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Chapter7 Reference RecommendationLetter 高等教育出版社高等教育电子音像出版社 Bytheendofthischapter youshouldbeableto A knowwhatareference recommendationletterisforanditsformatB writeasimulativereferenceletterforjobapplicationC summarizeandusethebasicusefulwords expressions andsentencesforwritingareference recommendationletter ChapterGoals SectionILead in Directions Thefollowingisareference recommendationletterwhichisnotappropriatelywritten Discussitwithyourpartnerandtrytomakeyourcommentsonhowtoimproveit DavidBrownTigerGroupInc 57SunlightLaneTexasNJ08558USABP9B502RBeautyGarden GreenRoadGuangzhou ChinaToWhomItMayConcernLilyhasbeenworkingwithusformorethantwoyears AsmuchasIknow sheisaverygoodsecretary Sheishard workingandonfirst nametermswith 与 关系好 otherstaff Shenowwantstomoveontoajobwithhigherpay SectionILead in Icangiveherawhole heartedrecommendation Yours DavidJune6th 2008QuestionsTips 1 Whatdoyouthinkoftheformatoftheaboveletter 2 Ifyouarethepotentialemployer isthedescriptionoftheapplicantsufficientforyoutoknowabouthimorher 3 Isthewriterqualifiedforgivingthereference Whodoyouthinkistherightpersontowriteareferenceletter 4 Arethereasonsgivenproperforapplyingforanewjob 5 Isthetoneoftheletterappropriateandpolite SectionILead in SectionIIBackgroundInformation 1 Introduction Areference recommendationletteristosupplyadditionalinformationthatsupportsar sum Itistofamiliarize 使熟悉的 thepotentialemployerwiththemorepersonalsideofacandidate 求职者 someinformationwhichcannotbeconveyed 传递 inar sum Thefocusshouldstillbeonthosetraits 品质 thatcomplement 补充 theprofessionalworklifeoftheindividual butanythingexemplary 值得称道的 isfairgameinareferenceletter Ifsomeonehasaskedyoutowritealetterofreferenceonhisorherbehalf itisagreatcompliment 敬意 Italsomeansthepersonisexpectingthatyouwilldothemjusticeinyourinterpretation 诠释 oftheirqualifications So askthemwhattheywouldliketoemphasize hitallofthehighlights 亮点 oftheirlifeandcareer andthustheletteryouwritewouldnotbeignored SectionIIBackgroundInformation 2 WritingTips 1 Writeinathirdperson sviewpoint 2 Stateclearlytherelationshipbetweenyouandtheapplicant 3 Supportyourstatementswithspecificinstancesinwhichtheapplicantdemonstratesstrongattributes 4 Describetheapplicant spotentialinhisorherchosenfield 5 Makesurethatwhatyouwriteabouttheapplicantisbasedonfacts 6 Offeryourcontactdetailsincasemoreinformationshouldbeneeded 7 Whilementioningtheapplicant especiallyforthefirsttime hisorherfullnameshouldbegiven Afterwards courteoustitles Mr Mrs Miss Ms plusthesurnameshouldbeusedinsteadofsimplygivingthefirstname SectionIIBackgroundInformation SectionIIISampleLearning Directions Readthefollowingletterandcompletethestatementsthatfollowwiththebestchoices Santa sManufacturingCompanyEnergyCenterSiteMonroeville PA15146 2886USAJune9 2007HumanResourcesDepartmentHeightenInc POBox19753SanJuan PuertoRicoUSADearMr FrancisRenne Thisletterisaresponsetoyourrequestfortheverification 