賴世雄英語書信通Unit 58：告訴友人借錢者底細函

September 27, 2005

Dear Timothy,

I hate to break this to you, but I wouldn’t count on getting your money back anytime soon. He offered you US$2,500 in interest, eh? That’s $500 more than he offered me. He must have been getting desperate. What I hear is that Harry has a gambling problem. He probably wanted some of the money to pay off a debt and the rest to put down on a new bet.

Sorry I couldn’t warn you in time. Well, what’s done is done. There’s always a chance his luck will turn and he really will make a fortune. I hope so, for your sake.

Sincerely,

Richard Wilson

親愛的提摩西：

我實在不想對你講這件事情，但我不指望你能很快拿回你的錢。他要給你兩千五百元美金的利息，是嗎?那比他原本要給我的多五百元。他必定已是走頭無路了。我所聽到的是哈利有賭博的毛病。他可能是想用這筆錢中的一部分去償債務(wù)，而剩下來的錢則拿去做新的賭注。

抱歉我沒有及早警告你。反正事情都已發(fā)生了。他總會時來運轉(zhuǎn)而真的發(fā)大財。為了你好，我希望如此。

理查?威爾森　敬上

2005年9月27日

字詞解說：

1.count on....指望....

例：Jack is counting on his parents to help him out.

杰克正期待他父母幫他忙。

2.desperate 絕望的，走投無路的

例：The desperate man will take any job he can find.

3.gambling 賭博

4.pay off 償清

5. debt 債務(wù)

6.put money down on 付錢買...

7.There's always a chance his luck will turn....

=There's alway a chance that his luck will turn..

他總有咸魚翻身的時候...

8. make a fortune 發(fā)大財

例：Mr. Smith made a fortune in the furniture business.

史密斯先生在家具生意上發(fā)大財。

9.sake 原因，緣故

for one's sake 為某人的緣故