I’mwritingthislettertoexpressmysincerelyappologiestoyouforlosingthebookyoulenttome.I’mveryappreciatedyoulentittome.Inordertogiveitbacktoyouassoonaspossible,Itookittothelibraryyesterday.IalsoborrowsomeotherbooksinthelibrarybeforeIleft.Unluckily,whenIarrivedatmydormitory,Icouldn’tfindyourbook.Isearchedallmydormitoryandtheroadfromthedormitorytothelibrary.ThenextdayIalsolookedforthelibrary.However,Icouldn’tfindyourbook.I’msorryIcan’tgivebacktoyouontimeasIpromisedbefore.ButIwillbuyanewoneforyoulater.Hopeyoucanacceptmyappologies.
我写这封信是为了表达我对弄丢了你借给我的书的真诚的歉意。我很感激你把书借给我。为了能够尽快把书还给你,我昨天把它带到图书馆去看了。在我离开图书馆之前我也借了几本图书馆的书。很不幸的是,我回到宿舍后发现你的书不见了。我把宿舍,宿舍到图书馆的路都找遍了。第二天我也去图书馆找了。可是,我就死找不到你的书。我很抱歉不能遵守之前的承诺按时把书还给你。但是我后面会帮你买一本新的。希望你能接受我的道歉。
YoursSincerely,
LiLei
李磊
Dearmyhusband,
IrememberwhenImetyouforthefirsttime,Ilostmyhearttoyou.IknewthatyouaretherightpersonthatIwouldgetmarriedto.AndIcouldtellthatyouknewittoowhenyoulookedatme---Itwaslikethewindinthespringflowingacrossmyface.Itfeltsogood.
IrememberwhenIputmyarmsaroundyourwaistforthefirsttime,itwasallasifweweretheonlyhuman-beingsintheworld,nooneelse---justNOONEELSE.
Irememberthatwesharedoursweets,wesattogethertodiscusshowtosolveamathproblem,wetalkedandlaughed.Welovedeachothersomuch.
Yours,
Dearteacher:
FirstIamsosorrythatIdidn’tgotolistenyourclassonMondayafternoon.IthinkwhenyouknowthereasonIcan’tgotoyourclass,youwillforgiveme.
Lastweekbecauseofthehotweather,Icaughtabadcold.Uptonowmybodystillhasnotrecoveredcompletely.SoIatemedicineandI’mreadytogotosleepatthenoon.Perhapsasaresultofmedicine’seffect,Isleptdeeply.Sothatthealarmclockrang,Ihaven’theard.WhenIwakedup,IrealizedI’mlatetoclass.I’mveryworried,butmybodyisstillveryuncomfortable,soIdidn’tgotoyourclass.
ThisthingthatIdidn’tgotoyourclassshouldn’thappen,soIapologizetoyou.Ihavealreadyknownmymistakedeeply.IthoughtofmanythingsandIreflectedonmyown.IregrettedwhatIdid.Asastudent,themostbasicthingisgongtoclass,butIhaven’tdoneit,Iamashamedtomymistake.Thiskindofbehaviordidn’trespectteacherwhoareteachingotherstudents.ThemistakeImadenotonlytookthetroubletotheteacher,butalsohadabadinfluenceonclassmates.Ifeveryonelikemedidn’tgotoclass,teacherwillnotbeteachingasusual.NowIhavealreadydeeplyawareoftheimportanceofthismatter.soItoldmyselfImusttreatthisthingasamajorevent.Ican’tletteacherbedisappointedtome.Butinpracticallifebecauseofallkindsofreasons,Iforgotteacher’steaching.SoIwantedtorememberteacher’steachingbywritingthiscriticismtext.
Notgotoyourclass,thisisnotasmallthing.Afterenteringtheuniversity,I’mcurioustoanythingandfeltIcandoeverythinginthisworld.SointhestudylifeI’mnotstricttomyself,whichcausedthisphenomenon,IhopeIcangetteacher’sforgive.Iimprovedmythinkingandunderstandingthroughthisthing.NowIunderstoodit’sveryimportantformetohardstudy.Noteverypersonhasthisstudyopportunity,soIshouldcherishtheopportunity.Onlystudyhard,Icanfindajobeasilyaftergraduatingfromtheuniversity.
Iunderstoodteacher’smood.Iamashamedtothething.Ibelievewhenseeingmyattitude,youcanknowIhaveapenitentattitudeandIcancorrectthismistake.Ipromisedthisthingmustn’thappenagain.Iwillbeprofoundintrospection.Finally,Ihopeteachercangivemeachancetomakeupformymistake.Inthelaterdays,Iwillstudyevenharderandwanttocontinuetoreceivecareandsupportofteacher.
Inaword,IreallyrealizedmymistakeandsincerelyhopedIcangetyourforgive.
