英语应用文写作-2-NotesAndBills

NotesandBillsa)NotesLeftb)RequestforLeavec)I.O.U/DueBillUnit2第1页AnoteItscontentsThemainpurposeofanoteDefinitionofNotes第2页Example1MikewaitedforJennifertillalmost10o’clockattheplacewheretheyshouldmeet,butMikedidnotseeJennifer.ThenMike

cametoJennifer’sapartment,andhefoundthatJennifer

wentout.SoMikewillhavetoreturnhomeandwaitforJenniferthere.

第3页Example1Sept.18Jennifer---waitedtillalmost10a.m..Camehere,youweregone.Iwillwaitforyouathome.Mike第4页Trytowritenotesaccordingtothefollowingsituation

1)Youaregoingtoworkandleavethekeytothebackdooronthedeskbythewindow.Instructyourfamilymemberswheretheycanfindit.Example2第5页Sept.18KeytobackdoorondeskbywindowTom第6页Youaredevelopingaratprobleminthehouse.Youhaveboughtsomeratpoison,andyouwanttoleaveanoteforyourparentsbeforegoingonatrip.Inthenoteyoutellthemtheratpoisonisonthetopshelfabovethewashingmachine,andthedirectionsareonthecontainer;Example3第7页youaskthemtoputthepoisonouttonightandmakesurethepoisonisputataplacechildrencannotreachbecauseyoursisterSue’schildwillbecomingtomorrow.第8页Key

1:30p.m.MomandDad,There’sratpoisononthetopshelfabovethewashingmachine.Thedirectionsareonthecontainer.Pleaseputitouttonight.Sue’sbabywillbeheretomorrow,sopleasemakesureyouputitwherethebabycan’treach.Nick第9页Translation

唐小姐：请为我预订一张10月10日星期日早晨8：50从天津开往上海123次直快火车票。请把应付钱记在我帐上。多谢。

鲍勃·霍伯

9月28日第10页EntrustingSomebodytoDoSomething

BookingaTrainTicket

Sept.8thDearMissTang,Pleasereservemeaseatinthe123expresstrainleavingTianjinforShanghaiat8:50a.m.onSundayOct.10th.

Pleasechargetheexpensesentailedtomyaccount.WithkindestregardsBobHope第11页Translation泊立特小姐：你于6月6日在系内所借以下录像带已逾期，请速偿还。系办公室

9月7日附所借录像带名称：1．“教父”2．“乱世佳人”第12页AskingtoReturntheVideotapes

Sept.7DearMissPritt,ThefollowingcopiesofvideotapesborrowedfromtheDepartmentonJune6arenowoverdue.Won’tyoupleasereturnthematonce.DepartmentOfficeVideotapesborrowed:A)“GodFather”B)“GoneWiththeWind”第13页ConclusionMar.1stBilly,I’llbebackat3:30.Waitforme.BrownDate

Thepersonreadingtheinformation(Salutation)

Theinformation(Body)

Thepersonwritingtheinformation(Signature)第14页Notesshouldbeimportant-looking.

useofsimpleunderstandablelanguageplain,familiar,homespunwordsavoidbookish,artificialandstiltedlanguageTipsforwritingnotes第15页2)ellipsisa)briefomitthesuperfluouswordssimplifytheexpressions

第16页Forexample:Therearetwothingswhicharenecessaryhere.→Revised:Twothingsarenecessaryhere.第17页

b)Itisnotalwaysnecessarytousecompletesentences.Somedeterminers(e.g.a,the,some)andsomeoftheverbs(e.g.is,are)canbeleftout.Forexample:(I’m)leavingGuangzhouimmediately.

(I’llbe)back(on)Friday.第18页3)Theusualrhetoricalconventionsassociatedwithformalletterscanbeabsentinnotes.Thefollowingshouldbeincluded:

date

addressee’snameaddresser’snames

第19页1)Makethefollowingsentencesasdirectandconciseaspossiblewithoutlosingtheoriginalmeaning:①Ithinkthetimehascomeforustobeleaving.②Atthepointintimehewasoutofwork.Exercise第20页③Althoughhehadalwaysconsideredhissistertobeoftheawkwardtype,hefoundhertobeagooddancer.④Astheywalkedinthedirectionofhomeshefeltasifshehadneverbeenhappier.⑤RegardlessofwhatIsay,regardlessofwhatIdo,myfatherisannoyedbymywordsandbehavior.第21页⑥Themagazineshavesomesimilararticlesinwhattheyprint.⑦ShakespeareisconsideredtobethegreatestofallEnglishplaywrights.⑧Itisveryimportantforaspeakertohavetheabilitytoholdtheattentionofthepeoplethatheorsheisspeakingto.第22页Itis

