當(dāng)然，在步入數(shù)字化時(shí)代的現(xiàn)今，教授也像其他人一樣，越來(lái)越依賴(lài)電子化操作。除了平時(shí)的辦公時(shí)間，以及課堂上面對(duì)面交流，或許他們更愿意通過(guò)電子郵件與你探討問(wèn)題和看法。但是在你點(diǎn)擊發(fā)送鍵前，有些事情也是需要考慮一下的。

1. ?E-mail is forever. once you sen it off,you can’t get it back. once your professor has it,he or she owns it an can save it or,in the worst case,forwar it onto colleagues for a goo laugh—at your expense.

郵件是永久性的。一旦你把它發(fā)出去了，就不可能再收回來(lái)了。只要教授收到了郵件，他就主宰了這封郵件的命運(yùn)，或者保存，或者是把郵件轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)給同事博取一笑（這是最糟的情況）——后果自負(fù)哦。

1. E-mail goes where it’s tol. Check—an ouble check—to see that the right aress appears in the &lquo;To&rquo; line. Just because your mom an your professor are both name &lquo;Lynn&rquo; is no reason to sen all your love to Professor Lynn.

郵件要發(fā)到你被告知的郵箱里。檢查，再檢查，看“發(fā)送到”那一欄的地址是不是正確。僅僅因?yàn)槟愕膵寢尯湍愕慕淌诘拿侄际?rquo;Lynn&rquo;，也沒(méi)有理由把你所有的愛(ài)都寄送到了Lynn教授那里吧。

1. Professors might not be using the cruy university e-mail system. So sen itto the aress they actually use,not the one on the university irectory.(Check the syllabus or assignment sheet for clues.)

教授可能不使用大學(xué)的亂七八糟的郵箱系統(tǒng)。所以把郵件發(fā)送到他們真正在用的郵箱地址，而不是大學(xué)通訊錄上的郵箱地址。（檢查一下他們的個(gè)人摘要或者任務(wù)分配表來(lái)尋找一些線(xiàn)索。）

1. Professors might not open mail sent from luckyogpig@thepoun.com. They preferto open mail sent from more reputable aresses,likeyou@theCruyUniversityE-mailSystem.eu.

教授可能不會(huì)打開(kāi)一封發(fā)自luckyogpig@thepoun.com的郵件。他們更喜歡打開(kāi)那些來(lái)自比較有名的郵箱地址，就像you @ the Cruy University E-mail System.eu。

1. Subject lines are for subjects. Put a brief explanation of the nature of thee-mail (like &lquo;question about paper&rquo;) in the subject line. Neverinclue emans such as &lquo;urgent request—immeiate response neee.&lquo;That’s the surest way to get your request trashe.

主題欄要緊扣主題。在主題欄要對(duì)這封郵件有一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)要的解釋。千萬(wàn)不要包含一些要求，比如說(shuō)“緊急請(qǐng)求&nash;請(qǐng)立即回復(fù)”，可以很肯定的說(shuō)，你的請(qǐng)求會(huì)像垃圾一樣處理掉。

1. Salutations matter. The safest way to start is with &lquo;Dear Professor So anSo&rquo; (using their last name). That way you won’t be getting into the issueof whether the prof has a Ph.D. or not,an you won’t seem sexist when youaress your female-professor as &lquo;Ms.&rquo; or,worse yet,&lquo;Mrs. Thisan That.&rquo;

稱(chēng)呼很重要。最安全的開(kāi)頭方式是用“親愛(ài)的×××教授”。這樣的話(huà)你就不會(huì)再考慮這個(gè)教授是不是個(gè)博士或其他，并且當(dāng)你稱(chēng)呼你的女教授“Ms”或者“Mrs.”也不會(huì)顯得像是個(gè)性別歧視者。

1. Clear an concise is best. Your prof might get 25 or 30 E-mails a ay,so,it’sbest if you ask your questions in as focuse an succinct a way as possible.( it’s often goo to number your questions). An,if your question is very elaborate or multifacete,it’s best to go to an in-person office hour. You’llget better service that way.

清楚簡(jiǎn)潔是最好的。你的教授每天會(huì)收到25-30封郵件，所以如果你的問(wèn)題很簡(jiǎn)潔明了那是最好的（一般把問(wèn)題一條條列出來(lái)比較好）。如果你的問(wèn)題表述的很詳盡或者多層面的，最好在教授的辦公時(shí)間面談，這樣教授就能夠更有效地幫你解決問(wèn)題。

1. Always acknowlege. If your professor eigns to answer—or sen you the hanoutor reference that you aske for—be sure to tell him or her that you got it.That way he or she will think kinly of you next time they see you in class.

