Postcards always spoil my holidays.
明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁
Last summer, I went to Italy.
去年夏天 我去了意大利
I visited museums and sat in public gardens.
我参观了博物馆还去了公园
A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.
一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语
Then he lent me a book.
之后还借给我一本书
I read a few lines,
我读了几行
but I did not understand a word.
但一个字也不懂
Every day, I thought about postcards.
我每天都想着明信片的事
My holidays passed quickly,
假期过得真快
but I did not send cards to my friends.
可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片
On the last day I made a big decision.
到了最后一天我作出了一项重大决定
I got up early
我早早起了床
and bought thirty-seven cards.
买来了37张明信片
I spent the whole day in my room,
我在房间里关了整整一天
but I did not write a single card!
然而竟连一张明信片也没写成