高考作文备考之道歉信.doc

道歉信 (Letter of Apology)
一、道歉信的写法
表明歉意

说明理由

补救措施

二、 常用句式
开头常用句式：
1. I am writing this letter to apologize to you for …
2. I would like to express my deepest apology for not being able to …
3. I am writing this letter to apologize to you for my failing to…
4. I am writing this letter to express my regret …
5. I feel dreadful about …
6. I must beg your forgiveness for …
7. I am very sorry to say that …
8. I am writing to apologize for …
9. Please accept my sincere apology for …
10. Here is my deepest apology for…
11. I am terrible sorry, but…

结尾常用句式：
1. Please allow me to say sorry again.
2. Will you please accept my apology?
3. I am sorry for any convenience caused.
4. I hope you can accept my apologies.
5. Will you accept my apology?
6. Once again, I am sorry for any inconvenience
caused.
7. Please allow me to say sorry again.
8. I sincerely hope that you will be able to think in my position and accept my apologies.

其它常用句式：
1. Would you mind if I change the appointment time?
2. Would it be convenient for you…?
3. I am really sorry for the trouble.
4. It is very kind of you to ask us to … But, to our regret, we cannot accept it.
5. I am sorry I cannot … and I trust that you will be able to understand.
6. I want to let you know how regretful I am feeling now.
7. I am sorry that I will not be able to … due to …
8. I hope that this does not cause you too much inconvenience.
9. I want you to know how badly we feel about it and to assure you that it will not happen again.
10. Thank you for being patient with us.
11. In order to avoid … happening again, I have …

三、范文赏析
日常生活中难免会出现一些差错，如失约、损坏东西等。遇到这种情形，应及时写信致歉，以消除不必要的误解，维系正常的关系。道歉信除应及时写之外，还必须写得诚恳，歉意应发自内心，决不可敷衍塞责。再则，事情原委要解释清楚，措辞应当委婉贴切。下面将举例示范：
范例1
Dear Mr. Harkness,
Much to my regret I was unable to keep my engagement to meet you at the park gate. I fear you are displeased at my failing to keep my promise, but I trust you will forgive me. Let me explain. My mother suddenly fell sick early yesterday morning, and I had to send her to hospital.
I shall be obliged if you will kindly write and tell me when and where we may meet again. I hope to see you soon.
Your sincerely, Evelyn McCormack

范例2
Dear Charlie,
Kindly excuse me for my not being able to see you off at the airport this Saturday as I have promised.
A major business partner of our company will be attending an important conference in Xiamen this weekend, and my boss finally chooses me to accompany him there to negotiate about a new transaction. I have just been informed of this plan and am happy about the decision—this is an opportunity to both display and enhance my abilities, so I am afraid I cannot be present at the airport.
Pursuing study overseas is an essential step in the accomplishment of your dream. How I wish I could have the chance to share with you my personal feelings and suggestions before you are away! I hereby send you a gift to wish you good luck. Please forgive me.
Cordially,
Li Ming
范例3
Dear David:
I am afraid that you will think me unpardonably negligent in not having answered your letter dated 7, December sooner, but when I have told you the reason, I trust you will be convinced that the neglect was excusable. When your letter arrived, I was just in Hong Kong. As my family could not forward it to me during my absence, it has been, therefore, lying on my desk until the moment when I took it up. Now the first thing I have to hasten to do is to write to you these few lines to express my deep regret.
I enjoyed many pleasant sights during my trip. I shall be pleased to give you an account to of them when I see you next.

写作练习
假设你是新华中学的学生李华，你和在上海上学的英国朋友Tom约好暑假北京旅游，但你因故不能赴约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：
1. 表示歉意；
2. 解释原因你即将去美国留学；
3. 另约时间。
注意：1. 词数100左右; 2. 可适当增加细节。

Dear Tom,
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　Yours sincerely,
Li Hua

Dear Tom,
　　How are you going? We made a plan that we would travel in Beijing together in summer vocation. However, I should apologize to you because I cannot go there on time for the reasons as follows.
The main reason why I fail to travel with you is that I have got a precious chance to become an exchange student in America. And I was informed that I have to leave very soon. It is always my dream that is to experience different culture in foreign countries so that it is impossible for me to miss the chance. There is no deny that it can help me broaden my horizon and deepen my ability to live independently.
For the reasons that I mentioned above, I want to show my apology again. And would you please reschedule your time? Shall we travel in Beijing next year? I am looking forward to a favorable reply at your earliest convenience.
　　Yours,
Li Hua