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描述自己成长中的问题或困惑

题型说明

同学们都知道在我们的生活和学习中会遇到许多问题，尤其对于青少年而言，问题就更多了。有的时候你会和父母、朋友、同学发生争执，有时你会为学业和兴趣爱好的矛盾而烦恼，如何来解决这些矛盾和问题呢？本单元将教你如何通过写信的方式来倾诉自己成长中的问题或困惑，同时也将讨论如何以Sigmund的身份来给出建议，并解决这些问题。

策略指导与解题技巧

一、注意信件的格式。

书信的格式包括信头(Heading)：即写信人的地址和写信日期；称呼(Salutation)：Dear Sigmund Friend；正文(Main body)：your problems；结束语(Conclusion)；写信人的谦称和签名(Signature)等。

二、如何描述自己成长中的问题和困惑。

1．注意开头和结尾。

正文的开头通常会用这样的句子：

I am a Grade ______ student. I have a problem and I want to know how to solve it.

I’d like your advice.

I have some problems but I do not know how to deal with them.

Can you offer me some valuable advice?

可以用以下这些句子作为结束语：

Please write to me soon.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Can you offer me some suggestions? They would be more valuable.

Thanks a lot.

Best wishes.

2．正文部分要注意目的明确，内容层次分明，在写作前最好列出提纲。

①你的问题或烦恼(problems)(注意写信人的年龄段并要联系生活的实际)

一般青少年常见的问题有：

学习压力大，作业多；

与父母沟通困难；

与朋友相处的问题；

电脑游戏与学习生活的矛盾等等。

②有这些问题和烦恼导致了什么结果(results):

生活单调乏味，没有自己的休息时间；疲劳过度；感到孤独和寂寞；消极和常烦燥不安等。

3．一篇完整的文章格式如下：

Class Two, Grade Nine

No. 3 Middle School

June 15^th, 2006-9-28

Dear Sigmund Friend

I am a Grade 9 student. I have a problem and I want to know how to solve it.

I find it difficulty to keep a balance between my study and my hobbies.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Can you offer me some suggestions? They would be most valuable. Thanks a lot.

Best wishes.

Yours sincerely

Tom

三、如何回信提供解决这些问题的建议

1．正文的开头和结尾通常会用这样一些句子。

开头：

Thank you for your letter.

Thank you for telling me your problems.

I hope I can offer you some useful suggestions.

I am … I have the same problem as you.

In fact, I used to have the same problem. I suggest that you had better….

结束语：

I hope it may help you.

I hope my advice will be useful to you.

Best wishes.

2．注意回信人的身份和回信的对象，语句要委婉诚恳，不要用命令的语气。

多用：You had better do….

You should do….

Why not do …? / Why don’t you do …?

I think it is better to do ….等来提供建议。

3．正文的内容一定要紧扣作文的要求或来信的内容，给出的建议也要尽量切实可行。

首先列出提纲

①你的问题和烦恼(problem)(学习压力大，功课多；与父母沟通困难；与朋友相处的问题)②分析原因(cause)(升学；缺少沟通和了解；过分的自我或内向不敢与人交流)

③提出解决办法(solution)(合理安排好时间；多交流和沟通；多交朋友等)

4．一篇完整的回信格式如下：

No. 203 Hunan Road

June 15^th, 2006

Dear (name)

How are you? In fact I used to find it difficulty to keep a balance between my study and my hobbies. I don’t have enough time to do my hobbies. Now I get on well with them. One way to solve the problem is to ______________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

I hope my advice will help you.

Best wishes.

Your sincerely

Sigmund

例题与范文

[试题]Pony是个初三的学生。她很喜欢玩电脑，但她现在每天有很多的功课，没时间去做自己的兴趣爱好。她感到很苦恼。她写了封信给Sigmund，希望能得到一些建议。

[分析]

1．从题目的要求来看，这是一封信，而且是一封想别人诉苦和寻求帮助的信。所以，首先要确定好信件题材，写作时注意书信的格式。

2．开头部分可以先表达一下写信的目的，即你的问题是什么。通常用这样的句式：I am a Grade 9 student. I have a problem and I want to know how to solve it. / I’d like your advice.

