29、假如你是李华，你澳大利亚的朋友Johnson来信告知将来北京工作，他打算买一套合适的住房。碰巧你在报纸上看到了一则售房广告。 Dear Johnson,
Thanks for your letter. I’m very glad to learn that you’re coming to Beijing. You say you want to by an apartment in Beijing, and here is one for you. The apartment building lies in the center of the city. It is very convenient for you to travel anywhere from here. The apartment is made up of six rooms—a living room, a dining room, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. A newly built parking lot lies in front of the apartment building. A lawn and many trees are around it, which makes the air here very fresh. I’d like to know your opinion about the apartment. If you’re satisfied with it, just telephone me. My telephone number is 010-64308389. I’m looking forward to your reply. Best wishes to you, Yours truly, Li hua 31、入学申请
Application Letter for Study Dear Sir:
I am writing to you because I wish to have information about admission to your university, the courses you offer and details of any scholarship for foreign students. I would also like to receive information on tuition and housing.
I studied at Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade for four years from 1989 to 1993.
There I obtained a B.A. degree in Economics and got A’s in all my subjects. After graduation I became a teacher of Economics of Shanghai university. Now I have had five papers published. In addition, my knowledge and practical command of English is adequate. My immediate degree objective at Columbia University is Master Degree of Science.
I am looking forward to an early reply. Yours sincerely Lin nan 32、申请工作 Applying for the Job Dear Sir,
As I am going to graduate from the university, I would like to apply for a position with your company. My training at Beijing University helped me develop such skills as a secretary with excellent shorthand and word processing: I would like to demonstrate how I can put them to work for your company.
Here I enclose a resume which describes my education and work experience. You will note that I got good grades, and I placed second in our city in the Secretarial Shorthand Competition last November.
If you think I can meet the requirement for work in your company, I would like to interview with you soon., May I call you on Next Monday to make an appointment. Yours sincerely LiYing
33、科学的作用和教学在现代生活
The Role of Science and Teaching in Modern Life
Human life can not continue without science and technology. In fact, the advancement of human society has always been depended upon the development of science and technology. As a result, the life we are living now is more civilized than that of our forefathers’.
The development of science and technology has brought about many changes in people’s life. For example, the invention of television has opened a new era for mankind. We can now view events which are happening thousands of miles away. Science and technology also play and important role in our socialist construction. Our socialist construction is just like a sky scraper, while science and technology are its base. Without the base, the skyscraper cannot be built. Therefore, we should try our best to further develop science and technology so as to lay a more solid base for our socialist construction.
Relationship between Customer and Seller
The relationship between customer and seller is now becoming more and more important in people’s life, with the rapid development of market economy. A good relationship between customer and seller can make buying and selling a happy experience and benefit both buyer and customer.
A good relationship between customer and seller can only exist on the basis of honesty and respect. The seller should be honest to customers introducing the actual advantages and disadvantages of his goods. He mustn’t deceive customers,
charge too high a price or serve them indifferently. On the part of the customer, he should also respect the seller and be reasonable. Some customers think they are “God” of the sellers, so they often behave coldly or even rudely to them. That’s not good manners. As long as one busy of his own will, both sides are equal. Sometimes problems and mistakes are inevitable. For example, the seller may forget to give his customer the change. If he doesn’t do it on purpose, the customer should be considerate and excuse him. On the basis of honesty and kindness, problems can easily be solved., 34、为什么我喜欢读报纸
Why I like to Read Newspaper
The newspaper is one of the many mediums of carrying information to us. No wonder people often say: “ Even without stepping out of my house, I am well-informed of al that has been happening in the world.”
We get all kinds of news from newspapers. Newspapers can tell us about various events, past and future, domestic and foreign. Besides, they can teach us a lot of useful things. In fact, everyone can find something he wants from newspapers, and everyone enjoys reading them everyday.
Reading newspapers can widen our scope of knowledge. Not only they help us improve our reading ability but they can help us enhance our ideology. Because of all these benefits, I like reading newspapers. My Opinion of Today’s Education
I think one of the main problems with today’s education is that too much
emphasis is placed on test scores. It has become the most important criterion for college enrollment. A student, however creative and intelligent, will not be admitted into a college if his total scores are just one point less than required. It is also one of the crucial factors either in job assignment or in employment competitions.
The competition for high scores among students becomes intense. Students find themselves concentrating more on strategies to achieve high scores than on acquiring knowledge. They will play truant of some subsidiary course, skip over the substance which will not be tested on, even pump teachers for hints on upcoming exams. Teachers are apt to give their students high scores. As their job is judged mainly by the students’ performance in terms of scores, some teachers tend to set easy papers to test their students on or narrow down the scope of the exam. Some teachers even leak “accidentally” the exam questions or lower their criterion of scoring.
As a result, the competition for high scores becomes so intense that it actually defeats academic goals of education. 35、教育市场
Education and the Market
As the socialist market economy in China is expanding, education is becoming more closely related to the market. In a broad sense, all the modern society is based on the market economy. As part of the society, education cannot be separated from the market. On the contrary, the former has much to do with the latter. Therefore, it