Dear Sarah,
I aterribly sorry to tell you that I aunable to attend your birthday part next Thursday evening. That is owing to the fact that younger brother suddenly fell ill and was taken to a hospital this rning. I have to go there iediately and take care of hi As told by the doctor in charge, it will take around five days for hito recover and I have asked boss for a leave.
I really regret that I cannot go to celebrate your birthday personally and would ss the perfect chance of enjoying self with all our old friends. I have chosen a sll gift for you and will send it to you torrow to show best wishes. Besides, please give regards to our friends when you et theat the party.
Cordially,
Li Ming
Dear Charlie,
Kindly excuse for not being able to see you off at the airport this Saturday as I have prosed.
A jor business partner of ourpany will be attending an iortant conference in Xian this weekend, and boss finally chooses to apany hithere to negotiate about a new transaction. I have just been inford of this plan and ahappy about the decision—this is an opportunity to both display and enhance abilities, so I aafraid I cannot be present at the airport.
Pursuing study overseas is an essential step in the aplishnt of your drea
How I wish I could have the chance to share with you personal feelings and suggestions before you are away! I hereby send you a gift to wish you good luck. Please ive .
Cordially,
Li Ming
Dear David:
I aafraid that you will think unpardonably negligent in not
having answered your letter dated 7, Deceer sooner, but when I have told you the reason, I trust you will be convinced that the neglect was excusable. When your letter arrived, I was just in Hong Kong. As faly could not forward it to during absence, it has been, therefore, lying on desk until the nt when I took it up. Now the first thing I have to hasten to do is to write to you these few lines to express deep regret.
I enjoyed ny pleasant sights during trip. I shall be pleased to give you an account to of thewhen I see you next.
Sincerely yours,
Dear Mr. Sth,
I aindeed very sorry that I ssed the exanation on International Business English Writing you gave last Friday. I feel awful about it and want you to know what happened that day.
I suddenly fell sick early that rning and parents had to send to the hospital. Please find enclosed a copy of the dical bill.
I sincerely hope you can understand situation and accept apology. I would appreciate your allowing to take a ke-up exanation. I wille to your office during your office hour on Monday to discuss this possibility with you.
Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Sincerely yours,
Wang Hua
ear Prof. Patent,
I avery sorry to inforyou that I did not nage toplete the book report you assigned last week, due to a sudden illness falling upon a few days ago. For the past few days I have been in hospital with a continuous fever, which has thus prevented froany acadec activity. I hereby subt the doctor’s note.
I would be very ch obliged if you could grant another week for the task, as health is turning better.
Hope you can understand situation and accept apology.
Yours faithfully,
Li Ming