必須要告知教授已收到郵件。如果你的教授屈尊給你回答或者發(fā)送你需要的資料，一定要告訴他你已經(jīng)收到了。這樣，下次在課堂上看到你的時(shí)候，他們就會(huì)覺(jué)得你是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的學(xué)生。

1. THIS IS NOT A SHOUTING MATCH. Don’t write in all uppercase letters,which is an E-mail convention for anger or other strong emotions. No one likes yelling.

這不是大聲嚷嚷的爭(zhēng)吵。郵件不要都用大寫(xiě)字母來(lái)寫(xiě)，因?yàn)檫@是一種在郵件中表達(dá)憤怒或者其他強(qiáng)烈的感情的方式。沒(méi)有人喜歡喊叫的。

1. No one really likes emoticons an smileys. Trust us on this one. :)

沒(méi)有人真的喜歡表情符號(hào)和微笑符。請(qǐng)相信這一點(diǎn)。

1. This is not Facebook. Don’t write the professor in the way you’ write on yourfrien’s wall.

這不是Facebook。你寫(xiě)給教授的郵件不要像你在朋友留言板上的留言一樣。

重要提示：千萬(wàn)不要和你的教授開(kāi)玩笑，這個(gè)時(shí)候，無(wú)論多可笑都不可以。

1. This is not IM-ing. So pls un wrte yor profeSR lIk ur txtN. uz abbrz @ yor ownrsk. coRec me f Im wrng.

這不是寫(xiě)即時(shí)消息….所以不要像寫(xiě)短消息一樣用單詞的縮寫(xiě)形式，你絕對(duì)是在冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。（如果我說(shuō)的不對(duì)請(qǐng)改正）

1. This is not CollegeHumor. Resist the temptation to talk about the &lquo;baass&rquo; paper you nee help with,your &lquo;loser&rquo; TA who in’t teachyou what you neee to know,or the &lquo;crappy&rquo; grae you just got onthe miterm.

這不是校園幽默。不要隨意拿以下的事情當(dāng)談資：你的論文很難搞，你那個(gè)“很衰”助教都不教些你想知道的東西，或者是你期中考試考了個(gè)很爛的分?jǐn)?shù)。

1. This is not RateMyProfessors.com. The professor oesn’t want your commentsabout his or her performance in the class. Save those for the en-of-semesterevaluations,where you’ll be able to spout off. Anonymously.

這不是在評(píng)價(jià)你的教授。沒(méi)有教授想聽(tīng)你評(píng)價(jià)他們的課堂表現(xiàn)，所以把你的意見(jiàn)留到期末評(píng)價(jià)中，你可以滔滔不絕地表達(dá)出你對(duì)老師的看法，而且是匿名的。

1. Spelling mistakes make you look like a oofus. So always use the spel check,an proofrea your e-mail twice.

拼寫(xiě)錯(cuò)誤會(huì)使你看起來(lái)像個(gè)笨蛋。所以每次都要使用拼寫(xiě)檢查，并校對(duì)你的郵件兩遍。

1. Signoffs an signatures count. Always en by thanking the professor for his orher time,an closing with &lquo;Best wishes&rquo; or &lquo;Regars&rquo; (orsome other relatively formal,but frienly,closing). An always sign with your(entire) real name,not some wacky nickname like Ry-Ry or Biff.

最后的簽名很重要。每封郵件最后都要感謝教授抽出時(shí)間來(lái)幫助你，并以“Best Wishes、Regars”來(lái)結(jié)尾。（或者其他相關(guān)的正式語(yǔ)，但是要用友好的語(yǔ)氣。）然后簽上你的全名，而不是什么昵稱(chēng)，就像Ry-Ry 或者 Biff。

1. Your prof oesn’t want to hear your philosophy of life. Skip the cute quotes orstatements of your religious or political views at the bottom of your E-mail.You never know what offens.

你的教授不想聽(tīng)你講你的人生哲學(xué)。在你的郵件最后不要說(shuō)什么你引用的宗教或者政治觀點(diǎn)。你永遠(yuǎn)不知道這些會(huì)不會(huì)冒犯你的教授。

1. Don’t lay it on too thick. It’s one thing to be polite an frienly in youre-mail; it’s another thing to win up with a brown nose.

不要太過(guò)殷勤。在郵件中表現(xiàn)出禮貌和友好很重要，但是要適度，不要搞得像是在阿諛?lè)畛小?/p>

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