Lesson 22 A glass envelope 玻璃信封
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How did Jane receive a letter from a stranger?
My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl
of her own age in Holland. 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. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
Dream [dri:m] v. 做梦，梦想
age [eɪdʒ] n. 年龄
channel [ˈtʃænl] n. 海峡
throw [θrəʊ] v. 扔，抛★dream v. 做梦, 梦想
Have a good/sweat dream!祝你做个好梦!
She is daydreaming.她做白日梦
daydream : 思想开小差
dream of doing something : 梦想
I dreamed of flying in the sky.
I dreamed of finding the gold. / I dream of be a good teacher. ★age n. 年龄
teengager : 十几岁的人
adolenscent n.青春期(一般指成年以前由13至15的发育期)
★channel n. 海峡
★throw v. 扔, 抛（threw，thrown）throw away 扔掉
参考译文：
我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信。去年，当我们横渡英吉利海峡时，简把写有她姓名和住址的一张纸条装进了一只瓶子，又将瓶子扔进了大海。此后她就再没去想那只瓶子。但10个月以后，她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信。现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。然而她们还是决定利用邮局。这样会稍微多花点钱，但肯定是快得多了。
Test
1.My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in
Holland.
st year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her
name and address on it into a bottle.
3.She threw the bottle into the sea.
4.She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in
Holland.
5.Both girls write to each other regularly now.
6.However, they have decided to use the post office.
7.Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
参考译文
1.我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信。
2.去年，当我们横渡英吉利海峡时，简把写有她姓名和住址的一张纸条装进了一只瓶子。
3.她将瓶子扔进了大海。
4.此后她就再没去想那只瓶子，但10个月以后，她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信。
5.现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。
6.然而她们还是决定利用邮局。
7.这样会稍微多花点钱，但肯定是快得多了。
课文详注Further notes on the text
1.My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own
age in Holland. 我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信。
★dream of doing something : 梦想
★of one's own age : He is boy of my own age.
★Receive [rɪˈsi:v]
Receive..from… 从。。收到
I receive a letter from my best friend yesterday.
st year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper
with her name and address on it into a bottle.去年，当我们横渡英吉利海峡时，简把写有她姓名和住址的一张纸条装进了一只瓶子
★The Channel: the English Channel英吉利海峡
★with 放在句子后面做状语用
★I have a bag with books in it. (“in it” 不能省略)
3.She threw the bottle into the sea. 她将瓶子扔进了大海。
4.She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a
girl in Holland.此后她就再没去想那只瓶子。但10个月以后，她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信。
★think of : 考虑
5.Both girls write to each other regularly now.现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。
★write to : 给某人写信write (a letter) to me
★each other : 相互（往往强调两者之间的相互）注意连读
★regularly[ˈregjələli] 定期地，有规律地
6.However, they have decided to use the post office.然而她们还是决定利用邮局。
★Decide [dɪˈsaɪd]：决定，决心
7.Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.这样会稍微多
花点钱，但肯定是快得多了。
★Cost花费（复习cost，take，spend 和pay的用法）
★文中的“more” 为代词= more money
★ a little可以修饰比较级: 稍微
much more : 多得多
It's a little hotter. It's much hotter.
It's expensive. That is more expensive. That is a little more expensive.
That is much more expensive.
★much faster 快的多
