好的开始是成功的一半，如何从万千“美句”中找出适合我们推荐信开头的句子呢?如何才能抓住阅读者的眼球呢?相信这些困扰你的问题，看完此文之后都可以得到满意的答复。
I am very pleased to have this opportunity to warmly recommend Mr. James Anderson for admission to the University of Texas at Austin. He is an outstanding person and a student of exceptional promise who can contribute substantially to your program.
我很高兴推荐Mr. James Anderson到德州奥斯汀就读。他是一个非常出色的学生，前途无量，会对贵校的项目贡献很大。
In my capacity as Mary Thompson’s direct supervisor at Wal-Mart and as a Columbia M.B.A. who has interacted with multiple Wharton alumni over my 20-year career, I strongly believe Mary is a uniquely compelling candidate for your M.B.A. program.
我是Mary Thompson在沃尔玛的直接主管。鄙人在哥大完成MBA学习，在20年的工作中，也得以认识很多沃顿商学院的校友。我坚信Mary Thompson也将是你们M.B.A项目非常有竞争力的候选人。
Last year, 26 Nebraska students asked me to write recommendation letters for them. For some, I encouraged them to consider other professors. For many, I did my best to study the materials they provided so I’d remember them clearly enough to help them. For only three did I sit down to the task with the relish I bring to this letter for Donald Green.
去年有26个学生找我帮他们写推荐信。对于其中一些学生，我建议他们去找其他教授写推荐信。对于大部分学生的推荐信，我都只能靠着他们给我提供的信息才能回忆起他们的表现。但是其中有三个学生，包括Donald Green，给我留下了深刻的印象，所以很轻易的就完成了推荐信。
I didn’t hesitate to agree to write this letter on behalf of Maria Garcia’s application to the University of Illinois. I believe her academic potential is very strong but, more than that, through her leadership at Santa Ysabel High School she has proved herself to be a person of character who deserves the quality education your program provides
在Maria Garcia申请伊利诺伊大学之际，我非常愿意给她写这封信，对于她的学术能力，我深信不疑。更为重要的是她在Santa Ysabel高中期间已经完全证明了自己的领导能力，她是一个非常有个性的学生，完全符合你们项目的要求。