爱华网(Letters of Asking for Help)
例1
Directions: You want to study further for a Masters degreeand you are preparing for the entrance exam. Since you havedifficulty in English, you should write a letter around 100 wordsto ask for help from your good friend Fang.You do not need to writethe address.
Dear Fang,
I am sorry that I have to ask a favour of you, with the hopethat you will be kind to help me.
I have been longing to apply for the entrance examinationfor MA candidates for a long time because I want to pursue advancedstudies.Unfortunately I find myself far from the required standard,especially my very poor English. At this moment, the personalfriendship leads me to approach you with the request, whether youcan manage to give me some constructive guidance. I promise to be adiligent student. If you agree, I will come to your house once aweek at a time most convenient to you.
Thank you very much for your kind help on many occasions inthe past.
Your friend,
×××
*Thank you very much for your kind help on many occasions inthe past.
多次承你帮忙，不胜感激！
例2
Directions: Suppose you are a senior majored in physics andplan to study further abroad. Please write a letter of about 100words to professor Li and ask him to write a reference for you to aU. S. university.You do not need to write the address.
Dear professor Li,
I am a undergraduate from the Department of physics and Ifortunately took a major course on which you lectured. Your lessonsimpressed me deeply.
As a senior, I face the choice between hunting for a job andcontinuing to study. I prefer to apply for a chance to pursue aMasters degree abroad.
I have taken required English exams and got excellentscores. Whats more, I have finished my personal statement, which isattached to this letter. Im now writing to ask if you can write areference for me, which will greatly facilitate my admission into aU.S. university.
Best wishes for your health.
Your Student,
×××
*在请求别人写推荐信时应写明自己的目的和打算，并为对方提供相关信息。
例3
Directions:You plan to apply for admission to HarvardUniversity. You want Mr Black help you with money. Write a letterto him to tell him.
1) The reason for your letter.
2) The sum of money
3) How you make your living in the U. S.
You do not need to write the address.
Dear Mr. Black，
I have applied for admission to Harvard University. As Ihave no relatives in the United States and I have no enough moneyfor the tuition. I must find a financial guarantor. You know, inapplying for a student visa, an affidavit to support must besubmitted from an individual who will assure this opportunity. Itplays an important role for my chance to enter the HarvardUniversity. Could you do me a favor to be my financial guarantor.If I really have the chance of coming to the U. S., I willundertake part-time employment to cover all the livingexpenses.
Please write to me soon.
Yours sincerely,
×××
*出国留学需要有人经济担保。如果是到美国留学，那么你的美国友人要填写一份担保书（affidavitof support），保证你在美国学习期间的学费和生活费用。
例4
Directions:You are preparing to ask for some help from yourteacher,write a letter that:
1) detail what you want he or she do for you.
2) express your thanks to your teacher.
You do not need to write the address.
Dear Ms Wang,
I make bold to write this letter to ask you to do me afavour. I have tried to translate several short chinese storiesinto English for a part-time job. As it is the first time for me todo a translation work, I think there must be many errors andawkward expressions of Chinese English for my lack of experiences.I sincerely hope that you would read over my manuscripts andcorrect my mistakes and sociolisms. Also could you please give mesome other suggestions on my translation work.
Thank you for your help with great respect!
Your faithful student,
×××
*. 请人帮忙除了通常所说的ask for help,也可以用do sb afavour来表达。表示很诚恳地希望什么时，可用句型"I sincerely hopethat..."
