Part A

47. Directions

    Suppose Professor Smith asked you to plan a debate on the theme of city traffic. Write him an email to

    1) suggest a specific topic with your reasons, and

    2) tell him about your arrangements.

    You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.

    Do not use your own name. Use “Li Ming” instead. (10 points)

参考范文

Dear Professor Smith,

Thank you for trusting me and let me plan this debate. Because the rapid development of metro system has created both opportunities and problems, I decided to entitle this debate “Are More Metro Lines Needed?”

The debate will be a win-or-lose one in which one side of debaters supports the construction of more metro lines and the other side opposes it. I will rent a venue on Sunday morning and it will suit 50 people including the debaters, the judges and the audience. To start the debate, I will present the background of this debate. Debaters will state their opinions, collect the weakness of the opponents’ arguments and make final statements. The judges will then have a discussion and decide which side will win.

Please give me some suggestions on my arrangement. Under your guidance, I am confident that this debate will be successful.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

参考译文

亲爱的史密斯教授：

感谢您信任我并让我设计此次辩论赛。因为地铁系统的快速发展在创造机会的同时也导致了问题，我决定把辩论赛的题目定为“是否还需要建造更多的地铁线路？”

这次辩论赛是非胜即负的，一方要支持建设更多的地铁，而另一方要反对建设更多地铁。我会在周日上午租用一处足够容纳50人（包括辩手、评委和观众）的场地。在辩论赛的开始，我会提出辩论背景。辩手要陈述他们的观点，从另一方的观点中寻找弱点然后做最终陈述。然后评委会将进行讨论并决定哪一方赢得辩论。

请对我的安排多多指教。在您的指导之下，我有信心把这次辩论赛办成功。

诚挚的，

李明

题目分析

这是一封建议信，题目要求设计一场关于城市交通问题的辩论赛。信中应包含这次比赛的主题、确定主题的原因和具体安排。

文章大纲

文章可分成三段。写信时要注意逻辑，从整体到具体，从背景到具体设计流程。

第一段开门见山表达写信的目的、辩论的主题、提出该主题的原因；

第二段详细叙述自己意见的安排和具体设计；

第三段表达希望对方提出意见。