DAY 03

投诉

万能思路

经典套路

·令人不满 ——I regret to inform you that your product (service), not as promised, is far from satisfactory / the annoying 环境问题 in 某地 has bothered me badly these days . Consequently, I could barely do sth.

解析： “regret to do sth.”表示“遗憾地去做某事”；“far from satisfactory”意为“远不能令人满意”；“I

could barely do sth.”意为“我几乎没法做某事”，可根据题意发挥。

翻译：很遗憾地告知你，你的产品（服务），不像承诺的那样，远不能令人满意 / 某地糟糕的环境问题最近让我不堪其扰。所以，我几乎没法做某事。

·投诉无效 ——Despite my repetitive complaints, the department concerned seemed to have attached little attention to it.

解析： “despite+名词”为让步状语，表示“尽管……”；“attach little attention to”意为“没有重视”。

翻译：尽管我之前反复投诉，可相关部门似乎没有重视。

·尽快解决 ——Feeling disappointed, I demand that the issue be solved as soon as possible, or I will resort to the higher authorities.

解析： “demand that sb. (should) do sth.”用到了虚拟语气，表示“要求某人做某事”；最后的“resort to the higher authorities”意为“向上级部门反映”。

翻译：我感到很失望，所以要求尽快解决这个问题，否则我将向上级部门反映。

高分之路

Directions:

Suppose you are a frequent user of the internet, but the net connection on your campus is very slow. Write a letter to the department concerned, you should

1) make a complaint, and

2) demand a prompt solution.

Write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2

Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter.Use “Li Ming” instead. (10 points)

范文展示

To Whom It May Concern,

I am a student with lots of online courses. I’m writing to voice my dissatisfaction with your web service.

To begin with, I regret to inform you that the internet connection, not as promised, is far from satisfactory.Consequently, I could barely catch up with my teacher. What’s more, despite my repetitive complaints, the department concerned seemed to have attached little attention to it.Feeling disappointed, I demand that the issue be solved as soon as possible, or I will resort to the higher authorities.

In the end, I want to express my gratitude for your taking time from your busy schedule to read my letter. I look forward to hearing from you in the near future at your best convenience.

Yours sincerely,
Li Ming

全文翻译

至相关人员：

我是个有很多网课的学生。我写信是要表达我对你们网络服务的不满。

首先，很遗憾地告知你，你们的网络连接，不像承诺的那样，远不能令人满意。所以，我几乎跟不上我的老师。此外，尽管我之前反复投诉，可相关部门似乎没有重视。我感到很失望，所以要求尽快解决这个问题，否则我将向上级部门反映。

最后，感谢您拨冗阅读我的信。希望早日收到您的回信。

此致
李明

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