Question

假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 David 给你发了一封邮件，倾诉他因疫情居家进行线上学习所遇到的烦恼，请你针对David 的问题回复邮件。

Dear Li Hua,

I have some problems. Due to the COVID-19, all of us now have to keep social distance and take online courses at home. I find it hard to constantly focus on studying. I feel tired easily. Worse still, I have become so anxious and short-tempered. I do want to change the situation, but I don’t know how. What should I do?

Yours,

David

注意：1. 词数 100 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Answer

Possible Version 1 :

Dear David,

I am sorry to hear that you are now having trouble concentrating on your study and experiencing some emotional issues due to the long-time lockdown ( coronavirus restrictions ) . However, the situation can be changed if you take my advice as follows.

First, you don’t have to worry too much as everyone is experiencing such uncertain times more or less like you . It is a good idea to talk to someone you trust about your feelings, which may bring you comfort . Second, do some physical exercise in doors whenever possible or help your parents with some housework, which, as psychologists (experts) suggest, is an effective way to get rid of anxiety and refresh yourself . Third, make a proper plan for your study with some practical online tools so that your learning goals can be achieved step by step .

I hope my suggestions may help you out soon. Let’s look forward to the return of normal life .

Yours,

Li Hua

Possible Version 2 :

Dear David,

I quite understand how depressed you feel living under lockdown orders. We don’t know when we can get back to the normal life, but we can do something to cheer ourselves up (lift our spirits).

Online study is definitely different from studying at school. You’ll get distracted easily without face-to-face communication with teachers and classmates. That’s why you need to plan your time wisely and get yourself actively engaged in the online courses by taking notes or joining in the discussion column. Long-time focusing on the screen will cause tiredness, so you had better take some indoor activities to stretch yourself now and then. Believe me, even 10 minutes of workout may make you relaxed. If you feel kind of lonely or stressed, you may either choose to chat with your friends online or turn to something that may calm yourself, like doing jigsaw puzzles, listening to music or learning to do some cooking.

I hope my suggestions will help you out. Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

【解析】

本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国笔友David就因新型冠状病毒疫情居家线上学习遇到的注意力不集中，易疲劳，情绪着急和易怒等烦恼回复邮件。

第一步：审题。

体裁：应用文

时态：根据提示，时态应为一般现在时为主。

要点：1 对笔友David的情况表示理解。

2 针对David不知道怎么解决邮件中提到的烦恼，提出建议。

3 表达希望有所帮助。

结构布局：

第一段，针对笔友David目前的情况表示理解，并给与鼓舞。

第二段，针对David邮件中提到的烦恼提出建议：

1、线上学习不集中：可以多和老师，学生互动讨论

2 、易疲劳：规定休息时间并做些室内运动

3、 情绪着急和易怒：多和家人，朋友沟通倾诉，听音乐或做家务。

第三段，希望所提出的建议有所帮助。

第二步：列重点词语，词组（注意好词的使用）如：under lockdown, confused, assure, get back to, normal, cheer up, distraction, lead to, concentration on, participate, tiredness, regular, indoor sports等

第三步：连词成句（注意好句型的使用，如非谓语动词，复合句，注意拼写和时态问题）

如：Hearing that you are also living under lockdown and have to take online courses due to the COVID-19, I quite understand how greatly confused you feel after taking the same experience as you last few months等

第四步：连句成篇（注意衔接词的使用）

1.表文章结构顺序：First of all, Firstly/First, Secondly/Second…, Finally, In the end, At last;

2.表并列补充关系：What is more, Besides, Moreover, Furthermore, In addition, As well as, not only…but (also);

3.表因果关系：Because, As, So, Thus, Therefore, As a result

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。

第五步：润色修改。