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Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to apply to enter the writing competition your newspaper is organizing.

I am a final-year undergraduate majoring in sociology, and have conducted in-depth research on life in our town in the 18th century. I plan to continue my research after graduation and finally write a book about the town's history.

However, I haven't published my work before and understand that I have much to learn before doing so. I therefore feel that by entering this competition I will be able to gain a valuable insight into how to write for publication. I sincerely hope that you will take my application seriously and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

尊敬的先生／女士：

我想申请参加贵报正在组织的写作比赛。

我是一名社会学专业的大四本科生，已经对18世纪本市的生活进行过深入研究。我打算毕业后继续研究，最后写一本关于本市历史的书。

不过，我之前从未出版过任何作品，知道在出版作品之前要学习很多东西。因此我觉得通过报名参加这次比赛，我将深入了解如何创作出版。我真诚地希望您能认真考虑我的申请，期待尽快收到您的答复。

您真诚的，

李明

道长点评

书信的写作原则为"客气"，尽量做到"换位思考、合情合理"，避免语气生硬，要充分考虑收信人的身份和感受。

enter 报名参加

competition 比赛

major in 专业是

sociology 社会学

conduct 进行

in-depth 深入的

research 研究

continue 继续

publish 出版

valuable 有价值的

insight 深刻的了解

1 Could you please send me an application form for the writing competition?

能不能请您发给我一份参加写作比赛的申请表呢？

2 Could you please tell me the minimum and maximum word limits?

能不能请您告诉我作品的字数限制呢？

3 What is the closing date for the writing competition?

写作比赛的截止日期是什么时候？

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