A Letter to a Pen Friend

No. 38， Shanhai Rd.，

　　Qingdao，

　　China.

　　15 May， 1999

　　Dear John，

　　My teacher Mr Ian Roberts has given me your name and address and has suggested that I write a letter to you. He said that you'd like to have a pen-friend in China.

　　My name is Li Weijun. I shall be 17 in December. I am studying at a key middle school in Shanghai. At the same time I'm learning English from the radio. But my English is still rather poor and I hope I can improve it by writing to you.

　　I live on the campus but on Saturdays I go home to spend the weekends with my family. My father is a bank clerk（职员）and my mother works in a large department store. I have a brother who is just finishing primary school.

　　I am interested in sports. I play table-tennis， basketball and football. I also do a lot of cycling.

　　What are your hobbies？ Mr Roberts said that in Australia people play cricket（板球）a lot. Do you play？ Please tell me What it is like.

　　I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Please write soon.

　　Yours sincerely，

　　Weijun

　　评 语

　　这是一封写给陌生人，希望交笔友的信件。由于双方从未谋面，因此，文笔必须正式一些。从写信的目的出发组织信的内容，用简洁的文字尽可能全面地介绍自己。一方面节省对方时间，另一方面让对方更多地了解自己，以决定是否建立笔友关系。总之，信函的首要任务是要完成交际的目的，围绕目的，选用适当的词语以及决定文字的亲近程度。