二 申請信 (A Letter of Application)

　　申請信有很多種，有求職申請信、有加入某組織的申請信、有報考申請信、有申請學位或留學申請信，等等。無論哪一種申請信，一般都包括這樣幾個部分：申請的原因，具備的條件，懇請申請單位考慮自己的申請，并表示謝意，期望回復。

　　寫作“三步走”：開宗明義說明申請原因->展開原因->期盼回復、表示感謝

　　提示：1 語言言簡意賅，語氣誠懇禮貌;

　　2 要避免不符合事實的浮夸;

　　3 如果是留學申請和獎學金申請，要注意提供以下信息：寫明申請學校和專業，簡介個人履歷，索取對方學校相關信息，附上個人經歷等材料。

　　Directions:

　　Being a volunteer for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is your strong wish. Write a letter to the Beijing Olympic Committee to state your application to be a volunteer, describe your qualifications, and express the appreciation of an interview.

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

　　Do not write the address.

　　范文：

　　Dear Sir or Madam,

　　I am writing to express my great interest in the "Olympic Volunteer Recruitment" launched recently by the Beijing Olympic Committee, and I would like to apply as a qualified candidate.

　　As I am an English major, my fluency in both Mandarin and English, as well as my basic command of French, guarantees that I meet the language requirement for the various volunteer positions. More importantly, I have been an enthusiastic participant in many international exchange programs-which are reflected in my attached resume-and therefore, I believe my communication skills make me competent for such a post.

　　Should you grant me an interview, I would be most grateful.

　　Yours truly

　　Li Ming

　　譯文：

　　尊敬的先生或女士：

　　我對北京奧組委最近啟動的“奧運會志愿者招募”活動十分感興趣，我認為我是一個合格的人選并且在此向您推薦我自己。

　　作為一個英語專業的學生，我的漢語和英語都十分流利，而且還會基本法語，因此我非常符合各種志愿者職位的語言要求。更重要的是，我一直以來積極熱情地參與各種國際交流項目-這些經歷都詳細地反映在附件我的簡歷中-因此，我相信我的交流能力使我能夠勝任這個職位。

　　如果您給我一個面試的機會，我將感激不盡。

　　您真誠的，

　　李明

　　閃光詞匯及詞組：

　　launch: v. 開始，啟動

　　fluency: n. 流利

　　Mandarin: n. 普通話

　　guarantee: v. 保證

　　meet the requirement: 符合要求

　　enthusiastic: adj. 熱情的

　　reflect: v. 反映

　　be competent for: 勝任(某項工作)

　　萬能句型：

　　I am writing to express my great interest in...

　　I would like to apply as a qualified candidate.

　　As I am an X major...

　　Should you grant me an interview, I would be most grateful.