Emails— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: 回答总体清晰且直接，但可以更自然并稍作扩展以显示更丰富的表达。注意避免重复（例如“we use WeChat or just call”有重复意思），并使用连接词使句子更流畅。可以加一到两个具体场景和频率词来丰富内容。

Example: No, I rarely send emails. Instead, I usually use WeChat for casual messages and phone calls for quick coordination. For example, I message friends daily on WeChat and only use email for formal matters.

Suggestion: 回答具体但语言不够自然，句子有语法和搭配错误（例如“a online”应为“an online”，“require a refund”更自然为“request a refund”）。建议用一到两句概述何时会发邮件，再用一两个细节说明上次经历，用连接词衔接。

Example: I usually send emails when I need official help or refunds. For example, I recently emailed an online game platform to request a refund for an accidental in‑game purchase and explained the issue clearly.

Suggestion: 回答明确且内容具体，但可以加入对比或少量数据以增强说服力，并用连接词加强逻辑（例如However, Meanwhile）。避免绝对化表述，适当使用频率词或范围词使表述更准确。

Example: No, email isn't very popular for daily chat in China. Most people use WeChat for instant messages; meanwhile, emails are mainly reserved for formal communication at work or university.

Suggestion: 观点明确且有原因，但表述稍显重复和断句不当（例如“For example.”后面独立句子不完整）。建议先给出总体判断，再用两到三个连贯的原因或例子支持，使用连接词如 because, therefore, for instance。

Example: I think email will become less popular because instant messaging apps are more convenient. For instance, people prefer real‑time chats, voice notes and photo sharing on their phones, so emails will likely remain for formal or lengthy messages only.

× I was sending the e-mail to require a refund for my charge of the game.

✓ I was sending the e-mail to request a refund for the charge for the game.

句中“require a refund”用法不自然。英语中通常用 request a refund 或 ask for a refund，require 更侧重于“需要/要求某事发生（强制）”，不常与 refund 搭配。此外，’my charge of the game’ 也不地道，改为 the charge for the game 更清晰。建议使用固定搭配 request a refund，并注意名词短语的自然表达。

× I think it's just not a popular way of connecting with others.

✓ I think it's just not a popular way to connect with others.

原句用的 connecting（动名词）并非错误，但在此语境下不如 to connect 自然。根据句子意图（说明一种方式），不定式 to connect 更常见且更简洁。建议在表示“做某事的方式”时优先使用 to + 动词原形。

× Most of the time we use WeChat or just call the people that we need to contact.

✓ Most of the time we use WeChat or just call the people we need to contact.

原句中 that 是不必要的关系代词，在口语或写作中可省略以保持简洁（people that we need to contact → people we need to contact）。此外，‘call the people that we need to contact’ 中 preposition 用法本身没错，但删掉 that 更自然。建议在限定性定语从句中，当先行词为 people、something 等且从句有宾语时可省略关系代词。

× The last time I sent e-mail was to a platform called Steve.

✓ The last time I sent an e-mail was to a platform called Steve.

主要问题是冠词错误（属于第22项和17项的范畴），但按规则只纠正列表内的类型，这里调整为加不定冠词 an，以符合英语习惯。‘e-mail’ 前需要冠词表示一次具体的邮件。建议在表示“某封邮件/一次邮件行为”时使用 a/an。

× It was a online game application.

✓ It was an online game application.

在元音音素开头的单词 online 前应使用不定冠词 an，而不是 a。发音以 /ˈɒnlaɪn/ 开始，属于元音音素开头，故用 an。建议记住冠词选择依据的是发音而非拼写。

× No, it's not very popular in China.

✓ No, it's not very popular in China.

该句语法正确，无需修改。保留原句。

× People rarely send emails for everyday communication because they prefer calling or messaging on WeChat.

✓ People rarely send emails for everyday communication because they prefer calling or messaging on WeChat.

此句语法正确。动词时态和形式与语境一致，无需修改。

× Emails are mainly used for formal situations like work or university correspondence.

✓ Emails are mainly used for formal situations like work or university correspondence.

此句语法正确。被动结构和时态使用恰当，无需修改。

× I think e-mail will become less popular in the future because it's less convenient compared to instant messaging on social apps.

✓ I think e-mail will become less popular in the future because it's less convenient compared with instant messaging on social apps.

原句语法基本正确，only 对“less convenient compared to”存在微妙风格差异。更地道的表达是 compared with 或 compared to，两者都可。这里保留原意并推荐 compared with，使比较更书面。

× For example. People now prefer quick real time chats and multimedia sharing on phones, so e-mail is mainly used for formal or long messages.

✓ For example, people now prefer quick real-time chats and multimedia sharing on phones, so e-mail is mainly used for formal or long messages.

原句将 For example. 单独成句为句子结构错误，应该与下文连成一句并用逗号。此外 quick real time 应为复合形容词 quick-real-time 或 better: quick, real-time chats，通常写作 quick real-time chats（使用连字符）。建议不要把 For example 单独成句，并使用连字符连接复合形容词以提高清晰度。