really a splendid achievement and we are all proud of you. This has meant years of your hard work, and its an achievement You will have a brilliant future. With eve

38、ry good wish.I believe that your school life will be more colorful.3. 范例April 12, 2006Dear Shelly,Im so excited to learn that youve been admitted by Peking University as a graduate. Warm congratulations on the realization of your dream. This has meant years of your hard work, and you can really be p

39、roud of it. Your success is really an encouragement to me and I wish we could meet there next year.You will have a brilliant future.Yours,Li Hua(六) 致歉由于行为不当，比如违约，做错了事，说错了话，或是因服务不周造成了某种不良后果，当事人必须为此道歉表道歉的便条要求写条人态度一定要诚恳，真实在考试中体现这一要求的关键词是 “apologize”1. 道歉便条一般应该包括以下内容8A. 表示歉意B. 陈述犯错的原因，即让对方谅解的理由C. 弥补方法D.

40、 进一步道歉2. 表示道歉的常用表达方式有I am writing to show / express my apology forI would like to express my apologies for not being able toI write to apologize for having caused I regret I have caused Please accept my sincere apologies for Im sorry to sayExcuse me for With many apologies. Do please forgive me.I wa

41、nt to extend my personal apologies again for Thank you for your patience.It would be very kind of you to give me another chance to 3. 范例March 16, 2005Dear Lucy,I am terribly sorry for not returning the book you lent to me two weeks ago until now because I have been reading it all the time. I found i

42、t very helpful to my paper writing. Without your book, I would not have finished my paper. Please accept my apology for not returning your book a bit earlier.Yours,Linda(七) 慰问对同事，亲朋好友所遭遇的不幸或失败，如生病，车祸，考试不及格等表示慰问，即表示关心和同情，给予鼓励在考试中体现这一行为要求的关键词有 “condolence, sympathy”慰问便条一般应该包括以下内容1. 表达得知对方所遭受失败或不幸后的遗憾或

43、悲痛之情A. 给予安慰和鼓励B. 表示慰问的常用表达方式有2. 引入话题的用语：I am extremely sorry to learn / hear It is really a pity that you failed inI was with profound shock that you will have to stay in the hospital for some weeks.It has distressed me to hear of your injury.It was with great sadness that I learnt about your failur

44、e in the examination.3. 表示安慰和鼓励的用语：9We share in your sadness. Please accept my sincerest sympathies.If there is anyone you need to turn to, I will be most willing to lend an ear.We are sure it wont be long before youre back on your feet again.Dont lose heart; withyou will be successful in the future

45、.I hope youll take heart to note that youve done everything that was possible.4. 范例April 5, 2005Dear Harold,Gary told me yesterday that you are down with the flu. To tell you the truth, I was a little surprised. You never used to be sick. Then I recalled that youd been extraordinarily busy with your

46、 work recently. You must have been weakened physically somehow. You do need a good rest. Im sure youll be up and around soon.Take care and best regards.Yours,Hong(八) 抱怨投诉对所遇到的困扰，恶劣的服务态度，劣质的产品等提出抗议和改进的意见内容有理，批评有节在考试中体现这一行为的关键词有“complaint, dissatisfaction”1. 抱怨投诉便条一般应该包括以下内容A. 抱怨投诉的内容B. 要求纠正，弥补，赔偿C. 希

47、望弥补，纠正，赔偿等能很快得到关注和解决2. 表示抱怨投诉的表达方式有(1)引入话题的用语I write to show my great anger at your Im writing to reflect the problems with yourI am writing to protest against your I am writing to complain aboutI wish to register a complaint about I am sorry to point out the defect in the ovenMy complaint about you

48、ris based on the fact that(2)表示期望得到关注和解决的用语I am not willing to put up with the situation any more.I hope you can address this problem soon.I hope you would send your salesman to replace the mentioned product of yours.It is high time you took some measures to solveBy now I am running out of patience.

49、 Can you contact the company and speed up the process?10If you cant give me a satisfactory answer, I will complain it to the Consumer Association.3. 范例July 4, 2005Dear Kate,I am writing to tell you I really cannot bear the loud noise of your sound system at mid-night. You know I am a poor sleeper and very sensitive to noises. Even slight sound at night will keep me