证明 ofMr AdamLambert sworkhistoryatSanta sManufacturingCompany SectionIIISampleLearning SampleOne Mr Lambertservedasmysecretaryforfouryears from2005to2008 Heably 能干的 performedadiverse 多种的 rangeofsecretarial 秘书的 duties amongwhichwerehandlingallincomingandoutgoingcorrespondence 信件 andinteracting 互动 withcustomers employees andexecutives 管理人员 ofthecompanyonmybehalf Hemaintainedschedulesforthethirteenpeopleinmydepartment monitored 监管 invoices 发票 andassistedmeinpreparingdocumentsforthedepartment Mr Lamberthasalwaysbeenawillingworker onewhodoesnotwatchtheclock whoacceptschallenges andiswillingtopitchin 投入 togetajobdone regardlessofthekindortheamountofworkinvolved Ifyouneedfurtherinformation pleasedonothesitatetocontactme Sincerelyyours RobertFrostMarketingManager Santa sManufacturing SectionIIISampleLearning SampleOne 1 Thejobapplicantwasthewriter s A friendB colleagueC secretaryD student2 Theresponsibilitiesoftheapplicantwere A administrativeaffairsB managementdutiesC secretarialdutiesD humanresourcesaffairs3 Thefollowingadjectivescanbeusedtodescribetheapplicantexceptfor A diligentB hard workingC activeD naive4 Thephrase watchtheclock inPara 3mostprobablymeans A keeplookingatthetimebecauseonefeelsboredB watchingovertheclockincaseitshouldbestolenC havingacloseexaminationoftheclockD takingalotofcareoftheclock5 Howmanyemployeeswerethereintheapplicant sdepartment A Thirteen B Thirty C Fourteen D Fifteen SectionIIISampleLearning SampleOne Directions Readtheletterandcompletethefollowingoutline Dec12 2008ToWhomItMayConcern AntoniaFrasierwasastudentinfourofmybusinesscoursesduringthesummersemester 学期 of2007 Shewasanoutstanding 突出的 studentandalwayshard working MissFrasierdemonstrated 显示出 athoroughgrasp 完全掌握 ofthesubjectmatterinherclassperformanceaswellasherwrittenwork Herassignments 作业 werefulfilledwithconscientiousness 责任感 andpunctuality 按时 Moreover shewasanenthusiastic 热情的 participant 参与者 inclassdiscussionsandhelpedtomakethecoursesrewardingexperiencesforeveryoneelseinvolved Therefore IstronglyrecommendMissAntoniaFrasier withouthesitation 犹豫 forthepositionofAssistantManagerinyourbusinessagency Yourstruly EltonLeeDeanofBusinessdepartment SectionIIISampleLearning SampleTwo OutlineMajorPointsintheRecommendationLetterRelationship Therelationshipbetweenwriterandapplicant 1 Coursestheapplicantattended 2 coursesDescriptionoftheapplicant didwellbothinher3 andwrittenwork alwaysfinishedassignmentswithconscientiousnessand4 Targetjobposition 5 inabusinessagency teacherandstudent business classperformance punctuality AssistantManager SectionIIISampleLearning SampleTwo 1 Format Sender saddressDateReceiver saddress ToWhomItMayConcern DearSirorMadam LetterBody Faithfully Sincerelyyours SignaturePositionorTitle SectionIIIComponentsandContent 2 LetterBodyContent FirstParagraph Startoutbyspecifying 详细说明 inwhatcapacity 身份 andforhowlongyouhaveknownthepersonyouarerecommending Ifthepersontorecommendisyouremployeeorcoworker