【正文】 13. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon. 希望盡快收到您的回復(fù) 。 2. Details of your request concerning the school, courses and so on. 詢問有關(guān)學(xué)校 、 課程等具體內(nèi)容 。 2. Express your appreciation to the recipient for his /her consideration of your application. 感謝 收信人考慮你的申請(qǐng) 。 Writing practice An Application Letter for Admission 1. 首先做簡(jiǎn)單的自我介紹，并說明所申請(qǐng)專業(yè)。 3. 希望 得到 有關(guān)申請(qǐng)和入學(xué)程序的信息 和申請(qǐng)表格 。 2. 接著，在正文部分，求學(xué)者應(yīng) 提供個(gè)人 有關(guān)背景 資料 ，詳細(xì)闡述 其學(xué)業(yè)情況和興趣愛好 ，表達(dá)能夠在海外順利完成學(xué)業(yè)的決心。 3. 最后，在結(jié)尾部分，求學(xué)者可 表 示希望 得到 有關(guān)申請(qǐng)和入學(xué)程序的信息 和申請(qǐng)表格 ， 感謝對(duì)方 妥善考慮其入學(xué)申請(qǐng)， 并 希望得到滿意的答復(fù) 。s degree in your university upon my graduation. I m deeply interested in your graduate program in the Dept of Management of Human Resources. It is my longcherished dream to further my pursuit at such a prestigious university as yours in Britain. I am going to graduate with a major of Environmental Engineering in my university. I have been the winner of First Prize Scholarships several times because of my excellent academic performance. I also have a wide range of hobbies, such as reading, singing and swimming. I am an outstanding football player on our university team. Reference Model (2) My English is very good. I took the IELTS exam last month and got an average band of , so I don’t think I will encounter any language problems in my studies overseas. I would be very grateful if you could tell me about the duration of the courses, facilities available and the cost for study and acmodation. All my living expenses and tuition will be covered by my parents, who have their own businesses. Of course, if it is possible to take a parttime job in your country, I would like to give it a try so that I could be independent. By the way, is there a football club in your university? Would you please let me know the application and admission procedures and send me the application forms? I would very much appreciate your favorable consideration of my application and I am looking forward to your reply. Yours sincerely 簽名 ： _________ The Chunnel Section B Table of Contents Reading Comprehension Vocabulary Study Vocabulary Test Comprehension of the Text (1) 1. How long is the Chunnel? It is 31miles. 2. How do people on both sides of the English Channel feel about the construction of the Chunnel? They are proud of the engineering achievement. 3. When will Britain improve its railway system? Britain won’t improve it until after the year 2022. Comprehension of the Text (2) 4. Who first got the idea of linking England to the European mainland? An engineer suggested it to Napoleon in 1802. 5. Why are trains more punctual when pared with other means of transportation? Because they are not delayed by bad weather. 6. What did the pany that operates the Chunnel do in response to the negative news reports? It issued press releases accusing the reports of being inaccurate. Comprehension of the Text (3) 7. Why does each train have two engines? It has two engines, in case one fails. 8. Why is a disaster unlikely to happen in the Chunnel according to the engineers? Because the Chunnel is far beneath the sea floor and it wouldn’t be flooded by a bomb. Vocabulary Study exclude bore respective conquer punctual equivalent faulty accuse behind schedule if not for have sth. in mon die out by far in case exclude vt. keep out 不包括，把 …… 排除在外 They excluded people under 18 from joining the club. 他們拒絕接納十八歲以下的人加入俱樂部。 It is mon sense that the court excluded the improperly obtained evidence. 眾所周知 , 法院不接受非正常渠道獲得的證據(jù)。 2. talk or act in a way that makes (sb.) lose interest and bee tired 使厭煩 Young children bee quickly bored by adult conversation. 年幼的孩子很快就會(huì)厭煩大人的談話。 respective a. of or for or belonging to each as an individual 各自的 It was apparent they had disgraced themselves and their respective parents. 很顯然，他們讓自己和各自的父母丟了臉。 Compare: respectable: 可尊敬 /重的 ； a respectable elderly man respectful: 尊重人的；表示敬意的 be respectful to the elderly conquer vt. 1. take control of (foreign land or a group of people) by force 征服，攻克 According to the textbook of history, the Normans conquered England in 1066 and this conquest was referred to as the Norman Conquest. 據(jù)史書記載諾曼底人于一零六六年占領(lǐng)了英格蘭 ， 這在歷史上被成為 “ 諾曼征服 ” 。 gain control over 克服，制伏 Modern medical science has conquered many diseases, which, to a great extent, contributes to people’s longevity. 現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學(xué)攻克了許多疾病 ， 這在很大程度上使人們?cè)絹碓介L(zhǎng)壽 。 punctual a. arriving, doing sth. or happening at the correct time。 守時(shí)的人受人尊重 。 equivalent n./a. n. a thing that is equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc. 相等物，等價(jià)物 Some English words have no Chinese equivalents and vice versa. This poses great difficulty to translation. 某些英文單詞在漢語里沒有對(duì)等詞 ， 反之亦然 。 a. equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc. 相等的；等值的 It is unfair that women are paid less than men doing equivalent work. 婦女做和男人同樣的工作而得到的報(bào)酬少 ， 這是不公正的 。 It turned out that the accident was caused by faulty brakes. 結(jié)果證明這起車禍?zhǔn)莿x車故障造成的 。 Those young men were accused by the police of causing a disturbance in the neighborhood. 警察指控那些青年人在這一帶犯了擾亂治安罪。 accuse指當(dāng)面譴責(zé)，但未必訴諸有關(guān)當(dāng)局，語氣比 charge強(qiáng)，為正式用語，其表達(dá)式為 accuse sb. of sth.。 The police accused him of murder. Critics charged the writer with a lack of originality. 評(píng)論家指責(zé)這位作家缺少獨(dú)創(chuàng)性。 Owing to the recent bad weather, the work is several weeks behind schedule. 由于近來天氣不好，該項(xiàng)工作比預(yù)定時(shí)間晚了好幾個(gè)星