I．习作要求：
假定你是王琳，给某电脑公司的销售部经理写一封请求信，请求他给你寄该公司当天在Shanghai Sta广告中的家用电脑的详细说明。
注意：
1、词数：120 左右；
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Sir，
……
Yours faithfully，
Wang Lin
【习作指导】
本文是请求信，即对收信人提出某种请求，并希望能得到对方帮助或希望对方满足要求的信函。写作时，应注意事项有：
1．和其他普通书信—样，请求信由写信人地址、日期、收信人姓名及地址、称呼、正文、结尾客套语、署名七个部分组成。写信人的地址要详细，以便对方回复。注意措辞礼貌，流畅准确，格式规范。
2．写作三步走：开头应首先介绍自已，并介绍写此请求信的原因，提出请求；然后要详细的介绍提出请求的原因和具体的内容；结尾最好重申一下请求，并表达期盼对方早日回复和表示感谢。
3．常用句式示例：
I’m wondering if you could spare some time to??
I am writing in the hope of your assistance to ……
Could please do me the favor of??
Thank you for your time patience.
I should feel much obliged /grateful if you will ……
…will be greatly appreciated…
Looking forward to your reply/ hearing from you.
II．学生习作：
Dear Sir，
My name is Wang Lin, a middle school student of Shanghai. I’m interested in the personal computers which are advertised in today’s Shanghai Star. I want very much to get more informations① about the various computers that you have and I am writing in the hope of your assistance. ②Could you please post the insrtuctions about the computers to me? I can be contacted at the following address: 130 Baihai Road Shanghai, 200030. Should you ever wish to e-mail me, here is my e-mail address: Wanglin1994@126.com.
I should feel much obliged if you will kindly send me some details of your computers at your earliest convenience. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully， Wang Lin ①information是不可数名词，所以informations应改为information。
②本句精彩生动。使用了地道的短语（in the hope of）；和定语从句（the various computers that you have）尤其是现在进行时态（I am writing…），生动地描述了写信的情景，充分展示了习作者较高的语用能力。
III. 教师点评：
【亮点赏析】正文开头“My name is…”介绍自己，然后说明原因“I’m interested in the personal computers…。“I want very much to…”直奔主题，道明了写信的目的；接着“I am writing in the hope of your assistance. Could you please…”礼貌地请求对方寄上详细说明书。并提供详细联系地址和方式。最后他用“I should feel much obliged if you will…”这个句型，而不仅仅是一个简单的Thanks。行文条理、清晰、流畅。
2．范文使用了规范的短语或句型：be interested in /in the hope of /Could you please?/ Should you ever wish to?/at your earliest convenience语言准确、礼貌、得体；
3．习作使用了高级复杂的句子结构，如：名词做同位语（a middle school student of Shanghai）；定语从句（computers which are advertised./ various computers that you have）；条件状语从句(I should feel much obliged if you will )等，使文章丰富、达意、可读。
总之，本篇虽有一处错误，但不失为一篇佳作。
（山东金乡二中高三英语组 田苏春 邮政编码：272200）
第二篇：英文请求信范例
求助
1．
March 12
Dear Mary,
I have about fifty pages of manuscripts to be
typed. As I am not good at typing, would you be kind
enough to spend several evenings at my home and do
the typing for me? Knowing that you are free, I hope
you can give me the help.
Many thanks.
Wendy
2.
February 8, 2010
Dear Mr Gerald,
The bearer(持信人), Mr Chen, was a classmate
o fmine at university. He has recently been assigned
ot work in your company. He is well-educated, with
good habits and agreeable manners. Any assistance
you may give him concerning his life and work will
be esteemed as a grat favor for me.
Yours respectfully,
Wu Tong
3.
Dear Mr Wallace,
I have applied for admission to Boston
University. As I have no relatives in the States, would
you be my finacial guarantor(保证人)? You know, in
applying for a student visa, an affidavit（宣誓书、书
面陈述） of support must be submitted from an
individual who will assure this opportunity. If I have
the chance of coming to the U.S., I will undertake
part-time employment to cover all the living
expenses.
Please write to me soon.
Yours sincerely,
Xu Xioalei
感谢
1.
May 14, 2010
Dear Prof. Liu Zhongliang,
Many thanks for your kind hospitality and the
honor you showed me during my recent visit to your
country. It was thoughful of you to introduce me to so
many learned professors and scholars from your
country.
I hope you will some day visit my country with
its wonderful scenery and give us some lectures on
Chinese Literature.
Please do not hesitate to write to me should you
want me do something for you in Australia.
With best wishes,
Mike Johnson
(为曾受过的热情款待写信表示感谢)