Dear Mr. Wang,
尊敬的王先生:
I'm writing to let you know that I'm resigning from my position as an editor for Designs & Fashions.
我写此封信是要告诉您,我将辞去《设计·时尚》杂志的编辑一职。
resign; re- 回 , 向后 + -sign- 标记 → 重新做记号 → 再签字 → 辞职。
I have been very happy working with you and other colleagues for the past two months. This job is the means of making a living for me and brings me plenty of valuable experience. However, though I have faced many exciting challenges in my present job, I realize it cannot live up to my expectations and keeps me away from my dream. It is not enjoyable. For a long time, I have profoundly believed interest can make me concentrate on my business and this in turn brings
the final success. Therefore, I decide to resign and explore new career options after much careful thought.
在过去的两个月里,我非常高兴能和您及其他同事一起工作。这份工作是我谋生的手段,也为我提供了宝贵的工作经验。然而,虽然目前的工作让我面对过很多令人兴奋的挑战,但我意识到它无法达到我的期望,并使我背离了自己的梦想。这令我感到难过。一直以来,我深信兴趣可以使我专注于自己的事业,从而带来最终的成功。因此,经过再三考虑,我决定辞职并开始一番新的事业。
live up to; 与…一样好,不辜负,达到,符合。
expectation; ex- 出 , 向外( x 发音为 ks ) + -spect- 看( s 因和 x 发音重复而省略) + -ation 名词词尾 → 向外看,向前看 → expect, 预期 → 预期,期望,期待。
profoundly; pro- 前 + found ( = -fund- )基础 → 向基础延伸 → 深的 → profound:深刻的,意义深远的;渊博的,造诣深的;深邃的 → 深深地、深刻地。
concentrate; con- 共同 + -centr- 中心 + -ate 动词词尾 → 围绕共同的中心 → 集中,专心;浓缩;文中翻译为专注。
therefore; there, 那里 + fore, 为了 → 去那里是为了 → 因此,所以。
explore; ex-, 向外。 -plor, 大叫,哭喊 → 原指猎人在打猎时通过叫声把鸟赶出山林 → 探索。
option; opt- 选择 + -ion 名词词尾 → 选择。
I sincerely hope you will kindly accept my resignation and my apologies.
我由衷地希望您能够批准我的辞职申请并接受我的道歉。
sincerely; 古代采石 罗马元老院颁令 大理石不得涂蜡以掩饰其瑕疵 → 拉丁语 sine cera 没有蜡 → 纯粹的 → sincere, 真诚的,真挚的 → sincerely:真诚地,真挚地。
Yours truly,
您真诚的
Li Ming
李明
Dear Mr. Wang.
It is with much regret that I'm writing to let you know that I'm resigning from my position as an editor for Designs & Fashions.
I have been delighted to work with you and other colleagues for the past two months. This job not only is the means of making a living for me, but brings me plenty of valuable experience. However, many exciting challenges though I have faced in my present job, I realize it fails to live up to my expectations and keeps me away from my dream, which is by no means enjoyable. For a long time, I have profoundly believed interest enables me to concentrate on my business, which in turn gives rise to the final success. Therefore, after much careful consideration, I decide to resign and stand at the threshold of a new career.
Sincerely, I hope you will kindly accept my resignation and my apologies.
Yours truly,
Li Ming
regret; re-, 表强调, -gret, 哭喊,呼叫 → 因懊悔而哭喊 → 遗憾,抱歉,懊悔。
delight; de-, 向下,强调。 -lic, 抓住,诱惑 → 诱人的,使愉悦 → 愉快,愉悦。
consideration; con (一道,集群)+ siderare (源自 sideris ,星星) → 字面意思就是“仔细观察群星,思索其中蕴含的吉凶信息” → consider 考虑 + -ation 名词词尾。
threshold; PIE * tere, 弯,转,磨 → thresh- 使翻滚,使脱粒 → 古英语 threscan, 击打,打谷,踩踏 → 在门口踩踏 → threscold 门槛 → 后拼写可能受 hold(持,握住)影响俗化 → 门槛,门口,开端,阈值;文中表示开端。