dear dr. anderson,

　　mr．li quanzhi who has just returned to china from your university informed that you are considering the possibility of offering a chinese language course to your students in the next academic year and may have an opening for a teacher of the chinese language. i am very much interested in such a position.

　　i have been teaching chinese literature and composition at college level since 1980. in the past three years, i have worked in summer programs, teaching the chinese language and culture to students from english-speaking courtries. as a result， i got to know well the common problems of these students and how to adapt teaching to achieve the best results.

　　with years of intensive english training, i have no difficulty conducting classes in english and feel queit comfortable working with american students.

　　i will be available after february 1998．please fell free to contact me if you wish more information. thank you very much for your consideration and i look forward to hearing from you.

　　sincerely yours,

　　shi hongqi

　　安德森博士：

　　從剛從貴校返回的李全志先生處，德知貴校正在考慮下學年給貴校學生開設中文課，或可有一中文教師之空缺。本人對此職頗有興趣。

　　從1980年起，本人一直在高校講授中國文學與寫作課程。過去三年中，我曾主講暑期課程，向來自英語國家的學生教授中國語言與文化。因此，我對外國學生常見的學習困難非常熟知，并能設法改進教授方法以取得最佳效果。

　　積數年對英語的勤奮學習，我能毫無困難地用英語講課，并能與美國學生輕松相處。

　　本人1998年2月后即可到任。如需本人其他情況請隨時來函。謝謝你的考慮并期盼回音。