方便地寫家信
Dear Parent(s), Date:
親愛的爸爸媽媽,日期:
I am too busy to write, but this checklist covers mostof the topics of interest to both of us.
我太忙了,沒時間給你們寫信。不過下面的清單里包含了所有你們和我都感興趣的話題。
Please send me:
請給我寄:
Money (Cash) Amount:
錢(現(xiàn)金)數(shù)額:
Food (Cookies) Dozens:
食物(餅干)打數(shù):
Clean clothes!
干凈衣服!
Relationships:
關系:
What?
什么?
I am in love with myself.
我愛上自己了。
I am in love!
我戀愛了!
I am engaged.
我訂婚了。
I got married last weekend.
我上個周末結婚了。
My Roommate:
我的同屋:
Worships the ground I walk on.
極其崇拜我。
Gave me a black eye.
把我打得鼻青臉腫。
Committed suicide and left a note blaming me.
自殺了還留了張字條怪我。
Has fleas.
有跳蚤。
My Professors are:
我的教授們:
Sadistic water walkers.
是變態(tài)。
Mental institution escapees.
是神經(jīng)病。
Brain dead nerds.
是大笨蛋。
Super oxygen thieves.
是大肥豬。
Latest News:
最新消息:
I wrecked the car.
我把車撞壞了。
I can’t use your credit card because I exceeded the credit limit.
我的信用卡不能使了,因為我透支過了限額。
You are going to have a grandchild.
你們要抱孫子了。
False alarm--you aren’t going to have a grandchild.
虛假警報——你們還沒有要抱孫子呢。
Food:
這里的飯菜:
is great!
太好吃了!
Even makes me appreciate your cooking.
甚至讓我想念你做的菜了。
I have had pizzas and soda for the last twenty meals.
我已經(jīng)吃了20頓批薩餅就蘇打水了。
I stopped eating out of fear.
出于恐懼心理,我已經(jīng)不吃飯了。
Grades:
我的學習成績:
I am making all A’s.
我門門都是“優(yōu)”。
I am not being properly challenged.
考查我的方式不對。
I will be home after this semester.
這學期結束我就要回家了。
I never knew they had a letter grade below F.
我從來不知道還有比不及格更低的分數(shù)。
I study:
我學習的時間:
Night and day.
夜以繼日。
All the time.
整天。
Eighty hours a week.
一星期80小時。
Only on Sunday afternoon.
只有星期日的下午。
None of the above.
以上全不是。
Daily Devotions:
每天的祈禱:
I read my Bible everyday.
我每天都讀《圣經(jīng)》。
I can’t read.
我不能讀。
Someone stole my Bible while I was at the local bar.
我去酒吧的時候有人偷了我的《圣經(jīng)》。
On my last visit home, I left:
上次我回家的時候,落下了:
My glasses.
我的眼鏡。
My paper that was due yesterday.
我昨天要交的作業(yè)。
The clothes you washed for me.
你們給我洗好的衣服。
The check to cover my delinquent tuition payment.
支付我拖欠的學費的支票。
Other.
其他 。
Please send above items by FedEx (Priority One) or UPS (Blue).
請把上面提到的物品用FedEx(加急件)【聯(lián)邦快遞】或UPS【聯(lián)合包裹服務公司】(藍色件)快遞給我。
Laundry:
關于洗衣服:
My white underwear is now .
我的白色內衣現(xiàn)在已經(jīng) 。
I am saving money but not using detergent.
我現(xiàn)在為了省錢而不用洗滌劑了。
I don’t worry, I washed my clothes last semester.
別擔心,上學期我洗衣服了。
I hang my clothes out the window when it rains.
下雨時,我把衣服掛在窗外。
My room:
我的宿舍:
Can pass your “white glove” test.
能通過你們嚴格的檢查。
Is only % full.
只裝了%的東西。
Could not be located last Saturday night.
上星期六找不著了。
Was rented by the ROTC for hazardous terrain training.
后備軍官訓練隊租了我的房子做危險地形訓練基地。
Parties:
聚會:
I don’t inhale.
我不吸煙。
I only go to meet people.
我只是去見人的。
Haven’t been to one since this morning.
從今早算起還沒去過。
Hope you:
希望你們:
Miss me.
想念我。
Can live without me.
沒有我也能過下去。