dear colleagues:
ms. xxx requested a letter of reference from me to support her application for graduate studies at your university. as her research adviser when she was a graduate student in my school of science beijing university of chemical technology, i am pleased to comply with her request.
( ui have known ms. zhang since XX, when she was admitted as a master of science candidate into the school. as her research adviser, i directed her research and found her a promising youth radiating with intelligence and creativity. during her first year, she got a very good record in major courses and earnd good scores major and general gpa 3.3. she particularly enjoyed challenging areas of studies such as quantum chemistry and theory of electrochemistry.
during the following two years, ms. zhang worked on a computational theory study of inorganic functional materials project for his degree thesis “theoretical study of electronic structures of several representative metal element in the hydrotalcite slabs”. to make the theory model meet the actual materials, she faced down many practical problems, such as building reasonable module of inorganic materials, and calculation techniques. working hard and independently, she cracked the problems one by one, and came up with a thesis that was characterized by academic excellence. during her m.s. period, she had three papers published in international journals.
judging by her outstanding performance while she studied with me, i am convinced that ms. zhang has acquired the knowledge and intellectual sophistication on the basis of which she can undertake world-class training. i therefore lend her my enthusiastic support and would appreciate your favorable consideration of her application.
今天,我去“吃”了一顿法国大餐。
打开电视,坐在椅子上,我发现我爱看的“希望英语”节目开始了,太棒了!这时,主持人Tony来到了非洲做节目,谈到吃时,Tony说:“今天我们来吃法国大餐!”我高兴坏了,想象着自己就在非洲吃着法国大餐……正想着,Tony端着三盘菜来了:“法国人吃大餐有个习惯,先吃沙拉,再吃主食,最后吃甜点。”哈哈,先去吃沙拉!只见Tony来到厨房,我的心跟着到厨房,Tony说:“我们学着做沙拉吧!做沙拉有来历,沙拉又叫冷盘,就是冷菜。今天我们使用非洲人住的茅草房的造型做个‘茅草沙拉’,用到豆芽等,白菜等……哦,对了,还有重要的酸酱。所谓酸酱,就跟咱中国的醋一样,法国人也爱吃酸的。”只见厨师把材料垒成茅草房的样子,在滴上几滴酸酱,又在盘中装饰五彩的用果酱点的点,这样,沙拉就做成了!我仿佛来到非洲正坐享其成呢……好了,沙拉吃完再吃主食,今天的主食就是
——黑臀羚羊!啊哈,说到黑臀羚羊啊,那可是“狮子的麦当劳”呢!Tony又说:“为什么说是‘狮子的麦当劳’呢?就是因为它们是狮子的美餐,而黑臀羚羊的屁股上又有黑斑纹,斑纹就极像字母m,也就是麦当劳的标志,所以自然就是狮子的麦当劳了!但在这里说一下,黑臀羚羊可是非洲的保护动物,不过我之所以敢吃,就是因为批准,发了‘猎***证’,我才敢吃嘛!这也是为了生态平衡,黑臀羚羊多了对环境也不好嘛!”哈哈,开始做黑臀羚羊吧,先把羚羊的一部分切掉(你喜欢吃的一部分),然后用鸡蛋饼包裹起来,淋点酱油,再放入烤箱,过一会儿就能吃了!太棒了!我仿佛还在回味啊!甜点来嘞!就是“巧克力蛋糕加灯罩香草冰激凌”!好长的名字啊!巧克力蛋糕就不说了,“灯罩香草冰激凌”?“灯罩”?是呀!灯罩就是用铁丝编成的一个罩子。香草冰欺凌故意弄成大黄色,就像灯一样,那个罩子自然就成“灯罩”了!做好后,把灯罩罩在“灯”上,灯罩香草冰激凌就做好了!再与巧克力蛋糕放一起,啊——!真是美味啊!法国大餐少不了红酒——总得有点儿喝的吧!红酒选用红葡萄酒,纯葡萄做成,哇,刚喝下去甜甜的,喝到最后有一股黄瓜的涩味,我喝过,很好喝呢,绝对喝不醉,老少皆宜!
