賴世雄英語書信通Unit 42：友人寄還書籍函

友人寄還書籍函

May 17, 2005

Dear Irene,

Enclosed is your book. I hope it gets to you quickly enough. Don’t worry about the extra postage; it’s no big deal. Thank you so much for lending it to me. I found it very informative. Of course, I am happy to return it to you. I might want to borrow it again from you sometime, but there is no need for you to send it back to me right away. I may even buy my own copy.

Thanks again,

Harold Williams

親愛的愛琳：

隨信附上你的書，希望你很快收到。不用操心額外的郵資，那是小錢。非常感謝你把書借給我，我覺得它提供了很多信息。我當(dāng)然很樂意把它還給你。過一陣子我可能會再向你借，但你不需馬上把它寄來給我。甚至我可能會自己去買一本。

再次謝謝你，

哈樂德?威廉敬上

2005年5月17日

字詞解說：

1. It' s only been four days. . .it's been four years.

一It has only been four days. . .，it's has as been four years.

2. Tokyo 東京(日本首都)

3. assign 指定/派

例;The boss assigned Jerry to do the job.

(老板指定杰瑞做該工作。)

4. permanently ['pa:manantly ad.永久地

permanent仁'ps:manant} a.永久的

例:A permanent base will probably be built on Mars

sometime in the next century.

(下個世紀(jì)的某個時候火星上可能會建造一個永久的基地。)

5. all the time一直，始終

=at all times

=always

例:It seems like the receptionist is on the phone all the time.

(接待員看來好像一直都在打電話。)

6. manage 設(shè)法

manage to V設(shè)法……

例:Paula somehow managed to finish the job on time.

(寶拉想盡辦法設(shè)法準(zhǔn)時完成了該工作。)

7. meaningless 無意義的

meaningful 有意義的

例:The lyrics to this song are really meaningful.

(這首歌的歌詞很有意義。)

8. tasteless 沒有味道的

例:This dish is pretty tasteless, maybe you should add some salt.

(這道菜很沒有味道，也許你該加些鹽。)

9. survive 生存邑vt.比……長命;由……中生還

survive sb比某人活得久

survive sth熬過……，從……生還

例:The old man can't survive in the city.

(那個老人無法在城市中生活。)

Mrs. Williams survived her husband by 8 years.

(威廉太太比她的丈夫多活了八年。)

Only one person survived the auto accident.

(該起車禍中只有一人幸免于難。)

10. hug 擁抱

例:The soldier hugged his parents and said good-bye.

(那士兵抱住他的雙親說再見。)