Note-Writing
• 要求：
本题是写便条. 能根据所给提示写50至60个单词的便条、 通知、 请
贴等. 能做到格式正确,语言得体.考试时间10分钟.
特点：
• 1. 构成简单：时间，对方称呼，正文，结尾客套语和签名。
• 2. 文体适中：便条更通俗，更倾向于非正式化、甚至口语化。
• 3. 内容更“凝炼”
格式
1. 时间
(1). 日期
最基本的2种：
• 月 日（基数词），年 e.g.：Sep. 23, 2008
• 日（序数词） 月 年 e.g.：23rd Sep. 2008
(2).月份
• 除了5月（May）外，均可使用简写形式：Jan., Feb.,
Mar., Apr., Aug., Sep., Oct., Nov., Dec.。六月June 和七
月July可以简写成Jun. , Jul.,但是最好用全称。考试中为
了避免混淆，我们写全称是最保险的。
• January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August,
September, October, November, December
2. 称呼
• 对有一定社会距离或不认识、不熟悉的人：
Dear Madam, Dear Sir, Dear President,
Dear Mr. Smith等等。
• 对相识的人：Dear Judy, Dear Smith
• 对亲近的人或家人：Dear Mom, Dear Dad,
Dear Mary,甚至没有Dear 也可以。
3. 结尾客套用语
• 和正文隔开1~2行
• 位置偏右
• 后面加逗号
• 礼貌尊重程度根据社会距离而定：
• 正式的、尊称：Faithfully yours, Respectful
yours, Sincerely yours, Truly yours,
• 一般情况下： yours
• 熟悉或亲近的人甚至可以直接以自己的姓名落款：
Mary, Jane
4. 标点符号
• (1) 月份、星期的缩写后面，用句号
• (2) 日期后面接年份的时候，日期后要使用
逗号隔开
• (3) 称呼后面一定要有标点，可以是逗号，
也可以是冒号
• (4) 结尾客套用语后面，一定要有标点，而
且只能是逗号。 Sincerely yours,
• (5) 签名后面一定不能有标点符号
5. 布局
• (1) 向右靠： 时间， 结尾客套用语，签名
• (2) 向左靠：称呼
• (3) 中心段落：首段空4个字符
• (4) 客套用语和签名不能写在同一行
• 6. 字数要求：
• (1) 50~60 字
• (2) 少于40或多余80 都会相应扣分。
• Tues Feb.11
Dear Prof. Richards,
•
I’m sorry I couldn’t make our 4 o’clock appointment.
Prof. Sterner’s lecture lasted a lot longer than I had
expected. I could meet you in the department office
tomorrow at 3 p.m., if that is convenient for you. If not,
please leave a note in my mailbox,#529, tomorrow
morning. Thank you.
•
•
Sincerely yours,
Zhang Ming
样卷分析及点评
题目要求
• SECTION B NOTE-WRITING
[10 MIN]
• Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about
50-60 words based on the following situation:
• Your classmate, Jimmy, is head of the
university’s swimming club. He has invited you
to join the club, but you like like some other sport.
Write him a note, declining his in vitation and
explaining why.
• Marks will be awarded for content, organization,
grammar and appropriateness.
• 样卷一（9分）
April 22nd, 2007
• Dear Jimmy,
• It’s very kind of you to invite me to join the university’s
swimming club. I am most grateful to be asked. However,
I’ve already joined a basketball club. You know I like
playing basketball very much. I’m afraid I do not have
enough time to take part in two sports. I am very sorry
for that and really regret that I would miss such an
excellent chance of enjoying swimming with you. Good
luck to your club.
•
Yours,
•
Mike
• 样卷二（7分）
•
22 April, 2007
• Dear Jimmy,
• Thank you for your inviting me to participating in
the university’s swimming club. But I regret to tell
you that I’m not able to join you, since I found
myself more interested in the basketball club. I
hope you will not be angry to me.
