酒店道歉信英文模板合集20篇

因迟复来信致歉

because of answering ones letter late

dear david:

i am afraid that you will think me unpardonably negligent in not having answered your letter dated 7， december 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 my family could not forward it to me during my absence， it has been， therefore， lying on my desk until the moment 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 my deep regret。

i enjoyed many pleasant sights during my trip。 i shall be pleased to give you an account to of them when i see you next。

sincerely yours，

tom

亲爱的戴维：

请原谅我收到您12月7日的来信后迟迟未复，现将原因告诉您，相信您务必会谅解的。您的来信到来时，我正巧在香港，家人无法及时转递。你的信一向放在我写字台上，直到我回到才看见，拖至这天才回信，深表歉意。

这次出去旅行饱览了许多美丽景色，下次见到您时，将告诉您一切。

dear mr __，

尊敬的__先生:

thank you very much for the interview yesterday。 i learned a great deal

about your pany， its major projects， and its ambitious plans for future

development in shenzhen。

十分感谢您昨日的面试。我了解到许多有关贵公司的状况，它的主要产品以及未来在深圳的宏大发展计划。

i believe i am fully qualified for the work you described。 my e__perience

with __ corporation is directly related to the work you are offering。 also， my

academic background and the training i received as an administrative assistant

provide a strong base for further development。

我自信完全有资格承担您所描述的工作。我在__公司的经验与贵方带给的工作直接相关。而且我的教育背景和所受的行政助理方面的培训，为我带给了进一步发展的坚实基础。

thanks again for the interview。 i look forward to hearing from you

soon。

再次感谢您的面试。期望尽早得到您的消息。

sincerely yours，

__x

Dear Mother,

How are you these days? How is your work going?

Mom, I know that I have done a lot of sorry for you since I was a child, but

you never beat me and scolded me, instead, you reasoned with me.

Once, you and dad took me to the store to buy clothes, the lamplight shine,

there there are many beautiful clothes, all of a sudden I didnt concern about

the small store in a saw a white dress, the dress with a picture of a man

holding a little girl, little girl holding a womans picture, are there beside

the picture of a bunch of pink small butterfly in dance. I wanted the dress so

badly that I ran to you and said, "Mommy, mommy, do you see that white dress? I

want that dress!" You go over and look at the price tag. A: wow! This dress

costs a thousand dollars! You shook your head. I see you dont buy for me, use

"cry", while crying also on the ground roll. I had no choice but to buy the

dress.

Mother I want to say to you: "Sorry!" I have acted in love with you many

times since I was a child, but you always bought me what I wanted with a smile.

I know that you have worked hard for this money. So, here, I say to you:

"Sorry!"

Mom, I know how much you have given to our family over the years. Behind your

success are always a lot of difficulties around you, but you are not afraid of

difficulties, you overcome the difficulties. Mom, I hope you will pay more

attention to your health in the future!

Finally, I wish my mother a long life and a successful job!

Your child:

Dear___________,

I am terribly sorry to tell you that_________,and I am writing this letter to show my deep regret.Please accept my sincere apology with gratitude.I hope you will understand my situation and excuse me for___________.

The reason why__________is that__________.Under that circumstance,____________.Therefore,it was not my power to___________.

If possible,I would like to suggest that___________.I shall be obliged if you will kindly write and tell me___________.I am looking forward to seeing you again.

Yours,

________

亲爱的老婆：

当你看见这封检讨书时，已经证明我彻底的绝望了，这是一封与上次不同的信，此时此刻的我不再有心情开玩笑，笑也笑不出，哭也哭不了，泪水在心的位置滴落，而心早已经被挖空，我爱你，但是我做错了，是啊，你总是说我做错事，可是，那又是为了谁呢。

老婆，对不起，不该在你生病的时候和你说分说，但是，我真的不想你变成一个不守诺言的人，没错，你是生病了，如果提前说，我不会怪你的，但是你为什么要坚持来呢，万一真的出事了，你可知道，我会比现在更恨自己，更痛苦，现在至少还能在某个地方看上你一眼就走。

老婆，对不起，不该在你生病的时候丢下你，但是，站在地铁里的时候，我千方百计的想要握住你的手，你又是如何对我，我真的是没有办法啊，我是错的很厉害，但是我也想在你的身边啊，你的一步范围内可曾让我站过。

老婆，对不起，项链是我扯断的，但是在扯断的同时，你可知道我的心比你痛得更多，那时的我不是在扯断项链，而是在扯断我们之间的感情，心在滴血，心中痛。

老婆，对不起，我真的没有办法忘记你，今天在回家的路上，我失魂落魄的坐上车，脑中一片空白，当我醒来时，第一个想见的还是你，你是我生命中的全部，你走了，我的生命也该走了，我一直认为，为了你要赚钱，可是，现在才发现，我很傻，失去了你，就算拥有一切又有什么用呢，曾经在我心中有个心结，就是那个女孩的那件事，我一直认为，我应该不让任何事情发生才对，但是，我错了，我现在才明白，我的心结是，当任何事情都发生的时候，我应该怎么挽回你的心，我真的错了。

给奶奶的一封信A Letter to Grandmother

Dear grandma,

How have you been?

