世界節(jié)假日博覽 第105期:筆友日

June the 1st is Pen Pal Day. I’m sure most of us have had a pen pal at one time in our lives. Many of us still have one. Today is the day to say thank you to your pen pals. It is also the day to thank your key pals too. Nowadays, most people communicate via e-mail, chat or text messaging. We type using keys, rather than write with pens. Using the latest technology, we can also have webcam pals. Times have changed since the original idea of a pen pal. Many language students have pen pals because it’s a great way to practice writing in another language. There are many websites people can visit to find a pen pal. If you would like a pen pal, perhaps this is the day to start looking and make a new friend.
6月1日為筆友日。我想多數(shù)人在某一時期都曾擁有筆友。許多人至今還有。在筆友日當(dāng)天，讓我們表達對筆友的感謝之情。此外，也要感激網(wǎng)友們。當(dāng)今，多數(shù)人通過電郵，網(wǎng)聊或短信交流。網(wǎng)友替代了筆友。隨著現(xiàn)代技術(shù)發(fā)展，我們甚至還有“視友”。自筆友出現(xiàn)以來，我們的時代也發(fā)生了改變。許多語言專業(yè)學(xué)生擁有筆友，通過筆友練習(xí)異國語言寫作。網(wǎng)上有許多尋找筆友的網(wǎng)站。如果你想擁有一名筆友，不妨開始尋找新朋友。


Being pen pals can lead to lifelong friendships. Some pen pals arrange to meet face to face and others even get married. It is a natural part of who we are to want to communicate with other people and share our hobbies, interests and facts about our life. Many of us are pen pals without even knowing it. Perhaps we all strike up a friendship with someone online and then keep in contact. It might be that the Internet will change the idea of a pen pal forever. The traditional mailing of a letter written on paper and then mailed in an envelope may soon disappear. Many traditionalists say it is more exciting to receive a real letter through the post. Before the Internet, opening and reading a letter from a pen pal was special.
筆友間可產(chǎn)生終身友誼。許多筆友見了面，甚至喜結(jié)連理。兩人彼此交流，談?wù)撆d趣愛好，談?wù)撋?，這再正常不過了。許多人不知不覺就成了筆友?；蛟S我們都曾擁有網(wǎng)友，并保持聯(lián)系。互聯(lián)網(wǎng)或?qū)氐赘淖?ldquo;筆友”的真正含義。傳統(tǒng)書信或?qū)⒉痪?ldquo;滅絕”。許多傳統(tǒng)人士認為，接收紙質(zhì)信件的感覺非常美妙。在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)之前，閱讀筆友信件的感覺太棒了。