To whom it may concern,
致有关人士:
I'm writing to seek an opportunity to contribute to Project Hope and I would like to financially help a child in a poor area. I would be more than happy if you could recommend a candidate. It will be better if the child remains in a rural region of China while his or her parents leave to work in an urban area.
我写这封信是为了寻求一个为希望工程做贡献的机会:我想向一名贫困地区儿童提供经济资助。如果你们能向我推荐一个资助对象,我将非常高兴。最好是父母去城市打工而自己 留守在乡下的孩子。
financially;-fin- 结束 , 界限 + -ance ( e 略)名词词尾 + -ial …的 → 结束债务 → 引申词义金融地,财政地等。
recommend; re- 再;回 + com- 共同 + -mend- 命令 → 一再共同命令(大家的建议) → 劝告,建议 → 介绍,推荐。
candidate; -cand- 白 , 光亮 + -id 形容词词尾 , 具有…性质的 , 如… + -ate 名词词尾 → 古罗马 , 参加竞选的人常穿着白色的袍子 → 候选人,报考者。
rural; 来自 rus, 开阔地,乡村 → 乡村的,农村的。
region; reg- 统治 + -ion 名词词尾 → 统治领域 , 领地 → 管理区,地区,区域;范围,幅度。
urban; urb 城市 + -an 形容词词尾 → 城市的。
Recently, life of the left-behind children is reported a great deal and the uppermost in my mind is their desperate and helpless eyes. Therefore, I'd like to cover tuition and living expenses for such a child, and I hope he or she can be bathed in love and sunshine.
最近,留守儿童的生活被频繁报道,我心里想得最多的就是他们绝望又无助的眼神。因此,我想要为这样一个孩子支付学费和生活费,希望他或她能够沐浴在爱与阳光中。
left-behind; left → leave的过去分词;留下、遗留。
desperate; de- 离开 , 分离 + -sper- 希望 + -ate 形容词词尾 → 绝望的;孤注一掷的,拼死的。
tuition; tuit- 监护 , 看管 + -ion 名词词尾 → 学费,教导,教学。
expense; ex- 出 , 向外 + -pens- 支付 + -e → 费用,消耗,消费。
Thank you, and I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
谢谢,期待您尽快回复。
Yours sincerely,
sincerely; 拉丁语 sine cera (没有蜡) → 罗马的采石工人常常涂蜡于大理石,以掩饰其瑕疵,罗马元老院( the Roman Senate )颁令,凡大理石不得涂蜡,换言之,大理石必须“无蜡” → 词义先是由“无蜡的”引申为“纯粹的” → 继而又引申为“真挚的”,“真诚的”。
您真诚的
Li Ming
李明
To whom it may concern,
With the strong desire to contribute to Project Hope, I'm writing to find a child in a poor area who needs financial aid. I would be more than happy if you could recommend a candidate who is a left-behind child in a poverty-stricken area.
In a series of reports about the left-behind children, what impressed me most is their desperate and helpless eyes. Therefore, in the hope that such a child can be bathed in love and sunshine, I'd like to cover tuition and living expenses for him or her.
Thank you, and your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
desire; 拉丁语 de sidere, 星星,星辰 → 通过星辰移位来推测人世变迁,期望星辰按理想的状态运行 → 引申词义渴望,愿望,欲望,要求。
poverty; 古法语 poverte, 贫穷,贫乏 词源同 poor → 贫穷,贫困。
stricken;strike:碰,撞,击,打,踢,攻击,罢工 → 来自 strike 的过去分词古拼写形式,引申比喻义受煎熬的,遭受痛苦的。
impress; im- 入 , 向内 + -press- 压 → 印,压印;给…深刻印象,引人注目,使铭记。
prompt; pro- 前 + -empt- 拿( e 略) → 拿到前面 → 引申词义方便的,迅速的等 → 立即的,迅速的,促使,激励,提醒,提词。
appreciate; ap- 来 , 临近 + -prec- 价格 , 价值 + -i + -ate 动词词尾 → 给出评价 → 给出(高度)评价
→ 估价,评价,欣赏;感激,感谢;看出。