好了,非洲、法国去过了,我的心也该回国了,哈哈,大家是不是也馋了呢?想必看我的博文都看饱了吧!好了,下次接着说吧!再见!
巴黎也是真正的鲜花之都。称之为“花都”毫不为过。无论是在餐桌上、阳台上、院落中,还是在橱窗前、街道旁、人们的怀抱里,满眼都是盛开的鲜花,空气中弥漫着醉人的芳香。而那些五彩缤纷的花店和花团锦簇的公园,更是让人流连忘返。
巴黎的标志——埃菲尔铁塔,高320.7米,塔身为钢架镂空结构,重达9000吨,共用了1.8万余个金属部件,以100余万个铆钉铆成一体,全靠四条粗大的用水泥浇灌的塔墩支撑。全塔分为三层:第一层高57米,第二层高115米,第三层高276米。每层都设有带高栏的平台,供游人眺望那独具风采的巴黎市区美景。晴空万里之时,人们可以从铁塔上看到远达70公里处的景色。据说,登上艾菲尔铁塔的游客早已超过1亿人次。像一个钢铁巨人高高地耸立在巴黎市中心的塞纳河畔,这座铁塔是为庆祝法国大革命100周年而建造的,以其设计师居斯塔夫·埃菲尔命名。埃菲尔铁塔同巴黎不可分割的联系在一起,它是巴黎的象征,是法国人民的骄傲。铁塔周围的市中心区为行政区,法国国家机构、联合国教科文组织以及外国使馆均设于此,名胜古迹也十分密集。
位于凯旋门前宽敞的爱丽舍田园大街上的爱丽舍宫,历来是法兰西共和国总统府所在地,它正好是在这条大街圆形交叉路口的东北方,与“大宫”(巴黎的艺术展览馆隔街相望。爱丽舍宫始建于18世纪初,1718年落成。原是举行舞会的活动场所,后举办过几次大型博览会,也曾用作外国首脑访法时的宫邸。自1873年起作为法国总统府,至今经历了20位总统。
卢浮宫是一座艺术宝库,集中了世界文化艺术之精华。它位于塞纳河右岸,始建于1190年,原是菲利浦亲王的城堡,18世纪被查尔斯五世改为王宫。1793年法国大革命中,正式改为国立艺术博物馆。到目前为止,卢浮宫共珍藏绘画、雕塑等各种艺术品20多万件,它以收藏丰富的古典绘画和雕刻而闻名于世。卢浮宫原是规模宏大的宫殿建筑群,是法国文艺复兴时期最珍贵的建筑之一。
提起巴黎圣母院,许多人都不禁会联想起雨果的同名小说。19世纪初,雨果小说的发表,引起了人们的兴趣,并立即决定对当时已经颓败的圣母院加以重修。
从卢森堡出发,坐了五六个小时的汽车,终于到了我的梦想天堂――巴黎。我实在太兴奋了!太阳也跟我一样兴奋,因为,它10点钟才下山。
第二天,我们先来到巴黎圣母院,它的大门和门边上的两座钟楼,像个巨大的字母“H”。门前广场上人山人海,连拍照都要排队。听导游说,法国著名文学家雨果的小说《巴黎圣母院》被拍成电影后,巴黎圣母院就成了全世界人都熟知的名胜。我想,虽然丑陋的敲钟人卡西莫多已经不在了,但是每一个来到巴黎圣母院的游客,都会永远记住他很善良的心。
沿着美丽的塞纳河,我们来到了欧洲最高的塔――埃菲尔铁塔,那里的人更是密密麻麻,多得象搬家的蚂蚁。我们随着人流,乘着电梯登上了雄伟的埃菲尔铁塔。站在塔上,我们都激动不已,环顾着四周,整个巴黎市尽收眼底,弯弯曲曲的塞纳河,象仙女的飘带一样美丽。埃菲尔铁塔在1889年建成的,距今已经100多年了,是为了迎接巴黎世界博览会而建造的。埃菲尔铁塔是世界上最著名的建筑,也是巴黎的象征。可是谁能想到,它是在一片反对声中建成的,当时有许多著名的作家、音乐家、画家、雕塑家都强烈抗议修建埃菲尔铁塔,说它是个“黑色大的烟囱”。可是我一点儿也不觉得埃菲尔铁塔难看!
