July 28, 2005
Dear Uncle Steve,
Thank you so much for the CD coupons. I plan to go to the record store this weekend and buy a couple of CDs I have been wanting to get.
I start junior high next week. I must admit that I’m nervous about going to a new school, but at least a few of my friends from elementary school are going to the same school. I will miss my other friends, but I hope to make some new ones. I also plan to study harder than I did in elementary school.
I hope you can come to visit us. I would like to go to New York to see you, too. Maybe I can talk Mom and Dad into taking me there next summer.
Your niece,
Jenny
親愛(ài)的史蒂芬叔叔:
非常感謝您送我CD優(yōu)惠券,我計(jì)劃在這個(gè)周末到唱片行買一些我渴望已久的唱片。
我將在下周念初中了。我必須承認(rèn)我對(duì)新學(xué)校仍有些緊張,但至少我還有一些小學(xué)同學(xué)會(huì)和我進(jìn)入同一所學(xué)校。我會(huì)想念我其它的朋友,但也期待去認(rèn)識(shí)新朋友。我也計(jì)劃要比念小學(xué)時(shí)更加用功。
希望您可以來(lái)看我們,我也想到紐約去探望您。也許我可以說(shuō)服爸媽明年暑假帶我去那里玩。
侄女
珍妮 敬上
2005年7月28日
字詞解說(shuō):
1. coupon 優(yōu)惠券
2. record store 唱片行
record 唱片;紀(jì)錄段,記錄;錄音
set/break/keep the record創(chuàng)/打破/保持紀(jì)錄
例:The track star hopes to break the record for the fastest mile.
(那位徑賽明星希望能打破最快的一英里賽跑紀(jì)錄。)
The reporter recorded his conversation with the movie star.
(這名記者錄下他與該電影明星的會(huì)談。)
3. a couple of.二幾個(gè)/一些……
例:Susan brought a couple of friends to the party.
(蘇珊帶了幾位朋友前來(lái)參加派對(duì)。)
4. junior high (school)初級(jí)中學(xué)
elementary school小學(xué)
(senior) high school 高級(jí)中學(xué)
junior college ??茖W(xué)校
college 學(xué)院/大學(xué)
university 大學(xué)
5. admit [ad'mit〕vt.承認(rèn)
注意:
admit為及物動(dòng)詞,其后常接that從句作賓語(yǔ),但亦可用名
詞或動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ),唯不得用動(dòng)詞不定式作賓語(yǔ)。
例:John admitted to have hit Peter.(X)
John admitted having hit衛(wèi)eter.
=John admitted hitting Peter.
=John admitted that he had hit一 Peter.
(約翰承認(rèn)毆打了彼得。)
6. at least. . .至少……
例:George isn't very friendly, but at' least he doesn't lose his temper all the time.
(喬治不是很友善,但至少他不會(huì)老是動(dòng)怒。)
7. miss 思念
例:Chris doesn't miss his old girlfriend at all.
(克里斯一點(diǎn)也不想念他的舊女友。)
8.…but I hope to make some new ones.
=…but I hope to make some new friends.
9, plan to V計(jì)劃……
例:When do you plan to leave for Europe
(你計(jì)劃在什么時(shí)候動(dòng)身去歐洲呢?)
10. I would like to V我想(要)……
=I'd like to V
例:I'd like to take a day off next week.
(我想在下周請(qǐng)一天假。)
11. talk sb into V-ing說(shuō)服某人……
=persuade sb to V
例:Ted's friends talked him into climbing the mountain with them.
=Ted,s friends persuaded him to climb the mountain with them.
(泰德的朋友說(shuō)服他和大家一起去爬山。)
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