•
Yours,
•
Mike
• 样卷三（5分）
• Dear Jimmy,
• Sorry! I couldn’t take part in your university
swimming club, because I more like football. I
have to decline your invitation. What a pity! I am
sure you will not be angry at me, because you
are always my best friend.
• Sorry again!
•
Yours,
• Tom
•
April 22, 2007
• 样卷四（3分）
• Hello, Jimmy:
• I’m shy to tell you I like other sport. So I
don’t take part in you club. You may ask:
Why? Not because other reasons, I
interested more in pingpong and it is more
cheaper. I think, except me, more people
will support you.
•
Tony
• 1. 请求
• 内容主要包括：
1. 请求理由陈述
2. 请求行为
3. 请求可能的实现方式
4. 致谢
•
March 13
• Dear Professor Liu,
•
I’m very happy to have had attended your lecture on
“linguistics and language” last Saturday. Your lecture is
quite instructive to my present thesis writing. Therefore, I
hope I can get your further help. I am wondering if it is
possible for you to give me a list of reference books on this
topic to the following e-mail address:
zhang123@yahoo.com.cn . Heartfelt thanks.
•
Sincerely
yours,
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表示请求的表达有：
1. Would you do me a favor?
2. I wish you could…
3. Would you be so kind as to …
4. I wonder if you would …
5. Could I trouble you to …
6. If it is not too troublesome, could/would
you…
• 7. I hope this request will not trouble you
too much.
• 8.Would it be possible to …
• Exercise:
• 1. A famous professor gave a lecture in your
university but you were late due to sth and
missed the first half part, and you failed to
get the handout. But you think it is very
helpful. Please write to the professor to ask
for the handout of the lecture.
•
September 25
• Dear Professor Hu,
•
I am very happy to have the chance to listen to
your lecture on “American Literature”, but it is a pity
that I was late that day due to a minor accident on
my way to the lecture. I missed the first part of the
lecture and failed to get the handout. Your lecture is
really instructive for my English study, so I am
wondering if it is possible for me to get the handout.
If it is possible, would you please email it to the
address zhang123@yahoo.com.cn , or call me at
15112345678 and I will to to fetch it. Heartfelt
thanks.
•
Respectfully
yours,
• 2. One of your best friends will come to
Hangzhou tomorrow. You want to show
him around the West Lake. But you’ll on
duty tomorrow. So you decide to write to
your friend Wang Ling to take your duty.
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Oct.3
Dear Wang Ling,
I am wondering whether it’s convenient for you
to take the duty for me tomorrow. One of my best
friends has come to Hangzhou on business. He’s
so busy that he only has tomorrow afternoon to
stay with me. I want to show him around the West
Lake, but I happen to be on duty then. So it would
be very kind of you to agree to take my turn. Many
thanks.
Yours,
Zhang Yu
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4.
2. 预约
主要内容包括：
预约的事由
邀约的行为
约会的时间地点以及磋商。
致谢
Feb. 11
Dear Professor Ma,
We would be very grateful if you could give us a talk on
“The Skills for TEM-4 Writing” on this coming Friday, 3 p.m.
to 5 p.m. If this subject does not suit you or that time is not
convenient for you, and any other similar topic and time
would also be welcome. If you have any decision, call me
at the cell-phone number:13112345678. Thank you.
Respectfully yours,
Mei Ying
Chairman of Students’
• 表示请求的表达有：
• 1. Let’s go to the movie.
• 2. Shall we meet at the office to talk about
the thesis topic?
• 3. Is it possible for us to meet at the office
to discuss the new teaching plan?
• 4. If it doesn’t trouble you much, shall we
meet at the Zhongshan bus station at 7
this evening?
• Exercise:
• You met many troubles in your thesis
writing, so you hope your tutor Mr.Smith
will give you some instructions. But he
was not in his office. Please write a note
to make an appointment.
