Persuasive Letter

俞江濤

假設你是李華，你的朋友李明給你來信說他最近喜歡玩手機，無論什么時候都離不開手機。他問你是不是也這樣。請你用英語給他寫一封回信，說說玩手機的弊端，說服他少玩手機。

注意：1.詞數100左右；2. 可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

Dear Li Ming，

I am glad that you are willing to tell me your trouble. ________________________________________

_____________________________________________.

Yours，

Li Hua

[習作1]

Dear Li Ming，

I am glad that you are willing to tell me your trouble. You say you like playing cellphones. You cant leave it any time. I tell you that once I was like you.Later on I realized it was wrong and gave up the bad habit. I advise you to give up playing cell phones any more. Playing too much is a waste of time. You will have no time to do your homework or have a rest. It has a bad effect on your achievements. It also does harm to your health. You may succeed if you concentrate on studies. Playing with phones too much makes your eyesight poorer and makes your grades lower.

Yours，

Li Hua

點評

這篇作文有四個要點：你的朋友李明給你來信說他最近喜歡玩手機，無論什么時候都離不開手機；他問你是不是也這樣；請你用英語給他寫一封回信，說說玩手機的弊端；說服他少玩手機。這篇習作把四個要點寫全了。

但這篇習作有諸多問題：

1.整篇習作都沒有分段。分段能保證文章有層次，也能緩解閱卷老師的閱讀疲勞。

2.語言簡單重復，意思表達單調。詞匯運用低級，句式結構單一。

3.句子與句子之間沒有過渡詞。閱卷老師喜歡看到結構完整、邏輯清晰的作文。邏輯關系怎么體現？靠的就是過渡詞。閱卷時間非常緊張，老師沒有時間去研究你的句子之間的邏輯關系。你必須把邏輯關系外顯出來，讓老師不用思考，一眼就能看明白。

改進建議

1. 劃分段落：把第一、二個要點作為一段，第三個要點作為一段，第四個要點作為一段。

2. 把You say換成In your letter， I learn that ...，句子的語氣很重要。

第三句話可改成What I want to tell youis that there was a time when I liked it no less than you. （主語從句，表語從句加上定語從句和比較級）

第四句話改成Not until I fell far behind， did I realize that it was playing with phones that was to blame for my failure. （倒裝句和強調句型）

要恰如其分地把自己學到的詞匯、語法知識、句型展現給閱卷老師。

3. 說服過程如果分兩點拓展，可用For one thing ... For another ...這樣的結構，或者On （the） one hand ... On the other hand ...。如分三點拓展，可用First and foremost ... Additionally ... Last but not least ...這種結構。

[習作2]

I am glad that you are willing to tell me your trouble. In your letter， I learn that so addicted to playing cellphones are you that you cant go without it， no matter when and where you are. You asked if I was like you. What I want to tell you is that there was a time when I liked it like you. Not until I fell far behind， did I realize that it was playing with phones that was to be blamed for my failure.

Based on your situation， I sincerely give you my suggestion that youd better rid yourself of the habit of playing with phones too much. First and furthermore， with too much time devoted to phones， there is no doubt that you will have not enough time to study， let alone have a good rest. Additionally， not only are your academic performances affected， but also it poses a threat to your health. Only when you put your whole heart into your study， can you multiply the possible of being admitted into a key university. Last but not least， spending a long time staring at the screen contributes to eyesight fading and grades slipping.

Hopefully， I wish you can take my advice into consideration. Looking forward to your early reply！

Yours，

Li Hua

點評

1. 要點齊全，分段合理，過渡詞的運用恰如其分，顯得文章思路清晰，層次分明。

2. 運用了多種高級句式（如倒裝句、強調句型、主語從句、表語從句、定語從句、非謂語、同位語從句、虛擬語氣、with的復合結構），not only ... but also ...，sb. be to blame，rid ... of等短語的運用也向閱卷老師展示了強大的英語功底。

3. 有少許語法錯誤和表達不當。

改進建議

1. 斜體字部分有中式英語表達You asked if I was like you，而且時態前后不一致，建議改成You wonder whether it is the same case with me。

I liked it like you改成when I liked it no less than you，因為用比較級表達更顯功底。

2. that was to be blamed for說明這位同學對詞匯用法掌握不精準，應改成that was to blame for。

possible詞性運用錯誤，此處應用它的名詞形式possibility。

3. I wish you can語法錯誤，此處應用虛擬語氣，改為I wish you could。

范文

I am glad that you are willing to tell me your trouble. In your letter， I learn that So addicted to playing cellphones are you that you cant go without it（so ... that ... 倒裝句）， no matter when and where you are（讓步狀語從句）， about which you feel upset. You wonder whether it is the same case with me. What I want to tell you is that there was a time when I liked it no less than you（主語、表語、定語從句，比較級）. Not until I fell far behind， did I realize that it was playing with phones that was to blame for my failure（not until引導的倒裝句，強調句）.

Based on your situation， I sincerely give you my suggestion that youd better rid yourself of the habit of playing with phones too much（分詞作狀語，同位語從句、rid ... of短語）. First and furthermore， With too much time devoted to phones（with復合結構）， there is no doubt that you will have not enough time to study， let alone have a good rest. Additionally， not only are your academic performances affected， but also it poses a threat to your health. （not only ... but also ... 倒裝句）only when you put your whole heart into your study， can you multiply the chance/possible of being admitted into a key university（only接狀語從句引起的倒裝）. Last but not least， Spending a long time staring at the screen contributes to eyesight fading as well as grades slipping.

Hopefully， I wish you could take my advice into consideration. Looking forward to your early reply！

Yours，

Li Hua