I do not see you for along time. I miss you very much. I am writing to tell you a good news. I did very well in the final exams. I am the No.1 in my class. I worked very hard to prep are he final exames. And finally I didit. I am very exciting. Mom and dad are happy, too. They are proud of me. Besides, the summer holiday comes. I have much free time now. There fore, I want tovisit to you this Saturday. I am looking for ward to seeing you.Loveyou.

Lovely yours,

Niki

Hi Yanglang!

I’m really miss you , we can’t see about three months . Are you OK? I hope you happy everyday.

We have eight classes everyday , and only two classes are not English , another classes is listening , reading , speaking and writing English . Some people think it is boring in the classes , but I think this is very enjoyable .

I love my life now . because I always feel fulfilled all day . I am so busy that I can’t play ping-pong . I think it is my desire to enjoy life.

I want to travel to Mountain Hua . Three years ago I went there , but don’t go to the top , so I must go there when I have free time. Take care yourself

Love Young!

尊敬的张主任：

您好，向您递交这份道歉信，严肃深刻反省我下午顶撞您的不良言行。此时此刻，我对自己不当言行以及因此给您造成的困扰与冒犯，对您表示深深的抱歉与忏悔。回顾我的错误，我是多么的不应该。此次值班工作期间，我由于工作时间稍长一些就吃不消，偷懒睡觉。

经过领导提醒，我依然不加在意，最终导致与领导发生口角，言语冲撞了领导。错误的发生，充分暴露出我的工作纪律观念的薄弱。身为公司值班人员，本职就是在值班期间打起十二分精神，值班员是一份需要非常严肃认真对待的工作。倘若说值班期间有疏忽，势必是对岗位的不负责任。领导的批准指正，我还不加悔改，更是错上加错。

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Dear Sir or Madam,

①I write this letter to apply for the position that you have advertised in ______(报纸名称)of ______(广告发布时间).

②Not only do I have the qualifications for this job, but I also have the right personality for a ______(工作名称).

③In the one hand, ______(第一个原因). ④On the other hand, ______(另一个原因).

⑤Should you grant me a personal interview, I would be most grateful.

⑥If you need to know more about me, please feel free to contact me at any time at ______(电话号码).

⑦Thank you for considering my application, and I am looking forward to meeting you.

Yours sincerely,

亲爱的妈妈：

您好!

时光匆匆流转，弹指一挥间，您已经陪伴我走过十四个春秋冬夏。十四年中，我们有过亲密无间，也有过争吵不休……

今日奔赴“战场”，回眸望见你期盼的眼神，让我感受到你浓浓的爱意，让我心中的歉疚一点点升腾……

妈妈，妈妈，你知不知道，女儿现在真的很歉疚。

“咣啷”，随着一阵声响，我又一次摔上房门，将您——我的妈妈拒之门外。升入初三的我，步入了青春叛逆期，动不动就火冒三丈，脾气更是一日不如一日。

犹记得昨晚的那一幕，你落寞的背影，如一把刀插入我心。

昨晚的我，做着最后的总复习。伏案疾书，挑灯苦读。“当当当……”听着你的敲门声，我没有回答;“当当当……”又一次响起，我朝你不耐烦地喊道，“你就进来呗，我哪有空搭理你?”你推开门，没有说什么，只将一杯热气腾腾的热牛奶放在我身边，细语温柔地告诉我趁热快点喝，我没有作答。半个小时后，你推门直入，我朝你大喊：“谁让你进来的?”我看到你眼中的无辜，却仍怒在心头。你看见桌上的牛奶，端起来送到我面前，而我却一扬手，将它挥到地上，它碎了，牛奶在地板上迅速蔓延，扩散……你慌忙拾起碎片，不料刮伤了你的手指，鲜血涌了出来。你看了看我，而我却无动于衷。你默默地拾起碎片，推开房门，走了，留给我的只一句：“好好学习吧。”

晚风中，你落寞的背影与漫漫黑夜混为一体，我呆呆地坐在那里，回味着你的那句话，心底荡起层层涟漪。第二天早上，看见你手中的绷带，仿佛一把刀插入我的心脏。而你却似乎把昨晚的事情都忘记了，依然如故地为我做好了可口的早餐，微笑着看着我，态度仍那么和蔼，声音仍那么温柔，让我心中的歉疚一直翻滚着。猛然间，想起了小时你在烈日下推着我走，小时你为我遮风挡雨，一点一滴，你的爱浸入我心，我为自己的不懂事而歉疚，而悔恨。

妈妈，我把夜空当做信封，用星星砌上你的名字，填上我对你的歉疚，寄给你，愿你原谅女儿的不懂事……

您的女儿

给闺蜜的道歉信:

