賴世雄英語書信通Unit 15：請友人照顧女兒函
June 10, 2005
Dear Julie,
How have you been lately? How are your husband and children? It’s been a long time since your last visit to Taiwan; I hope you can come again soon. You seem to be doing very well in America. I sometimes envy you for having the opportunity to emigrate there.
I have a favor to ask of you. My daughter Shuhui is going to attend a summer language course at UCLA this summer. She will live in the university dormitory and eat at the school cafeteria. Since everything is arranged, she should be all right, but I’ll feel better if someone I know is available to help her out if she has any problems. If you don’t mind, I would like to give her your address and phone number and have her contact you when she arrives. Then I won’t worry about her as much. I hope it won’t be too much trouble.
Your friend,
Linda Chen
親愛的茱莉：
近來好嗎?你的先生和孩子們還好嗎?距你們上次造訪臺灣已有很長的一段時間了;我真希望你們能很快再來?？磥砟阍诿绹纳钸^得很不錯。有時候我真嫉妒你有這個機會移民到美國。
我要請你幫個忙。今年暑假我的女兒淑慧將參與加州大學洛杉磯分校的暑期語文研習課程。她將住在大學宿舍，并在學校的自助餐廳用餐。因為每件事情都已安排妥當，所以她應該不會有問題，但我覺得如果有人可以在她遇上任何問題時能抽空幫她忙，我就會較為放心。如果妳不介意的話，我想要把你的住址及電話號碼給她，并且要她一到達時就與你聯(lián)絡。這樣我就不會太為她擔心了。我希望這不會對你造成太大的困擾。
友
陳琳達 敬上
2005年6月10日
字詞解說：
1. lately 最近，近來
注意:
此詞常與現(xiàn)在完成式或現(xiàn)在完成進行式并用。
例:Mr. Wang has been sick a lot lately.
(王先生最近常生病。)
2. envy 'envy vt.嫉妒;羨慕
例:All the guys at school envy Rick because he’s so handsome
(學校里所有的人都嫉妒瑞克，因為他是個大帥哥。)
3. opportunity 機會
4. emigrate 移民(自某地移出)
emigrant 移民(由內(nèi)移出)
immigrate 移民(由外移入)
immigrant 移民(由外移人)
例:Thousands of people immigrate to America every year.
(每年都有數(shù)千人移民到美國。)
Many rich people emigrated from that country when thecivil war started.
(內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)時，許多有錢人從那個國家移民出去。)
5. favor 恩惠
have a favor to ask of sb請某人幫忙
例:Bob told me he has a favor to ask of you.
=Bob told me he wants you to do him a favor.
(鮑伯告訴我，他請你幫個忙。)
6. attend.tend〕 vt.上學;參加
attend school上學(=go to school)
例:Little Johnny attends school regularly.
(小強尼上學都很規(guī)律。)
7. dormitory學生宿舍
=dorm
8. cafeteria 自助餐廳
9. arrange 安排
例:The secretary arranges the boss's schedule.
(秘書安排老板的行程。)
10. available [aveilabl} a.有空的
例:Are you available this weekend? I want to pay you a msit.
(你這個周末有空嗎?我想去看看你。)
11. contact 聯(lián)系，接觸
keep in contact with sb和某人保持聯(lián)絡
例:The branch manager has to contact company headquarters to get approval for this project.
(分公司的經(jīng)理必須和總公司聯(lián)絡請示批準該項項目。)
Peggy doesn't keep in contact with her ex-classmates.
(佩姬和她以前的同學沒有保持聯(lián)絡。)
