Question

【题目】

【1】What did Mrs Smith order from Joes Sewing Company?

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【2】Why couldn’t the factory supply fabrics on schedule?

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【3】How long will it take for the factory to send the fabrics?

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【4】What does Joes Sewing company promise Mrs Smith?

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【5】What best fits the blank?

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【6】Will Mrs Smith be satisfied with the solution? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Bed clothes and curtains.

【2】Because it flooded and the material in stock was ruined.

【3】Two weeks.

【4】They will give Mrs. Smith’s order priority. /They will try to get all the bed clothes and curtains done as soon as possible.

【5】Possible answer: I apologize again (for this situation)/I hope you’ll accept my sincere apology

【6】(Any reasonable answer will be acceptable)

【解析】

本文是一封邮件，由一个缝纫公司发给客户，通知并道歉货物无法按时发货，并解释了原因以及交货的时间点。

【1】根据Iregrettoinformyouthatyourorderforbedclothesandcurtainswill
notarriveonschedule，可知客户预定的是一些床罩和窗帘，故答Bed clothes and curtains。

【2】根据The reason for this is the factory that supplies our fabrics flooded during the typhoon over the weekend. All of the material it had in stock was ruined，可知原因是面料在台风中溢出，材料都毁了，故答Because it flooded and the material in stock was ruined。

【3】根据Asaresult,itwilltakeanadditionaltwoweeksforthemtosendusthe
fabrics，可知面料要两周才能发出，故答Two weeks。

【4】根据Assoonaswereceiveit, mycompanywillalsogive yourorderpriority以及We'll try to get all the bed clothes and curtains done as soon as possible，可知公司承诺会优先给她发货，尽快做好她的货物，故答They will give Mrs. Smith’s order priority. /They will try to get all the bed clothes and curtains done as soon as possible。

【5】根据前后文内容，可知此处是再次道歉，故答I apologize again (for this situation)/I hope you’ll accept my sincere apology。

【6】开放性作答，言之有理即可。注意先回答是否满意，再给出理由。