indicate 说明 thetermofhisorheremployment theresponsibilitiesoftheposition andanysignificant 重大的 projectsundertaken 承担 bytheperson Youcanalsogiveaonesentencesummaryoroverviewofyouropinionoftherecommendedapplicant SecondParagraph Thisparagraphshouldprovideamoredetailedevaluation 评价 ofthepersonasanemployee Describehisorherperformanceonspecificassignmentsandlistalltheimportantaccomplishments 成就 ThirdParagraph Tosumup youcangiveamorebroadcharacterization 特性描述 oftheapplicantandhisorherbehavior includingthemeritsofhisorherpersonality 个性 andcharacter 性格 Usesomeniceexpressions anddon thesitatetoshowyourpreference 喜爱 Giveyourcontactdetailsifnecessary SectionIIIComponentsandContent SectionIVLanguageTips EducationalBackground 学历 1 holdacollegediploma拥有大专文凭2 holdabachelor sdegree拥有学士学位3 broadknowledge知识丰富4 abilitytospeak understand read andwriteinEnglish英语听说读写的能力WorkPerformance 工作表现 1 beresponsiblefor负责2 obtainoutstandingachievements取得卓越的成就3 createahighprofit创造高额利润4 agoodsenseofteamwork团队意识强烈5 knowhowtodelegateandhowtocoordinate懂得如何安排和协调工作 SectionIVLanguageTips RelevantWords Expressions Character 品行 1 ambitious有上进心的2 dedicated有奉献精神的3 faithful忠诚的4 generous慷慨的 宽宏大量的5 modest谦虚的6 responsible负责任的7 realistic现实的 实事求是的8 dependable可靠的9 precise一丝不苟的10 tireless孜孜不倦的11 conscientious认真的 勤恳的 SectionIVLanguageTips RelevantWords Expressions OpeningSentences1 Iamwritingthisletterinordertorecommendanexcellentpersontoyou 2 I mverymuchhonoredtointroducemycolleaguetoyou 3 IamverygladtotakethisopportunitytospeakinsupportofMr JohnSmith 4 Inreplytoyourrecentenquiry Mrs SusanLeehasbeenemployedasmyassistantforthepastthreeyears 5 IamveryhappytoprovideinformationyourequestedregardingMr AdamSmith 我写这封信是为了向您推荐一位优秀人才 很荣幸向您推荐我的同事 很高兴借此机会向您推荐约翰 史密斯先生 苏珊 李女士过去3年一直受聘担任我的助手一职 特此回复贵方最近查询 很高兴能向贵方提供有关亚当 史密斯先生的信息 SectionIVLanguageTips UsefulSentences LetterBodyAbility Performance1 Shemadeasubstantialcontributiontoourdepartment 2 Shemakesherbestendeavorsatalltimestoperformherworkefficiently 她总是竭尽全力高效率地完成工作 3 MissDenghasgreatabilitytodealwithpeopleatalllevelseffectively 邓小姐具有有效应对各层次人员的能力 4 Shehasgoodpresentationskills 她具备很好的表达能力 5 Heiswillingtoworkunderpressure 他乐意在压力下工作 6 HehasworkedasanadministrativesecretaryinShanghaiforthreeyears 他在上海做行政秘书工作已有3年时间 她对我们部门做出了重大的贡献 SectionIVLanguageTips UsefulSentences 7 Shehasalwaysbeenahard workingandconscientiousemployee 她一直是一位勤奋而尽责的员工 8 ShegraduatedfromHunanVocationalCollege holdingacollegediplomaandEnglishcertificatesofPRETCOLevelAandCET4 她毕业于湖南职业学院 拥有大专文凭和高等学校英语应用能力考试A级和大学英语四级证书 9 HeisveryfluentinEnglishcommunication 他能用英语进行流利的交流 10 Heisalsoquiteskilledwithvariouskindsofcomputersoftware 他也能很熟练地操作各种电脑软件 SectionIVLanguageTips UsefulSentences Character1 Mr Liisayoungmanwithbrightandstrongcareerambition 李先生是一位聪明且事业心很强的年轻人 2 Heisalwayswillingtolearnnewthings 他总是乐于学习新事物 3 LucyJacksonisaveryenergeticandfashion mindedperson 露西 杰克逊是一个精力充沛 思想新潮的人 4 Heenjoysgreatpopularitywithhiscolleagues 他很受同事们的欢迎 5 Mr