【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ncern:I would like to apply for admission to the master’s program in environmental science at your graduate school, beginning in fall 2006.As a bachelor of science, I will graduate from Beijing University, Beijing, China in the summer of 2005 where I majored in Environmental Engineering. I have pleted all the required undergraduate courses with satisfactory scores. Official copies of my transcript and of my TOEFL and GRE scores are being sent separately from the offices concerned. Three remendation letters are also being sent by my professors. I do not have the funds to finance my education。 therefore I will be applying for an application fee waiver and full financial support from the university to cover tuition and living expenses. I look forward to your early reply. Please do not hesitate to contact me if my supporting documents are not enough for consideration of my application. You can contact me by at LiMing@. Thank you for your kind assistance in this matter.Sincerely, Li Ming（4）詢問信（Letters of Inquiry）詢問信是請求對方提供需要信息的信件。可分三大部分：引言部分自我介紹并講明詢問目的。發(fā)展部分是詢問的主要內(nèi)容，如果包括多個方面，為了讓對方一目了然，也便于回答，在內(nèi)容的安排上應(yīng)簡明扼要，可以用數(shù)字列出具體問題，如first, second, third或3。結(jié)尾部分真誠地感謝對方。由于詢問有可能給對方帶來麻煩，所以措辭要謙虛、誠懇。其常用套語有：引言：As a student at... university, Iam preparing for... Your answers to the questions below would help me... As we are particularly interestedin... , we should be grateful if you would kindly... 發(fā)展：Could you please send me the relevant information and application form?結(jié)尾：Your answer will contribute to my project. Iwould appreciate receiving your answer by... ( time ).范例1：Directions:You are preparing for an English test and are in need of some reference books. Write a letter to the sales department of a bookstore to ask for:1) detailed information about the books you want, 2) methods of payment, 3) time and way of delivery.Dear Sir/Madam,As a student preparing for TOEFL in the ing May, I am writing to ask if you have Approaches to TOEFL written by Professor Wang Siming and published by University College Press in 2004.If you have the book for sale, I’d like to mail order it and please let me know if I can pay for it by money order or MasterCard.I’d appreciate it if you could send me the book at your earliest convenience by EMS to the following address:Li MingRoom 239, Student Dormitory No. 11West Campus, Baoshan UniversityBaoshan, 103008Thank you for your consideration. Yours truly, Li Ming范例2：Directions:You are doing a research project on the future of the printing industry. Write a letter to the industry market analyst Mr. Wang to ask for:1) the challenges the industry is facing 2) the role of technologies 3) the trend in the industry Dear Mr. Wang:As a student at Beijing College of printing, I am currently doing a research project on the future of the printing industry. I feel that an inside view of the market situation at this time is necessary for me to have a convincing conclusion so I am eager for your suggestions. Would you please spare a few minutes answering a few questions about the market for printing industry?1．In general，what challenges is the printing industry facing at this time, and what types of strategies are being used to meet them?2．What types of technologies are important to this industry at present and what technologies do you feel will play an important role in the near future?3．Do you think that this industry will experience growth in the future, and, if so, what trends do you expect to see occurring?If you would kindly take the time to answer these questions, I’d venture to hope you can reply it before the end of Aprilthe deadline of my report. Thank you in advance for your attention to my request.Sincerely, Li Ming（5）投訴信投投訴信是因為對服務(wù)、商品等不滿而向諸如商店、廠家、消費者協(xié)會等相關(guān)負責(zé)機構(gòu)寫的信件。寫此類信件時候，應(yīng)注意寫信的目的不僅僅是表示不滿，更重要的是讓對方了解并解決你所遇到的問題。因此投訴信的內(nèi)容可包括：1)反映問題。比如應(yīng)具體說明什么質(zhì)量問題，并提供確切的發(fā)票，問題的內(nèi)容要明確而具體。2)說明由此問題所帶來的不便、比如時間或精神上的損失等，內(nèi)容要實事求是。3)提出解決方案，賠償方法和方式等，所提出的要求要合理。4)結(jié)尾既要提出希望，比如要求對方盡快解決問題，同時又要為對方做出的努力表示感謝，這樣對方才可能以積極的態(tài)度處理并解決你的問題。投訴信的語氣要堅決，但注意禮貌用詞，不宜過分尖銳，敘述問題時用過去時態(tài)。其常用套語有：引言：I am returning... which Ibought from your store in... (time).Imust plain about... 發(fā)展：This has put us