约请

（Invitation）

　　例

　　Directions：You have a ticket to the Russian National Ballet Troupe， which is visiting and you want to give it to your friend Alice. Write a note to her and say：

　　1） the time of the show，

　　2） the place where you will wait for her

　　You should write about 100 words.

　　Sunday

　　Dear Alice，

　　Here is a piece of good news for you. The Russian National Ballet Troupe， which is now on a visit in Beijing， will give a performance in the Beijing Grand Theater tomorrow evening. I am sure that you will be happy to watch it. Here I leave you an admission card. The performance will begin at seven o'clock sharp. I will wait for you at the theater entrance. Please let me know whether you are prevented from coming or not.

　　×××

　　* 约朋友一起去看戏，可是朋友不在家，只好留下票子和一张便条，但又怕朋友来不了，所以在便条最后特地写上“如果你来不了，告诉我一声”（Please let me know whether you are prevented from coming）此文的wait for也可以用expect 代替。

　　便笺（便条）和短信——分类举例——道歉

　　（Apology）

　　人非圣贤，孰能无过。在社会交往中，人们常常会出现一些疏忽、过失等。如果发生此类事情，就会给对方带来麻烦和不便。为了避免误解，不影响感情，在这种情况下，应写信给对方予以解释，以请求谅解。

　　此类信要写得及时，态度要诚恳，用词需谦逊。一般在信一开始就向对方表示歉意或内疚，然后说明原因并提出补救的办法。

　　例1

　　Directions： You have missed a date of your friend， now you have to write a letter for appologization in about 100 words.

　　May 20th

　　Dear Lily，

　　I am sorry I missed seeing you yesterday. I know that you must have been disappointed. I also feel worried and anxious in my heart. The fact is that my manager at the last moment asked me to prepare a urgent plan while I could not get to a phone to call you and yesterday I have worked late until about 8：30 p. m. I am terribly sorry.

　　However， I would like to ask you out this weekend to make up for yesterday. Please give me a chance and I am waiting for your reply.

　　×××

　　* 临时有事未能赴约，一定要把事情解释清楚并真诚的道歉，能有弥补（to make up），就像这封信里所说的那样，邀请对方周末再碰头（I would like to ask you out this weekend）注意英文句子you must have been disappointed中情态动词的用法：情态动词+完成时态，表示过去行为。这句话应该理解为“你当时一定感到很失望”。

　　例2

　　Directions： You have received a invitation from your friend， but you have already ；had some guests in your house. Please express the reason you can't go clearly in about 100 words.

　　6.April

　　Dear Lucy，

　　I do appologize for having to send this letter about Saturday night.

　　When I accepted your invitation， I simply forgot that Saturday was a holiday and that my own guests were not leaving until Sunday morning. It is difficult for me to make a choice. Though I also wonder to meet you very much. I could not very well go out by myself and leave the guests at my home.

　　I hope you know how sorry I am not to be with you this Saturday. Should I make a visit to you in my other spare time？

　　Thank you very much.

　　×××