Dear Colleagues:
As the tutor for Miss Furnival Han in writing her undergraduate thesis， I greatly appreciate her for her solid grounding professional knowledge. I found it my duty to recommend her for further studies abroad when she asked me to do her the favor.
I began to know Miss Han when I received a commendatory letter from a privately-run school. Our department has all along organized student service programs in a community. Her class was engaged in a mutual aid program at a private school， and Miss Han played a vital role in the program. First of all it was her sincere attitude that won her class the honor of serving in the program out of many class collectives. As the program organizer， Miss Han did much investigation work prior to the inauguration of the program. For example， she
acquired information from the college leadership in advance and distributed the workload according to practical conditions (dividing the class into different groups according to age and according to study capacities). The program was carried out in proper order and yielded good effects， winning unanimous good comments from both the college leadership and the community.
Besides， Miss Han‘s leadership capacity is also worth mentioning. She began to assume the post of a study committee member when she was a third-year student. Her gifted affinity and personal charms soon won her the credit from her classmates. In less than in semester， her class leapt from the last to the top of all classes in the same grade in terms of academic records and style of study. Thanks to its outstanding performance， the class was appraised as the top best in study style in the whole college. Sure enough， extracurricular
management and organizing took up much of her time， but she made proper arrangements so that she was among the best in her academic performance in her class and she was excellent in GPA specialty above all.
When writing her Bachelor Degree thesis she told me she was greatly interested in the studies on Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1926). I was really shocked when she asked me the startling question whether on earth Hardy was a fatalist or not. This was because few students would ever think of raising such an in-depth question at that time. So I encouraged her to probe deeper into the question. In between she thumbed through many works by and about the English novelist and poet. This embraced some highly sophisticated contents that taxed
great comprehension efforts. But in defiance of all difficulties she finished reading a dozen of very difficult books， jotting down detailed notes in the meanwhile. Encountering hard nuts to crack， she would ask for instructions modestly and I was only too glad to probe deep with her because it was always so pleasant to communicate with her. Her optimism makes her very agreeable and affectionate to others. The strict logic and acumen of thought made the process of thesis preparations in good order. Although she graduated several years ago，
she shows great respect for her teachers and comes to visit me from time to time. I also like this student very much.
Due to limitations of research conditions in China today， I am very eager that an excellent student like her may have the chance to study abroad and make contribution to future researches in China.
(一)抬头可用的格式有：
Dear Sir/Madam;
To Whom It May Concern:
(二)第一段：引文句子可以引用如：
“It is a pleasure to recommend to you (name)， a former student of mine at (name of university).”
“I an very happy to have this opportunity to recommend (name)， who is presently applying for admission to your graduate (or undergraduate) program in (name of program).”
“I understand that (name) is applying for admissions to your graduate (undergraduate) school， and has requested that I write this letter of recommendation for her/him.”
“In my capacity as professor at xxxx University， I have known xxx for three years， as both his/her advisor and professor.”
(三)第二段：这段可以提供最实质的内容。譬如，如果推荐者是教授， 解释学生在他门下所修的.课程。
“(name) took two of my courses during the 1984-85 academic year， as follows; “xxxxx” and “xxxxx”.”
“(Name) was enrolled in three of classes from September 1984 to June 1986 “xxx” and “xxx”.”
接下来，教授写一些有关申请人在课堂上的表现，如完成的研究计划、实验室研究、研究报告、考试的成绩、课堂态度、讨论课的参与等，举出实例。
“In my class (es)， (name) did excellent work. She always listened attentively， participated activitely in class， and handed in very good written assignment.
“In particular， his/her research paper on (topic) was of exceptionally high quality， and showed that s/he fully understands and has a strong background in his/her field.”
如果推荐人是工作主管，首先一定要仔细陈述申请人的工作职责，并对申请者工作表现作一评估。如果可能的话尽量列举实例。
“When (name) held the position of (job title) in this company she was one s/he was one of my best employees. His/her job responsibilities included (describe them)， and s/he carried out his/her duties with exceptional skill and professionalism.”
“S/he not only did his/her own work， but also helped other employees， and made many valuable contributions to the efficient running to our firm.”