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玻璃信封
Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
HowdidJanereceivealetterfromastranger?
Mydaughter, Jane, neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland. Lastyear, weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle. Shethrewthebottleintothesea. Sheneverthoughtofitagain, buttenmonthslater, shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland. Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow. However, theyhavedecidedtousethepostoffice. Letterswillcostalittlemore, buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.
Newwordsandexpressions 生词和短语
dreamv. 做梦,梦想
agen. 年龄
channeln. 海峡
throwv. 扔,抛
参考译文
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。