贾从永

四      级

Directions：

For this part， you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a foreign friend who wants to learn Chinese. Please recommend a place to him. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

这道大学英语四级作文试题要求考生给一位外国朋友写一封信，向这位外国朋友推荐一个学习汉语的place。place的意思比较宽泛，它可以是一个地区、一个城市、一个乡镇、一所大学，甚至一座建筑。因此，我们不妨向这位外国朋友推荐中国的普通话之乡——河北省滦平县。这封书信从称呼开始写起，我们假设这位朋友的名字叫Alan，称呼可以写Dear Alan。稱呼要顶格写，后面用逗号。

这封书信的正文可以写三个段落。第一段先写得知朋友的汉语发音有困难，感到很遗憾，然后交代写这封信的目的——向他推荐一个提高汉语的地方。第二段先推荐朋友到滦平县学习汉语，然后详述推荐的三条理由：首先，由于历史原因，河北省滦平县被称为中国的普通话之乡，在这里，人人都说一口字正腔圆的普通话，因此，到这里学习汉语，可以学到纯正的汉语发音;其次，滦平有许多历史古迹，比如一段保存完好的长城;最后，滦平当地还有许多美食，可以大饱口福。第三段是一些客套话，如希望对方觉得自己的推荐有用，如果他想进一步了解这个地方，请他尽管给自己写信等。

正文下面是署名。署名一般写在信纸中间偏右的位置，分两行书写，上下对齐。由于这是一封写给朋友的信，上一行可写Yours truly（或Truly yours），假设你叫李明，下一行写Li Ming。下面请看参考范文：

Dear Alan，

I was sorry to learn that you do not do well in Chinese pronunciation. You asked me to recommend a place for you to improve your Chinese. Im writing this letter to offer you some advice.

Id like to recommend Luanping County， a hill-surrounded town about 165 kilometers to the northeast of Beijing. It is known as the hometown of Mandarin Chinese for historical reasons. Local residents， old or young， speak standard Chinese. I am sure you will pick up a flawless pronunciation studying there. Also， the county is known for its historic sites， the most famous of which is a section of well-preserved Great Wall. Still another attraction is its local delicacies， which Im sure will satiate you.

I hope you will find my recommendation helpful. Please feel free to write to me if you want any further information about the town.

Yours truly，

Li Ming （149 words）

语言亮点借鉴：

1. Id like to recommend Luanping County， a hill-surrounded town about 165 kilometers to the northeast of Beijing. 我想推荐滦平县，它位于北京东北方向，离北京大约165公里，是一座群山环抱的县城。

2. Also， the county is known for its historic sites， the most famous of which is a section of well-preserved Great Wall. 而且，这个县以历史古迹著称，其中最有名的是一段保存完好的长城。……