内容正文:
求助信、咨询信、推荐信和慰问信
文体(一) 求助信
求助信是针对目前自己遇到的一些困难写信请求对方给予帮助的信件类型。一般是就自己目前的困境求助,所以以一般现在时为主;若涉及过往遭遇,则可用一般过去时。因为是向对方求助,所以言辞要诚恳,如实说出自己的困难和迫切需要帮助的境况;此外还要提前表达谢意。具体写作结构如下:
1.吸引眼球开头句
①I am a middle school student and I am writing to tell you my problem which has troubled me.
我是一名中学生。我写信告诉您一个困扰我的问题。
②I’m writing to you to ask whether you could do me a favour.
我写信是想问您能否帮我一个忙。
③I’m wondering if you could take the trouble to help me with ...
我想知道您是否能费心帮我……
⑤I have difficulty in doing ...which bothers me a lot. So I have no choice but to turn to you for help.
我在做……方面有困难,这很困扰我。所以我别无选择,只能向您求助。
④I’m sorry to bother you, but I have some difficulties here and I need your help.
很抱歉打扰您,但我有些困难需要您的帮助。
2.亮点出彩篇中句
①I seem not to be able to fit in well with others here.
在这儿我似乎不能与他人融洽相处。
②I long to learn English well, but I don’t know how, which makes me upset.
我渴望学好英语,但我不知道怎么学,这使我很烦恼。
③What bothers me is that I don’t know what to do.
困扰我的事情是我不知道要做什么。
④I can’t concentrate on my lessons these days, and I failed in the last exam, which worries me a lot.
这些日子我不能专心学习,上次考试我没及格,这使我很着急。
⑤I often feel left out in this school, and I don’t know how it has come about.
在这所学校我经常感到受冷落,我不知道这是怎么回事。
⑥Faced with/Facing so many difficulties, I have to turn to you for help.
面对如此多的困难,我不得不向您求助。
3.韵味无穷结尾句
①I’m eager to get your timely help./I’m eager for your timely help.
我渴望得到您及时的帮助。
②I would be very grateful if you could help me .../I would appreciate it if you could do me a favour and ...
如果您能帮助我……我会非常感激。
③I’d appreciate it if you could take my request into consideration/account.
如果您能考虑我的请求,我将不胜感激。
④I would be grateful if you could give/lend me a hand.
如果您能帮助我,我将十分感激。
Dear ,
My name is . I’m writing to ask whether you could do me a favour.(说明自己的身份,提出写信目的)
I have had much difficulty/trouble in (交代自己面临的困难). Besides, I’m very upset that (提出令自己苦恼的问题).What’s more, I don’t know (进一步说明自己的困境).I’m wondering if you could be so kind as to so that (请求对方帮助). In the meantime/At