失约致歉

「内容提示」

　　请根据下列内容提示给你的朋友Alan写一封致歉信。他住在Driffield.假设你名叫Tom，住在Pigston.

　　参考词语：

　　apologize about last Thursday

　　did not come to see you

　　lost my wallet——found it

　　too late for the train

　　took the bus， but a wrong one

　　went to Milford

　　didn't speak to you on the phone——tried， no answer

　　fix some other time

　　「作文示范」

　　An Apology for Not Keeping an Appointment

　　高 原

　　July 24， 199___

　　Dear Alan，

　　I'm writing to apologize about last Thursday. I am terribly sorry that I didn't go to see you， for I lost my wallet. Anyway， I found it. But it was too late for the train. I had to take the bus. What a pity that I took a wrong one. It went to Milford. There， I waited for half an hour for a bus to Driffield. It was much worse that on the way to your home， the bus broke down. So I just went back home to Pigston. I really do apologize because I didn't speak to you on the phone， but it wasn't my fault. I tried several times， but there was no answer.

　　Anyway， how about next Thursday？

　　Love，

　　Tom

　　「写法指要」

　　1）这是一封私人信件。私人书信一般不写信内地址和信头里的地址，但是信头里的日期不能省去。

　　2）致歉信应包括三个部分：①道歉（apology）；②叙述原因或问题（reason or problem）；③后果及解决办法（consequence and solution）。

　　3）私人书信，尤其是亲属间和朋友间的信件属于非正式书信，所以要用非正式文体来写；就是说信文中可以出现缩约形式，如“I'm writing”，“didn't”等，也可以用像“phone”这类非正式词语。句法结构简短，随便。