Robinsonisanenthusiasticanddedicatedemployee 鲁宾逊先生是一个热心而专注的员工 6 Heoftendoesnotneedsupervision andwillinglyacceptswhatevertaskgiventohim 他经常不需要监督 而且乐意接受交给他的一切任务 7 Heleftmeastrongandpositiveimpression 他给我留下了深刻良好的印象 SectionIVLanguageTips UsefulSentences 8 Hehasgivenconsiderablehelptohiscolleaguesinimprovingworkingmethods 他在改进工作方法上给予了同事们很多帮助 9 Ninahasanoutgoingpersonality 尼娜个性很外向 10 Mr Johnsonhasprovedhimselftobeatrustworthyemployee 约翰逊先生已经证明自己是一个值得信赖的员工 SectionIVLanguageTips UsefulSentences ClosingSentences1 Ifyouneedfurtherinformation pleasefeelfreetocontactme 如需要更多信息 请您随时与我联系 2 Ihopethatyouwillgivehimaninterviewatyourconvenience 我希望您能在方便时给他一次面试的机会 3 Idefinitelybelievethathewillbeanassettoyourcompany 我绝对相信他能成为贵公司的一笔财富 4 IamsureyouwillbemorethansatisfiedwiththeworkofMissFionaJones 我相信您对菲奥娜 琼斯女士的工作一定会十分满意 5 IstronglyrecommendMr Meter withouthesitation andbelieveyouwillfindhimanexcellentpersoninthenearfuture 我毫不迟疑地向您强力推荐米特先生 并相信不久后您就会发现他的确是一名优秀人才 SectionIVLanguageTips UsefulSentences SectionVDIYActivities 1 MatchtheEnglishwordsontheleftwiththeirdefinitionsontheright SectionVDIYActivities VocabularyBuilder 2 Putthefollowingwordsorexpressionsintheblankstocompletethesentences makingchangeswherenecessary graduatefromgetalongwellwithsothatproveimpresscapableappreciatenotonlybutalsohesitatereservation 1 He ShandongUniversityin2003 whereheshoweddiligenceandingenuityinhisstudies 2 He tobeareliableandhelpfulcolleagueinourcompany 3 Iwould itverymuchifyoucouldconsiderthisapplicationfavorably 4 He hiscolleaguesbecauseofhiswarmandfriendlyattitude 5 I byherkeendesiretoacquireknowledge 6 Mr Wangis goodatlearningandsolvingdifficultproblems quick mindedincopingwithtoughsituations graduatedfrom proved appreciate getsalongwellwith wasimpressed notonly butalso SectionVDIYActivities VocabularyBuilder 7 Actually heis reliable Ioftenassignhimwithimportanttasks 8 Ireallyconsidermyselfveryfortunatetohavehadsucha assistant 9 Istronglyrecommendhisapplicationwithout 10 Shouldyouneedanyfurtherinformation pleasedonot tocontactme so that capable reservation hesitate SectionVDIYActivities VocabularyBuilder 3 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish 1 我很荣幸向您推荐我以前的学生王明 2 他毕业于东方职业学院 专业是国际贸易 3 她是一个为人诚实 有抱负 又有创新精神 并且易于相处的人 4 我确信他会对贵公司的发展做出贡献 5 她擅长英语口语交际 对办公软件的操作也十分熟悉 6 我认为他是贵公司广告招聘职位的最佳人选 It sagreathonortorecommendtoyouMr WangMing myformerstudent HegraduatedfromOrientalVocationalCollege andhismajoris majorsinInternationalTrade Sheisanhonest ambitious creative andeasygoingperson I mquitesurethathewillmakehiscontributionstothedevelopmentofyourcompany SheisgoodatoralEnglishcommunicationandisquitefamiliarwiththeofficesoftware Ithinkheistherightpersonforthepositionyourcompanyadvertised SectionVDIYActivities SentenceConstructor 4 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese 1 Heisanenthusiasticanddedicatedemployee withthenecessaryexperienceweneed 2 Itwouldbeveryhardtofindanemployeemorededicatedthanhim 3 