3．根据题目的要求，信件的主体部分要包括以下的内容：

你的问题和烦恼：too much homework; have no time to do hobbies

导致的结果：feel bad and stressed

4．文章的最后，可以再次表达需要帮助的愿望。可以用这样的句型：I hope to hear from you soon. Could you offer me some advice?

5．最后，别忘了写上谦称和署名。

[范文]

Dear Sigmund Friend

I am a Grade 9 student. I have a problem but I don’t know how to solve it.

I have a lot of hobbies. Playing computers is my favourite. But now I find that I do not have enough time to do my hobbies because of too much homework every day. I feel stressed though I know doing homework is very important. I feel really bad about it.

Should I focus on my homework and give up my hobbies? Can you tell me how to keep a balance between the two? I hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes.

Yours sincerely

Pony

[应用举例1]Sigmund就Pony的信给她回了一封信。Sigmund曾经也有相同的问题，他以自己的经历建议Pony一天做一件事，并合理地安排自己的学习和课外活动的时间。

[分析]

你的问题和烦恼是什么too much homework

分析原因examinations

提出解决办法plan your day carefully / choose one to do each day or just do your favourite

注意回信人的身份和语气

Dear Pony

Thank you for your letter. I hope I can give you some useful suggestions.

I used to have the same problem as you. I did not have enough time to do my hobbies because of examinations. Do you know how I solve the problem? I think planning your day carefully is very important. Make a list of all the homework you need to finish it. You will know how much free time you have. I suggest that you should choose one hobby to do each day, or focus on your favourite.

I hope my advice will be useful to you.

Best wishes.

Yours

Sigmund

[应用举例2]Sam是个九年级的学生。他平时学习努力却没成效，不知道如何提高，还因此经常受父母责备，感到忧虑；此外他很内向也没有什么朋友，感到很孤独。他写信给Sigmund希望得到一些帮助。

Dear Sigmund Friend

I am a student in 9^th grade. I have some problems but I do not know how to deal with them.

Though I work hard every day, I am not good at my study. I do not know how to improve it. My parents are always angry with me. I feel stressed and worried.

On the other hand, I have few friends because I am very shy. I am afraid of talking with others and I do not know whom I can talk with. I feel very lonely from time to time.

I hope you can offer me some advice.

Best wishes.

Your sincerely

Sam

[应用举例3]Sigmund回信给Sam，他认为应该把学习中的问题坦诚地和老师、家长交流，同时应多与同学相处，在一起学习一起玩，让自己更开朗活泼些。

Dear Sam

Thank you for telling me your problems.

You said you did not know how to improve your study. I think you had better have a talk with both your teachers and your parents and let them know your problems. Do not keep them to yourself. Try to ask them for help. If they understand your trouble, they will discuss with you and help you work them out.

You also said that you have few friends and often feel lonely. One way to solve the problem is to study with your classmates and play with them. Try to share your worries with them. And soon you’ll find it happy to stay with them. Don’t be shy. I think you will get along well with them and have more friends.

I hope these suggestions will be useful to you.

Best wishes.

Yours

Sigmund

[特别提示]

通过以上的分析和练习，同学们应该能够了解如何描述自己成长中的问题或困惑，以及如何给别人提出建议，帮助别人解决这些问题。首先要仔细地审题，将生活或学习中的问题讲清楚；而给别人提出建议时要注意多用委婉语气，要结合实际提出一些切实可行的建议。写作时还要注意格式的规范。这是和同学们的学习生活很贴近的话题，大家在平时的学习和生活中要学会捕捉一些有用的信息，多注意积累并加强写作技巧的训练，相信大家一定会写得更好的。