Letters of Recommendation英语短文阅读带翻译

 　　Letters of Recommendation推荐信

　　Claire was applying to private schools. Most private schools required letters of recommendation. Claire did not know who to ask. She felt like her teachers did not know her that well. Claire asked her teachers anyways. Some of them said yes, and some of them said no. One week later, Ms. Hershey gave Claire a letter of recommendation in an envelope. Claire wasn't supposed to open it, but she really wanted to know what Ms. Hershey wrote.

　　克莱尔申请进入一所私立学校，大多数私立学校要求推荐信，克莱尔不知道该问谁。她觉得自己的老师们都不了解她，克莱尔找了她的老师，他们有的答应了，有的拒绝了。一周后，赫尔希女士给了克莱尔在一个信封，里面有一封推荐信，克莱尔不知道应不应该打开它，但她真的很想知道她写的什么。

　　Claire carefully tore it open and read the letter. She was disappointed. Ms. Hershey didn't write anything interesting about Claire. Ms. Hershey just wrote that Claire was a smart, nice girl. Claire couldn't get into her top schools with that letter.

　　克莱尔小心翼翼地把它撕开，读了这封信。她很失望，赫尔希女士没有写克莱尔感兴趣的东西。赫尔希女士刚刚写克莱尔是一个聪明、漂亮的女孩。这封信无法克莱尔让她进入顶尖学校。

　　Claire asked her swim coach to write her a letter of recommendation. Her swim coach knew her well. The problem was that the swim coach wasn't the best writer. He did not go to college. Claire asked him to write a letter anyways. "Of course I'll write you a letter, I'll even send it to you," he said. One week later, Claire got an email for her swim coach. She was nervous to read what he wrote. Claire was impressed with the letter. Her swim coach was really funny yet intelligent in the letter!

　　克莱尔又求她的游泳教练给她写一封推荐信，她的游泳教练很了解她。问题是他不擅长写信，他没有上过大学。克莱尔求他无论怎样都要帮她写一封信。“我他一定会给你写封信，我会寄给你的。”他说。一周后，克莱尔收到了游泳教练给她的一封邮件，她紧张地读着他写的东西，克莱尔对这封信印象深刻，他在信中真的很有趣！

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