賴世雄英語書信通Unit 3：賀侄女念初中函

　　July 21, 2005

　　Dear Susan,

　　How have you been lately, sis? Sorry I haven’t written in such a long time. How is Bill?

　　I talked to Dad on the phone the other day, and he mentioned that Jenny is starting junior high this year. The last time I saw her, she was just seven years old. It’s hard to believe she’s already a teenager. Time sure flies. Remember when we were teenagers and I used to tease you about your boyfriend?

　　Anyway, congratulate Jenny for me. I remember that she likes to listen to music, so I’m sending her a few CD coupons from Tower Records. I’d buy her some CDs, but I’m not sure what she listens to now.

　　I hope I’ll be able to go to California to visit you all someday soon.

　　Your loving brother,

　　Steve

　　親愛的蘇珊：

　　姐姐，近來好嗎?真抱歉，我已經(jīng)很久沒有寫信給你了，比爾好嗎?

　　前幾天我和爸爸通電話時(shí)，他提到珍妮她今年將要進(jìn)入初中就讀。我上一次見到她時(shí)，她才七歲，實(shí)在很難相信她已經(jīng)是個(gè)十多歲的少女了。時(shí)間的確過得很快。還記得我們十幾歲時(shí)，我曾戲弄你和你男朋友的事嗎?

　　無論如何，替我向珍妮道賀。我記得她喜歡聽音樂，所以我送給她一些淘兒音樂城的CD優(yōu)惠券。我本來想買一些CD給她，但我并不確定現(xiàn)在她喜歡聽的是哪些。

　　我真希望我能在近期內(nèi)快點(diǎn)到加州去看你們大家。

　　愛你的弟弟

　　史蒂夫　敬上

　　2005年7月21日

　　字詞解說：

　　1. lately 近來.最近

　　Lately常與現(xiàn)在完成式或現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行式并用。

　　例:David and bis wife have been arguing a lot lately.

　　(近來大衛(wèi)和他的妻子爭(zhēng)吵不斷。

　　2. sls 姊姊.妹妹(親昵的稱呼)

　　= sister(正式的稱呼)

　　3. talk to sb on the phone和某人通電話

　　例:I haven't seen Chuck in years, but I talk to him on the phone every once in a while.

　　(我好幾年沒見過查克了，但偶爾我們會(huì)以電話聯(lián)絡(luò)。)

　　4. the other day前幾天

　　例:We went to see that movie the other day.

　　(前幾天我們?nèi)タ茨遣侩娪啊?

　　5. mention 拍司vt.提及

　　not to mention，二更不用提/說……

　　= to say nothing of...

　　例:Even the countryside around the city is polluted, not to mention the city itself.

　　(連市郊地區(qū)也受到污染，更不用說市區(qū)本身了。)

　　6. It's hard to believe she's. ..

　　= It’s hard to believe that she's. . .

　　7. teen 十幾歲的少年/女

　　8. used to V以前曾經(jīng)/常常……

　　be used toy-N/V-ing(人)習(xí)慣……

　　例:I used to live in a dorm with nine other people.

　　(我以前曾經(jīng)和九個(gè)人同住一間宿舍。)

　　Sam is used to traveling alone.

　　(山姆習(xí)慣于獨(dú)自旅行。)