A letter to the University President about the Canteen Service on Campus

　　假设你是李明，请你就本校食堂的状况给校长写一封信，内容应设计食堂的饭菜质量、价格、环境、服务等，可以是表扬，可以是批评建议，也可以兼而有之。

　　January 12. 2002

　　Dear Mr. President,

　　My name is Li Ming. I am a sophomore¹ of the law school. As the school year is drawing to a close, I venture to write a letter to you about the canteen service on campus which has given rise to much complaint among students.

　　The focus of the complaint is the poor quality of the food. The rice is just like bullets and the buns are like hand grenades. They are too hard for us to chew. And the vegetables are so overcooked as to lose their nutrients². The fish and meat are not given full measure. The only thing we are satisfied with is the free soup. However, the price of the food is surprisingly high. If we have 3 meals all in the canteen, at least twelve yuan is gone to keep our body and soul together. As a result, many of us go out to have meals.

　　Honestly speaking, the dining environment has been improved, with the wall painted and some Chinese calligraphy³ works posted up. But there are only two canteens on the campus. As the number of students is ever increasing, there is not enough space and seats to allow us to have our meals there. The attitude of the service staff to the students is not hospitable⁴ at all.

　　All in all, there is still much room for improvement as far as the canteen service is concerned. I hope we will not suffer for another two years.

　　Best regards.

　　Sincerely Yours

　　Li Ming