賴世雄英語書信通Unit 46：回仰慕者函

October 19, 2005

Dear Michael,

Thank you for writing. Of course I remember you. I enjoyed our conversation on the train very much. I found you very fun to be with. I wouldn’t deny that I felt some attraction for you, but I can’t be sure if we would make a good couple. After all, we only met once. I hope you didn’t really give up a good job opportunity just because of me, though I’m very flattered that you think so much of me.

Even though I’m not sure of my feelings for you, if I still don’t have a boyfriend when you come back to Japan, I can go on a date with you. Then we will see how things go, okay?

Sincerely,

Noriko Yoshikawa

親愛的麥可：

謝謝你的來信。當(dāng)然我仍記得你。我們在火車上的交談我覺得非常棒。我發(fā)覺和你在一起很有趣。不可否認(rèn)的，我覺得我對你有些好感，但是我不能確定我們是否能成為一對好伴侶。畢竟，我們只見一次面而已。你把我看得這么重要，雖然令我受寵若驚，但我希望你不要就因?yàn)槲冶惴艞壱粋€很好的工作機(jī)會。

即使我不能確定我對你的感情，但如果在你回到日本來而我仍沒有男朋友時，我可以和你約會。那時我們就可看交往進(jìn)展如何而定，好嗎?

吉川范子　敬上

2005年10月19日

字詞解說：

1. be busy withd-N忙于……

例:The couple is busy with wedding preparations.

(這對愛侶忙著準(zhǔn)備婚禮。)

2. schoolwork n.功課，學(xué)業(yè)(不可數(shù))

3. promise vt.答應(yīng)，允諾c}. n.諾言

promise (sb) to V答應(yīng)/允諾(某人)……

keep/break one's promise遵守諾言/食言

例:John promised to help, but he didn't.

(約翰答應(yīng)幫忙，但黃牛了。)

No one trusts him because he never keeps his promises.

(沒人相信他，因?yàn)樗麖牟蛔袷刂Z言。)

4. consolation 二.安慰，慰藉

console vt.安慰，慰問

例:Everyone tried to console the grieving widow.

(每個人都想安慰那個悲傷的寡婦。)

5, forever 永久地

forever and a day永遠(yuǎn)再加一天，(喻)永永遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)

=forever and ever

例:Lovers always promise each other they’11 stay together forever and a day.

(情人們總是彼此答應(yīng)要永遠(yuǎn)在一起。)

6. I still wish(that)you hadn’t decided to go to America for college.(

我仍希望你當(dāng)初沒有決定到美國讀大學(xué)就好了。)

本句使用“I wish -+- that引導(dǎo)的過去完成式從句”，這是與過

去事實(shí)相反的虛擬語氣。若欲表與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反的虛擬語氣

時，that從句須使用過去式(但be動詞則一律使用were)。

例:I wish you were here. (But you are not here.)

(真希望你現(xiàn)在就在這里。)