因遗失借书致歉becauseoflosingaborrowedbook
dearfrank:
iamterriblysorrytotellyouthatihavelostthevaluablebookyouweresokindtolendmelastweek.ireaditeverydayandintendedtofinishitnextmonth.lastnightwhenicametomyroom,itwasnowheretobefound.iwilltrytorecoveritassoonaspossible.ififailtofindit,iwillgetanewbookforyou.
butiamafraiditcannevertaketheplaceoftheoldone.oldbooksarelikeoldfriends.oncelost,theycanneverbereplaced.theyareconnectedwithcherishedassociationswhichthenewonescanneverhave.andforthisirrecoverableloss,iamtoblame.iwassocarelesswithmythings.thisisawarningtometobemorecarefulinthefuture.
yourstruly,
tom
亲爱的弗兰克:
很抱歉,上星期您借给我的那本书竟遗失了。我每天都在看,准备下个月看完。昨晚我回到我的卧室,到处也找不到那本书。我将尽力找到它。万一找不到,我只好买一本新的还您。
但是,新书恐怕不能代替那本旧书吧!旧书跟旧友一样,一旦失去就不能再得。旧书与往事相连,这种不可弥补的损失,皆由我起。我对待一切太大意了,这次给我一个警告,叫我以后要小心。
汤姆
DearJohn,
Iameagerlylookingforwardtoyourvisittoourcity.Afteralltheseyearsofwritingtoeachother,Icannotwaittoseeyou.However,IregrettoinformyouthatIwillnotbeabletomeetyouattheairportontime.
Thereasonisthatyourflightwillarriveearlyinthemorning,andtheearliestIcanreachtheairportwillbeaboutanhourafteryouland.WillyoupleasewaitformeinthearrivalloungeYoucanhavebreakfastwhileyouwait.
Bytheway,aswehavenevermetImusttellyouhometoidentifyme:Iamof165cmtallandhavealonghair.Inaddition,IwillwearawhiteskirtandcarryaChinaDailyathand.
Hopewecanmeetsoon.
Sincerelyyours,
:
Thankyou!
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年月日
DearSusan,
I’mverysorrythatIwasoutwhenyoucametoseemeyesterdayevening.I’mafraidI’dgonetothepubwithsomefriendsanddidn’tgetbackuntil12o’clock.IwishIhadknownyouwereinLuoyangasyoucouldhavecomewithus.Itwouldhavebeenagoodintroductiontothenightlife!Anyway,Iwillcallonyouat10o’clockonSaturdaymorningatyourhotel.Wecanhavethedaytogether,ifyouhavenothingelseplannedI’llshowyousomeoftheplacesofinterestthatyoumaynothaveseen.
PleaseletmeknowifyouwillbeavailableonSaturdaymorning.
Bestwishes
ChenCheng
Dear,
IamsosorrythatIwaslatetotheclassthismorning.AlthoughitbecausethatImissedthebussothatIhadtowaitanother15minutesforthenextone,Istillneedtotakethefullresponsibilityforit.
Ifyouwouldacceptmyappologize,thatwouldbegreat.IpromissyouthatIwillnotbelatetoanyclassagain.
Yourssincerely
TonyBlair
DearMr.Li
IthasbeenbroughttomyattentionthatuponcheckinginatChinaWorldHotelonJun2,1999Yourexperiencewasoneofdifficulty.
Iwouldliketoexpressmysincereapologiesforthepoorattitudeofourreceptionistwhensheadvisedyouoftheerrorinyourreservation.thereissimplynoexcuseinherbehaviorasIassureyouthatthenecessaryactiongasbeentakentorectifythelackofserviceyoushouldhavereceive.
Unfortunatelytherewasanerrorinyourreservationregardingyourarrivaldate.IamunabletoidentifywheretheoversightoriginatedthroughmyinvestigationhoweverIregretthatyouwereinconvenienced.
Mr.Li,IdohopethatIcanassureyouthatyournegativeexperiencewasanisolatedincident,IlookforwardtowelcomingyoubackinverynearfuturesothatwecanrestoreyourconfidenceintheproductandserviceofShangri-LaChinaWorldHotel.PleasedonothesitatetocontactmedirectlyinbusinessorpleasurebringyoubacktoBeijing.
Sincerely,
AlfredZhuang
HiMissLiu
Bestregards
DearKate:
Excusemeformylongdelayinginreturningtoyouyour“RobinsonCrusoe”whichIreadthroughwithgreatinterest.
Ihadfinishedreadingthebookandwasabouttoreturnitwhenmycousincametoseeme.Neverhavingseenthebook,ShewassointerestedinitthatIhadtoretainitlonger.
However,Ihopethatinviewoftheadditionaldelightthusaffordedbyyourbook,youwilloverlookmynegligenceinnotreturningitsooner.
Thankingyouagainfortheloan.
DearMr.Sherry,
IamindeedverysorrythatImissedtheexaminationonInternationalBusinessEnglishWritingyougavelastFriday.Ifeelawfulaboutitandwantyoutoknowwhathappenedthatday.
Isuddenlyfellsickearlythatmorningandmyparentshadtosendmetothehospital.Pleasefindenclosedacopyofthemedicalbill.
Isincerelyhopeyoucanunderstandmysituationandacceptmyapology.Iwouldappreciateyourallowingmetotakeamake-upexamination.IwillcometoyourofficeduringyourofficehouronMondaytodiscussthispossibilitywithyou.
