赖世雄英语书信通Unit 7：圣诞礼物函

　　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

　　亲爱的艾伦：

　　圣诞快乐!很抱歉自从我上次写信给你至今已有很长的一段时间了。像我们这样的老朋友实在应该常常保持联络。我寄上一份圣诞节礼物给你和你的老公，希望在圣诞节前你们可以收到。我希望你们会喜欢。

　　这一年我过得相当平淡无奇。今年我只有去度过一次假，只是去看看我的父母而已。明年我也许会到欧洲去。如果我去了，一定会送你纪念品。

　　派翠西亚‧哈顿　敬上

　　2005年12月10日

　　字词解说：

　　1. Merry Christmas!圣诞快乐!

　　=Have a happy time at Christmas!

　　merry }'mery a.欢乐的，愉快的

　　2. Sorry it's been so long....

　　=Sorry it has as been so long. . .

　　3. keep in touch ( with.，.)(和……)保持联系/联络

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

　　(丹仍然和他以前幼儿园的同学保持联络。)

　　4. present 礼物

　　5. hopefully 满怀希望地

　　6. uneventful 平淡无奇的，平安无事的

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

　　(我们办公室星期二发生了许多事情，但昨天却平安无事。)

　　7. be sure to V一定……

　　例:Be sure to call me when you arrive.

　　(你到达时一定要打电话给我。)

　　8. souvenir 纪念品