賴世雄英語書信通Unit 54：友人婉拒借款函

August 25, 2005

Dear Harry,

I received your letter yesterday. I am pleased to hear that you are about to make a fortune. Unfortunately, I am unable to lend you any money. I can’t spare such a large amount. I have very little in my checking account, and my savings can’t be withdrawn without heavy penalties. Nevertheless, I wish you success in your business ventures.

Sincerely,

Richard Wilson

親愛的哈利：

我昨天收到了你的信。很高興聽到你即將賺大錢。不巧地是，我無法借你任何錢。我撥不出這么大額的一筆錢。我的活期存款戶頭里只有一點點錢，而我的定存若要領(lǐng)出來是會被扣一大筆錢的。盡管如此，還是祝你生意興隆。

理查?威爾森　敬上

2005年8月25日

字詞解說：

1. fortune 財富

make a fortune 賺大錢

例:The young computer genius had made a fortune by the

time he was thirty.

(那個年輕的計算機天才到他三十歲時已賺了很多錢。)

2. unfortunately 不幸地，不巧地

3. spare 撥/抽/騰出(時間或金錢)

例:Can you spare a little time to help us with this?

(你能抽出一點時間來幫我們這件事嗎?)

4. checking account活期存款戶頭

account.賬戶，戶頭

5. savings. 儲金，定存(恒用復(fù)數(shù))

6. withdraw 領(lǐng)出;取回

動詞三態(tài):withdraw, withdrew [wn'dru:}，withdrawn仁W l}

'dr}:n]。

例:Mr. Li withdrew all his money from the bank and

disappeared.

(李先生把他銀行的錢全部領(lǐng)出來然后消失了。)

7. penalty 罰金

8. venture 冒險

make a venture 冒險

例;He's always making risky business ventures.

(他u}是做有風(fēng)險的生意。)