午休以后,我们坐车来到卢浮宫参观。在卢浮宫里,保存着许许多多世界珍宝,其中最有名的是:意大利著名画家达·芬奇的油画——《蒙娜丽莎》。据说,它可是世界上最昂贵的油画,所以油画用很厚的防弹玻璃装起来,周围还有两三名保安人员,不让参观的人群靠近也不让人拍照片。我也钻进了人群,欣赏着她的神秘微笑。整个展厅里还悬挂着许多巨大的油画,有的甚至比我家的墙壁还要宽大,我真佩服那些画家,这么大的画他要画多久呢?在另一个展厅里,我们又找到了断臂维纳斯的雕像,这里也有保安在维持秩序,但参观的人们却可以自由地拍照留念。我有些怀疑这座雕像会不会是赝品呢?出了卢浮宫,在玻璃金字塔的前方是小凯旋门,小凯旋门的顶上有许多美丽的雕花,其中一朵非常奇怪,我仔细一看,哈哈,太有趣了,原来在花的周围有6个燕子窝,其中一个窝里还有一只小燕子在唧唧叫呢!我连忙举起了照相机把它们拍了下来。
第二天早上,我们去参观凡尔赛宫。凡尔赛宫里金壁辉煌,到处都有金灿灿的烛台、吊灯、壁炉、家具,还有许多巨大的油画和雕像,可以看出国王和王后的生活很奢侈。在宫殿后面,有一座规模很大的后花园,里面有许多喷泉和雕塑,最有名的是太阳神阿波罗喷泉。但有点遗憾的是时间来不及了,导游叫大家集合了,我们只一尊雕像。我想:将来我还会再来巴黎,再来凡尔赛宫欣赏这座著名的巨大花园的。
下午,我们来到了凯旋门,在它的墙上刻有随拿破仑出征的300多名将军的名字,其中有许多画着横线的名字是在战斗中牺牲的将军。凯旋门的下面有一座无名烈士墓,上面点着一盏长明灯。有12条大街通向凯旋门,其中最有名的是香谢丽舍大街。我们终于恋恋不舍地离开了巴黎,去了比利时。
From: ****
Department of the SPECIAL CLASS GIFTED for YOUTHS
University of Science and Technology
Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
July 1, 1998
Dear Sir or Madam:
I take great pleasure in recommending Wang Yong, one of my favorite students, for admission into your distinguished graduate program.
Mr. Wang was admitted in 1986 at 14 years of age into the SPECIAL CLASS for the GIFTED YOUTHS, my university's unique program that caters to the intellectual needs of unusually talented Chinese youngsters. It was a rare privilege he earned with his nearly impeccable academic performance through the years of his elementary and secondary school.
He impressed me almost as he entered into my university, a major cradle of china's scientific and technological talents. At the time, members of the Gifted Class all had to spend half a month studying by themselves the principles of calculus and then take an exam so that we could evaluate their self-study capability. Mr. Wang scored the highest grade in that exam. He also exhibited a keenly whetted mind during class discussions. To my regret at the time, his English was not as good as his mathematics or physics.(缺点介绍,公正真实 But I noticed he made a point of working especially hard in improving his English during his five undergraduate years with us. By now, he seems to be at least as proficient in English as most of his former classmates in the Gifted Class.
In my experience with Mr. Wang, I was impressed with not only his extraordinary intelligence but also his ambitions and persistence. I am sure that Mr. Wang will be an outstanding student in any doctoral program that he may care to enroll in. So I would like to support him firmly in his quest recommendation into account when considering his application. I would greatly appreciate it you decide to accept him as he wishes.
Yours sincerely
****
Professor and Deputy Head
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