2002年08月03日16:14:19　 [b][b][b]　　 [b]Dear Sir: [b][b]　　It is my pleasure to recommend Mr. Fu-ping Wang for his application to [b]graduate studies in your school. Mr. Wang has been my research assistant [b]of [b]the National Science Council's project "The United States and the United [b]Nations' Financial Crisis: The Role of U.S. Congress" since September [b]1997. [b]His major responsibilities include information collecting, analyzing and [b]translating. He is an enthusiastic and progressive young man with [b]extremely [b]high potentiality. Mr. Wang is not only quick at learning and good at [b]solving difficult problems, but also with a logical mind that enables him [b]to effectively analyze difficulties. All the work handed to him was [b]completed satisfactorily. Actually, he is so reliable that I assign him [b]with heavy responsibilities. With his help, I have been able to spend more [b]time in writing the research paper. I really consider myself very [b]fortunate [b]to have such a capable assistant. I am certain his diligence, coupled with [b]a good competence and pleasant personality, will assure him of academic [b]achievements in his future academic pursuits. I strongly recommend his [b]admission without any reservation. [b][b]Sincerely yours, [b]Chung Weikuo [b]Research Fellow and Professor [b]The Institute of European and American Studies [b]---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b] [b]------------------ [b]　　 [b][b]　　您觉得这封推荐信怎样呢？ [b][b]　　如果这是一封为秘书介绍新工作的推荐信，那还可以接受；不过对于申请研究生院 [b]来 [b]讲，就似乎不太够力度了。首先，这封推荐信犯的一个大忌就是不够明确。 　　从信 [b]中我们 [b]只看到推荐人很努力地用了一大堆形容词，试着告诉入学评审委员，这个申请人“很 [b]聪 [b]明”、“很热心”、“很有潜力”、“很有分析能力”云云，相关的例证却付之厥如； [b]接 [b]著，这封信又未能指出这个申请者这些特质与将来的研究领域有何相关，只说在这个申 [b]请人 [b]的帮助下，他可以专心于研究工作，言下之意似乎就是告诉对方这个申请者是个很好的 [b]秘 [b]书，而非一个有前景的研究生。 [b][b]　　其实，只要多用一点心思，换个观察角度，单纯、琐碎的助理工作一样可以表现出 [b]这名 [b]申请者在研究生院相关方面的能力。比方说，推荐人不妨强调他之所以雇用这个人为研 [b]究助 [b]理，是因为这个助理以前曾做过与他目前的研究领域相关的报告，表现出申请者在这个 [b]研究 [b]领域已经具备的基础知识和研究潜力。又以资料搜集工作为例，可以强调这个申请者如 [b]何善 [b]用某些方法，对资料进行系统的分析整理等。