賴世雄英語書信通Unit 4：侄女感謝函
July 28, 2005
Dear Uncle Steve,
Thank you so much for the CD coupons. I plan to go to the record store this weekend and buy a couple of CDs I have been wanting to get.
I start junior high next week. I must admit that I’m nervous about going to a new school, but at least a few of my friends from elementary school are going to the same school. I will miss my other friends, but I hope to make some new ones. I also plan to study harder than I did in elementary school.
I hope you can come to visit us. I would like to go to New York to see you, too. Maybe I can talk Mom and Dad into taking me there next summer.
Your niece,
Jenny
親愛的史蒂芬叔叔：
非常感謝您送我CD優(yōu)惠券，我計劃在這個周末到唱片行買一些我渴望已久的唱片。
我將在下周念初中了。我必須承認我對新學校仍有些緊張，但至少我還有一些小學同學會和我進入同一所學校。我會想念我其它的朋友，但也期待去認識新朋友。我也計劃要比念小學時更加用功。
希望您可以來看我們，我也想到紐約去探望您。也許我可以說服爸媽明年暑假帶我去那里玩。
侄女
珍妮 敬上
2005年7月28日
字詞解說：
1. coupon 優(yōu)惠券
2. record store 唱片行
record 唱片;紀錄段，記錄;錄音
set/break/keep the record創(chuàng)/打破/保持紀錄
例:The track star hopes to break the record for the fastest mile.
(那位徑賽明星希望能打破最快的一英里賽跑紀錄。)
The reporter recorded his conversation with the movie star.
(這名記者錄下他與該電影明星的會談。)
3. a couple of.二幾個/一些……
例:Susan brought a couple of friends to the party.
(蘇珊帶了幾位朋友前來參加派對。)
4. junior high (school)初級中學
elementary school小學
(senior) high school 高級中學
junior college 專科學校
college 學院/大學
university 大學
5. admit [ad'mit〕vt.承認
注意:
admit為及物動詞，其后常接that從句作賓語，但亦可用名
詞或動名詞作賓語，唯不得用動詞不定式作賓語。
例:John admitted to have hit Peter.(X)
John admitted having hit衛(wèi)eter.
=John admitted hitting Peter.
=John admitted that he had hit一 Peter.
(約翰承認毆打了彼得。)
6. at least. . .至少……
例:George isn't very friendly, but at' least he doesn't lose his temper all the time.
(喬治不是很友善，但至少他不會老是動怒。)
7. miss 思念
例:Chris doesn't miss his old girlfriend at all.
(克里斯一點也不想念他的舊女友。)
8.…but I hope to make some new ones.
=…but I hope to make some new friends.
9, plan to V計劃……
例:When do you plan to leave for Europe
(你計劃在什么時候動身去歐洲呢?)
10. I would like to V我想(要)……
=I'd like to V
例:I'd like to take a day off next week.
(我想在下周請一天假。)
11. talk sb into V-ing說服某人……
=persuade sb to V
例:Ted's friends talked him into climbing the mountain with them.
=Ted，s friends persuaded him to climb the mountain with them.
(泰德的朋友說服他和大家一起去爬山。)