亲爱的，为了表达我对你的歉意，我特地出门给你买个道歉的礼物，结果从所有东西中我第一眼就看中了这个，可东爱西最新推出的一款护手霜o()o~~。你看这个叫做手机手蜜的护手霜的包装超级卡哇伊咧(^)喵，这三款分别是萌女系樱桃手蜜，小清新柚子手蜜和森女系绿茶手蜜。你喜欢清新自然，就送你绿茶手蜜和柚子手蜜吧。再加上它还有一个不干不腻的特点，特别适合你这种经常手部肌肤容易干燥的女生哦(x^__^x)嘻嘻。

而我就用这个粉粉的樱桃手蜜，这样我的油爪子再也不会在你手机上留下油脂印啦(^o^)/!你之前总是不爱用护手霜，总说这个太油皮肤不吸收，那个太腻弄的手上滑滑的好不舒服，现在不用怕啦!有了可东爱西的手机手蜜，它不干不腻，手机不花的特点实在太适合我们用了，再加上它们从保湿，滋润，养护，嫩滑，亮白，弹性，光泽这7个方面全方位保护我们的双手，而且价格一点也不贵，只要用过一次，你就一定会爱上它o(≧v≦)o~~好棒!收到礼物之后，就不要再生气了~~生气就不漂亮了~我可爱的颜颜?

此致

敬礼!

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20oo

Dear Mr. Li

Hello!

Time flies, time flies. Unconsciously, I have been in the national life

insurance for ten years. After ten years of insurance career, I suddenly

realized the value of life. With gratitude, I would like to eXpress my cordial

greetings and sincere thanks to you! Thank you for your support and help in the

past. Thank you for making me full of confidence and courage in the insurance

industry and enjoy the harvest and joy from it! As the saying goes: "receive

peoples gratitude, when the spring to repay!" What you have given me is a heavy

trust. I understand that only the insurance road has been going on, has been

walking well, is the biggest return to you! Please believe that enthusiasm and

enthusiasm of HongXia will always be by your side. Insurance, as a way of life

arrangement in the future, is being accepted and loved by more and more people.

I am honored to be your life insurance financial consultant and have the

opportunity to serve you! In the past days, because of insurance, we have more

contacts and eXchanges. Your open-minded and wise, understanding and trust, let

me be inspired and grateful. Since I entered the insurance industry, insurance

has made my heart become more broad and integrated, strong and enterprising.

When my heart is frustrated and hit, when I think of the support and trust of

many customers and the eXpectation of my family, I dare not let myself slack off

and continue to move forward bravely in this industry.

Calm and tranquility are the embodiment of life power, which comes from the

inner calm and security. Although life insurance cant resist risks, it can make

people feel sad and soothe the soul, and let the people who love us and those we

love deeply feel a continuous love and responsibility, so that the courage to

live and the vision of creating a new life cant be achieved by other goods and

services. Therefore, I have warned myself more than once that I should never

sell insurance to others because of my love and never say "no" to insurance

easily! I want to go on firmly in the insurance industry, and give more people

satisfaction insurance services! Its the beginning of the year again. Thank you

for giving me the opportunity to learn from you. I also sincerely wish you good

health, smooth work, harmonious family, prosperous business and prosperous

career! For myself, I will continue to learn and forge ahead to become more

substantial and professional, I will continue to provide you with the most

professional, the most perfect, the best quality service! I hope you can

continue to give me more support and help in the future, let me give security to

more people and more families!

China Life Dong HongXia to January 2013

Dear Bob,

I’m sorry to say that I cannot go to the bookstore with you on Friday

afternoon. I have just found that I have to attend an important class meeting

that afternoon. I hope the change will not cause you too much

trouble.

Shall we go on Saturday morning? We can set out early so that we’ll

have more time to read and select books. If it’s convenient for you, let’s meet

at 8:30 outside the school gate. If not, let me know what time suits you best. I

should be available any time after school next week.

Yours,

Li Hua

我决定写一封信向他道歉英文7

Dear Shelley,

I’m writing to apologize for not watering your jasmine, which caused

its death, while you were away.Now let me explain what

happened to me and my family.

I was so busy preparing for the coming exam that I had no time for

other things. What’s more, my mother had her ankle

injured while she was walking, so I had to take good care of her, who stayed at

home alone. That was why I failed to water your favorite plant. I would like to

buy a new one as a compensation for your loss. Please forgive me.

I sincerely hope you can accept my apologies.

