Question

【题目】假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗。请你回复邮件。内容包括：

1.到达时间；

2.合适的礼物；

3.餐桌礼仪。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：table manners

Dear Terry,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Answer 1

【答案】Dear Terry,

From your last letter, I learnt that you have no idea about how you should behave when you go to a Chinese family. Now, let me tell you about it.

When invited to a Chinese friend’s home, you should arrive a little earlier so that you can help the family prepare the dinner. At the same time, a proper gift should be brought with you to show respect for the host. Besides, you should pay attention to some table manners. The appropriate thing to do would be to eat the whatever-it-is and say how delicious it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say a polite “thank you” and leave the food there. Never stick your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl, instead, lay them on your dish. Otherwise, it’s thought extremely impolite. The reason for this is that it seems to mean a sacrifice to the dead.

All in all, “When in China, do as the Chinese do ” is your best choice.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

【解析】

本文是一篇提纲类书面表达，要求考生以李华的名义，回复一封电子邮件，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗。所以全文使用一般现在时并以第三人称为主。

第1步：审题。根据提示可知，本篇为一封邮件；注意电子邮件的格式，以及书信中习惯表达的运用。

第2步：组织要点。1.到达时间；2.合适的礼物；3.餐桌礼仪。

第3步：根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。

第4步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面是非常重要的。

本篇范文涵盖了文字提示要求的所有要点，且有适当的个人发挥。文章结构完美，分为三部分，很有条理性。考生运用了多样式的句型结构，让整篇文章富有变化，并不死板。如省略句When invited to a Chinese friend’s home, you should arrive a little earlier so that you can help the family prepare the dinner. 表语从句The reason for this is that it seems to mean a sacrifice to the dead.等。