Part One 讲解笔记

1. new words:

> gauge

You need to gauge first if she has any kind of positive feeling about you.

to make a judgement about sth, especially people's feelings or attitudes 判定，判断（尤指人的感情或态度）

They interviewed employees to gauge their reaction to the changes.他们与雇员面谈以判定他们的应变能力。

He tried to gauge her mood.他试图揣摩她的心情。

> upfront

I think being upfront about your affection toward a girl is flattering and should be an honor to her, as long as you are a gentleman yourself.

~ (about sth) not trying to hide what you think or do 坦率的；诚实的；直爽的 SYN HONEST ,  FRANK

He's been upfront about his intentions since the beginning. 他从一开始就明白说出了他的意图。

> touch base

touch 'base (with sb) (informal)    to make contact with sb again 再次联系

I am touching base here to see if there has been any update regarding my application.

> contract in tender 招标合同

> cover

[VN] to be or provide enough money for sth 足以支付；够付

$100 should cover your expenses. 100 元该足够支付你的费用了。

Your parents will have to cover your tuition fees. 你的父母得支付你的学费。

The show barely covered its costs. 这场演出勉强够本。

2. 写 networking emails 注意点

(1) 第一封信里不要提出人家无法在只看你信就能决定的问题。

(2) 求职类

第一种：想跟人聊聊职业内涵走向，把对方当作前辈请教。

第二种：目的是约见面混脸熟，可以在信中直接说“我要求职”

可引用： If you heard of any vacancy 空缺 in this field, would you mind referring me the information or pointing me in that direction ? That would be much appreciated. (感谢的说法/Much appreciationfor your kind consideration and your time.)

当然这个问题也最好在见面时或之后问，一般人能随手帮忙都会很愿意。

(3) 求合作类

第一封信我不能直接邀请合作 但是仍然可以礼貌地提出一些可行的建议 求合作等他回复见面可行时再提

3. 句型

请求给出建议：It would be more than nice if you could give me some advice on how to improve···

4. 笃师精批

申请funds

Dear Brigit,

Thank you very much for the offer of a place in the 2017 AIPE summer program and a generous $1500 scholarship. I consider it a hard-earned honor to be accepted into the AIPE program on a scholarship basis.  

As excited as I am （学习衔接）about the prospect of studying and working with 59 outstanding fellow students and prestigious professors in the coming summer, my financial circumstances remain a concern to me. As a self-supporting college student, I am already working multiple part-time jobs to cover my living expenses and rely on student loans to pay for the tuition. The $2,250 program fees after the $1500 scholarship is still a big burden to me. Hence因此 I wonder if the foundation would consider an additional grant or be so kind to inform me on the best places to apply for funds.

Thank you again for the kind offer and your consideration of my extended request.

Best regards，

Jinlan Hu

催面试结果

I very much look forward to a favorable outcome as it has been my dream to join MNC as an auditor.  I also believe that my good command of English combined with years of auditing experience on the back of a solid accounting background puts me in an excellent position to become an asset to your team and your company.

Part Two 修改

1. 修改前反思

(1) 一封信尽量只写一个请求 这篇的目的是不是太多了

(2) “见附件”如何正确表达

(3) 衔接不够自然    

2. 修改

Dear Professor Smith,

Thank you for your detailed instructions on my research proposal last week. I really appreciate the time you took answering my questions and pointing out the orientation of revisions.key elements to revise.

Following your advice, I have modified the research proposal according to your advice and finished the first version of literature review. Attached please find the documents. Attached are my drafts, please have a look. Would you mind checking the logic and structure of my literature review, even better, I wondering if all the previous ideas that I cited closely correlate with my topic. It would be very helpful to think clearly for further writing.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you again for your time and consideration. (或用新学的That would be much appreciated.)

Sincerely,

Sophie Allen