Yours,

Li Hua

亲爱的小白，首先想给你道歉，今晚真的对不起，没看到你短信。电话也没及时回给你，我知道你肯定不高兴了，所以我有必要给你写这封道歉信。

除了道歉，我还有很多想对你说的。小白，就像我打电话时告诉你的，我希望把自己的过去告诉你，也许你不在意过去，但是我希望你了解完整的我，而不是只看到现在的我。我和以前的女朋友，也算纠葛了很久，两人都有错。我一直以来也都比较幼稚，总是不能果断的作一些决定，比较容易心软。我对你也还是很心软，不忍心对你凶，但是我已经明白了，有的时候我必须狠心一点。不过这跟你没关系了，我暂时没有什么该对你狠心的。我现在就想好好对你，不管她对我是什么态度，我都一定不会回头的。我跟她不合适，根本找不到幸福。起初我认识她的时候，我以为她很单纯，也许那时候她确实是吧，但我妈见过她以后说她并不是我说的那么简单，我当时不明白什么意思，后来我也发现了，女人一旦有心计了，会很可怕。她后来其实也找过我，我曾试过跟她回到从前，但是我发现我做不到，尤其是有你之后，我就再也装不下别的任何人了。也许我应该早点告诉你这些，只是我不希望你知道这些以后会因此烦恼。不过现在说也不迟吧，不管她怎么纠缠，我都不会回头了，因为有你，我很幸福很满足。

小白我喜欢你的单纯可爱，在我身边很少有这样的女孩了，大部分人都隐藏得很深。小白，我很感谢你拯救了我，让我感到爱情其实还是很美好的。我以前都感觉很累，一直以来都是，心里有比较重的负担，很久都放不下来。现在有了你，我觉得我很有动力，负担少了很多。我总是跟你说，我希望爱情能简单一些，因为我害怕太过复杂的爱情会让双方都受累。我爱你，你爱我，我信任你，你信任我，仅此而已，没有猜疑没有掩饰，开心和失落都一起品尝，这就是最美好的爱情。

从今晚开始，我感觉我要对你更好，紧紧抓住你，不想错过你，因为你让我有不顾一切的冲动，你让我感觉到幸福。你也是第一个让我如此有结婚冲动的人。今天让你不高兴了，我真的睡不着觉，我在想，你一定是生着气去上床休息的，这是我的责任，以后一定要避免再发生这样的事情。小白我真的很爱你，我害怕失去你，我害怕再在感情上经历失败，所以不管有什么困难，我都愿意坚持下去，只要最终能跟你在一起。希望你看到我写的东西，心情能好一点。我知道你不会真生气，也知道道歉并不能弥补什么，我只想让你知道，我在乎你，在乎你每分每秒的感受，在乎你哪怕一点点的心理波动，在乎我们之间的一切。

小白，以后不管怎么样，都不要离开我好吗?当然是在我一直对你好的前提下了，我知道你也在乎我的，我是大白，你是小白，大白爱小白，就这么简单。

尊敬的班主任老师：

在此，我向您递交我这篇道歉信。

最近一段时间以来，我上课经常不认真听讲，上课做小动作，严重地影响了您的教学热情。

这期间，我上课经常会拿桌子上的铅笔、钢笔，水彩笔，铅笔盒等物件玩，有时候我还愣愣地看着窗外，似乎在若有所思什么，其实我根本没有思考什么，只是懒惰得发呆了。特别是我在上练习课的时候，我没有认真地抄写你写在黑板上的习题答案，下课以后还要询问您，给您造成了很多困扰。我知道，我这样上课不认真听讲的错误是要不得的，任由我继续这样下去会带来比较不良的后果。作为一名学生，我也要有一定的学习责任心，自己的学习要向父母负责，向老师负责。更何况老师为了教育我们付出了辛勤汗水，我不能这么得辜负您。这次我错了，我决心加以改正。

经过一番思考，我想到了一个改正错误的方法，那就是在以后的上课期间，我要注意时刻提醒自己认真学习。在平时，我要注意培养自己的学习兴趣，特别是针对您所教的这门语文学科，我要认识到将来我有可能成为一名文学家，到时候全然指望着靠着文学混口饭吃，要是现在我不认真听讲，今后不就要饿肚子了。

因此，无论如何我也要改正我的错误，今后一定认真听课，不再惹您生气了。

Dear Sir/Madam:

Your advertisement for a Network Maintenance Engineer in the April 10 Student Daily interested me bacause the position that you described sounds exactly like the kind of job I am seeking.

According to the advertisement ,your position requires top university,Bachelor or above in Computer Science or equivalent field and proficient in Windows NT4.0 and LINUX System. I feel that I am competent to meet the requirements. I will be graduating from Graduate School of Tsinghua University this year with a M.S. degree . My studies have included courses in computer control and management and I designed a control simulation system developed with Microsoft Visual InterDev and SQL Server.

During my education, I have grasped the principals of my major and skills of practice. Not only have I passed CET-6, but more important I can communicate with others freely in English. My ability to write and speak English is out of question.

I would appreciate your time in reviewing my enclosed resume and if there is any additional information you require, please contact me.I would welcome an opportunity to meet with you for a personal interview.

