Directions:YouwanttoinviteMr.Williamstogivealectureon"Americanliterature"inyourcollege.SupposedyouaretheassistantoftheEnglishdepartment,writealetterandsay: 　　1)thepurposeoftheinvitation. 　　2)thetimeofthelecture. 　　Yourlettershouldbenolessthan100words.Youdon?tneedtowritetheaddress.Don?tsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter,useLindainstead. 　　DearMr.Williams, 　　IamwritingonbehalfoftheEnglishDepartmenttoinviteyoutogivealectureinourcollege.WeknowthatyouareanexpertonAmericanliterature.AsEnglishmajors,ourstudentswouldliketoknowsomethingaboutAmericanliterature.Wewouldbeverygratefulifyoucouldgiveatalkon"ContemporaryAmericanLiterature"tostudentsoftheEnglishDepartmentonSaturday,June4.Ifthissubjectdoesnotsuityou,anyothersimilartopicwouldbewelcomeaswell. 　　Wehavealreadyhadseveralveryinterestingtalksfromsomedistinguishedvisitorsfromvariouscountriesandwelookforwardearlytotheopportunitytobenefitfromyourexperienceandwisdom. 　　Yourstruly, 　　Linda 　　译文 　　威廉姆先生： 　　我代表校英语系邀请您来做一次演讲.我们知道您是美国文学方面的专家.作为英语专业的学生,我们想了解一些美国文学的知识.如果你能在6月4日能在英语系做一场“当代美国文学”的演讲,我们将不胜感激.如果您觉得这个题目不合适,任何相似的题目都会很受欢迎. 　　来自不同国家的著名学者已经在我系做过演讲,我们真诚的期待能够有机会分享您的经验与智慧. 　　你真挚的：琳达