友人寄还书籍函

May 17, 2005
Dear Irene,
Enclosed is your book. I hope it gets to you quickly enough. Don’t worry about the extra postage; it’s no big deal. Thank you so much for lending it to me. I found it very informative. Of course, I am happy to return it to you. I might want to borrow it again from you sometime, but there is no need for you to send it back to me right away. I may even buy my own copy.
Thanks again,
Harold Williams

亲爱的爱琳：
随信附上你的书，希望你很快收到。不用操心额外的邮资，那是小钱。非常感谢你把书借给我，我觉得它提供了很多信息。我当然很乐意把它还给你。过一阵子我可能会再向你借，但你不需马上把它寄来给我。甚至我可能会自己去买一本。
再次谢谢你，　
哈乐德‧威廉敬上
2005年5月17日

字词解说：

1. It' s only been four days. . .it's been four years.
一It has only been four days. . .，it's has as been four years.

2. Tokyo 东京(日本首都)

3. assign 指定/派
例;The boss assigned Jerry to do the job.
(老板指定杰瑞做该工作。)

4. permanently ['pa:manantly ad.永久地
permanent仁'ps:manant} a.永久的
例:A permanent base will probably be built on Mars
sometime in the next century.
(下个世纪的某个时候火星上可能会建造一个永久的基地。)

5. all the time一直，始终
=at all times
=always
例:It seems like the receptionist is on the phone all the time.
(接待员看来好像一直都在打电话。)

6. manage 设法
manage to V设法……
例:Paula somehow managed to finish the job on time.
(宝拉想尽办法设法准时完成了该工作。)

7. meaningless 无意义的
meaningful 有意义的
例:The lyrics to this song are really meaningful.
(这首歌的歌词很有意义。)

8. tasteless 没有味道的
例:This dish is pretty tasteless, maybe you should add some salt.
(这道菜很没有味道，也许你该加些盐。)

9. survive 生存邑vt.比……长命;由……中生还
survive sb比某人活得久
survive sth熬过……，从……生还
例:The old man can't survive in the city.
(那个老人无法在城市中生活。)
Mrs. Williams survived her husband by 8 years.
(威廉太太比她的丈夫多活了八年。)
Only one person survived the auto accident.
(该起车祸中只有一人幸免于难。)