August 25, 2005
Dear Harry,
I received your letter yesterday. I am pleased to hear that you are about to make a fortune. Unfortunately, I am unable to lend you any money. I can’t spare such a large amount. I have very little in my checking account, and my savings can’t be withdrawn without heavy penalties. Nevertheless, I wish you success in your business ventures.
Sincerely,
Richard Wilson
親愛的哈利:
我昨天收到了你的信。很高興聽到你即將賺大錢。不巧地是,我無法借你任何錢。我撥不出這么大額的一筆錢。我的活期存款戶頭里只有一點點錢,而我的定存若要領(lǐng)出來是會被扣一大筆錢的。盡管如此,還是祝你生意興隆。
理查?威爾森 敬上
2005年8月25日
字詞解說:
1. fortune 財富
make a fortune 賺大錢
例:The young computer genius had made a fortune by the
time he was thirty.
(那個年輕的計算機天才到他三十歲時已賺了很多錢。)
2. unfortunately 不幸地,不巧地
3. spare 撥/抽/騰出(時間或金錢)
例:Can you spare a little time to help us with this?
(你能抽出一點時間來幫我們這件事嗎?)
4. checking account活期存款戶頭
account.賬戶,戶頭
5. savings. 儲金,定存(恒用復數(shù))
6. withdraw 領(lǐng)出;取回
動詞三態(tài):withdraw, withdrew [wn'dru:},withdrawn仁W l}
'dr}:n]。
例:Mr. Li withdrew all his money from the bank and
disappeared.
(李先生把他銀行的錢全部領(lǐng)出來然后消失了。)
7. penalty 罰金
8. venture 冒險
make a venture 冒險
例;He's always making risky business ventures.
(他u}是做有風險的生意。)