Question

假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike来信说中国书法很难学。就此请你用英语给他写一封回信，主要内容包括：

1．学习书法的意义；

2．练习书法的技巧；

3．给他鼓励和信心。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计人总词数。

参考词汇：书法calligraphy毛笔writing brush

Dear Mike．

I'm sorry to know that you have difficulty in learning Chinese calligraphy.

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Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

Answer

Dear Mike,

I'm sorry to know that you have difficulty in learning Chinese calligraphy. In fact, you are not alone. Many

people, including many of my classmates, feel it hard to write with a writing brush.

However, it is very important to learn the artistic handwriting of Chinese characters. Learning Chinese cal-

ligraphy is very helpful in learning more about Chinese culture and history. Besides, written Chinese is well-

known for its beauty.

If you want to be a good user of the writing brush, first you have to be patient. And second, you have to

keep practicing. Last but not least, you should pay attention to the use of calligraphy models. Just be confident

and practice hard and you'll be an expert in Chinese calligraphy.

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

【解析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求写一封信。

第1步：根据提示可知，本篇为一封信件；你的美国笔友Mike来信说中国书法很难学，就此请你用英语给他写一封回信，主要内容包括：学习书法的意义，练习书法的技巧，给他鼓励和信心。人称使用第二人称，时态应为一般现在时和一般将来时。

第2步：根据写作要求，确定关键词（组），如：including（包括），the artistic handwriting（艺术书写方式），helpful（有帮助的），Chinese culture and history（中国文化和历史），be well-known for（因为……而著名），be patient（有耐心的），keep practicing（保持训练），confident（有信心的）等。

第3步：根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。

第4步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面是非常重要的。

【亮点说明】

范文内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。作者在范文中使用了较多高级表达方式，如插入语Many people, including many of my classmates, feel it hard to write with a writing brush.；祈使句Just be confident and practice hard and you'll be an expert in Chinese calligraphy.；非谓语动词Learning Chinese cal-ligraphy is very helpful in learning more about Chinese culture and history.。全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外，however，besides，first，second，last but not least等词组的使用，使得文章思路清晰、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。