賴世雄英語書信通Unit 33：同學坦承貪玩函
November 19, 2005
Hey Rob,
I’m still having a lot of fun here (more than you, I’m sure), but I have to admit that I’m getting a little worried about my grades. I didn’t do that well on my latest exams, so I’m going to have to study more if I want to get decent grades in all my classes. Of course, I haven’t told my parents that I spend a lot of time partying, but my mom’s pretty sharp. She suspects that I’m not telling them everything.
I’ve got to get a report done, so I’m going to end this letter here. Let’s get together during the winter break and swap college stories.
Your pal,
Brad
嘿，羅勃：
我這里仍然有很多樂子(我確定比你多)，不過我必須承認我對我的成績有點擔心。最近的考試我沒考好，所以如果我想讓所有的功課都獲象樣的成績，我就得更努力些。當然，我沒有告訴我爸媽我花了許多時間玩樂，但我媽很精明。她懷疑我沒有一五一十向她說實話。
我得趕份報告，所以就此擱筆。咱們寒假時再聚聚，并交換一些學校趣事。
友
布蘭德 敬上
2005年11月19日
字詞解說：
1. admit 承認
admit+that從句/V-ing承認……
例:Robert admitted that he was the one who took the
money.
=Robert admitted being the one who took the money.
(羅勃特承認是他拿了錢。)
2. worry 使擔心，使煩惱 擔心，煩惱
be worried about…擔心……
=worry about. . .
例:Jean doesn't seem to區(qū)一worried about the test
tomorrow.
=Jean doesn't seem to worry about the test tomorrow.
(琴似乎不擔心明天的考試。)
3. grade 分數(shù)
4. latest 最近的
例:Have you seen Steven Spielberg's latest film
(你已看過史蒂芬·斯皮爾伯格最近的電影了嗎?)
5. decent 不錯的，像樣的
例:It's hard to find a decent job nowadays.
(目前很難找到一份像樣的工作。)
6. spend....time ( in ) -} V-ing花……時間于……之上
例:Do you spend much time reading?
(你花很多時間讀書嗎?)
7. sharp精明的，聰明的
例:That little kid is really sharp; he solved that riddle faster than most adults did.
(那個小孩非常聰明，他解那道謎題比大部分的大人還，決。)
8. suspect [sas'pekt} vt.懷疑
suspect+that從句懷疑……
例:Brian suspects that his wife is having an affair.
(布萊安懷疑他的太太有了外遇。)
9, get sth done把……做好
例:It' 11 take a few days to get the job done.
(要把這工作做好須花幾天時間。)
10. end[end〕 vt.結(jié)束(=put an end to. . .)
例:Jack's girlfriend decided to end their relationship.
(杰克的女朋友決定結(jié)束他們的關(guān)系。)
11. the winter
(學校)寒假
(較短，故使用break，表“短暫休息”)
the summer vacation暑假(較長，故用vacation)
12, swap 交換(一exchange)
例:The kids like to swap baseball cards.
(小孩子喜歡交換棒球卡片。)
13. pal 朋友，伙伴(侄)
