我觉得用中文写一篇高质量的图表说明文很不简单，何况用英文，必须对图表的总体特征、主要对象走势、最大值、最小值、转折点等关键点做出简明扼要的陈述。好在说明文相对比较机械，还是有规律可循。我对课堂资料进行了一番整理，总结出一些常用句型和词汇，背诵了几篇范文，很快就上手了。下面是一些老师的点评，希望对大家有所帮助。

作文题目：

You are a key account manager for atelecommunications company. You are going to beout of the office for a week.

Write an e-mail of 40-50 words to your client.

*telling them how long you will be away

*explaining where you will be

*suggesting who they can contact while you areaway.

Sample:

Dear Mr. Pawlak:

I will be out of the office for ten days from 18th November. I will be attending theTelecommunications Trade Fair in London. While I am away my colleague Marry Richards will belooking after my clients, please contact her with any questions or problems you may have.

网友作文一：

To: sarah, abc company

Fr: nono, manager for aa telecommunications company

Date: Nov. 7th,2008

subject: about a week leave for business trip

I’d like to tell you that [1] I will be one-week leave for a business trip in England from Nov. 10th to Nov.15th. If you have any problems, don’t hesitate to contact with my assistant juliewhose extension number is 555 and she will help you to do the operation.

Thanks for your coorperation[2].

_________________________________________

[1]去掉

[2]去掉。 其他地方很好!

网友作文二：

To : All staff

From: Debbie Zhang

Subject: Out of office

Dear All,

I am in the business trip [1] from Nov. 17 2008 to Nov. 21 2008 to attend training ofaccount management meeting in New York headquarters.

During this period, I cannot reply your email promptly.

For emergence case, please contact below person or call my cellphone: 123456[2]

1. Apply case: John, cellphone: 123456

2. Reimbursement case: Jenny, cellphone: 123456

3. Others: Phoebe, cellphone: 123456 [3]

Thanks,

Regards,

Debbie Zhang

_________________________________________

[1]I will be away on a business trip.

[2]一般出差应该是留下同事的联系方式一个就可以，手机不用留的。

[3]Only one is sufficient enough.

网友作文三：

To: All staff

From: Gloria, Account Manager

Date: 12 March,2008

Re: Absence[1]

Dear staff,

I am about to fly to London to take part in an international meeting.So I will be out of theoffice for the whole week commencing 15 March.If you have any problems,don’t hesitate tocontact Sandy,my secretary[2].

Thank you!

_________________________________________

[1]Be away from office

[2]其余很好!

网友作文四：

To:Ben,bec company

From:Leon,manager of Rain telecommunications company

Date:Nov.21th, 2008

On account of a business trip[1] in France,i will be out of my office from Nov. 22th to Nov. 28th.Please connect my assistant Miss Janice ,she will help you in my trip time. [2]

Thank you.

_________________________________________

[1]概念不清楚，文章题目要求的理由没有写。

[2]If you have any problem while I am away, here is her number: