Writing Revision
Culture
得知你对中国文化感兴趣,我向你介绍一下一个独特的节日。
Knowing you are intrigued by Chinese culture, I’d like to introduce a unique festive to you.
春节,通常是阴历的一月或二月的某一天,标志着新的一年的来临。
The Spring Festive, usually falling on a day in January or February, marks the coming of a new year.
人们放爆竹,贴春联,吃饺子过节。
People celebrate the festival by setting off firecrackers, putting up couplets and eating dumplings.
通过庆祝这个传统节日,我们向祖先表达敬意。
By celebrating the traditional festival, we show respect to ancestors.
和我们一起来感受节日气氛吧!你不会后悔的。
Join us to feel the festive atmosphere! You won’t regret it!
6.它被广泛地认为是著名的文化瑰宝之一。
It’s widely regarded as one of the cultural treasures.
7. 它是一种融合了唱,舞,说,演和杂技的文艺形式。
It’s a combination of singing, talking, dancing, acting and acrobatics.
8. 知道你对京剧感兴趣,现在有一个好机会。
I know that you are intrigued by Beijing Opera, and now this is just for you.
9. 我真诚地希望你能来。
I sincerely hope you can make it.
10.我确信你会渡过一段美好的时光。
I promise/bet you will have a pleasant time/have much fun.
Social awareness
1. 我写信想分享一下我们这里垃圾分类的情况。
I’m writing to share some information about garbage classification with you.
2. 人们应该分类投放垃圾,否则被罚款。
People are required to sort garbage into four categories, or they will be fined.
3. 你们国家垃圾分类进行了很多年,这个观念应该很深刻了。
Garbage classification has been around for many years in your country and the notion must have been rooted in your mind.
4. 我们正在开始阶段,人们对这种做法还不太赞同。
Right now we are just at the early stage, when some people disapprove of this practice.
5. 可以提些可行的建议吗,这样这个举措在我们这里会进展得很好。
Would you like to give us some feasible suggestions so that this initiative can work out more effectively.
6. 看到由于人们的贪婪和无知而导致的浪费现象,我越来越担心。
Witnessing the wasting phenomenon out of people’s greed and ignorance, I am increasingly concerned.
7. 有的人总是点根本吃不完的事物,只是从消费中获得满足感。
Some people tend to order more than they can finish just to derive satisfaction from consumption
8. 吃自助餐的时候,我只拿我能吃完的量。
While eating in a cafeteria/having a buffet meal, I only take as much as I can consume.
9. 在我们的共同努力/奋斗之下,这个情况会大有改观。
With our joint efforts/endeavor, this situation will be greatly/remarkably improved./surely we will make a huge difference to the situation.
10. 正如每一粒米都有用,每一份努力都很重要。
Every grain of rice counts. So does every effort.
Campus life
1. 随着高考临近,我们感到压力很大。
As the NMET approaches /With the College Entrance Exam approaching, we are overwhelmed with stress.
2. 尽管时间很紧,大家很焦虑,我们仍要保持乐观心态。
While we are anxious about the limited time/tight schedule, we should maintain an optimistic outlook.
3. 这些活动会鼓舞士气,培养信心及愉悦身心。
These activities will boost our morale inspire our confidence and delight us both physically and mentally.
4. 只工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.
5. 请给我提些建议,帮我在学习和生活间达到平衡。
Please give me some advice, helping me to strike a balance between study and life.
6. 关于选修课,同学们有不同的想法。
About/As to/When it comes to the optional course, opinions are varied among students.
7. 据我所知,同学们的想法集中于英语听说。
As far as I know, most of my classmates agree on English listening and speaking.
8. 我对美国历史感兴趣,我的很多同学也是。原因如下。
I am interested in American history. So are my classmates. The reasons are as follows.
9. 这门课内容新颖,通过上这门课我们可以接触到美国的流行文化。
The course is novel in content/ The course features novel content, from which we can be exposed to American popular culture.
10. 如果您能考虑我的建议,我会非常感激。
I will appreciate it if you take my advice into consideration.
Help/Comfort
1. 尽管学校停课我们被困在家里,一切都在井然有序地进行着。
During the school closure, stuck at home as we were, everything was carried out in good order.
2. 我已经习惯了这种生活和学习的节奏。
I was accustomed to my pace of life and study.
3. 相信在每个人的努力之下,我们一定会战胜病毒。
With everybody’s effort/endeavour, I’m sure we can defeat the virus.
4. 无论我们经历什么,结果会很好。(结果好就是真的好)
Whatever we go through, it will work out fine.
All’s well that ends well.
5. 相信你会认真考虑我的建议的。
I believe you will taken my advice into account/consideration.
6. 我写这封信是为了寻求您(你)的帮助。
I am writing to seek your help.
7. 这个问题把我难住了。
The problem is beyond me.
I am stuck at this problem.
The pressing situation is more than we can handle.
8. 如果可能的话,请考虑这件事并尽快给我回复以便我做下一步安排。
If possible, give me an early reply so that I could make further arrangement.
9. 我急需您的帮助。能帮我一个忙吗?
I need your help badly. Please do me a favor.
10. 谢谢您花时间读我的信。
Thank you for taking your time to read my letter.
Useful sentences
Letters(suggestion & introduction & request & thanks & apology):
beginning—
I'm writing to express my sincere apology to you that...
I am awfully sorry that I cannot …
I am writing to express my sincere apology for not being able to …
I regret to inform you that I am unable to …,as we planned.
I would like to recommend …
If I were you,I would……
you might as well ……
Ending—
Once again , I have to say sorry and I trust that you will understand me.
I promise that I will never make such a stupid mistake again.
I assure you that it will never happen again.
I hope you will find this suggestion practical/useful/helpful.
Speech(e.g. dream):
Beginning
Hello, everyone! I am so honorable to stand here and deliver a speech with the theme of...
I’d like to brief you on...
With pleasure and privilege, I extend my ...to you!
Ending:
Every...counts. So does every effort.
Let’s do our little bit to...
With our joint effort, we will make a difference to the situation.
Thank you for your listening and I hope you can ....