With many thanks,

Wang Lin

Dear Sir。

I am writing this letter to apologize to you for the mistake that we sent the shoes in wrong color。 I have acknowledged that my fault has brought you great trouble and unconviniences。 I hereby express my deep sorrow for this matter and we are going to do our best to make it up to you。 I assure you that this mistake will not happen once again and would appreciate very much if you could give us a chance to show our sincerity on this matter。

Best regards

Dear Santa，

First Merry Chrismas to you.This is the end of the year.I konw you are busy

these day.But I want __x.

This year,I was friendly and kind.I got well with my classmate.I was nice

to my brothers and sisters.I think that I did a good job and I was a good

child.And I love you so much!So piease give __x to me.I expect it very much.It

is good for me.

Thank you!

Next year,I will also be a good child!

Your image,

Hu

my dearest mother，

the mother‘s day is coming and i would like to say “happy mother’s day” in

this letter. i love you and thank you so much for everything you did for me.

this day，i will stay away and can‘t give you my appreciation at home. i know i

will watch myself，so don’t worry about me. i am doing very well on my study. my

schoolmates and teachers are all very nice. though i can‘t be at home， i hope

you have a wonderful mother’s day.love，

your son

to whom it may concern,

please accept my recommendation for a young man , in my opinion, who enjoys a unique enthusiasm for and ability in the study of law. in all facets of fu-ping wangs record, from his academic to extracurricular to community work, i think the academic committee of your prestigious ll. m. program stands to gain an invaluable asset to next falls incoming class, if you accept this prospective student. he has managed to set himself apart from his peers in the law department of taiwans most acclaimed university. nfu sends each year the nations best and brightest students to american graduate programs, and it is my pleasure to recommend fu-ping wang as yet another example of this excellence.

as his undergraduate professor i taught mr. wang in two classes pertaining to his major, criminal policy and criminology. he finished in the top 10% in each class. i remember his being an active member of class discussion, a coordinator and conveyor of student opinion. in all completed assignments there was special attention to detail, a special creativity and motivation in opinions and theories that was absent in the majority of his classmates. to say the least, he possesses the necessary reasoning facilities and intelligence to take on the rigorous curriculum of an ll. m. program. i am confident of this fact.

but there is more to mr. wang than just another candidate who possesses the necessary intelligence and scores. there is his unique enthusiasm for his area of study and its real life impact on the community in which he lives. one senses there is a larger call to duty when he states it is his goal to become a successful legal practitioner. i have noticed a strong affinity for placing a practical application on his academic and research focuses. while too many lawyers have entered their respective field too idealistic to placate the gulf between class and the courtroom, mr. wang has illustrated the competence and maturity to reason the difference between the abstract and the reality of this tough profession.

more specifically, i am referring to his work on the judicial reform foundation, where he began his practical legal training and volunteer work while still an undergraduate. i trust his abilities to help someday reform taiwans legal codes to match the progressiveness of its present political, social and cultural development. while many of his peers are complacent with and poised to become corporate lawyers, his place will be in the community with the people who do not possess the affluence and education to know fully their rights and duties as citizens.

i think that the uniqueness of his record speaks for itself, and i applaud his decision to attend the prestigious academic environment in the united states for her ll. m. degree. it will provide him with even more legal framework and precedents to meet the trying conditions taiwans rapidly demoractizing society will meet in the coming decades.

sincerely yours,

john wu

professor

李开复是商界的杰出人才，有才有德。让我们来看看他写给女儿的信吧。

李开复给女儿的信：你该如何度过大学生涯

Dear Daughter:

亲爱的女儿：

As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.

当我们开车驶出哥伦比亚大学的时候，我想写一封信给你，告诉你盘旋在我脑中的想法。

First, I want to tell you how proud we are. Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are. Your academic, artistic, and social skills have truly blossomed in the last few years. Whether it is getting the highest grade in Calculus, completing your elegant fashion design, successfully selling your painted running shoes, or becoming one of the top orators in Model United Nations, you have become a talented and accomplished young woman. You should be as proud of yourself as we are.

首先，我想告诉你我们为你感到特别骄傲。进入哥伦比亚大学证明你是一个全面发展的优秀学生，你的学业、艺术和社交技能最近都有卓越的表现，无论是你在微积分上得了最高分，完成自己典雅的时尚的设计，成功卖出绘制的跑鞋，还是在“模拟联合国”演说中成为表现最突出的人之一，你毫无疑问已经是一个多才多艺的女孩。你的父母为你感到骄傲，你也应该像我们一样为自己感到自豪。

I will always remember the first moment I held you in my arms. I felt a tingling sensation that directly touched my heart. It was an intoxicating feeling I will always have. It must be that "father-daughter connection" which will bind us for life. I will always remember singing you lullaby while I rocked you to sleep. When I put you down, it was always with both relief (she finally fell asleep!) and regret (wishing I could hold you longer). And I will always remember taking you to the playground, and watching you having so much fun. You were so cute and adorable, and that is why everybody loved you so.

