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?yuàn)?。幸運(yùn)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(dāng)我有自己的時(shí)間時(shí)，我總是想著你。

我也希望公司可以將我永久地派到臺(tái)灣來，可是目前不太可能。但至少我也不需要永遠(yuǎn)待在這里。支持我繼續(xù)下去的念頭是再過幾個(gè)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(cuò)誤的

mistake錯(cuò)誤將……誤為(與介詞for并用)

make a mistake犯錯(cuò)

mistake A for B把A誤認(rèn)為B

例:The accountant made a mistake in his calculations.

(那個(gè)會(huì)計(jì)在計(jì)算時(shí)犯了錯(cuò)。)

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

(如果你認(rèn)為我想做這工作，那你就錯(cuò)了。)

George mistook the snake for a rope.

(喬治把蛇誤認(rèn)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(jì)較大的男子。)

7. go out with sb與某人約會(huì)

例:Jenny will never go out with you.

(珍妮絕不會(huì)跟你約會(huì)。)

8. offer提供&. vi.主動(dòng)提議

offer to V主動(dòng)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(dòng)愿意”。

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

(謝謝你提供我這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)試一試。)

Dave offered to give Cindy a ride to the airport.

(戴夫主動(dòng)愿意載辛蒂到機(jī)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(gè)小男孩迫不及待想打開他的禮物。)