赖世雄英语书信通Unit 39：朋友再次回函

March 8, 2005

Dear Vincent,

I was really pleased to get your letters. I really have started a little stamp collection with the stamps from them. The places you have visited sound so interesting. I hope I someday have the opportunity to see some of them.

How do you deal with the language barrier? Do a lot of people speak English? What would you say is the most interesting place you’ve visited so far?

I hope you’re taking a lot of pictures. I want to see what all of those places look like.

Sincerely,

Joyce

亲爱的文森：

真的很高兴接到你的来信，我真的已经开始用你来信上的邮票集邮。你参观过的地方听起来好有趣。希望将来有一天我有机会去其中一些地方看看。

你如何克服语言障碍呢?有很多人会说英语吗?到目前为止你觉得最有趣的地方是哪里呢?

希望你拍了很多相片。我想看看所有那些地方像什么样子。

乔依丝　敬上

2005年3月8日

字词解说：

1. sound [ saund} vi.听起来(其后常接形容词)

例:His job sounds really hard.

(他的工作听来很困难。)

2. deal with…处理……(= cope with. . .)，和……相处

例:Nobody knew how to deal with the problem.

(没人知道要如何处理这问题。)

Pete is hard to deal with.

(彼特难以相处。)

3. barrier 障/阻碍

the language barrier(异国种族间的)语言障碍

例:Despite the language barrier, the new immigrants get along well with their neighbors.

(尽管语言上有障碍，那些新移民和邻居相处得很好。)

4. take a picture of sb拍某人的照片(该人在照片里)

take a picture for sb为某人拍照(该人不在照片里)

例:Steve took a picture of his girlfriend standing on the Great Wall of China.

(史蒂夫拍了他女朋友站在中国长城上的照片。)

Since I can't }o to the party, can you take some pictures for me?

(因为我不能参加派对，你可以为我拍一些相片吗?)