Onceagain,Iapologizeforanyinconveniencecaused.
Zoe
DearZhang,
IamreallysorrytotellyouthatIwasunabletoattendyourbirthdaypartyyesterdayevening.Thatisowingtothefactthatmyoldfriendsvisitedmyhousewithouttellingmetheexacttime.Ihadtoentertainthosefriendswithmypassionintheentireevening,andIwillcontinuetoentertaintheminthefollowingtwodays.
Bestwishes,
yourssincerely,
Tom
HelloRachel!
Iamterriblysorryforthatyouareangrylasttime.Asastudent,Ihopeyoucanbehappyandwecantalkwitheachotherlikeoldfriends.ItismymistaketoforgetyourhomeworkofChristmasmask,butIhadneverlateforyourclassesbefore.IlikeyourcoursesandifIrealizedwehavethehomeworktodo,Iwouldtrymybesttofinishit.Itisreallyabadhabitnottotakehomeworkseriously.
Youaredifferentfromourothercollegeteachers.Youwillbeworriedaboutourbadsituationsandtakesomeactionsyouthinkitiseffective.Thankstoomuch,Rachel,youremindmeofourmajorisEnglish.AndwhatweoughttodomostistofocusmoreattentiononEnglish.Therearesomanyattractionsaroundourcollegelife.Sometimes,wemaybeloseourdirectioninourwayforthoseseemingunimportantoruninterestingbutalluring.
Aboveall,it’swhatIwanttotalkwithyou.Tobehonest,wehaveformedthehabittospendourmoretimeinattendingtheactivities,especiallyinourfacultyinwhichLiYimingenjoystakingourmoretimeandvimtodosomechores.Asyouknow,weChinesestudentsdevotetoomuchenergytoourelementaryschools.Whenweenteredintoouruniversityatfirst,wearewillingtojoinmoreclubsawayfromthelifelikeourhighschools.Wehatethestudystyleofworkinghardtodeath,suchasgettingupearlyat5:00inthemorning,stayinguptothemidnight,
recitingdullsubjectsthewholedayorwritingthesimulatedtestpapersagainandagain.Wedidn’thaveanyinterestinthat.Fortunately,weallhaveaaim,university,wherewecanbefree,wecanbegettinguplatewithoutalarmclock,wecantakepartinallkindsofactivitieswithoutstudy,wecandoeverythingwhatwewanttodo.MaybeitisIhavethought.Butit’snotthefact,whatwehavethoughtordreamedofbeforeisalsoahighdream.Sometimeswedidgetuplater.However,itisbecausethedaybeforeweweretormentedbymeaninglesschores.Sometimes,wewenttobedearly,butitisbecausewewereexhaustedbythepoliticaltasks.Wearestillfarawayfromtheword“freedom”.Gradually,weliketoslackforeverythingfrontofus.Weareafraidofthefuturesofus--whetheritwillbelimitedawfullikeourhistories.
Icanthinkofnothingtosay.Butyoureallyremindmeofthatlifeshouldbecolorfulbutrigidandhesitated.
Thisisawarningtometobemoreresponsibleformyselfinthefuture.
DearDavid:
Iamafraidthatyouwillthinkmeunpardonablynegligentinnothavingansweredyourletterdated7,Decembersooner,butwhenIhavetoldyouthereason,Itrustyouwillbeconvincedthattheneglectwasexcusable.Whenyourletterarrived,IwasjustinHongKong.
Asmyfamilycouldnotforwardittomeduringmyabsence,ithasbeen,therefore,lyingonmydeskuntilthemomentwhenItookitup.NowthefirstthingIhavetohastentodoistowritetoyouthesefewlinestoexpressmydeepregret.
Ienjoyedmanypleasantsightsduringmytrip.IshallbepleasedtogiveyouanaccounttoofthemwhenIseeyounext.
DearMissNancy,
MuchtomyregretIwasunabletokeepmypromisetoattendyourbirthdaypartylastSaturday,owingtothefactthatmylittlesonwassuddenlytakenillearlythatday.
Hopingtoseeyousoon.
Trulyyours,
亲爱的南希小姐:
小儿上周六突然生病,因此未能应约赴生日宴,殊觉抱歉,希原谅,再见。
DearCharlie,
KindlyexcusemeformynotbeingabletoseeyouoffattheairportthisSaturdayasIhavepromised.
AmajorbusinesspartnerofourcompanywillbeattendinganimportantconferenceinXiamenthisweekend,andmybossfinallychoosesmetoaccompanyhimtheretonegotiateaboutanewtransaction.Ihavejustbeeninformedofthisplanandamhappyaboutthedecision—thisisanopportunitytobothdisplayandenhancemyabilities,soIamafraidIcannotbepresentattheairport.
Pursuingstudyoverseasisanessentialstepintheaccomplishmentofyourdream.
HowIwishIcouldhavethechancetosharewithyoumypersonalfeelingsandsuggestionsbeforeyouareaway!Iherebysendyouagifttowishyougoodluck.Pleaseforgiveme.