我会永远记得第一次将你抱在臂弯的那一刻，一种新鲜激动的感觉瞬间触动了我的心，那是一种永远让我陶醉的感觉，就是那种将我们的一生都联结在一起的“父女情结”。我也常常想起我唱着催眠曲轻摇你入睡，当我把你放下的时候，常常觉得既解脱又惋惜，一方面我想，她终于睡着了!另一方面，我又多么希望自己可以多抱你一会儿。我还记得带你到运动场，看着你玩得那么开心，你是那样可爱，所有人都非常爱你。

You have been a great kid ever since you were born, always quiet, empathetic, attentive, and well-mannered. You were three when we built our house. I remember you quietly followed us every weekend for more than ten hours a day to get building supplies. You put up with that boring period without a fuss, happily ate hamburgers every meal in the car, sang with Barney until you fell asleep. When you went to Sunday Chinese school, you studied hard even though it was no fun for you. I cannot believe how lucky we are as parents to have a daughter like you.

你不但长得可爱，而且是个特别乖巧的孩子。你从不吵闹、为人着想，既听话又有礼貌。当你三岁我们建房子的时候，每个周末十多个小时你都静静地跟着我们去运建筑材料，三餐在车上吃着汉堡，唱着儿歌，唱累了就睡觉，一点都不娇气不抱怨。你去上周日的中文学习班时，尽管一点也不觉得有趣，却依然很努力。我们做父母的能有像你这样的女儿真的感到非常幸运。

You have been an excellent elder sister. Even though you two had your share of fights, the last few years you have become best friends. Your sister loves you so much, and she loves to make you laugh. She looks up to you, and sees you as her role model. As you saw when we departed, she misses you so much. And I know that you miss her just as much. There is nothing like family, and other than your parents, your sister is the one person who you can trust and confide in. She will be the one to take care of you, and the one you must take care of. There is nothing we wish more than that your sisterhood will continue to bond as you grow older, and that you will take care of each other throughout your lives. For the next four years, do have a short video chat with her every few days, and do email her when you have a chance.

你也是个很好的姐姐。虽然你们姐妹以前也会打架，但是长大后，你们真的成为了好朋友。妹妹很爱你，很喜欢逗你笑，她把你当成她的榜样看待。我们开车离开哥大后，她非常想你，我知道你也很想她。世界上最宝贵的就是家人。和父母一样，妹妹就是你最可以信任的人。随着年龄的增长，你们姐妹之间的情谊不变，你们互相照应，彼此关心，这就是我最希望见到的事情了。在你的大学四年，有空时你一定要常常跟妹妹视频聊聊天，写写电子邮件。

College will be the most important years in your life. It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about. You often question "what good is this course". I encourage you to be inquisitive, but I also want to tell you: "Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten." What I mean by that is the materials taught isnt as important as you gaining the ability to learn a new subject, and the ability to analyze a new problem. That is really what learning in college is about – this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isnt critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever.

大学将是你人生最重要的时光，在大学里你会发现学习的真谛。你以前经常会问到 “这个课程有什么用”，这是个好问题，但是我希望你理解：“教育的真谛就是当你忘记一切所学到的东西之后所剩下的东西。”我的意思是，最重要的不是你学到的具体的知识，而是你学习新事物和解决新问题的能力。这才是大学学习的真正意义——这将是你从被动学习转向自主学习的阶段，之后你会变成一个很好的自学者。所以，即便你所学的不是生活里所急需的，也要认真看待大学里的每一门功课，就算学习的技能你会忘记，学习的能力是你将受用终身的。

Do not fall into the trap of dogma. There is no single simple answer to any question. Remember during your high school debate class, I always asked you to take on the side that you dont believe in? I did that for a reason -- things rarely "black and white", and there are always many ways to look at a problem. You will become a better problem solver if you recognized that. This is called "critical thinking", and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life. This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others. I will always remember when I went to my Ph.D. advisor and proposed a new thesis topic. He said "I dont agree with you, but Ill support you." After the years, I have learned this isnt just flexibility, it is encouragement of critical thinking, and an empowering style of leadership, and it has become a part of me. I hope it will become a part of you too.

不要被教条所束缚，任何问题都没有一个唯一的简单的答案。还记得当我帮助你高中的辩论课程时，我总是让你站在你不认可的那一方来辩论吗?我这么做的理由就是希望你能够理解：看待一个问题不应该非黑即白，而是有很多方法和角度。当你意识到这点的时候，你就会成为一个很好的解决问题者。这就是“批判的思维”——你的一生都会需要的最重要的思考方式，这也意味着你还需要包容和支持不同于你的其他观点。我永远记得我去找我的博士导师提出了一个新论题，他告诉我：“我不同意你，但我支持你。”多年后，我认识到这不仅仅是包容，而是一种批判式思考，更是令人折服的领导风格，现在这也变成了我的一部分。我希望这也能成为你的一部分。

Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Dont be trapped in what others think or say. Steve Jobs says when you are in college, your passion will create many dots, and later in your life you will connect them. In his great speech given at Stanford commencement, he gave the great example where he took calligraphy, and a decade later, it became the basis of the beautiful Macintosh fonts, which later ignited desktop publishing, and brought wonderful tools like Microsoft Word to our lives. His expedition into calligraphy was a dot, and the Macintosh became the connecting line. So dont worry too much about what job you will have, and dont be too utilitarian, and if you like Japanese or Korean, go for it, even if your dad thinks "its not useful" : ) Enjoy picking your dots, and be assured one day you will find your calling, and connect a beautiful curve through the dots.

