賴世雄英語書信通Unit 41：要求友人還書籍函

May 12, 2005

Dear Harold Williams,

Do you remember that price guide I lent you a few weeks ago? I’m afraid I need it back, so I must ask you to return it. If you could send it by express mail, that would be best. I’ll reimburse you for any extra expense on your part.

I won’t need it for long, so if you want, I can send it back when I’m done with it.

Sincerely,

Irene Patterson

親愛的哈樂德?威廉：

你還記得幾個禮拜前我借給你的那本售價指南嗎?恐怕我需要用到它，所以我必須請你還給我。如果你可以用快遞寄回來，那最好。我會補償你額外的花費。

我不會用很久，所以如果你還想再用的話，我用完后可以再寄給你。

愛琳?派特生　敬上

2005年5月12日

字詞解說：

1. guide 指南，手冊

2. ask sb to V要求某人……

例:Cindy asked her husband to buy some milk at the supermarket.

(辛蒂要求她的丈夫在那家超市買一些牛奶。)

3. express 快遞的，快速的

by express mail/post以/用限時郵件

例:He sent the package by express mail, so it arrived the next day.

(他用限時郵寄包裹，所以第二天就到了。)

4. reimburse [,riam'baa] vt.補償;償還

例:The company will reimburse you for these purchases.

(公司將補償你這些采購。)

5. extra }'ekstr司a.額外的

例:The teacher gave the slow students extra lessons after class.

(老師在下課后給那些遲鈍的學生額外上課。)

6. on one's某人這方面的……

本詞組是形容詞詞組，使用時應置名詞后。

例:The effort on your part isn’t enough, you should work even harder.

(你這方面的努力不夠，應該更加努力才是。)

7, be done with sth做完某事

=be finished with sth

=have done sth

=have finished sth

例:I' 11 iet you know as soon as I am done with all the chores.

(我把所有的雜務做完后就會立刻讓你知道。)