Ihaveknownhimsinceheenrolledasafreshmanin1994 4 Shecompletedherstudieswithexcellentresults 5 Ihopeyourfinaldecisioninhiscasewillbeafavorableone 6 Inmyopinion Mr ChenispotentiallypromisinginComputerScience 他是一个热情专注的员工 且具有我们所需要的经验 很难再能找到比他更投入的员工 从他1994年上大一时我就认识他了 她以优异的成绩完成了学业 我希望能听到贵方录取 录用 他的最终决定 我认为陈先生在电脑科技领域有很大的发展潜力 SectionVDIYActivities SentenceConstructor 5 CompletethefollowingreferenceletterbytranslatingtheChinesegiveninbrackets Task1Prof LeonGreenNanYangTechnologicalUniversityNanYangAvenue Singapore639798May15 2008Towhomitmayconcern IamwritingthislettertorecommendLuLi whowasmystudentinthecourseofAmericanCultureItaughtatXiamenUniversity LuLi sr sum provides1 强有力的证据 ofherwiderangeofworkexperienceandqualifications Therefore I llcomedowntospeakofher2 学习能力 andpersonality Sheprovedtobeoneofthemost3 有才智的 dedicated andresponsiblestudentsofmine LuLi sreadingand strongevidence studyability intelligent SectionVDIYActivities SimulatedWriting writingabilitiesinEnglishareamongthebestofalltheChinesestudentsIhaveevertaught Herearnestattitudetowardstudyandlifemakeshertoughandcompassionate anunusualandinvaluablecombinationofcharacteristics Herpersonalityenableshertofind4 有效的途径 tosolveproblems IstronglyrecommendLuLitoanycompanywhichtreasuresintellectualand5 人际交往的 skills Idobelieveshewillnotdisappointyouifyouadmithertoyourprogram Yoursfaithfully LeonGreenProfessorofEnglishNanYangTechnologicalUniversity effectiveways interpersonal SectionVDIYActivities SimulatedWriting Task2BrightPeterSalesDepartmentofHGCompanyNo 22 EverbrightStreetNewYork 2308443USANov20 2005MarketingDepartmentWelfareCompanyNo 32 WuxiRoad BrightDistrict Qingdao Shandong China 200213DearSirorMadam Itismypleasuretowritethisreferenceletterformycolleague Mr JohnSmith whoisapplyingforthejobwhichyourcompany6 登广告 inChinaDaily advertised SectionVDIYActivities SimulatedWriting Mr SmithandIarecurrentlyworkingtogetherinHGCompany From1996uptonow Mr Smithhasbeenworkingasa7 销售代表 Withagood8 教育背景 Mr Smithisamanofintegrity 9 聪明和勤劳 Havingyearsofworkexperience heisabletohandlecrisesofmanykinds Idefinitelybelievethathewillbehavewithyouthfulvitalityandbe10 巨大的财富 toyourcompanyifhesucceedsinthisapplication Shouldyouhaveanydoubtorneedanyfurtherinformationabouthim pleasefeelfreetocontactme Yoursfaithfully BrightPeterManagerofOverseasSales Salesrepresentative educationalbackground intelligence anddiligence abigasset SectionVDIYActivities SimulatedWriting 6 Thefollowingsentencestogethermakeuppartoftheletterbodyofarecommendationletter buttheyareinthewrongorder Puttheminacoherentsequenceandfillintheblankstocompletetheletter Beingateacherformorethan30years Icouldsaythatshehasaverybalancedknowledgebackground Duringherstayinourcollege shealwaysshowedherintelligenceanddiligence Shegotthehighestscoresinhermajorcourses Comparedtootherstudents herhorizonsaremuchwiderandshedoesnotlimitherselfinherownfieldofstudy Therefore shepaidalotofattentiontoEnglishstudyandsheisoneofthefewstudentswhoscoredhighinTOEFL