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。
| later 元辅e 读作：累头儿 | letter 读作：勒头儿 |
|---|---|
| too late | let it go. |
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
| with prep. 伴随着有… | without prep.没有，缺乏 |
|---|---|
| I have a bag with books in it.(“in it” 不能省略) | You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. |
Both girls write to each other regularly now.
| each other (两者之间)相互，彼此 | one another (三者之间或以上)相互，彼此 |
|---|---|
| We must all help each other. 我们必须互相帮助。 | We should remember to love one another.我们应该互相爱彼此。 |
Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
sth. cost (sb.) …花了某人…（钱）
- The dress cost me twenty pounds.
- It costs a lot to buy a house.
| a little 稍微 | more 多一点 、much 多得多 |
|---|---|
| It's a little hotter. 有点热。 | It's much hotter. 这里热多了。 |
| That is a little more expensive. （稍微有点贵） | That is more expensive. （贵一些） |
| That is much more expensive. （贵得多） | |
| but they will certainly travel faster. 更快 | but they will certainly travel much faster.快得多 |
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
| You got this! 你可以的！ | Absolutely! 当然！ | Totally agree. 完全同意。 | Awesome job! 太棒了！ |
| Definitely. 肯定的。 | Nice work! 干得漂亮！ | Way to go! 做得好！ | Spot on! 完全正确！ |
| For sure! 肯定的！ | Dead on. 说得对！ | Exactly! 正是如此！ | Well played. 玩得好/处理得当。 |
| You nailed it! 你做到了！ | Precisely. 太对了。 | Bingo! 答对了！ | You're killing it! 你太厉害了！ |
| Right on! 正确！ | Impressive! 令人印象深刻！ | Keep it up! 继续保持！ | Absolutely right. 完全正确。 |
| You bet! 当然了！ | That's it! 就是这样！ | Great move! 明智之举！ | Fantastic! 太棒了！ |
| You're on fire! 你状态正佳！ | Couldn't agree more. 再同意不过了。 | Righteous! 正确无误！ | Well-done! 干得漂亮！ |