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In this exercise, Australian teacher Cara Dinneen demonstrates techniques for writing a cover letter. 在这个练习中，澳大利亚老师卡拉.荻念说明了一些写求职信的技巧。 When practising writing skills, Cara Dinneen advises students to be strategic and intentional. It is important to have a purpose for writing. In this example, Cara provided a sample of a cover letter and identified the relevant writing techniques —including tense and prepositions. 当练习写作技巧时，卡拉.荻念建议学生们要有策略，有目的。写作时目标明确很重要。在这个例子中，卡拉提供了一份求职信范例，指出了相关的写作技巧-包括时态和介词。 The first step is to understand your reason for writing. This is an important for any type of writing task — whether it be a deion, essay, or cover letter — because it helps you identify the type of language you should use. 第一步是明白你的写作理由。这一步对于任何类型的写作都是重要的-无论是描述，小短文还是求职信，因为它能帮助你确定你应该使用的语言类型。 "When you write a cover letter, the first thing you do is give a reason for writing the letter. In any letter, we always start with the reason for writing." “当你写一封求职信时，你要做的第一件事是给出一个写这封信的理由。在任何信件中，我们都要以写信的理由来开头。” In Cara's example, she starts the letter by writing "Dear Mr Jabri". She has identified the title of the person who is reading the letter. 在卡拉的例子里，她是这样开头的“Dear Jabri 亲爱的加布里先生”. 她已经确定了读者的头衔。 Cara's first full sentence is: "I am writing to apply for the ______ position advertised in the ______ ." 卡拉的第一句话是 “写这封信是为了申请广告中的... 职位。” There are two points to note in the opening sentence. 在开场白中有两点需要注意。 The first is the use of the present continuous tense: "I am writing". "That’s very standard — to be used in the beginning of a letter in English," says Cara. She also uses the present continuous tense in the second sentence: "I am enclosing". 首先是现在进行时的使用“ I am writing ”（我在写）。 “在英文信件的开头这样写是很标准的，”卡拉说。在第二句话中她同样使用了现在进行时 “I am enclosing ”（我附上...）
The second point to note is the use of prepositions: "apply for" and "advertised in". 其次需要注意的是介词的使用“apply for”（申请）和“advertised in”（广告中的）。 The first half of Cara's sample cover letter. 卡拉的求职信的前半部分。 推荐阅读：个人英文简历（CV）的重要性|?id=24 In the second paragraph, Cara is telling the reader why she is interested in the job and offering the reader reasons why they should consider her in particular. 在第二段中，卡拉告诉读者她为什么对这份工作感兴趣，并给出对方为什么应该特殊考虑她的理由。 "You’re moving into a bit of persuasion — trying to sell yourself and talk about the skills that you have." “此时你进入了说服阶段-努力去推销自己，谈谈你有哪些技巧。”
The conclusion to Cara's annotated sample cover letter. 卡拉的求职信的结尾部分 The final paragraph is a "call to future action," describes Cara. She suggests making "an offer for further contact." 最后一段是“未来的呼唤”，卡拉描述说。她建议给出 “进一步联系的提议”。 Cara writes "I would welcome the opportunity to discuss my application with you in more detail." 卡拉写到 “我愿意有机会就我的职位申请探讨更多细节。” The use of would is "cultural" — "some people might say 'I welcome' the opportunity." “ would”的使用是有文化内涵的- “有些人可能写‘我愿意’有这个机会。” According to Cara, "'would' adds a bit more of a distance — a little bit of politeness...It’s not that without the ‘would’ it’s disrespectful, but it’s a softer approach. And that’s an individual choice." 卡拉说，“would”这个词增加了一些距离感和礼貌度... 并不是说没有would就不尊敬了，只是说would可以更柔和。当然这是个人的选择。返回搜狐，查看更多 （责任编辑：晨鸿） |
