賴世雄英語書信通Unit 33：同學(xué)坦承貪玩函

同學(xué)坦承貪玩函

November 19, 2005

Hey Rob,

I’m still having a lot of fun here (more than you, I’m sure), but I have to admit that I’m getting a little worried about my grades. I didn’t do that well on my latest exams, so I’m going to have to study more if I want to get decent grades in all my classes. Of course, I haven’t told my parents that I spend a lot of time partying, but my mom’s pretty sharp. She suspects that I’m not telling them everything.

I’ve got to get a report done, so I’m going to end this letter here. Let’s get together during the winter break and swap college stories.

Your pal,

Brad

嘿，羅勃：

我這里仍然有很多樂子(我確定比你多)，不過我必須承認(rèn)我對(duì)我的成績(jī)有點(diǎn)擔(dān)心。最近的考試我沒考好，所以如果我想讓所有的功課都獲象樣的成績(jī)，我就得更努力些。當(dāng)然，我沒有告訴我爸媽我花了許多時(shí)間玩樂，但我媽很精明。她懷疑我沒有一五一十向她說實(shí)話。

我得趕份報(bào)告，所以就此擱筆。咱們寒假時(shí)再聚聚，并交換一些學(xué)校趣事。

友

布蘭德　敬上

2005年11月19日

字詞解說：

1. admit 承認(rèn)

admit+that從句/V-ing承認(rèn)……

例:Robert admitted that he was the one who took the

money.

=Robert admitted being the one who took the money.

(羅勃特承認(rèn)是他拿了錢。)

2. worry 使擔(dān)心，使煩惱 擔(dān)心，煩惱

be worried about…擔(dān)心……

=worry about. . .

例:Jean doesn't seem to區(qū)一worried about the test

tomorrow.

=Jean doesn't seem to worry about the test tomorrow.

(琴似乎不擔(dān)心明天的考試。)

3. grade 分?jǐn)?shù)

4. latest 最近的

例:Have you seen Steven Spielberg's latest film

(你已看過史蒂芬·斯皮爾伯格最近的電影了嗎?)

5. decent 不錯(cuò)的，像樣的

例:It's hard to find a decent job nowadays.

(目前很難找到一份像樣的工作。)

6. spend....time ( in ) -} V-ing花……時(shí)間于……之上

例:Do you spend much time reading?

(你花很多時(shí)間讀書嗎?)

7. sharp精明的，聰明的

例:That little kid is really sharp; he solved that riddle faster than most adults did.

(那個(gè)小孩非常聰明，他解那道謎題比大部分的大人還，決。)

8. suspect [sas'pekt} vt.懷疑

suspect+that從句懷疑……

例:Brian suspects that his wife is having an affair.

(布萊安懷疑他的太太有了外遇。)

9, get sth done把……做好

例:It' 11 take a few days to get the job done.

(要把這工作做好須花幾天時(shí)間。)

10. end[end〕 vt.結(jié)束(=put an end to. . .)

例:Jack's girlfriend decided to end their relationship.

(杰克的女朋友決定結(jié)束他們的關(guān)系。)

11. the winter

(學(xué)校)寒假

(較短，故使用break，表“短暫休息”)

the summer vacation暑假(較長(zhǎng)，故用vacation)

12, swap 交換(一exchange)

例:The kids like to swap baseball cards.

(小孩子喜歡交換棒球卡片。)

13. pal 朋友，伙伴(侄)