【Example 1】

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter希望了解中国药 (traditional Chinese medicine)。请给他写一封邮件

内容包括：

1. 中药的历史与种类；

2. 用途与好处。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Peter,

I’m writing to tell you something about traditional Chinese medicine. Honestly speaking, traditional Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years. Chinese people gained rich experience when they fought against illnesses. Thus, they have been knowing there are hundreds of medicine, which prove effective and efficient when used to treat diseases. These drugs are safe and have few side effects. Besides, they do little damage to livers and kidneys.

Li Shizhen, a Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist of the Ming dynasty, wrote a famous book on medicine, making great contributions to people around the world.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely

Li Hua

【Example 2】

假定你是李华,正在教你的英国朋友Leslie学习汉语。她写信问到,龙在西方文化中是一个恶魔的象征,而中国人却自称是龙的传人,这是为什么?请你写封邮件回复她的问题。

内容包括1.龙成为中华民族象征的原因;

2.你如何看待这种文化差异。

注意:1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

参考词汇: descendants(传人)

Dear Leslie,

I am very glad that you have written to ask about the symbolic meaning of the dragon.

Long ago, China was a developing agricultural country that badly relied on abundant rainfall or irrigation. Thus, ancient Chinese imagined there must be a powerful God in the sky who was in charge of rainfall and any other forms of water on earth. Later, we Chinese people, called ourselves the descendants of dragons, meaning agriculture fed us and hoping that we were brave, flexible and powerful enough like dragons to control our own fate from generation to generation.

Dragons are considered evil and dangerous in western culture. This suggests westerners and Chinese have different understandings of the world. Don’t you think different experiences can lead to different beliefs? It is always okay if we respect and tolerate cultural differences.

Hoping you can share your ideas on this.

Yours

Li Hu