• Exercise:
• You met many troubles in your thesis
writing, so you hope your tutor Mr.Smith
will give you some instructions. But he
was not in his office. Please write a note
to make an appointment.
• 3. 邀请
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邀请函一般应该包括以下内容：
A. 诚挚邀请对方参加某一活动
B. 概括介绍活动的内容和安排
C. 再次表示诚意
例如以下是一篇简短的邀请朋友参加晚宴的邀请函
May 5, 2003
• Dear Mrs. Li,
•
We should be very much pleased if you and Mr. Li
would dine with us on Wednesday at 7 o’clock. It will be
quite a small party, as we have only asked Mr. And Mrs.
Anderson and Miss Ling, all close friends of ours. We trust
you will be disengaged and able to give us the pleasure of
your company.
•
•
Truly yours,
Tom
• 1. This Saturday evening, your class will
hold a party. In order to enhance the
friendship with Class 4, you want to
invite them to take part in. Please write
a note of invitation to them.
•
Dec. 23, 2008
• Dear girls and boys in Class 4,
•
This Saturday evening, from 7 p.m., at
Wangshu dining hall, there will be a ball held by
Class 1. We warmly invite you to take part in it.
There you can enjoy yourselves with dance,
music and various games. And we’ll have a
chance to communicate, which will enhance the
friendship between us. Come and enjoy ourselves
together.
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•
Yours,
Zhang Bing
Monitor of Class 1
4. 接受邀请
表示接受的便条至少会包括以下内容：
A.
表示感谢
B.
确切表示会赴约
May 7, 2003
Dear Mr. Tom,
Please accept our hearty thanks for your kind invitation
to your home dinner on Wednesday. Thank you for
including us among the limited number of your guests.
You may be sure we will join you on that day and we are
looking forward to the pleasure of being with you.
Yours
sincerely,
Li Hong
表示接受的词汇有：
We are delighted to accept …
It is with great pleasure…
We are sincerely happy to join you
5.婉言拒绝
拒绝邀请的便条包括以下部分
A.
收到邀请
B.
表示感谢
C.
说明不能赴约的原因
D.
表示遗憾和良好的祝愿
表示婉言拒绝的常用词汇有：
I shall have to say no to your kind invitation…
Very regretfully, …
Unfortunately, it will be impossible
Because of …, we find we cannot
May 7, 2009
Dear Mr. Tom,
We are very appreciative of your so warmly including us
among your selected guests for Wednesday. Most
unfortunately, however, we shall be unable to avail
ourselves of your kind invitation on account of a previous
engagement for the same day. I have ordered the Xinxin
Department Store to deliver you a trifle which please accept
as a humble token of our felicitation on the party.
With best wishes for a very jolly home diner.
Yours
sincerely,
• 6. 抱怨、投诉
• 对所遇到的困扰，恶劣的服务态度，劣质的产品等
提出抗议和改进的意见。内容有理，批评有节。内
容一般包括：
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1.抱怨或投诉的行为
2. 抱怨或投诉内容的具体描述
3.要求纠正、弥补、或补偿
4. 对纠正、弥补、或补偿的敦促或威胁（如
果是礼貌的抱怨，则不一定要有）
•
Mar. 15
• Dear Sir or Madam,
•
I’m writing to bring your attention to the problem
I’ve had with information availability with your
product. I have been trying to get a person on the
phone, but I failed by trying several departments. I
hope you will address this problem to my
satisfaction, or I will never go business with you
again.I expect to hear from you soon. My
telephone number is 123456. Thank you.
•
Yours,
John Smith
常见句型
1. I write to show my great anger at your…
2. I am writing to protest against your…
3. My complaint about your …is based on the fact
that
4. Hope you will improve your…
5. It is high time you took some measures to solve…
6. I sincerely hope such things will never take place
again.
• Exercise:
• 1. Last Sunday you went to a store to
buy a watch. But one saleswoman
replied me in a sarcastic tone. You are
going to write a complaint to the
manager.
