五、每日佳作赏析
directions : for this part , you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter of aplolgy to your teacher . you should write at least 120 words , and base your composition on the outline gvien blow in chinese :
1.表达自己对未能按时交论文一事的歉意。
2.说明末能按时交论文的原因。
3.表示自己将尽快补交论文并保证以后按时交作业。
范文
march 10,2011
dear mr.wang ,
(1) i am writing you this letter to aplolgize for my failing to hand in the paper on time . i am very sorry for (2) the inconvenience brought by my delay . (3) please accept my sincere apology with gratitude .
(4) the reason for my delay was that i was knocked down by a cold . (5①) moreover , i had a fever and was too weak to write a single word .(5②) therefore , it's not (6) in my power to finish the paper on time . i hope you could understand me and excuse me for my delay .
i will (7) do my utmost to finish my paper and hand it in (8) as soon as possible . (5③) in my opinion , the importance of punctuality (9) cannot be emhasized too much , so i assure you that i will hand in my homesork on time from now on .
sincerely yours ,
yu ming
点评
(1)道歉信开头常用句式。
(2)意为“由……带来的不便”。
(3)意为“请接受我诚挚的歉意”，表示道歉的常用句式。
(4)列举原因常用句式。
(5)衔接词语使文章条理清晰、意思连贯。
(6)意为“在能力范围之内”。
(7)意为“尽最大的努力”。
(8)意为“尽可能快”。
(9)意为“再怎么强调也不为过”，表示非常重要。