Lesson 22A Glass Envelope
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HowdidJanereceivealetterfromastranger?
简是怎样收到一位陌生人的来信的?
Mydaughter, Jane, neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.
我的女儿简从未想过会收到荷兰一位同龄女孩的来信。
Lastyear, weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.
去年,我们乘船横渡英吉利海峡时,简把一张写有她姓名和地址的纸条放进了一个瓶子里。
Shethrewthebottleintothesea.
她把瓶子扔进了大海。
Sheneverthoughtofitagain, buttenmonthslater, shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.
此后她再没有想过这件事,但十个月后,她收到了荷兰一位女孩的来信。
Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.
现在两个女孩定期通信。
However, theyhavedecidedtousethepostoffice.
不过,她们已决定使用邮局。
Letterswillcostalittlemore, buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.
信件的花费会多一些,但肯定会送得快得多。
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- stranger/ˈstreɪndʒər/n.
a person you do not know
陌生人
#0How did Jane receive a letter from a stranger?
- dream/driːm/v.
to think that something good might really happen
梦想;想到
#1My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.
- receive/rɪˈsiːv/v.
to get something that someone sends or gives you
收到;接到
#1My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.
- age/eɪdʒ/n.
the number of years a person has lived
年龄
#1My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.
- channel/ˈtʃænl/n.
a narrow area of sea between two pieces of land
海峡
#2Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.
- address/ˈædres/n.
the name of the street and town where you live
地址
#2Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.
- throw/θroʊ/v.
to send something through the air with your hand
扔;抛
#3She threw the bottle into the sea.
- regularly/ˈreɡjələrli/adv.
again and again, with the same time between
定期地;经常地
#5Both girls write to each other regularly now.
- decide/dɪˈsaɪd/v.
to choose what you will do after thinking
决定
#6However, they have decided to use the post office.
- post office/ˈpoʊst ˌɔːfɪs/n.
a place where you send letters and buy stamps
邮局
#6However, they have decided to use the post office.
- cost/kɔːst/v.
to need a certain amount of money to be paid
花费;需要付出
#7Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.