问答题 Directions : Write a letter to the clean of a department of a university in the United States, applying for admittance to the department as a visiting scholar.
1. You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
2. The contents include what you are going to do in the department, and the explanation of the source of your living expenses.
3. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead.
4. Do not write the address.

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【答案解析】Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Ming. I am a young teacher of English from Wuhan University of Technology. I have been devoting myself to translation from Chinese into English and vice versa for quite a long time and have published a large number of translated texts. But in my own eyes, they are far from perfect. Why are they imperfect9. I think they result from a lack of the guidance of translation theories, especially Western ones, which will undoubtedly do good to my teaching career in China. Under such circumstances, I wish to further my research by being a visiting scholar of your university because I think highly of its excellent academic atmosphere. When it comes to financial support, China Scholarship Council has decided to provide me with scholarship needed to study abroad.
I would appreciate it very much if you could accept me as a visiting scholar and I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours respectfully
Li Ming