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鼓励信和表扬信是两种常见文体，本文对这当中的常用句型作一归纳，希望对同学们有所帮助。

[表示鼓励]

在日常生活中，人都难免有遇到挫折、情绪低落的时候。如果你能给予他们一些安慰，即便是一些大家都知道的俗套话，也能让人倍感温馨。现在我们就来学习一下如何用英语鼓励受挫的人吧！

Pull yourself together.

Dont let it get you down. It will be over soon.

Cheer up！ Things will change for the best.

Keep trying！ Dont give up.

Hang in there. Things will get better.

Keep smiling！ Things will calm down.

Things are never as bad as they seem.

Stop carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.

Cheer up！ Our troubles will soon be over.

Dont let one failure discourage you， try again.

You need to take the bull by the horns. （牛一旦使起性子来就会变得凶猛异常，再加上它那强壮的身躯，对人是一种不小的威胁。可见take the bull by the horns是要有相当的胆量和冒险精神的。这个成语表达的是不畏艰险，敢于面对困难的精神和行为。）

Dont look so blue and cheer up.

Dont lose heart， whatever happens.

No matter what happens， dont be discouraged.

We all support you all the same.

I am always here to support and encourage you along the way.

在不同的情况下，鼓励性话语的选择也不是一成不变的，这取决于对话双方的关系和语境。

比如小明考试失利了，作为同学或朋友可以说：

Dont lose heart， I did no better than you. Lets work harder together.

作为父母或老师则不适合说共同努力了，他们可以对他前段学习的过程进行评价，再给予具有指导意义的鼓励性做法，比如可以这样说：

I know you have been working hard all the time and really appreciate that. But hard work doesnt necessarily bring fruitful results. Maybe you should adjust some of your learning methods. All in all， dont let one failure discourage you and try again.

范例 下面是李华给写Joo Zone的一封回信，后者在來信中告知前者在英语学习中遇到了一些麻烦，并希望得到帮助，李华在信中给了对方鼓励和一些建议。

Dear Joo Zone，

I have received your letter and Im glad to give you some suggestions. First of all， dont be disappointed. Many students find it difficult to write well. In my opinion， if you want to improve your writing， you should do the following things.

First， get familiar with the set phrases and sentence structures. Keep a list of them and then try to make some sentences with them. Second， read English as often as possible. There are many things that cant be learnt immediately. You must understand the importance of repetition and revision. Then youll be able to use them correctly So， in order to write well， you must learn to read a lot. Finally， youd better recite some useful passages. The more you read and recite， the better you will write.

Im sure you can improve your English as long as you are willing to study hard. Remember， practice makes perfect.

Sincerely yours，

Li Hua

[表達赞美]

赞美能表达你的欣赏，从而有效拉近你和对方的距离。那么，怎么恰当地赞美或者表扬对方呢？这里有一些非常简单、实用的句子。

1. 赞美对方的工作/学习表现

We are proud to have you in our group.

You are an excellent “outside-the-box” thinker.

Its no wonder that you have make such remarkable progress in Math.

Thanks to your help， our interest group finished the task on time！

You did quite well in the speech contest.

I couldnt have completed the task without your help. Your presentation was exceptional this time and left a good impression on everyone.

Youre very professional.

I admire/respect your hard work.

Nice going！/Well done！

2. 赞美对方的外表

You looked fabulous at the party yesterday.

Youre looking sharp！

You look nice in that color.

You look outstanding.

3. 赞美对方的言谈举止

You always know the right thing to say.

Youre very eloquent. I benefited a lot today.

Brilliant！ Ill keep what you said in mind.

4. 赞美对方的款待

This is really a nice place.

This has really been a rewarding trip.

Everything tastes great.

5. 赞美对方的家人

Your son/daughter is so cute.

What an adorable baby！

Your wife/husband is very charming.

You two make a lovely couple.

6. 赞美对方的其他方面

You have a good sense of humor.

Your Chinese is incredible/really surprising.

You are really talented.

You have a good taste.

You look like a million dollars.=you look like a movie star. （look like a million dollars是指“容光焕发”。此时也可以说成look like a movie star，这大概和明星们通常很注意自己的形象有关。这个习语还可以用来指物，意思是某样东西看起来好极了。）

范例 下面是News Weekend的记者Will Smith写给一位经理的表扬信，表达对宾馆条件、餐厅服务、饭菜质量、菜品种类等的赞赏。

Dear Manager，

I am a reporter from the News Weekend. Because of the demand of my work， I often come to Beijing to do interviews. Your hotel is my favorite， because of the comfortable living conditions， and the considerate service， especially your excellent food.

The restaurants in your hotel have many kinds of delicious food such as Chinese food， Japanese food， French food and so on. Among these delicious foods， I like the Beijing Toast Duck best， not only because of its Chinese characteristics but also its special taste for people from all over the world. So every time I come here I always choose this course.

Furthermore， what impressed me most is the high quality service， it always makes me feel at home. Waiters and waitresses are so kind and warm-hearted that they always earnestly recommend every new or special food of the restaurant. I will recommend your hotel and restaurant to my friends without any hesitation.

Hope your hotel and restaurant will be more prosperous in the future.

Sincerely yours，

Will Smith