A Letter to A Dear Friend|给挚友的一封信

　　

提 示：

　你（英文名字必须假设为 John 或 Shelly）和挚友（英文名字必须假设为 David 或 Amy）今年都从高中毕业，而你希望今后彼此能继续保持联络。请写一封文长至少 120 个单词（words）的信给他∕她。第一段述叙自己对终于高中毕业的心情，以及对未来的展望，第二段则描述希望彼此能找到方法继续保持联络，以使友谊长存。

一般书信写作格式：

   1.  日期（date）─如 March 11, 2010（美式写法：月∕日∕年）或 11 March 2010（英式写法：日∕月∕年）。

   2.  收信人称谓（salutation）─如 Dear Peter,、Dear Mr. Chen,（后加逗号），或 To whom it may concern:（敬启者）。

   3.  信件主体（body of the letter）─ 通常一般信件仍采用内缩式（同一般作文），商业书信多用齐头式。可在进入信的主题前加一些问候语（询问健康，表思念对方等，如："How's everything going?"、"How have you been?" 等）。

   4.  结尾敬语（complimentary close）─ 如 Sincerely, Yours truly, Best regards, Best wishes, All the best, 等（后加逗号）。

   5.  签名（signature）─如 Peter Lin（应亲笔签名）。

   1.  前　提：我相信妳一定跟我一样兴奋，因为我们终于从高中毕业了。

I am sure that you must be as excited as I am about finally graduating from high school.

   2.  发展句：记得我们曾讨论上大学想读的科系吗？现在我真等不及要成为大学生追求自己的梦想。

Remember how we talked about what we wanted to study in college? Now I really can't wait to be a college student and begin pursuing my dreams.

不过我们将就读不同的学校，所以可能没办法再这么经常见面了。

We've been accepted into different schools, though, so we might not be able to

get together as often anymore.

很可能课业会占去我们大多数的时间，或是我们会忙着打工。

It's possible that our schoolwork will take up a lot of our time, or we will be busy

working part-time.

咱们彼此约定以后不管怎么样都会保持联络。

Let's promise each other that no matter what, we will still keep in touch in the future.

   3.  结论句：希望我们的友谊能长存。

I hope our friendship will last forever.

简 函 范 文：

July 2, 2010

Dear Amy,

I guess you are as excited as I am about finally graduating from high school. I'm thrilled when I think of our lives ahead as college students. Remember when we discussed what we were going to major in at college? You said you were interested in biology, and I said I loved literature. Now it's finally time for us to pursue our dreams.

However, in the future, it's likely that we might not have as many chances to get together since we've been accepted into different colleges. We both might get tied up with our studies or be too busy working part-time. Let's promise each other that we will find ways to keep in touch. We can use Facebook, Skype, and email to share our daily experiences and contact each other whenever we can. I really hope our friendship will last a long, long time.

Your best friend,

Shelly

亲爱的爱咪：

　　我们终于要从高中毕业，我猜妳一定和我一样兴奋。想到之后大学生的生活，我就兴奋的不得了。记得我们曾讨论过上大学后要主修什么吗？妳说妳对生物有兴趣，而我则热爱文学。现在终于是我们追求梦想的时候了。

　　不过，未来我们很可能没有那么多聚在一起的机会了，因为我们即将进入不同的大学就读。我们俩或许会因为课业而分身乏术，或是忙着打工。咱们彼此约定一定会找方法和对方保持联络。我们可以用 Facebook, Skype 和电子邮件分享日常生活点滴和随时互相联络。我真的希望我们的友谊将会长存。

妳的挚友

雪莉　敬上

2010 年 7月 2 日