(2)Directions:

　　You have worked in a Non-Governmental Organization for several years, but now you need to quit the job because you are moving to another city with your family. Write a letter to your boss Mr. Smith to tell him your decision and the reason, and your appreciation for the work experience in this agency.

　　You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.

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

　　Do not write the address.

　　范文：

　　Dear Mr. Smith,

　　I am sorry to inform you by this letter that I plan to resign my present job in the next month. The main reason is that I will move to Qingdao to live permanently with my family, as Qingdao is my hometown.

　　Looking back upon my five-year experience in this organization, I have had a very happy and enjoyable time working with you and other colleagues, from whom I have received lots of help and have learnt much. Please accept my sincere gratitude, as well as my regret for not being able to serve here any longer.

　　Yours faithfully,

　　Li Ming

　　譯文：

　　尊敬的史密斯先生：

　　通過這封信我很遺憾地告訴您我計(jì)劃在下個月辭去目前的工作，其主要原因是我將和我的家庭一起搬回我的家鄉(xiāng)青島，并將在那里長期居住。

　　回顧我在這個組織中五年的工作經(jīng)歷，我與您和眾位同事度過了非常愉快的時光，你們給了我很多幫助，也教會了我很多東西。請接受我最誠摯的感激，我也非常遺憾不能在這里工作更長的時間。

　　您真摯的，

　　李明

　　閃光詞匯及詞組：

　　permanently: adv. 長期的，永久的，不變的

　　look back upon: 回顧

　　enjoyable: adj. 令人愉快的

　　gratitude: n. 感激

　　萬能句型：

　　I am sorry to inform you by this letter that I plan to…

　　The main reason is that…