假如你是李华,橙子辅导准备组织你校学生出国参加英语夏令营(English Summer Camp),请写一封申请信给该培训中心。信的内容必须包括:
1. 申请报名。
2. 为什么想参加这个活动。
3. 对这项活动有怎样的打算和期待。
注意:1.词数100左右。
2. 信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Yours truly,
Li Hua
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am very glad that the English Summer Camp will be held to help us improve English and learn more about English culture. I am writing to apply for the English Summer Camp.
There are some reasons for my taking part in this activity. For one thing, having a lot of knowledge about the UK by reading books, I am crazy about the country’s culture as well as scenery. For another, I personally prefer British English, so while traveling there, I will have a chance to communicate with local people.
As is known to all, English is playing an important role in international society. I expect to have a better understanding of English culture by visiting places of interest. I would appreciate it if you could take my application into consideration.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
【分析】
本篇书面表达是一封书信。假如你是李华,橙子辅导准备组织你校学生出国参加英语夏令营(English Summer Camp),请写一封申请信给该培训中心。
【详解】
这是一篇提纲类作文,我们需要用正确的英语把给出的要点表达出来。动笔前,一定要认真分析要点,不能遗漏要点:1. 申请报名;2. 为什么想参加这个活动;3. 对这项活动有怎样的打算和期待。写作时注意准确运用时态,上下文意思连贯,符合逻辑关系,尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式,同时也要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次。
根据写作要点我们可以初步确定文章可能使用到的词汇和短语有:English Summer Camp,help us improve English,learn more about English culture,be writing to,apply for,take part in this activity,have a lot of knowledge about the UK by reading books,be crazy about the country’s culture,prefer British English,have a chance to communicate with local people,As is known to all,play an important role in international society,have a better understanding of English culture,visit places of interest,take …into consideration。可以使用的衔接词:1.表文章结构顺序:First of all,Firstly/First,Secondly/Second… And then,Finally,In the end,At last,Above all。2.表并列补充关系:What is more,Besides,Moreover,Furthermore,In addition,as well as,not only…but (also)。通过词汇铺垫,我们就很容易地行文了,文章写完之后要检查文中是否存在拼写或语法错误。
【点睛】
范文内容完整,要点全面,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当,上下文意思连贯,符合逻辑关系。作者在范文中使用了主从复合句:I am very glad that the English Summer Camp will be held to help us improve English and learn more about English culture. 这句话运用了that引导的宾语从句;As is known to all, English is playing an important role in international society. 这句话运用了as引导的非限制性定语从句;I would appreciate it if you could take my application into consideration.这句话运用了if 引导的宾语从句,it是形式宾语。使用了一些固定词组,如:be writing to,apply for,take part in,be crazy about,play an important role in,have a better understanding of,places of interest,take …into consideration。全文中没有中国式英语的句式,显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外,文章思路清晰、层次分明,上下句转换自然,为文章增色添彩。
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。
Feeling extreme loneliness can increase an older person’s risk of premature (过早的)death by 14 percent, according to research by John Cacioppo, professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.
Cacioppo and his colleagues’ work shows that the impact of loneliness on premature death is nearly as strong as the impact of disadvantaged socioeconomic status, which they found increases the chances of dying early by 19 percent. A 2010 meta﹣analysis showed that loneliness has twice as much impact on early death as obesity does, he said.
The researchers looked at dramatic differences in the rate of decline in physical and mental health as people aged. Cacioppo and his colleagues have examined the role of satisfying relationships on older people to develop their resilience ([rɪˈzɪliəns] 快速恢复的能力;适应力), the ability to feel better quickly after something unpleasant, and grow from stresses in life.
The consequences for health are dramatic, as feeling isolated or separated from others can disturb sleep, elevate blood pressure, increase morning rises in the stress hormone cortisol ([‘kɔ:tɪsɒl] 皮质醇), change the gene expression in immune cells, increase depression and lower overall subjective well﹣being, Cacioppo pointed out in a talk, “ Rewarding Social Connections Promote Successful Aging.”
Cacioppo, one of the nation’s leading experts on loneliness, said older people can avoid the consequences of loneliness by staying in touch with former co﹣workers, taking part in family traditions, and sharing good times with family and friends ﹣ all of which give older adults a chance to connect with others about whom they care and who care about them.
”Retiring to Florida to live in a warmer climate among strangers isn’t necessarily a good idea if it means you are disconnected from the people who mean much to you,” said Cacioppo. Population changes make understanding the role of loneliness and health all the more important,he explained. “People have to think about how to protect themselves from depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. “
Although some people are happy to be alone, most people develop from social situations in which they provide mutual support and establish a strong bond. Evolution encourages people to work together to survive and accordingly most people enjoy companionship compared to be alone.
It is not solitude (独处)or physical isolation itself, but rather the subjective sense of isolation that Cacioppo’s work shows to be so destructive. Older people living alone are not necessarily lonely if they remain actively engaged in social life and enjoy the company of those around them. Some aspects of aging, such as blindness and loss of hearing, however, place people at special risk of becoming isolated and lonely, he said.
Passage outline | Supporting details |
The main idea | Chances are that older people will die early if they feel extremely 51.. |
52. with loneliness | • Like disadvantaged socioeconomic status and obesity, loneliness can 53. old men’s premature death. • When 54. from others, one will find physical health impacted and tend to feel depressive and unhappy. |
Suggestions | • Keep in touch with others and take part in 55. activities. • Choosing to live in a pleasant climate don’t necessarily make sense if the elder are disconnected from people who are 56. to them. • Think about how to57. depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. • Work together with others to 58., to gain mutual support and establish a strong bond. |
Conclusions | • The sense of isolation, rather than solitude or physical isolation itself, isn’t 59.to elders. • Living alone doesn’t mean loneliness if older people live an 60. social life. |