•
Mar. 15
• Dear Sir or Madam,
•
I went to your store to buy a Swatch watch
last Sunday. When I said that the price was
high, the No. 5 saleswoman replied in a
sarcastic tone, “you can go ahead and buy a
cheap fake from other store.” She forgot how
to treat a prospective buyer! I hope you can
improve your service, and give me a face-toface apology. My telephone number is
12345678.
•
•
Yours sincerely,
John Smith
• 2. It is time for high school students to
prepare for their college entrance
examination. But the noisy construction
working always lasts till midnight, which
has disturbed their study. You are the
chairman of Jinshan Residential
Committee John Smith. You went to
their manager’s office, but the manager
was out. Please write a note about this
to him/her.
• 2. It is time for high school students to
prepare for their college entrance
examination. But the noisy construction
working always lasts till midnight, which
has disturbed their study. You are the
chairman of Jinshan Residential
Committee John Smith. You went to
their manager’s office, but the manager
was out. Please write a note about this
to him/her.
•
June 15
• Dear Sir or Madam,
•
I’m writing to bring your attention to the noise
from your construction site. It is time for many high
school students to prepare for their college
entrance examination. But your noisy working
always last till midnight, which has disturbed their
study and interfered in their normal rest. Therefore,
it would be very considerate of you to stop working
before 10 o’clock at least in these 10 days.
Heartfelt thanks.
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Sincerely yours,
John Smith
Chairman of Jinshan Residential Committee
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7. 道歉
内容一般包括：
道歉的行为和内容
道歉的具体理由
弥补的方法
进一步致歉
•
Mar. 1
• Dear Professor Liu,
• I’m sorry I couldn't make our 2 o’clock
appointment. There is to be an urgent
conference in my department this afternoon
and I have to make some preparation for it.
Shall we meet at 3 o’clock on this Friday
afternoon? If that is not convenient for you,
please leave me a note in my mailbox. With
many apologies.
•
•
Sincerely yours,
Pan Yang
March 8, 2005
Dear Wang Ling,
I am terribly sorry you have been fined by the
library for not having returned the book on UFO on
time. It is all my fault, which caused you so much
trouble. I took the book away without letting you know.
I am writing to express my apology and I will give you
the money the amount you have been fined. I
sincerely hope this incident will not destroy our
friendship.
Sincerely yours,
Zhang
表示道歉的常见句型
A. I write to apologize for having caused…
B.
Please accept my apology for…
C. I am writing to express my apology for…
D. I am sorry for…
E. It is all my fault I have made you …
F. I regret I have caused…
• Exercise:
• 1. You had promised to go to the gate of
Da Hua theater yesterday afternoon.
But you didn’t make it because of a
minor accident. Please write a note to
do apology.
• Exercise
•
Nov. 2
• Dear John,
• I’m terribly sorry! I failed to meet you at the
gate of Da Hua theater yesterday afternoon. I
had a minor accident on my way, and by the
time I finished dealing with the accident and
got to the theater, you must have given up
and left. Do please forgive me.
•
Yours,
Mary
• 2. You borrowed a book 2 month ago
and you didn't return the in time. Write a
note to apologize.
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Mar. 15
• Dear Lucy,
•
I’m terribly sorry for not being able to
return you the book you lent me 2 months
ago. You see, I’m writing my thesis paper,
and this book is one of my important
references. If it is possible, I want to keep it
for another months. If not, I’ll return it soon.
Many apologies and thanks again.
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Yours,
Lily
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8. 祝贺
内容包括：
表示祝贺和自己的反应
对成功的评价和对对方的钦佩
美好的祝愿
•
Mar. 12, 2007
• Dear Martin,
•
I’m so pleased to hear that you’ve got the
scholarship to the university of Columbia.
Congratulations on your success. You really
deserve it because you are such an intelligent and
hardworking student. I’ve never doubted your ability
to achieve great aims. You will have a brilliant future,
and I wish you all the best in your life and academic
studies in the USA.
