Directions:YouwanttoinviteMr.Williamstogivealectureon"Americanliterature"inyourcollege.SupposedyouaretheassistantoftheEnglishdepartment,writealetterandsay:
1)thepurposeoftheinvitation.
2)thetimeofthelecture.
Yourlettershouldbenolessthan100words.Youdon?tneedtowritetheaddress.Don?tsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter,useLindainstead.
DearMr.Williams,
IamwritingonbehalfoftheEnglishDepartmenttoinviteyoutogivealectureinourcollege.WeknowthatyouareanexpertonAmericanliterature.AsEnglishmajors,ourstudentswouldliketoknowsomethingaboutAmericanliterature.Wewouldbeverygratefulifyoucouldgiveatalkon"ContemporaryAmericanLiterature"tostudentsoftheEnglishDepartmentonSaturday,June4.Ifthissubjectdoesnotsuityou,anyothersimilartopicwouldbewelcomeaswell.
Wehavealreadyhadseveralveryinterestingtalksfromsomedistinguishedvisitorsfromvariouscountriesandwelookforwardearlytotheopportunitytobenefitfromyourexperienceandwisdom.
Yourstruly,
Linda
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威廉姆先生:
我代表校英语系邀请您来做一次演讲.我们知道您是美国文学方面的专家.作为英语专业的学生,我们想了解一些美国文学的知识.如果你能在6月4日能在英语系做一场“当代美国文学”的演讲,我们将不胜感激.如果您觉得这个题目不合适,任何相似的题目都会很受欢迎.
来自不同国家的著名学者已经在我系做过演讲,我们真诚的期待能够有机会分享您的经验与智慧.
你真挚的:琳达