Unit 7 The Speech at a Farewell Party
假设澳大利亚籍教师怀特太太于2000年9月到湖北省武汉市第十五中学任英语教师。她对学生和蔼、耐心、严格,课上得生动有趣,使人不易忘记,大家都喜欢她上的课。在她工作结束,即将离任回国前,学生们举行告别会。请你以学生会主席的身份,写一篇100字左右的欢送词,在告别会上发言,对怀特太太出色的工作表示感谢,并祝她身体健康,旅途愉快。
Ladies and gentlemen:
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“范文”
Ladies and gentlemen,
I have the honour to speak① on behalf of② my schoolmates at the farewell party③ for Mrs White. Mrs White came to work in our school from Australia in September, 2000. In the past three years④, she’s always been kind, patient⑤ and strict with us in⑥ our study, She makes her classes so lively and interesting that the lessons she taught are not easily forgotten. Each of us enjoyed her lessons very much. Thanks to⑦ her hard work, we have made rapid progress⑧ in English, especially in speaking abilities⑨. Mrs White is leaving us for home soon. Now please allow us to express our thanks to her successful work and wish her good health and a pleasant journey.
Thank you.
“注释:”
①I have the honour to do……: 我很荣幸……
②on behalf of: 代表
③the farewell party:欢送会
④in the past three years: 在过去三年里
⑤patient:adj.耐心的
⑥be strict with sb(in sth: (在某方面)对某人严格要求
①thanks to:因为,由于
②make progress:取得进步
③ability:能力
“点评:”
这是一篇致词,属于应用文范畴。
致词分欢迎词和欢送词两种。在一些正式场合下,接待客人时要说一些表示欢迎的话,这就是欢迎词;而当客人要离开时,主人往往要说一些表示祝愿的话,并应对其所做的工作表示感谢,说明其出色的工作所产生的良好效果,这就是欢送词。
本文是一篇欢送词。因为有了情景提示,学生就不易偏题或遗漏要点,因而更易考查学生的语言表达能力。本文恰当地运用了一些在特定场合下的用语。如I have the honour to speak on behalf of……,一些短语搭配,如be strict with sb in sth,一些过渡词组thanks to, now等等,这些手法的运用使得全文结构紧凑,语言丰富、地道,行文流畅。
资料来源:英语作文高分必背丛书:高考/李华田主编,武汉大学出版社,2005