与导师（supervisor / principal supervisor）的邮件是 PhD 日常「正式沟通」的主渠道。澳洲学术文化偏直接、简短、尊重对方时间：一封好邮件有清晰主题行、一段目的、必要背景与选项、明确你需要对方做什么以及时间节点。
白人澳籍导师往往邮件更短，结尾 Cheers / Thanks 很常见；不必写成长篇礼貌套话。首封用 Dear Professor [Surname]，对方用名字回信后可改为 Hi [First name],。若你口语偏弱，可把邮件当「书面稿」——写完后大声读一遍，组会上用同样结构说。见 第 15 课、莫纳什速查。
让导师在手机上就能决定是否现在处理：
| 场景 | 示例主题 |
|---|---|
| 约 meeting | Meeting request — thesis direction (week of 14 July) |
| 进度更新 | Brief update: experiment results + next steps |
| 请假/延期 | Request: 1-week extension on milestone draft |
| 求助 | Question on reviewer comments — 15 min advice? |
| 投稿 | Draft paper for your feedback before [conference deadline] |
导师每天邮件很多。正文尽量控制在一屏以内；长材料放附件或 Google Doc，正文只写「读哪几节、截止何时」。
Would you have 20–30 minutes in the next fortnight to discuss my research plan? I'm flexible on timing and happy to work around your schedule.
Quick update: I finished the baseline experiments on dataset X. Results are mixed — I'll bring plots to our next meeting. No action needed from you before then.
Subject: Weekly update — literature review + experiment plan
Dear Professor Webb,
I'm writing with a brief progress update since our last meeting.
Done: I reviewed papers on LLM agents and drafted a one-page experiment plan (attached).
Next: I'll run the agent baseline on our main benchmark by next Friday.
Ask: When you have time, could you confirm whether I should prioritise tool-use evaluation or multi-agent coordination first? A short reply is enough.
Thanks for your guidance. Cheers,
Weijun Huang
I'm running about five days behind on the candidature review draft due to illness. I can submit a complete version by Friday 18th if that works for you. Please let me know if you need it earlier and I'll prioritise.
I'm choosing between approach A (faster, narrower) and B (slower, stronger story). I'd value your preference before I invest another month on implementation.
Just bumping this in case it got buried — happy to simplify the ask if timing is tight.（避免连续多封「reminder」同一天轰炸）
| 偏生硬（慎用） | 更澳式/学术常用 |
|---|---|
| You must read this today. | When you have a chance, I'd appreciate feedback on section 3. |
| I don't understand your last email. | I want to make sure I understood — did you mean I should prioritise experiment B first? |
| Sorry sorry sorry for bothering you. | Thanks — I know you're busy; a short pointer would be enough. |
涉及成绩、心理健康、人际冲突时，避免不必要的 cc；可单独约 office hour。敏感内容用 Could we discuss this in person? 代替长邮件争吵。
写一封完整英文邮件（8–12 句）：你实验遇到两周瓶颈，需要导师在两种技术路线中给意见，并希望下周约 30 分钟见面。包含主题行、两个可选时间段、附件说明（one-page memo）。
| 主题 | 关键词 |
|---|---|
| 结构 | subject line, specific ask, deadline, attachment |
| 场景 | meeting request, extension, update, feedback |
| 语气 | brief, polite, bump (follow-up) |
点击你认为正确的选项
Q1: 给导师邮件最好的主题行通常——
Q2: 请求延期里程碑时，应包含——
Q3: Just bumping this in case it got buried 用于——