AletterofRecommendationTomJacksonTexasSocialWorkCollege SectionVDIYActivities SimulatedWriting 326EvergreenSt Texas USAJune9 2005MarketingManagerHKGroupHongKong ChinaDearSirorMadam Allowmetointroducetoyoutheapplicant MissLouiseLiu byfarthebeststudentofmine LouisegraduatedfromTexasSocialWorkCollege Shenotonlyhasverystronganalysisabilitybutalsohasverydeepunderstandingofsocialproblems Shereallygavemeadeepimpression Iwillbeverypleasedtoprovideanyadditionalinformationyoumayneed Yoursrespectfully TomJacksonDeanofManagementDepartment SectionVDIYActivities SimulatedWriting 7 WritealetterofrecommendationaccordingtotheinformationgiveninChinese 假设你是人力资源部副经理Mr PayneBlake 你的前任秘书MissLuLi请你为她写一份推荐信 推荐信必须包含以下信息 1 学历 毕业于杭州职业学院文秘专业2 职务 HF公司总部人力资源部秘书3 工作表现和评价 工作高效 有上进心 聪明 善于处理人际关系4 推荐理由 很好地帮助公司处理了很多重大文案工作 是一名不可多得的员工 由于个人原因而不得不离职 对我们公司来说 是一大损失 5 表示感谢 Wordsforreference 杭州职业技术学院HangzhouPolytechnic人力资源HumanResources HR 人际关系interpersonalrelationship秘书工作secretarialwork有上进心的ambitious文秘officesecretary SectionVDIYActivities SimulatedWriting June6th 2009DearSirorMadam I msopleasedtorecommendMissLuLi myformersecretarytoyou MissLugraduatedfromHangzhouPolytechnic andhermajorisOfficeSecretarialAffairs Aftergraduation shehasbeenworkingintheheadofficeofHFGroupassecretaryoftheHumanResourcesDepartment Sheisveryeffective ambitious andintelligentandisgoodatdealingwithpersonalrelations Shedidalottosecretarialworkinsomesignificantprojectsofourcompany So itwillbeverydifficultforyoutofindanemployeelikeher Becauseofsomepersonalreasons MissLuhastoleaveourcompany Weallbelievethiswillbeabiglosstous Wewillverymuchappreciateitifyoucanconsiderherwishesseriously FaithfullyYours PayneBlakeViceManagerHumanResourcesDepartment SectionVDIYActivities SimulatedWriting Quit 1 verificationn 证明 确认e g Thecreditcardisthenaccepted subjecttoverificationofthesignature 相关词汇 verifyv 确认 证明e g Thecompanyverifiedwhetherthedatawerecorrectlyentered Importantwordsandexpressions 2 diversea 多种的 不同的e g Theneighborhoodisextremelydiverse Manydiverseviewshavebeenadvanced 3 ablyad 能干地 巧妙地e g Shecontrolledthemeetingveryably 4 secretariala 秘书的e g Heislookingforasecretarialjob 相关词汇 secretaryn 秘书 书记e g TheyappointedhimasOfficeSecretary Wehaveanexperiencedsecretary Importantwordsandexpressions 2 diversea 多种的 不同的e g Theneighborhoodisextremelydiverse Manydiverseviewshavebeenadvanced 3 ablyad 能干地 巧妙地e g Shecontrolledthemeetingveryably 4 secretariala 秘书的e g Heislookingforasecretarialjob 相关词汇 secretaryn 秘书 书记e g TheyappointedhimasOfficeSecretary Wehaveanexperiencedsecretary Importantwordsandexpressions 2 diversea 多种的 不同的e g Theneighborhoodisextremelydiverse Manydiverseviewshavebeenadvanced 3 ablyad 能干地 巧妙地e g Shecontrolledthemeetingveryably 4 secretariala 秘书的e g Heislookingforasecretarialjob 相关词汇 secretaryn 秘书 书记e g TheyappointedhimasOfficeSecretary Wehaveanexperiencedsecretary Importantwordsandexpressions 1 outstanding a 突出的 优秀的e g Shakespeareisaveryoutstandin