timetoleave.Hewasthenoutofwork.Althoughhehadalwaysconsideredhissisterawkward,hefoundheragooddancer.Astheywalkedhomeshefeltshehadneverbeenhappier.Key第23页EverythingIsayanddoannoysmyfather.Themagazinesprintsimilararticles.ShakespeareisconsideredthegreatestEnglishplaywright.Aspeakermustbeabletoholdtheattentionofhis/herlisteners.第24页ThreetypesofrequestforleaveA)AskingforsickleaveRequestforLeave(请假条)第25页SampleStudy办公室秘书L．J．威斯特伍德先生亲爱先生：很抱歉，我因患重感冒今天不能上班。兹附上医生诊疗书一张并向您请病假几天。希望我病假不会给您带来很多不便。您真诚史密斯10月29日附：医生病假诊疗书一份第26页Oct.29L.J.WestwoodOfficeSecretaryDearSir,I’mverysorrytoappriseyouthatIcannotcometotheofficetodayowingtoabadcold.Enclosedpleasefindacertificatefromthedoctorwhoa)AskingforsickleaveforOneself第27页isattendingme,andIwishtoaskleaveofabsenceforseveraldays.Itrustmyabsencewillnotcauseyouanyseriousinconvenience.

Verytrulyyours,SmithEncl.:doctor’scertificateforsickleave第28页Translation尊敬经理先生：

请原谅史密斯今天不能前往上班，因他病很重。今代请几天假，病好后他就去上班。希望他病假不会给您造成很大不便。您非常恭敬琼斯

7月17日第29页b)AskingforsickleaveforSomeoneElseJuly17

TotheManagerDearSir,WillyoukindlyexcuseSmith’sabsencefromofficetodayowingtoasevereattackofillness.SoIamwritingtoaskyouforseveraldays’sickleaveandwilllethimresumehisdutiesifhefeelsbetter.第30页Itrusthisabsencewillnotbringyouanyseriousinconvenience.Yoursrespectfully,Jones第31页B)AskingforBusinessLeave第32页Translation

钟老师：兹因我老父病重，今不能前往上学，敬请原谅。恳准事假五天方便回老家探望。今附上老家发来电报一份,以兹证实。

王江

2月2日附：电报一份第33页AskingforBusinessLeaveFeb.2DearMs.Zhong,MayIbeexcusedfromattendingschooltodayonaccountoftheseriousillnessofmyagedfather?Wouldyoubesokindastograntmefivedays’leaveofabsenceinordertoreturnhometowntoseehim.第34页Tosupportmyapplication,Iencloseherewithatelegramfrommyhometown.JiangWangEncl.:atelegram第35页C)AskingforanExtensionofLeave第36页Translation

系办公室赵秘书： 我患重感冒未好，仍卧床不起。医生提议我再休息三天，请准予续假为盼。您忠实李明

9月19日附：医生提议一份第37页AskingforanExtensionofLeaveSept.19ToDepartmentOfficeSecretaryZhao,Iamstilllyinginbedwiththebadcoldandunabletogetup.Thedoctoradvisedarestofthreemoredays.Pleasegiveanextensionofleaveforasmanydays.Yoursfaithfully,MingLiEncl.:doctor’scertificateofadvice第38页RequestforLeaveailmenttocatchacoldtohaveacoughtohaveaheadachetohavediarrheatohaveatoothachetosprainone’sankle第39页UsefulsentencesI’mverysorrytoappriseyouthatIcannotcometotheoffice/school/theclasstodayowingtoabadcold.Iwishtoaskleaveofabsenceforseveraldays.Iamwritingtoaskyouforseveraldays’sickleave.Wouldyoubesokindastograntmefivedays’leaveofabsenceinorderto…第40页WillyoukindlyexcuseSmith’sabsencefromofficetodayowingtoasevereattackofillness.Enclosedpleasefindacertificatefromthedoctor.Iencloseherewith…Pleasegivemyextensionofleaveforthreedays.Usefulsentences第41页Itrustmyabsencewillnotcause/troubleyouanyseriousinconvenience.Encl.:doctor’scertificateforsickleave/doctor’scertificateofadviseUsefulsentences第42页Receipt第43页收条今收到王子豪同学交来本月学费五百元整。 外语学院财务科 经手人李曼 年12月23日第44页Dec.23rd,ReceivedfromZihaoWangfivehundredyuan（RMB）onlyforthismonth’stuitionfee.ManLiFortheFinanceOfficeofForeignLanguageInstitute第45页I.O.UIoweyou./DueBill第46页欠条今借到外语系资料室以下三本书籍：吴伟仁著：《英国文学史及选读》一本常耀信著：《美国文学简史》蒋承恩著：《世界文学史》一本

社科系办公室经手人武卓

年3月7日Translation

第47页Mar.7th,BorrowedfromtheForeignLanguageDepartmentReferenceLibrarythreebooksasfollows:AcopyofHistoryandAnthologyofEnglishLiteraturebyWeirenWuAcopyofASurveyofAmericanLiteraturebyYaoxinChangAcopyofWorldLiteraturebyCheng’enJiang

ZhuoWuFortheOfficeofSocialScienceDepartment第48页Practice尊敬约翰.杰克逊教授：因我咳嗽厉害，今天不能去听课，敬请原谅。昨晚给医生打电话，他提议我今天早晨到诊所作深入检验，望同意。