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Dear Dean,
I am an overseas student from China, majoring in civil engineering. This semester I have to take ten courses, but I find that math is too difficult for me. Therefore I am writing to you to inquire if I can take another course instead of it.
At the beginning of this semester, after getting my math textbook, I was surprised to find that there were many terms and theories that I didn't know. Besides, I can hardly follow what the teacher says in class and don't know how to take notes. All of these really make me frustrated and depressed.
I hope you can kindly take into consideration my request and let me have your reply at your earliest convenience. I would very much appreciate it if you could approve of my request.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
尊敬的系主任:
我是一名來(lái)自中國(guó)的留學(xué)生,專業(yè)是土木工程。這學(xué)期我得學(xué)十門課,但我發(fā)現(xiàn)數(shù)學(xué)課對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)太難了。因此我寫信給您,詢問(wèn)我能否上另一門課來(lái)代替數(shù)學(xué)課。
本學(xué)期伊始,領(lǐng)到數(shù)學(xué)課本之后,我驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)有很多我不了解的術(shù)語(yǔ)和理論。而且,我很難跟上老師課上講的內(nèi)容,而且不知道如何記筆記。所有這些確實(shí)讓我很沮喪。
我希望您能考慮我的請(qǐng)求,早日給我答復(fù)。如果您能同意我的請(qǐng)求,我將十分感激。
您真誠(chéng)的,
李明
道長(zhǎng)點(diǎn)評(píng)
請(qǐng)求信的首段應(yīng)說(shuō)明寫作意圖,提出具體請(qǐng)求;次段應(yīng)具體說(shuō)明這樣請(qǐng)求的原因,力求客觀、合乎情理;末段應(yīng)表示希望對(duì)方早日回復(fù),注意體現(xiàn)禮貌原則。
dean 系主任
civil engineering 土木工程
math 數(shù)學(xué)
instead of 代替
textbook 教材
term 術(shù)語(yǔ)
theory 理論
besides 此外
follow 理解
take notes 記筆記
frustrated 沮喪的
depressed 消沉的
1 I find that this course is way beyond me.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)這門課遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出了我的理解能力。
2 Is it possible to change this course for another?
我能換一門課上嗎?
3 I would prefer to take sociology instead of math.
我更希望上社會(huì)學(xué)課,來(lái)代替數(shù)學(xué)課。