Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封

My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.

dream of doing sth. ^{梦想，幻想…}

• He nourishes the dream of studying abroad. ^{他怀有出国深造的梦想。}

…of one's own age ^{同年龄的…}

• He is a boy of my own age. ^{他是和我同龄的男孩。}

Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.

the Channel = the English Channel ^{英吉利海峡}

• the Continent: the European Continent

with ^{prep. 伴随着有…}

• I have a bag with books in it.^{(“in it” 不能省略)}
• He put a wallet with 100 dollars in it into his pocket.
• A man with a gun in his hand broke in.
• The girl with a bow on her head is my sister.
• Do you see the woman with a baby in her arms?
• She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other.

Both girls write to each other regularly now.

each other ^{(两者、多者之间)相互，彼此（日常口语首选）}

• We must all help each other. ^{我们必须互相帮助（这里的 all 不强调两者）。}
• The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! ^{所有的英国人}
• The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool. ^{所有的孩子们}
• Because we like each other. And right now, he needs a friend.
• They often wear each other's /one another's clothes.^{（所有格的用法）}
• They know each other /one another's secret. ^{只能作宾语，不能作主语（Each other knows the secret.）}

Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster. ^英式幽默

sth. cost (sb.) …^{花了某人…（钱）}

• The dress cost me twenty pounds.
• It costs a lot to buy a house.

more 即可做形容词, 又可做代词，文中的 “more” 为代词 = more money ；give me more ^{再给我一点}

日常与通信中常见鼓励的话语

动词+介词的固定短语通常可分开使用，可以有自己的宾语，并且大部分都可用于被动结构。

on ^{prep.在…之上}

in ^{prep.在…内}

from ^{prep. 从…起}

of ^{prep. 属于}

介词练习

1. I withdrew a lot of money from the bank.
2. I refuse to comment on his work.
3. The waiter's tip is included in the bill.
4. Beware of the dog.
5. Do you approve of hunting?
6. Are you interested in music?
7. Don' t lean on the shelf.
8. They differ from each other so much。