賴世雄英語書信通Unit 7：圣誕禮物函

　　December 10, 2005

　　Dear Ellen,

　　Merry Christmas! Sorry it’s been so long since I last wrote. Old friends like us really need to keep in touch. I’m sending you and your husband a Christmas present which you hopefully will receive before Christmas. I hope you like it.

　　I’ve had a pretty uneventful year. I took only one vacation this year, and I just went to visit my parents. Maybe next year I will go to Europe. If I do, I will be sure to send you a souvenir.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Patricia Hutton

　　親愛的艾倫：

　　圣誕快樂!很抱歉自從我上次寫信給你至今已有很長的一段時間了。像我們這樣的老朋友實在應該常常保持聯(lián)絡(luò)。我寄上一份圣誕節(jié)禮物給你和你的老公，希望在圣誕節(jié)前你們可以收到。我希望你們會喜歡。

　　這一年我過得相當平淡無奇。今年我只有去度過一次假，只是去看看我的父母而已。明年我也許會到歐洲去。如果我去了，一定會送你紀念品。

　　派翠西亞?哈頓　敬上

　　2005年12月10日

　　字詞解說：

　　1. Merry Christmas!圣誕快樂!

　　=Have a happy time at Christmas!

　　merry }'mery a.歡樂的，愉快的

　　2. Sorry it's been so long....

　　=Sorry it has as been so long. . .

　　3. keep in touch ( with.，.)(和……)保持聯(lián)系/聯(lián)絡(luò)

　　例:Don still keeps in touch with his former indergarten classmates.

　　(丹仍然和他以前幼兒園的同學保持聯(lián)絡(luò)。)

　　4. present 禮物

　　5. hopefully 滿懷希望地

　　6. uneventful 平淡無奇的，平安無事的

　　例:A lot happened in our office Tuesday, but yesterday was uneventful.

　　(我們辦公室星期二發(fā)生了許多事情，但昨天卻平安無事。)

　　7. be sure to V一定……

　　例:Be sure to call me when you arrive.

　　(你到達時一定要打電話給我。)

　　8. souvenir 紀念品