陈碎仍

一、文体概述

咨詢信的主要目的是寻求所需的信息或帮助。信件主要分为三个部分：（1）自我介绍（根据实际情况决定）、说明写信意图/目的；（2）具体询问事宜；（3）表示感谢、期盼回复。写这类书信时应注意礼节，切不可使用带有生硬或命令口吻的词句，也不可把别人给予的回答或帮助视为理所当然。

二、必备短语

1. come across 无意中看到/发现

2. be interested in ... 对……感兴趣

3. enquire about... 咨询某事

4. in the hope of/that 希望……

5. provide sb with sth 为……提供……

6. inform. sb. of sth. 通知/告知某人某事

7. further details更多详情

8. for further information concerning sth. 为了了解更多与某事相关的信息

9. prompt / immediate reply 及时的回复

10. look forward to a favorable reply at your earliest convenience 期盼尽早得到满意的答复

三、套用句式

1. I happened to come across your advertisement in the newspaper/on a web page/on your website.碰巧我在报纸/网页/您的网页上看到这则广告。

2. Quite interested in the language course， I am writing to enquire about further details.因为对语言课程有兴趣，我写信向您咨询更多的细节。

3. I wonder whether/if it is convenient for you to inform me when and where the course will be given. 我想知道/您方便的话请告知这项课程举办的时间和地点。

4. I would appreciate it if you could offer more details（that）I specially need to pay attention to. 如您能告知其他如需注意事项/信息，我将不胜感激。

5. I am looking forward to your prompt/immediate/early reply. 希望尽早得到您的答复。

四、习作修改 下列习作中共有10处错误，每句最多两处，请改正。

Dear Sir/Madam，

I have read your advertisement in the newspaper， in that you ensure that under the guidance of your fully qualified instructors， learners would be able to get the hang of swimming after one week's training. Quite interesting， I am writing to you in the hope that you can provide me with further informations.

First of all， would you be kind enough to inform me of when and where the course will be given？ Beside， how long will it last each day and how many should I pay for that？ Also， I would appreciate if you could offer more details I special need to pay attention to.

Looking forward to a favorable reply at my earliest convenience.

Yours

Li Hua

五、课堂练习：

假设你是李华，你英国朋友Tim邀请你参加他们学校组织的暑假夏令营。你想参加，现在就此事向他咨询该活动的相关事宜。请你根据以下提示给他写一封信。

1. 感谢他的邀请；

2. 询问夏令营的相关事宜（具体日程安排，需要携带的物品……）；

3. 希望尽快得到回信。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已给出。

Hi Tim，

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课外作业：

假设你是李华，正在澳大利亚学习，打算在暑假期間学习绘画。在一网站上你恰好发现一则招生广告，但一些具体信息不明确。请你根据提示，发一邮件询问有关情况。