好的開始是成功的一半，如何從萬千“美句”中找出適合我們推薦信開頭的句子呢?如何才能抓住閱讀者的眼球呢?相信這些困擾你的問題，看完此文之后都可以得到滿意的答復。

　　I am very pleased to have this opportunity to warmly recommend Mr. James Anderson for admission to the University of Texas at Austin. He is an outstanding person and a student of exceptional promise who can contribute substantially to your program.

　　我很高興推薦Mr. James Anderson到德州奧斯汀就讀。他是一個非常出色的學生，前途無量，會對貴校的項目貢獻很大。

　　In my capacity as Mary Thompson’s direct supervisor at Wal-Mart and as a Columbia M.B.A. who has interacted with multiple Wharton alumni over my 20-year career, I strongly believe Mary is a uniquely compelling candidate for your M.B.A. program.

　　我是Mary Thompson在沃爾瑪的直接主管。鄙人在哥大完成MBA學習，在20年的工作中，也得以認識很多沃頓商學院的校友。我堅信Mary Thompson也將是你們M.B.A項目非常有競爭力的候選人。

　　Last year, 26 Nebraska students asked me to write recommendation letters for them. For some, I encouraged them to consider other professors. For many, I did my best to study the materials they provided so I’d remember them clearly enough to help them. For only three did I sit down to the task with the relish I bring to this letter for Donald Green.

　　去年有26個學生找我幫他們寫推薦信。對于其中一些學生，我建議他們去找其他教授寫推薦信。對于大部分學生的推薦信，我都只能靠著他們給我提供的信息才能回憶起他們的表現。但是其中有三個學生，包括Donald Green，給我留下了深刻的印象，所以很輕易的就完成了推薦信。

　　I didn’t hesitate to agree to write this letter on behalf of Maria Garcia’s application to the University of Illinois. I believe her academic potential is very strong but, more than that, through her leadership at Santa Ysabel High School she has proved herself to be a person of character who deserves the quality education your program provides

　　在Maria Garcia申請伊利諾伊大學之際，我非常愿意給她寫這封信，對于她的學術能力，我深信不疑。更為重要的是她在Santa Ysabel高中期間已經完全證明了自己的領導能力，她是一個非常有個性的學生，完全符合你們項目的要求。