賴世雄英語書信通Unit 44：給情人回函

給情人回函

August 9, 2005

Dear Jenny,

I can’t tell you how happy I was to get your letter. I miss you terribly. Fortunately, I’ve been pretty busy getting settled, which takes my mind off of my loneliness. But every time I have a moment to myself, I think about you.

I also wish my company would assign me to Taiwan permanently, but it’s unlikely right now. At least I don’t have to stay here permanently, either. What keeps me going is the thought that in a few months you’ll be in my arms again.

All my love,

Michael

親愛的珍妮：

我無法形容收到你的信我有多開心。我非常想念妳。幸運的是，我一直忙于安頓下來，這樣一來讓我比較不覺得孤單。但是每當我有自己的時間時，我總是想著你。

我也希望公司可以將我永久地派到臺灣來，可是目前不太可能。但至少我也不需要永遠待在這里。支持我繼續(xù)下去的念頭是再過幾個月，你就可以重回我懷抱了。

全心愛你的

麥可　敬上

2005年8月9日

字詞解說：

1. next to. . .的隔壁

例:Next to the museum is the library.

(博物館的隔壁是圖書館。)

2. the bullet train (日本的)子彈頭列車(高速火車)

bullet 子彈

3. Kyoto 京都

4. entire 全部的

例:You mean you ate the entire pizza?

(你是說你把全部的匹薩都吃掉了?)

5. mistaken 錯誤的

mistake錯誤將……誤為(與介詞for并用)

make a mistake犯錯

mistake A for B把A誤認為B

例:The accountant made a mistake in his calculations.

(那個會計在計算時犯了錯。)

If you think I want to do the job, you are mistaken.

(如果你認為我想做這工作，那你就錯了。)

George mistook the snake for a rope.

(喬治把蛇誤認為是繩子。)

6. attract.吸引

be attracted to/by…被……所吸引

例:Melissa is attracted to older men.

(美莉莎很迷年紀較大的男子。)

7. go out with sb與某人約會

例:Jenny will never go out with you.

(珍妮絕不會跟你約會。)

8. offer提供&. vi.主動提議

offer to V主動愿意……

注意:

offer之后若以名詞或代名詞作賓語，表“提供”;若以不定詞

作賓語，則表“主動愿意”。

例:Thank you for of f eying me the opportunity to try it.

(謝謝你提供我這個機會試一試。)

Dave offered to give Cindy a ride to the airport.

(戴夫主動愿意載辛蒂到機場。)

9. turn sb down拒絕某人

翻:Henry tried to get a loan from the bank, but they turned him down.

(亨利想向銀行貸款，但他們拒絕他了。)

10. would rather V寧愿……

would rather V+ than V寧愿……而不愿……

例:C}ina would rather beceme a nun than marry Victor.

(吉娜寧愿成為尼姑也不愿嫁給維克多。)

1l.be eager to 期待/渴望……

例:The little boy is eager to open his presents.

(那個小男孩迫不及待想打開他的禮物。)