賴世雄英語書信通Unit 19：答謝幫助函
February 17, 2005
Dear Sam,
Thanks a lot for your help. I’m sure the apartment you found will do fine, but as it happens, I’ll be making a trip up to Denver the week after next, so I can do as you suggest and take a look at the place. Of course, if you’ve found any other place, I’ll check those out, too.
I’ll be arriving on the morning of March 2nd. After I take care of business, I should be free in the afternoon to look at apartments and, of course, I’ll buy you that dinner in the evening. I have to fly back at 9 PM, or I’d buy you a beer at your favorite pub as well.
Your friend,
Nick
親愛的山姆：
非常謝謝你的幫忙。我確信你所找的那間公寓是很不錯的房子，剛巧，我在下下個禮拜將到丹佛去，所以我會像你所建議的到那地方看看。當然，如果你找了其它的地方我也會去看看。
我將在三月二日的早上到達。在我處理完事情后，下午我應該有空可以去看一下那些公寓，當然，那天晚上我會請你吃晚餐。我必須在晚上九點鐘飛回來，要不我也會在你最喜愛的酒吧請你喝杯啤酒。
友
尼克 敬上
2005年2月17日
字詞解說：
1. sure 確信的
be sure-that從句 確信……
例;The coach is sure that his team will win the game.
(教練確信他的球隊會贏得比賽。)
2. make a trip ( up/down ) to+地方名詞 到某地去旅行
=take a trip (up/down) to+地方名詞
注意:
此處的up或down乃指從緯度低的地方到高的地方去，或從
緯度高的地方到低的地方去，故從本文中可推知Nick是住在
美國南部，所以他才使用make a trip up to以表示要到較北部
的Denver去。
例:Alex made a trip down to Tainan last week.
(艾力克斯上個星期南下到臺南去旅行。)
3. the week after next下下個禮拜
4, take a look at…看一看……
例:You should take a look at this article in the newspaper.
(你應該看一看報上的這篇文章
。)
5. take care of.二處理……
=deal with. . .
例:Can you take care of this matter for me?
(你能為我處理這件事嗎?)
6. free [f ri習a.有空的
= available仁aveilabl]
例:I' m busy today, but I’11 be free tomorrow afternoon.
(我今天很忙，但我明天下午會有空。)
7. buy sb dinner請某人吃晚餐
=buy dinner for sb
例:Ted bought dinner for his friends to celebrate his promotion.
(泰德請他的朋友吃晚餐以慶祝他高升。)
8. beer 啤酒
9. favorite 最喜愛的&. n.最喜愛的人或物
例:Rick took his favorite book with him on the trip.
(瑞克把他最喜歡的書隨身帶著去旅行。)
I like all the songs on this CD, but this one is my favorite.
(我喜歡這張CD上的所有歌曲，但這首是我最喜歡的歌。)
