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Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封
How did Jane receive a letter from a stranger?
My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信。去年，当我们横渡英吉利海峡时，简把写有她姓名和住址的一张纸条装进了一只瓶子，又将瓶子扔进了大海。此后她就再没去想那只瓶子。但10个月以后，她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信。现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。然而她们还是决定利用邮局。这样会稍微多花点钱，但肯定是快得多了。
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★dream v. 做梦, 梦想
have a dream
dream a dream
have a good dream
sweet
Have a good/sweat dream!祝你做个好梦!
She is daydreaming.白日梦
daydream : 思想开小差
dream of doing something : 梦想
think of : 想、考虑
dream of : 梦想
I dreamed of flying in the sky.
I dreamed of finding the gold. / I dream of be a good teacher.
dream on 继续做梦, 痴心妄想(做你的梦去吧!别痴心妄想了!)
dream boat : 梦中情人, 梦寐以求的(物, 人)
Do you have dream boat ? 你有梦中情人吗?
另 : dream that +从句
★age n. 年龄
teengager : 十几岁的人
adolenscent [9AdEJ`lesEns] n.青春期(一般指成年以前由13至15的发育期)
★channel n. 海峡
★throw v. 扔, 抛
threw thrown
throw away 扔掉
【课文讲解】
同位语 My daughter Jane
of one’s own age : He is boy of my own age.
with 放在名词后面做定语
I have a bag with books in it.(“in it” 不能省略)
with 放在句子后面做状语用
think of : 考虑 dream of : 梦想
write to : 给某人写信 write (a letter) to me
each other : 相互－往往强调两者之间的相互 ([i:tF 5QTE] 注意连读)
one another : 强调三或三者以上的相互
will cost will travel
一旦用cost,主语一定是物
something cost somebody
more : 即可做形容词, 又可做代词 : give me more 再给我一点
文中的 “more” 为代词 = more money
a little 可以修饰比较级 : 稍微
much more : 多得多
It’s a little hotter. It’s much hotter.
It’s expensive. That is more expensive.
That is a little more expensive.
That is much more expensive.
But they will certainly travel faster.
也可 : but they will certainly travel much faster.
much faster 快的多
