友人感谢函

April 6, 2005
Dear Rebecca,
Thank you for your letter and your concern. It rained really heavily for a few days but fortunately the river stayed within its banks in our area. There was a little flooding, but it wasn’t too serious, and our neighborhood was unaffected. Other areas of the state were hit much worse.
So we are all fine here. Thank you once again for your concern. I’ll write you a longer letter in the near future.
Sincerely,
Tracy Brown

亲爱的莉贝卡：
谢谢你的来信和关心。下了几天的暴雨，但幸运的是，在我们这地区河水并没有泛滥。虽然稍有淹水，不过并不严重，我们的住宅区也没有受到影响。本州的其它地区则被洪水侵袭得很严重。
我们在这里都很好。再次谢谢你的关心。不久之后，我会写给你一封较长的信。
崔西‧布朗　敬上
2005年4月6日

字词解说：

1. concern 关心
concerned 关心的
be concerned about… 关心··
例:We should all be concerned about the environment.
(我们都应该关心环境。)

2. fortunately ['f}afanath] ad.幸运地

3. bank [baer}k] n.河堤

4. neighborhood 邻近地区，住家附近
in one's neighborhood 在某人住处附近
例:There are several bookstores in our neighborhood.
(我们住处附近有几家书店。)

5. unaffected 不受影响的
offect 影响
例:His wife's illness is certain to affect his decision.
(他太太的病一定会影响他的决定。)

6. in the near future在不久的将来
例:We will take a long vacation in the near future.
(我们在不久的将来会度个长假。)