在大学里你要追随自己的激情和兴趣，选你感兴趣的课程，不要困扰于别人怎么说或怎么想。史蒂夫•乔布斯曾经说过，在大学里你的热情会创造出很多点，在你随后的生命中你会把这些点串联起来。在他著名的斯坦福毕业典礼演讲中，他举了一个很好的例子：他在大学里修了看似毫无用处的书法，而十年后，这成了苹果Macintosh里漂亮字库的基础，而因为Macintosh有这么好的字库，才带来了桌面出版和今天的办公软件(例如微软Office)。他对书法的探索就是一个点，而苹果Macintosh把多个点联结成了一条线。所以不要太担心将来你要做什么样的工作，也不要太急功近利。假如你喜欢日语或韩语，就去学吧，即使你爸爸曾认为那没什么用：)尽兴地选择你的点吧，要有信念有一天机缘来临时，你会找到自己的人生使命，画出一条美丽的曲线。

Do your best in classes, but dont let pressure get to you. Your mother and I have no expectations for your grades. If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy. Your Columbia degree will take you far, even if you dont graduate with honors. So please dont give yourself pressure. During your last few months in high school, you were so happy because there was little pressure and college applications are finished. But in the past few weeks, we saw you are beginning to worry (did you know you bite your nails when you are nervous?). Please dont be worried. The only thing that matters is that you learned. The only metric you should use is that you tried. Grades are just silly letters that give the vain people something to brag, and the lazy people something to fear. You are too good to be either.

在功课上要尽力，但不要给自己太多压力。你妈妈和我在成绩上对你没什么要求，只要你能顺利毕业并在这四年里学到了些东西，我们就会很高兴了。即便你毕业时没有获得优异的成绩，你的哥伦比亚学位也将带你走得很远。所以别给自己压力。在你高中生活的最后几个月，因为压力比较小，大学申请也结束了，你过得很开心，但是在最近的几个星期，你好像开始紧张起来。(你注意到你紧张时会咬指甲吗?)千万别担心，最重要的是你在学习，你需要的唯一衡量是你的努力程度。成绩只不过是虚荣的人用以吹嘘和慵懒的人所恐惧的无聊数字而已，而你既不虚荣也不慵懒。

Most importantly, make friends and be happy. College friends are often the best in life, because during college you are closer to them physically than to your family. Also, going through independence and adulthood is a natural bonding experience. Pick a few friends and become really close to them – pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you. Dont worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities. You have developed some real friendships in high school in your last two years, so trust your instinct, and make new friends. You are a genuine and sincere person – anyone would enjoy being your friend, so be confident, outgoing, and pro-active. If you think you like someone, tell her. You have very little to lose. Give people the benefit of the doubt; dont stereotype and be forgiving. People are not perfect, so as long as they are genuine and sincere, trust them and be good to them. They will give back. This is my secret of success – that I am genuine with people and trust them (unless they do something to lose my trust). Some people tell me that occasionally I would be taken advantage of. They are right, but I can tell you that that loss is nothing compared to what I gained. In my last 18 years leading people, I have realized that only one thing matters – to gain the trust and respect of others, and to do so, you need to trust and respect others first. Whether it is for management, work, or friendship, this is something you should ponder.

最重要的是在大学里你要交一些朋友，快乐生活。大学的朋友往往是生命中最好的朋友，因为在大学里你和朋友能够近距离交往。另外，在一块儿成长，一起独立，很自然地你们就会紧紧地系在一起，成为密友。你应该挑选一些真诚诚恳的朋友，跟他们亲近，别在乎他们的爱好、成绩、外表甚至性格。你在高中的最后两年已经交到了一些真正的朋友，所以尽可以相信自己的直觉，再交一些新朋友吧。你是一个真诚的人，任何人都会喜欢跟你做朋友的，所以要自信、外向、主动一点，如果你喜欢某人，就告诉她，就算她拒绝了，你也没有损失什么。以最大的善意去对人，不要有成见，要宽容。人无完人，只要他们很真诚，就信任他们，对他们友善。他们将给你相同的回报，这是我成功的秘密——我以诚待人，信任他人(除非他们做了失信于我的事)。有人告诉这样有时我会被占便宜，他们是对的，但是我可以告诉你：以诚待人让我得到的远远超过我失去的。在我做管理的18年里，我学到一件很重要的事——要想得到他人的信任和尊重，只有先去信任和尊重他人。无论是管理、工作、交友，这点都值得你参考。

Do keep your high school friends, and stay connected to them, but do not use them as substitutes for college friendship, and do not spend too much time with them, because that would eat into your time to make new friends.

