賴世雄英語書信通Unit 42：友人寄還書籍函
May 17, 2005
Dear Irene,
Enclosed is your book. I hope it gets to you quickly enough. Don’t worry about the extra postage; it’s no big deal. Thank you so much for lending it to me. I found it very informative. Of course, I am happy to return it to you. I might want to borrow it again from you sometime, but there is no need for you to send it back to me right away. I may even buy my own copy.
Thanks again,
Harold Williams
親愛的愛琳：
隨信附上你的書，希望你很快收到。不用操心額外的郵資，那是小錢。非常感謝你把書借給我，我覺得它提供了很多信息。我當然很樂意把它還給你。過一陣子我可能會再向你借，但你不需馬上把它寄來給我。甚至我可能會自己去買一本。
再次謝謝你，
哈樂德?威廉敬上
2005年5月17日
字詞解說：
1. It' s only been four days. . .it's been four years.
一It has only been four days. . .，it's has as been four years.
2. Tokyo 東京(日本首都)
3. assign 指定/派
例;The boss assigned Jerry to do the job.
(老板指定杰瑞做該工作。)
4. permanently ['pa:manantly ad.永久地
permanent仁'ps:manant} a.永久的
例:A permanent base will probably be built on Mars
sometime in the next century.
(下個世紀的某個時候火星上可能會建造一個永久的基地。)
5. all the time一直，始終
=at all times
=always
例:It seems like the receptionist is on the phone all the time.
(接待員看來好像一直都在打電話。)
6. manage 設法
manage to V設法……
例:Paula somehow managed to finish the job on time.
(寶拉想盡辦法設法準時完成了該工作。)
7. meaningless 無意義的
meaningful 有意義的
例:The lyrics to this song are really meaningful.
(這首歌的歌詞很有意義。)
8. tasteless 沒有味道的
例:This dish is pretty tasteless, maybe you should add some salt.
(這道菜很沒有味道，也許你該加些鹽。)
9. survive 生存邑vt.比……長命;由……中生還
survive sb比某人活得久
survive sth熬過……，從……生還
例:The old man can't survive in the city.
(那個老人無法在城市中生活。)
Mrs. Williams survived her husband by 8 years.
(威廉太太比她的丈夫多活了八年。)
Only one person survived the auto accident.
(該起車禍中只有一人幸免于難。)
10. hug 擁抱
例:The soldier hugged his parents and said good-bye.
(那士兵抱住他的雙親說再見。)
