賴世雄英語書信通Unit 30：友人賀產(chǎn)女函
December 26, 2005
Dear Cathy,
Congratulations on your new baby! I remember when our son was born two years ago. Labor wasn’t much fun; that’s for sure. After we took the baby home, I was nervous about doing something wrong. I read a bunch of books on taking care of babies. Now I could write a book myself! If you have any problems, don’t hesitate to ask me. But I’m sure you’ll be okay.
I’m sending a little something for the baby. I hope she likes it! Take care of yourself, and say hi to Joshua for me.
Happy Holidays,
Helen Roberts
親愛的凱西：
恭喜你生了小寶寶!我還記得兩年前我們的兒子出生時的事情。陣痛很不好玩，那是真的。我們把小寶貝帶回家后，我很怕做錯事情。所以我看了一些有關照顧嬰兒的書?，F(xiàn)在我自己都可以寫一本書呢!如果你有任何問題的話，不要猶豫來問我。不過，我確信你會做得很好的。
我寄了一點東西給小寶寶。希望她喜歡這些東西!好好照顧你自己，并代我向約書亞問好。
?！〖倨谟淇?/p>
海倫?羅伯絲 敬上
2005年12月26日
字詞解說：
1. congratulations 祝賀(恒用復數(shù))
congratulate 向某人道賀
congratulate sb on}-N因某事恭賀某人
例:Everyone congratulated the winner on his victory.
(每個人都向優(yōu)勝者恭賀勝利。)
2. bear [be司vt.生(孩子)
動詞三態(tài):bear, bore [ba:], born [bxn] Jborne [bo:n]o
注意
bear的過去分詞有borne及born兩個:
borne只用于“have borne"(已生了……)及“be borne by"(被
……所生)的兩種情況;而born作形容詞用，常置于be動詞之后。
例:That woman has borne eight children.
(那個女人已經(jīng)生了八個小孩子。)
John was borne by Mary.
(約翰是瑪麗生的。)
He was born in 1949.
(他是1949年出生的。)
3. labor 分娩，陣痛
be in labor在分娩中
4. for sure確定地
=for certain
例:Can you tell me for sure when you will finish the job?
(你可以確定地告訴我你何時會完成這件工作嗎?)
5. bunch [ bnnt f }:.串，束，捆，堆
a bunch of...一串/束/捆/堆……
例:Tom gave his girlfriend a bunch of flowers.
(湯姆送他女朋友一束花。)
6. hesitate[heziteit} vi.猶豫，遲疑
hesitate to V猶豫……
例:Charles hesitated to say what he thought in front of the boss.
(查理不敢在老板面前說出他的想法。)
