A Letter in Reply to a Friend 给朋友的回信

　　Directions:

　　Write a composition entitled A Letter in Reply to a Friend. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chiness.

　　提示：假设你的好朋友李芳是大学四年级学生，正在考虑是考研究生继续深造还是大学毕业后就踏上工作岗位。请给她写封信表明你的态度。

　　英语四级作文写作步骤构思：

　　步骤1：

　　审题：这是一篇给朋友的回信。

　　步骤2：

　　引入话题：概括来信的问题;

　　展开话题：论述自己的建议;

　　话题结论：表达自己对朋友选择的支持。

　　A Letter in Reply to a Friend

　　Aug. 24, 2011

　　DearFang,

　　I understand that you are in a dilemma. Although so many graduates are eager to set feet on their work-life road, there are still some who prefer to start their work-life after gaining higher degree to make better preparatioos for eotering society.

　　亲爱的芳:

　　我知道你正处于一个两难的境地。虽然这么多的毕业生都渴望踏上工作的道路，可还有一些毕业生更喜欢在获得更高的学位后再开始工作，为步入社会做更好的准备。

　　In my opinion, the latter is more adminible. You are good at all your courses these years, so you have the advantages of pursuiog higher degree. In today's society, the achievement and status you can get and the devotion you can make are no doubt in proportion to your educational background, coupled with the efforts you put in them. If you want to stride to your object more smoothly and easily, why not head for the further study courageously? Besides, you probably will make new friends and reshape your ideas during your postgraduate study, which maybe make you reorient your career.

　　在我看来，后者更令人钦佩。这些年来，你很擅长你所有的课程，所以你有优势攻读更高的学位。在当今社会中，你得到的成就和地位和你作出的贡献毫无疑问是和你的教育背景成比例的，外加你为此付出的努力。如果你想更顺利更轻松地达到你的目标，为什么不向继续学习深造勇敢前进呢?此外，你在研究生学习期间可能会结交新朋友，重塑你的想法，这可能让你重新定位职业生涯。

　　Whichever you choose, I firmly believe your effort will ensure your success. Afterall, it is you who have the finally say on the final choice.

　　无论你选择什么，我坚信你的努力会确保你的成功。毕竟，最后的决定要由你来定夺。

　　Best wishes.

　　给你最美好的祝福。

　　Yous sincerely,

　　Li Ming

　　(117 words)

　　你最真诚的

　　李明

　　2011年8月24日

　　高分句型解析：

　　Besides, you probably will make new friends and reshape your ideasduring your postgraduate study, which maybe make you reorient your career.此外，你在研究生学习期间可能会结交新朋友，重塑你的想法，这可能让你重新定位职业生涯。

　　点评：这是一个由which引导的非限制性定语从句，which指代的是前面整句话的内容。

（编辑：何莹莹）