Directions:
Write an email to a professor at a British university, inviting him/her to organize a team for the international innovation contest to be held at your university.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not use your own name in the email. Use “Li Ming” instead. (10 points)
Dear Professor Smith,
On behalf of the international innovation contest committee, I am writing this email to cordially invite you and your students to participate in the contest organized by our university as a team.
The purpose of this contest is to encourage students to develop innovative ideas and projects that address real-world problems. We believe that your expertise and experience in this field would be a valuable asset to our contest. Additionally, the contest will be held on July 1st at our main campus and the top three teams will be awarded cash prizes.
If you are interested in organizing a team for this contest, please reply to this email by June 10th. If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
Li Ming
【题干解析】
题干要求给一所英国大学的教授写一封电子邮件,邀请他/她组织一个团队参加在你们大学举办的国际创新大赛。给外国大学教授写邀请信属于公务信函体裁,要使用正式的语言和语气,避免使用缩略语、口语化的词汇。电子邮件的内容应该简洁明了,尽量避免冗长、重复的句子。另外注意在结尾处使用适当的结束语,如Best regards或Yours sincerely。
【写作思路】
开头段:自我介绍,发出邀请。
主体段:介绍举办大赛的目的,阐述邀请原因,并告知时间、地点、奖项等细节。
结尾段:告知回复的截止日期,欢迎进一步咨询。
【重点词汇】
cordially /ˈkɔːdiəli/ adv. 诚挚地;诚恳地
expertise /ˌekspɜːˈtiːz/ n. 专门知识;专长
asset /ˈæset/ n. 有价值的人或事物
hesitate /ˈhezɪteɪt/ v. 犹豫;顾虑
real-world problems 现实世界中存在的问题
main campus 主校区
【精选句型】
1. On behalf of the international innovation contest committee, I am writing this email to cordially invite you and your students to participate in the contest organized by our university as a team.(提出邮件目的)
我代表国际创新大赛委员会写这封邮件,诚挚地邀请您和您的学生以团队形式参加我校举办的这项大赛。
2. We believe that your expertise and experience in this field would be a valuable asset to our contest.(阐述邀请教授的原因)
我们相信,您在这一领域的专业知识和经验将是我们比赛的宝贵财富。
3. If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.(欢迎进一步的咨询)
若您有任何问题或需要更多信息,请随时联系我们。
【全文翻译】
尊敬的史密斯教授:
我代表国际创新大赛委员会写这封邮件,诚挚地邀请您和您的学生以团队形式参加我校举办的这项大赛。
本次大赛的目的是鼓励学生提出解决现实世界问题的创新想法和项目。我们相信,您在这一领域的专业知识和经验将是我们比赛的宝贵财富。此外,比赛将于7月1日在我们的主校区举行,前三名的团队将获得现金奖励。
如果您对组织一个团队参加这次比赛感兴趣,请在6月10日之前回复本邮件。若您有任何问题或需要更多信息,请随时联系我们。
致以最诚挚的问候
李明