•
•
Yours,
Ann
表示祝贺常用句型
A. I am writing to express my heartiest congratulations
on your…
B. Accept my sincere congratulations from the bottom
of my hear on your…
C. I wish to congratulate you on your finishing high
school and entering QingHua University.
D. I am much delighted to hear/ learn you have
passed/won…. As one of your friends I am very
proud of you.
E. It’s the kind of news I like to hear, because it proves
once again a hand-working man always gets ahead.
Let me offer my warmest congratulations. I know
you are going to be a great success in…
• Exercise:
• 1. Your friend Lily won the competition
against another opponents for the position
as a designer of a famous magazine.
Please write a note for congratulations.
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Jun. 6
• Dear Lily,
• I’m really pleased to learn that you’ve won the
competition against another opponents for the
position as a designer of a famous magazine.
Please accept my warmest congratulations. You
really deserve it, because you are so talented in
designing and you have worked so hard in the last
4 years. I believe you’ll have a bright future in your
work.
•
•
Yours,
George
• 2. Your friend Minnie has been admitted
by Shanghai International Studies
University as a graduate. Please write a
note for congratulations.
•
Apr. 23
• Dear Minnie ,
• So excited to learn that you’ve been admitted by
Shanghai International Studies University as a
graduate. Warm congratulations on the realization
of your dream. This has meant years of your hard
work, and you can really be proud of it. Your
success is really an encouragement to me and I
wish we can meet there next year. Best wishes to
you.
•
•
yours,
Jiang Tao
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9. 致谢
•
内容主要包括：
A. 对于收信人的帮助表示感谢
B. 解释感谢的原因或者对方的帮助给自己带来的好
处
C. 再次表示诚挚的谢意
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Mar.11
• Dear Wang Jianping,
• I’ writing to you to show how grateful I am for your
hospitality during my visit in Shanghai. Your
considerate arrangement and patient
companionship made my trip very joyful. I did have
a wonderful time in Shanghai. I wish you can come
to visit Hangzhou if you are free. It’s really a
beautiful place. I will be a good guide then. Thank
you again.
•
•
Yours,
Hai Fang
表示感谢的常用词汇有：
1. I don’t know how to express my gratitude for
your…
2. I cannot tell you how much I owe you…
3. It was thoughtful of you …
4. It was more than kind of you …
5. It was generous of you …
6. Thank you again for your generosity ( hospitality,
generous help, ect.)…
• Exercise:
• Last weekend you took part in Peter’s
birthday party on his invitation and had
a very good time. Write a note to Peter
to say thanks.
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Apr. 3
• Dear Peter,
•
I’m writing to show my gratitude for your
invitation to your birthday party. That was a
really wonderful party. I appreciate your
considerate and wonderful performances
you had prepared. And it also offered me a
chance to meet many old friends. I really
enjoyed that night and I do hope you will
have a wonderful life.
•
•
Yours,
Helen
• 10. 慰问
对同事，亲朋好友所遭受的不幸或失败，如生病，车祸，考试不及格表示慰问，给
于鼓励。
September 11, 2010
Dear Jimmy,
I am sorry to hear you are hospitalized due to a high
fever. Are you feeling better now? Don’t worry and take it
easy. I will come to see you as soon as I am free. I hope
you will have a quick recovery and play badminton with me
soon.
Yours,
Alice
常见句型
1. I am sorry to learn/hear you
2. It is really a pity that you failed in
3. I felt surprised that you
4. Don’t lose heart; with …you will be successful
in the future
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11. 留言条
主要内容有：
1. 谁找
2. 什么时间
3. 什么事
4. 要求？
•
Mar.6
• Dear Mr.Zhang,
•
A Mr. Liu Min who recently arrived from
Beijing called you this morning when you
were out. He said he wished to see you, for
he had something important to consult you.
You are requested to ring him up at any time
this evening form 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 01012345678.
