汉语信件格式

英语信件

开头时往往用一些问候的话

一般是一种表示客气的套话

• How are you getting along?The meaning of the phrase “get along” is 相处、进展 and the prep. “along” can be replaced by “on”.eg: They are getting along/ on with each other.

• I’m writing to you from San Francisco.The meaning of the phrase “write to sb.” is 给某人写信 and the prep. “from” means 自 ......

eg: He often writes to his parents from Beijing.

•Believe it or not, I was sent to school on my second day here in America.The verb “believe” means 相信 . Meanwhile, introduce the difference between “believe( 相信某人的诚实 / 相信某事的真实 )” and “believe in( 信任某人 / 相信某事物存在的价值 )”eg: If you don’t believe me, you can ask somebody else. We believe in him.The difference among “on”, “in” and “at”eg: He usually gets up at half past five every daye. Wang Jun will reach here on May 10. Jack will graduate in June.

• I felt a bit afraid. The phrase “a bit” means 有点 and is often used to modify adj.( 修饰形容词 )eg: The weather is a bit cold.• I was surprised to see so many strange faces( 面孔 ).The structure “be surprised” means 感到意外、震惊、惊奇eg: We were surprised to learn that he failed in the exam. I was surprised to see him here.

The phrase “so many” means 如此多、这么多 and is used to modify countable noun( 可数名词 ).

• I felt like crying.The phrase “feel like” means 想要 ... / 摸起来像是 ... and often followed by noun or the –ing form of verb.eg: I don’t feel like eating apples just now. It feels like wood.

• I never knew how I managed to get through that day.The verb “manage” means 设法、管理 and is followed by infinitive( 动词不定式 )eg: We managed to get there in time.

• They are kind and very careful not to hurt the students.The phrase “not to hurt the students” is the negative( 否定形式 ) of infinitive( 动词不定式 )eg: I told him not to open the door.• At our school there is a saying, “Learning through playing.”The noun “saying” means 格言、名言 and is countable.eg: It is a common saying that seeing is believing( 眼见为实 ).

• Our teacher try to make their lessons lively and funny, so they can get the students’ attention.The structure “make+n.+adj.” means 使得 ...eg: The good news made him happy.

eg: You must pay attention to your study.

The meaning of the phrase “pay attention to + n.” is 注意某人 / 事；专心于

• A boring foreign language class became very interesting.The following pionts should be mastered: one is the relationship between “boring”and “bore”, and the other is the difference between “become/get”and “turn”

eg: The lecture was boring, and the students were bored with it.

eg: Spring comes, the weather gets warmer and warmer. Leaves start to turn yellow in autumn.

become/get 可用于表示天气、社会的发展变化，侧重于感觉；turn 侧重于视觉所观察到的情况

• I like the way they teach at this school.要求学生掌握 the way 做先行词的定语从句。先行词 way 在定语从句中做状语 ( 方式、方法 ) 时，通常用 that/ in which 来引导定语从句，在非正式文体中可以省略 that 或 in which 。而做主语、宾语、表语时要用 that/whicheg: They did’t do it in the way we do now.He didn’t speak the way I do.She was pleased with the way he had accepted her criticism.

Fill in the blanks with the right forms of given words or meanings1.Wang Jing saw a big snake on way home, so she (feel) a bit afraid. 2.My teacher always tries to make the lessons (live) and funny.

3.The (manage) decided to improve( 提高 ) the workers’ salary( 薪水 ).4.In order to get the kids' ( 注意 ) , she tried her best to make faces.

5.( 信不信由你 ) , Tom had passed the rigorous ( 严格的 )exam.

平静的湖面，练不出精悍的水手；安逸的环境，选不出时代的伟人。