与老同学话旧函

February 25, 2005
Dear Gerald,
Do you remember me? We went to high school together many years ago. We used to eat lunch together in our junior and senior years. We were also in Mrs. Nelson’s English class together. She used to get mad at me because I always turned in my assignments late.
You are no doubt wondering why I am writing you after all these years. The truth is there is no special reason. I was just looking through our high school yearbook the other day, and I started wondering what had happened to all my old classmates.
Let me tell you a little about what I have been up to. As you may remember, I went to the University of Michigan after high school. After I graduated, I went overseas to teach English in Taiwan. I came back last year and now I’m working on a graduate degree. I hope we can meet sometime and I’ll give you the details.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Rick Schultz

亲爱的吉罗德：
你还记得我吗？几年前我们曾一起上高中。在国中、高中时我们常一起吃午餐。我们也一起上尼尔森老师的英文课。她很气我因为我总是迟交作业。
无疑地，你一定想知道为何我在这么多年后还写信给你。事实上也没有什么特别的理由。我只不过是在前几天翻阅高中毕业纪念册后，就开始想知道我的老同学们过得如何。
让我告诉你一点我最近干什么。也许你还记得，我高中毕业后上了密西根大学。毕业后，我出国到台湾教英文。去年我回来了，现在正攻读研究所学位。希望我们能找个时间见面，我将会与你详谈。
期待有你的消息。
瑞克‧史库滋　敬上
2005年2月25日

字词解说：

1.get mad at…对……发脾气/生气
例：Whenever John spends all day watching sports on TV,
his wife gets mad at him.
(约翰每次花整天时间看电视运动比赛节目时，他太太就生气。)

2. turn in.二交/缴……
例;We have to turn in our assignments tomorrow
(我们明天必须交作业。)

3. assignment 指定作业

4. no doubt无疑地
=undoubtedly
=doubtlessly
=without doubt
例:Vanessa will no doubt win the beauty contest.
(无疑地，薇妮莎将赢得选美比赛。)

5. wonder 想知道，对……感到好奇
注意:
wonder作及物动词，表“想知道/对……感到好奇”时，其后
必须用疑问词引导的名词从句作宾语。
例:I wonder how he will do it/where he lives.
(我不知道他要怎么做这件事/他住在哪里。)

6. look throw沙…翻阅……
例:The man sat in the hotel lobby，looking through amagazine.
(那个人坐在旅馆大厅里翻阅一本杂志。)

7.yearbook 年鉴，毕业纪念册

8.…what I have been up to.……我一直在做什么。
=...what I have been doing.

9. graduate 毕业邑,研究所的
graduate from…毕业于……
a graduate degree研究所的学位(硕士或博士)
例:Has your younger brother graduated from high school yet?
(你的弟弟高中还没毕业吗?)

10. go overseas到海外
overseas [,auvasi:z} ad.向/在海外
例:Many young New Zealanders go overseas to travel for a few years before they get jobs.
(许多新西兰的年轻人都到国外旅行多年再找工作。)

11. work on…致力于……
例:The author is working on a new novel.
(该作者正着手写一本新小说。)

12. look forward to V-ing/N期望/等待……
例:I'm looking forward to my next vacation.
(我正期待我的下一个假期。)