四 建议信

Directions: You are studying at university and one of your professors has asked his students to write and suggest ways in which he could improve his teaching.

Write an e-mail to the professor. Say the way you enjoy about his lectures and suggest how they could be improved.

（一）预测范文

Dear Professor Byron,

Last week you asked students to write and give you feedback on your lectures. Therefore, I have outlined my thoughts below.

In general, I find your lectures very informative and inspiring. Indeed, I particularly like the way you demonstrate complex issues with the use of simple drawings. This makes your lessons both interesting and memorable. However, I do feel that you could provide us with more handouts, for I often fail to take down all the important points as time is limited. I would also like to see more discussion work, as I find this method the most suitable way to clarify and deepen my understanding of the subject content.

I’d like to thank you for the interest you are taking in us students and look forward to your next lecture.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

（二）参考译文

尊敬的拜伦教授：

上周您要求学生们写信提出关于您课程的反馈意见。因此，我把自己的想法列明如下。

总的来说，我觉得您的课程信息量大并且有很强的启发性。事实上，我尤其喜欢您使用简单的图画来阐明复杂的问题。这让您的课程既有趣又令人印象深刻。然而，由于时间限制我经常无法记下所有的要点，所以我确实觉得您可以给我们提供更多的课堂讲义。我发现课堂讨论是明确和加深我对课程内容理解的最合适的方式，因此我期待有更多的课堂讨论。

我想感谢您对我们这些学生的关注，期待参加您的下次课程。

您真诚的，

李明

（三）亮点词汇

professor 教授

feedback 反馈

lecture 讲课

thought 观点

in general 大体上

informative 提供有用信息的

inspiring 鼓舞人心的

particularly 尤其地

demonstrate 论证

complex 复杂的

issue 问题

simple 简单的

memorable 令人印象深刻的

handout 课堂讲义

take down 记下

discussion 讨论

method 方法

suitable 适合的

clarify 阐明，明确

deepen 使加深

understanding 理解

subject 课程

content 内容

look forward to 期待

（四）“道长”点评

建议信首段应表明写作意图，简要介绍自己，注意语气，切勿罗嗦。次段应针对情况提出具体建议或忠告，首先肯定优点，再写改进内容，否则对方会以为是投诉信而非建议信。尾段应总结建议，注意礼貌原则。建议信很容易写成议论文，应时刻考虑读者的感受，所以给对方提建议时经常提到I和you。

（五）经典句型

① I am writing the letter to propose some useful recommendations to you as regards your major. 我写这封信是针对您的专业提出一些有用的建议。

② I hope you find these proposals useful. 我希望您觉得这些建议有用。

③ I trust you will take my suggestions into account. 我相信您会考虑我的建议。