要和你高中时代的朋友保持联系，但是不要用他们来取代大学的友谊，也不要把全部的时间都花在老朋友身上，因为那样你就会失去交新朋友的机会了。

Start planning for your summers early – what would you like to do? Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? What have you learned in college that might change your mind? I think your plan of studying fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get into the right courses. We of course hope you come back to Beijing, but you should go where you think is best for you.

你还要早点开始规划你的暑假——你想做什么?你想呆在哪儿?你想学点什么?你在大学里学习是否会让你有新的打算?我觉得你学习艺术设计的计划很不错，你应该想好你该去哪儿学习相应的课程。我们当然希望你回到北京，但是最终的决定是你的。

Whether it is summer-planning, or coursework planning, or picking a major, or managing your time, you should take control of your life. In the past, I have helped you quite a bit, whether it is in college application, designing your extracurricular activities, or picking the initial coursework. I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the drivers seat – this is your life, and you need to be in control. I will always remember the exhilarating feeling in my life – that I got to decide to skip kindergarten, that I got to decide to change to computer science major, that I got to decide to leave academia for Apple, that I got to decide to go to China, that I got to decide to go to Google, and most recently, that I got to decide to start my own business. Being able to decide means you get to live the life that you want to. Life is too short to live the life others do or others want you. Being in control feels great. Try it, and youll love it!

不管是暑假计划，功课规划，抑或是选专业，管理时间，你都应该负责你的人生。过去不管是申请学校、设计课外活动或者选择最初的课程，我都从旁帮助了你不少。以后，我仍然会一直站你身旁，但是现在是你自己掌舵的时候了。我常常记起我生命中那些令人振奋的时刻——在幼儿园决定跳级，决定转到计算机科学专业，决定离开学术界选择Apple，决定回中国，决定选择Google，乃至最近选择创办我的新公司。有能力进行选择意味着你会过上自己想要的生活。生命太短暂了，你不能过别人想要你过的生活。掌控自己的生命是很棒的感觉，试试吧，你会爱上它的!

I told your mom Im writing this letter, and asked what she wanted me to say. She thought and said: "just ask her to take care of herself." Simple but deeply caring – that is how your mother is, and that is why you love her so much. In this simple sentence is her hope that you will become independent in the way you take care of yourself – that you will remember to take your medicine, that you will get enough sleep, that you will have a balanced diet, that you will get some exercise, and that you will go see a doctor whenever you dont feel good. An ancient Chinese proverb says that the most important thing to be nice to your parents is to take care of yourself. This is because your parents love you so much, and that if you are well, they will have comfort. You will understand this one day when you become a mother. But in the meantime, please listen to your mother and take care of yourself.

我告诉你妈妈我在写这封信，问她有什么想对你说的，她想了想，说“让她好好照顾自己”，很简单却饱含着真切的关心——这一向是你深爱的妈妈的特点。这短短的一句话，是她想提醒你很多事情，比如要记得自己按时吃药，好好睡觉，保持健康的饮食，适量运动，不舒服的时候要去看医生等等。中国有句古语，说“身体发肤，受之父母，不敢毁伤，孝之始也”。这句话的意思用比较新的方法诠释就是说：父母最爱的就是你，所以照顾好自己就是孝顺最好的方法。当你成为母亲的那天，你就会理解这些。在那天之前，听妈妈的，你一定要好好照顾自己。

College is the four years where you have:

•the greatest amount of free time

大学是你自由时间最多的四年。

•the first chance to be independent

大学是你第一次学会独立的四年。

•the most flexibility to change

大学是可塑性最强的四年。

•the lowest risk for making mistakes

大学是犯错代价最低的四年。

So please treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny, evolve yourself into a bi-cultural talent, be bold to experiment, learn and grow through your successes and challenges.

所以，珍惜你的大学时光吧，好好利用你的空闲时间，成为掌握自己命运的独立思考者，发展自己的多元化才能，大胆地去尝试，通过不断的成功和挑战来学习和成长，成为融汇中西的人才。

When I faced the greatest challenge and opportunity in my life in 2005, you gave me a big hug and said "bonne chance", which means "good luck" and "good courage". Now I do the same for you. Bonne chance, my angel and princess. May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be.

当我在2005年面对人生最大的挑战时，你给了我大大的拥抱，还跟我说了一句法语“bonne chance”。这句话代表“祝你勇敢，祝你好运!”现在，我也想跟你说同样的话，bonne chance，我的天使和公主，希望哥伦比亚成为你一生中最快乐的四年，希望你成为你梦想成为的人!

Love,

爱你的，

Dad (& Mom)

爸爸(和妈妈)