賴世雄英語書信通Unit 4：侄女感謝函

　　侄女感謝函

　　July 28, 2005

　　Dear Uncle Steve,

　　Thank you so much for the CD coupons. I plan to go to the record store this weekend and buy a couple of CDs I have been wanting to get.

　　I start junior high next week. I must admit that I’m nervous about going to a new school, but at least a few of my friends from elementary school are going to the same school. I will miss my other friends, but I hope to make some new ones. I also plan to study harder than I did in elementary school.

　　I hope you can come to visit us. I would like to go to New York to see you, too. Maybe I can talk Mom and Dad into taking me there next summer.

　　Your niece,

　　Jenny

　　親愛的史蒂芬叔叔：

　　非常感謝您送我CD優(yōu)惠券，我計劃在這個周末到唱片行買一些我渴望已久的唱片。

　　我將在下周念初中了。我必須承認(rèn)我對新學(xué)校仍有些緊張，但至少我還有一些小學(xué)同學(xué)會和我進(jìn)入同一所學(xué)校。我會想念我其它的朋友，但也期待去認(rèn)識新朋友。我也計劃要比念小學(xué)時更加用功。

　　希望您可以來看我們，我也想到紐約去探望您。也許我可以說服爸媽明年暑假帶我去那里玩。

　　侄女

　　珍妮　敬上

　　2005年7月28日

　　字詞解說：

　　1. coupon 優(yōu)惠券

　　2. record store 唱片行

　　record 唱片;紀(jì)錄段，記錄;錄音

　　set/break/keep the record創(chuàng)/打破/保持紀(jì)錄

　　例:The track star hopes to break the record for the fastest mile.

　　(那位徑賽明星希望能打破最快的一英里賽跑紀(jì)錄。)

　　The reporter recorded his conversation with the movie star.

　　(這名記者錄下他與該電影明星的會談。)

　　3. a couple of.二幾個/一些……

　　例:Susan brought a couple of friends to the party.

　　(蘇珊帶了幾位朋友前來參加派對。)

　　4. junior high (school)初級中學(xué)

　　elementary school小學(xué)

　　(senior) high school 高級中學(xué)

　　junior college ?？茖W(xué)校

　　college 學(xué)院/大學(xué)

　　university 大學(xué)

　　5. admit [ad'mit〕vt.承認(rèn)

　　注意:

　　admit為及物動詞，其后常接that從句作賓語，但亦可用名

　　詞或動名詞作賓語，唯不得用動詞不定式作賓語。

　　例:John admitted to have hit Peter.(X)

　　John admitted having hit衛(wèi)eter.

　　=John admitted hitting Peter.

　　=John admitted that he had hit一 Peter.

　　(約翰承認(rèn)毆打了彼得。)

　　6. at least. . .至少……

　　例:George isn't very friendly, but at' least he doesn't lose his temper all the time.

　　(喬治不是很友善，但至少他不會老是動怒。)

　　7. miss 思念

　　例:Chris doesn't miss his old girlfriend at all.

　　(克里斯一點(diǎn)也不想念他的舊女友。)

　　8.…but I hope to make some new ones.

　　=…but I hope to make some new friends.

　　9, plan to V計劃……

　　例:When do you plan to leave for Europe

　　(你計劃在什么時候動身去歐洲呢?)

　　10. I would like to V我想(要)……

　　=I'd like to V

　　例:I'd like to take a day off next week.

　　(我想在下周請一天假。)

　　11. talk sb into V-ing說服某人……

　　=persuade sb to V

　　例:Ted's friends talked him into climbing the mountain with them.

　　=Ted，s friends persuaded him to climb the mountain with them.

　　(泰德的朋友說服他和大家一起去爬山。)