八. 道歉信

　　〖好句背诵〗

　　1. I feel terribly sorry for missing the chance of answering your letter in time.

　　我十分抱歉没有时向信。

　　2. Anyhow, I sincerely hope that we can fix another time for...

　　无论如何，我真心希望我们可以再找一个时间......

　　3. I'm awfully sorry for the sudden change of plan feel it a great pity to miss the opportunity.

　　对突然的改变我感到十分抱歉，对错过这个机会感到很可惜。

　　〖满分佳作赏析〗

　　假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Tom一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你暑假里的打算，但你因准备期末考试未能及时回复。请根据以下要点给他回封邮件：

　　1. 未及时回信的原因

　　2. 你假期的打算(如做兼职、旅行、做志愿者等)。

　　Dear Tom

　　I I'm terribly sorry I couldn't reply to your email which you sent me a week ago immediately. I was so occupied with the final exams.

　　As for the coming summer holiday, I will first do a part time job in a fast-food restaurant. Not only will I earn some money but I will also gain some social experience through it. And then | will go on a trip to Sichuan, where there are a great number of places of interest. Finally, go to Ya'an to work as a volunteer. There is no doubt that children there are badly in need of help. I hope what I will do will make a great difference to them.

　　Best wishes.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　Li Hua