University of Cambridge Language Centre Chinese Intermediate

A formal email

John Frost is writing an email to Manager Song to apply for an internship. He has got Lilly to recommend him to Manager Song and has got permission to pass on his CV and covering letter.

Lilly is replying to an email in Chinese

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Lilly is replying to an email in English

Click on either pinyin or characters to listen to individual words. The words are listed in the order in which they appear.

to send

to save

to cancel

receiving

subject

to reply

to insert

attachment

document

facial expression

rubbish

already

to delete

to forgive (me)

doctorate

to graduate

academic subject

to plan

a period of

so that

to broaden

horizon

to increase

experience

to be informed

information

during

therefore

sincerely

opportunity

internship

or, alternatively

to receive

training

to forgive

abrupt

apology

to occupy

precious

already

[grammar particle]

job hunting

detailed

together with

to attached

quietly await

good news

sincerely wish

smooth

with regards

John showed his respect and politeness in his email to Manager Song with some expressions he carefully selected. Try and emulate him by dragging the suitable words to complete the following extracts from his email. Click on 帮助 if you need to access the English translation. Check your answers.

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John’s email

Read John’s email to Manager Song and organise the following components of the message to match their sequential order in the email. You can click on 帮助 to access the English translations. Check your answers.

  • 请求原谅冒昧写信

  • 自我介绍

  • 陈述求职意愿

  • 告知所附文件

  • 结尾再次感谢与致敬

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