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A useful situation
- Your goal: Write a clear request in an appropriate register.
- Before you start, recall information questions and requests. Choose wording for the audience, relationship and purpose; asking about a deadline does not confirm it.
请问报名星期五截止吗？报名 means registration and 截止 closes. Which status does Friday have in this message alone?
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The question seeks confirmation. It does not contain the organiser’s answer or instruct them to close registration. Preserve the difference between asking and receiving information.
Words you will use
- apply / application申请 shēnqǐng — apply / application. apply / application申请to participate参加to exercise活动。
- close / deadline截止 jiézhǐ — close / deadline. apply / application申请Friday周五close / deadline截止。
- confirm确认 quèrèn — confirm. to ask请confirm确认(concept of) time时间。
- trouble, polite request here麻烦 máfan — trouble, polite request here. trouble, polite request here麻烦you (polite)您to issue发给I / me我。
- reply回复 huífù — reply. to ask请reply回复这封mail邮件。
Match each word with its meaning in this unit.
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Use the example sentences to check each word’s meaning in context.
Build the meaning
- A message to a friend and a request to an organisation can express the same need with different register. Clarity and appropriateness matter more than ornate vocabulary.
- Excuse me, may I ask...?请问 requests information; trouble, polite request here麻烦you (polite)您…… politely asks for help. State the action and time clearly so politeness does not hide the request.
Work through a decision: A friend might receive tomorrow明天to remember记得band带form表格 — remember to bring the form tomorrow. An organiser might receive hello (polite)您好，Excuse me, may I ask...?请问to need需要band带which ones?哪些(raw) material材料 — hello, which materials do I need to bring? The first is a reminder; the second requests information. Adjusting register should preserve the real purpose rather than merely replace words with longer ones.
Compare a plausible mistake: trouble, polite request here麻烦you (polite)您to issue发给I / me我application form申请表 asks the recipient to send a form; I / me我already已经to receive收到application form申请表 reports that it has arrived. Courteous wording does not make a requested action completed. Nor does a formal greeting make an unclear request actionable: specify what you need and any relevant time.
A formal-sounding sentence is not automatically clearer or more correct. Do not claim a deadline is confirmed when you have only asked about it.
Complete the information request: ____，报名什么时候截止？
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请问 politely introduces an information question.
You need to confirm whether a fictional application closes on Monday. Which message asks clearly without presenting the date as settled? 截止 means close and 申请 means application.
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The second message names the application and asks whether Monday is the deadline. The other choices either claim confirmation or ask for a different action. Politeness and accurate purpose both matter.
Listen for a fresh detail
- Listen before revealing the script.
- Replay as often as you need. If the audio will not play, read the script instead.
Show the listening script and meaning
hello (polite)您好！I / me我already已经to receive收到application form申请表，but但still / also还not不definite确定to submit (a report etc)提交way方式。Excuse me, may I ask...?请问can / may可以to pass through通过mail邮件to submit (a report etc)提交(yes/no ?)吗？
Hello. I have received the form but am unsure how to submit it. May I submit by email?
What information is requested?
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可以通过邮件提交吗 asks about the submission method.
Read a different account
to study at the same school同学to / for / give给friend朋友发消息：“to sign up报名Friday周五close / deadline截止，you你别忘了。”to / for / give给to exercise活动person in charge负责人to write写mail邮件o'clock时，he / him他to convert改成：“hello (polite)您好！Excuse me, may I ask...?请问to sign up报名whether (or not)是否于本周five五close / deadline截止？if如果convenient方便，trouble, polite request here麻烦you (polite)您to issue发给I / me我application form申请表。to thank谢谢。”两条news消息all / both都to revolve around围绕to sign up报名，but但target对象and / with和purpose目的different不同。
- The reading and listening have different details. Use the material for the question you are answering.
- Read once for the situation, then again for the relevant detail. Reveal help when needed.
Show the reading meaning
To a friend, a student reminds them that registration closes Friday. To the organiser, the student politely asks whether Friday is the deadline and requests an application form. Audience and purpose differ.
Which detail is a question rather than an established fact in the email?
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是否……截止 asks to confirm Friday; it is not yet confirmed by the organiser.
A student writes to an organiser: 您好，请问活动是否改在图书馆举行？如果地点已经确定，麻烦您告知具体教室。举行 means take place and 告知 inform. Which summary preserves the message’s purpose and what remains unanswered?
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Both parts request information. The message supplies neither confirmation nor a room number and does not order a venue change. Keep the conditional room request and the missing response visible.
Speak, write, and review
- Ask an organiser about a deadline and submission method. Then explain the answer informally to a friend.
- Record yourself or practise with a partner. Try it without the model first, then compare the meaning and word order.
hello (polite)您好，Excuse me, may I ask...?请问to sign up报名what什么time时候close / deadline截止？can / may可以to pass through通过mail邮件to submit (a report etc)提交(yes/no ?)吗？
- Write a short email asking for a form and confirming the deadline.
- Tomorrow, recall a direct reminder and a courteous confirmation question. Later, change the audience and deadline, then check whether the message still requests the right action without claiming an answer it has not received.
- Words: apply / application申请 apply / application · close / deadline截止 close / deadline · confirm确认 confirm · trouble, polite request here麻烦 trouble, polite request here · reply回复 reply
- A message to a friend and a request to an organisation can express the same need with different register.
- Excuse me, may I ask...?请问 requests information; trouble, polite request here麻烦you (polite)您…… politely asks for help.
- Watch for: A formal-sounding sentence is not automatically clearer or more correct. Do not claim a deadline is confirmed when you have only asked about it.
Practise this unit’s words and skills · Choose the next guided unit
Write a short email asking for a form and confirming the deadline.
Compare the meaning and structure with the checklist. Your own response may differ from the model.
Use Mandarin for your written or spoken response. Write two fictional messages about the same practical need: a brief reminder to a friend and a clear information request to an organisation. State what you know, what remains unconfirmed and what reply or action you need. Explain one register choice without using a fixed memorised template.
If the friend reminder relies on an unconfirmed requirement, mark it as tentative or confirm it first in your fictional situation. If the formal request changes the original need, rewrite its action or question before adjusting register.