赖世雄英语书信通Unit 13：老邻居生病慰问函

　　November 15, 2005

　　Dear Mr. Sanchez,

　　Thank you for all the kindness you showed me when I was a boy living next door to you. I remember with great fondness going over to visit you with my mother and taking care of your dog when you went on vacation. When I heard from my mother that you had had a heart attack and were in the hospital, I could hardly believe it. I hope it was not too serious. Take good care of yourself. I will visit you the next time I am in town.

　　Sincerely yours,

　　Tom Jones

　　亲爱的山奇斯先生：

　　非常感谢您对我这个住在您隔壁男孩的关爱。我满怀温馨地忆起当年和母亲一同去拜访您，及在您出远门度假时替您照顾狗儿的情形。当我由母亲那里得知您心脏病发而住院时，简直令我难以相信。希望您的病情并不严重。请您自己好好照顾自己。我会在下次进城时去探望您。

　　汤姆‧琼斯　敬上

　　2005年11月15日

　　字词解说：

　　1. live next door to sb住在某人家的隔壁

　　例:That beautiful woman lives next door to me.

　　(那个漂亮的女人住在我的隔壁。)

　　2. fondness 温馨，喜欢

　　3. take care of.照顾……

　　=look after. . .

　　例：Sue took care of her brother's children when he was out of town.

　　(苏在她哥哥出城时照顾他的小孩。)

　　4. go on (美式)去度假

　　go on holiday(英式)

　　注意：

　　go on都与下列名词并用:

　　go on a trip去旅行

　　go on an excursion去远足

　　go on a picnic去野餐

　　go on a diet节食

　　go on a mission出任务

　　go on an outing去郊游

　　例:I want to go on vacation this month.

　　(这个月我想去度假。)

　　The spy went on a mission behind enemy lines.

　　(那个间谍到敌后去出任务。)

　　5, a heart attack心脏病发作

　　attack (疾病的)发作

　　6. be in the hospital在住院中

　　=be hospitalized仁'hpspitalaizid}

　　例:Todd was in the hospital for two weeks after the accident.

　　=Todd was hospitalized for two weeks after the accident.

　　(陶德在车祸之后住了两个礼拜的医院。)