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•
Yours,
Zhang Wei
• 常用的表达：
• 1. A Mr. Smith came to see you (来找过
你)
• 2. Your are requested to ring him up
from… to … at 1510123456.
• Exercise:
• Leave a note for your roommate Helen.
A Mr. Liu Bing called her this morning
when she was out. He wanted to meet
her .
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Mar. 5
• Helen,
•
A Mr. Liu Bing called you this morning
when your were out. He wanted to meet you
this coming Saturday,9 a.m., at the
university gate. If that is not convenient for
you, you are requested to ring him up at any
time this evening form 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at
010-12345678.
•
Yours,
Lily
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12. 转让或求购广告
主要内容包括：
1. 转让或求购的原因
2. 转让或求购的行为
3.转让或求购物品的具体情况
4.转让或求购的价格的商定
• 常用的表达有：
• 1. In need of money for an emergent
affair, I would like to sell my …
• 2. I have a … for sale.
• 3. In need of money, I want to sell … at
a low price.
• 4. Before I leave this college, I’d like to
sell my …
• 5. I can pay it for at most …Yuan
• 6. I will charge only … Yuan for it.
A Secondhand Cell-phone for Sale
June. 5,2008
Dear boys and girls,
Now I have a cell-phone for sale for I will
graduate soon. I bought it only half a year ago,
and it is still in good condition. Besides making
phone calls, it can be used to take pictures. If
you are interested in it, come to my dorm after 9
p.m. in Room201 of Building No. 5 to see
whether it satisfies you. I want to sell it for at
least 500 Yuan.
Yours,
Yang Bing
• Offer to Buy
•
Mar.5, 2009
• Dear schoolmates,
• in order to improve my listening comprehension, I
want to buy a secondhand Mp3. So if anyone has
one for sale, inform me at the cell-phone number
13311123543. I hope the MP3 is in good condition.
By the way, I can only pay 100 Yuan for it. Thank
you.
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Yours,
Yang Bing
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13. 告示， 海报，通知
主要内容包括：
1.
事项
2.
时间、地点、及参加的人员
3.
呼吁参加
常见句型
A.
Those who are ready to …
B.
Those who… will benefit from a lot from…
Notice
May 4 , 2009
Dear schoolmates,
As a part of the activities of Project Hope, we will
organizeseveral groups of students of different majors to
help the pupils with their studies in the western part of our
country from July 14 to August 20. Those who are voluntary
to offer their help should enroll their names to the Students’
Union before June 27. We believe these volunteers will also
benefit a lot from this activity.
Students’ Union
通知还可以用这样的格式
Notice
As a part of the activities of Project Hope, we will
organize several groups of students of different majors
to help the pupils with their studies in the western part of
our country from July 14 to August 20. Those who are
voluntary to offer their help should enroll their names to
the Students’ Union before June 27. We believe these
volunteers will also benefit a lot from this activity.
Students’ Union
May 4 , 2007
还可以这样写
Students’ Union
Notice
As a part of the activities of Project Hope, we will
organize several groups of students of different majors to
help the pupils with their studies in the western part of our
country from July 14 to August 20. Those who are voluntary
to offer their help should enroll their names to the Students’
Union before June 27. We believe these volunteers will also
benefit a lot from this activity.
May 4 , 2007
• 海报还可用这种格式：
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SPEECH ON “LITRATURE AND LIFE”
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Speaker: Li Xia, a famous writer
Time: 9 a.m. ~ 11 a.m.
Place: Yifu Hall
A rare chance to know about the famous writer!
A rare chance to understand literature and life!
Literature fans can’t afford to miss.
Students’ Union of Chinese Department
March 6, 2008
• 请假条：
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September 25
• Dear Professor Hu,
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I beg to apply for 5 days leave of absence
from the 19th to the 23rd because I receive a call
from my home that something urgent has
happened and needs my attendance. I should be
very much obliged if you will grant my application.
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Respectfully yours,
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Zhang Lin