Part A

51. Directions:

    You are going to host a club reading session. Write an email of about 100 words recommending a book to the club members.

    You should state reasons for your recommendation.

    You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET.

    Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead.

    Do not write the address. (10 points)

参考范文

Dear friends,

I’m very glad to inform you that a club reading session will be hosted soon! I’m writing this email to recommend an excellent book to you—The Great Gatsby.

This book is regularly named one of the greatest novels ever written in English, and has annually sold millions of copies globally. This slim novel of fewer than 50,000 words, a story of secret visions and gaudy revels, of sudden violence and constant envy, shimmers with a magic that readers have long recognized. Moreover, this book is also a great example of how failure can breed success. If you’ve ever felt downbeat because a project didn’t work out, read Gatsby and see what can arise from the ashes!

I hope you can enjoy this book and I’m looking forward to sharing with you after you read it.

Sincerely yours,

Li Ming

参考译文

亲爱的朋友们,

我很高兴地通知你们，俱乐部即将举办一场读书会！我写这封邮件是为了向你们推荐一本很精彩的书——《了不起的盖茨比》。

这本书被誉为有史以来最伟大的英文小说之一，每年在全球售出数百万册。这部短小精悍的小说只有不到五万字，讲述的是神秘的幻象和浮华的狂欢以及突如其来的暴力和持续的嫉妒，它闪烁着一种长久以来为读者所熟知的魔力。此外，这本书也是一个很好的例子来解释，失败是如何孕育成功的。如果你曾经因为一个项目的失败而感到沮丧，读读盖茨比，看看从灰烬中可以得到什么！

我希望你能喜欢这本书，我期待着在你读过之后与你分享。

谨致问候，

李明

        2015年的小作文题目要求写一封邮件给阅读俱乐部的成员，向他们推荐一本书。邮件形式不需要使用过于正式的语言，自然顺畅即可。

        邮件开头可以做一个简单的背景介绍，然后直接表明写这封信的目的。第二段描述推荐书籍的具体原因。第三段表明希望同学会喜欢推荐的书籍。