情景会话口袋书人际篇186:写信(2)
时间：2019-01-21 作者：英语课 分类：情景会话口袋书人际篇
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5. Who are you writting to for help?
你在给谁写信请求帮忙？
还能这样说：
To whom shall you write for help?
To whom are you going to write for help?
6. I wrote the letter at her dictation.
我照她的口述写这封信。
还能这样说：
I composed the letter at her dictation.
I wrote the letter according to her dictation.
应用解析：
be dictated 2 to 被任意指挥；
follow the dictates 3 of 听从……的命令（支配）；
dictate 1 to 口述，使听写
7. I wish that he wrote more often.
但愿他能经常写信。
还能这样说：
I am looking forward to his regular letter.
I hope he can often write to me.
谚语：
A little body often harbors a great soul.
莫道身躯小，伟人寓其间。
8. Put your pen on that piece of paper and write your apology to Amy.
赶紧动笔，给艾米写信道歉。
还能这样说：
You should write to Amy rapidly for her forgiveness.
Write to Amy right now to apologize to her.
应用解析：
drive a pen 挥笔写字；
live by one's pen 以写作为生；
put pen to paper 着手写；
wield a caustic pen 笔下锋利，行文尖刻
v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令
- It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
- What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？
v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 )；口授；支配；摆布
- He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
- No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》