告诉友人借钱者底细函

September 27, 2005
Dear Timothy,
I hate to break this to you, but I wouldn’t count on getting your money back anytime soon. He offered you US$2,500 in interest, eh? That’s $500 more than he offered me. He must have been getting desperate. What I hear is that Harry has a gambling problem. He probably wanted some of the money to pay off a debt and the rest to put down on a new bet.
Sorry I couldn’t warn you in time. Well, what’s done is done. There’s always a chance his luck will turn and he really will make a fortune. I hope so, for your sake.
Sincerely,
Richard Wilson

亲爱的提摩西：
我实在不想对你讲这件事情，但我不指望你能很快拿回你的钱。他要给你两千五百元美金的利息，是吗？那比他原本要给我的多五百元。他必定已是走头无路了。我所听到的是哈利有赌博的毛病。他可能是想用这笔钱中的一部分去偿债务，而剩下来的钱则拿去做新的赌注。
抱歉我没有及早警告你。反正事情都已发生了。他总会时来运转而真的发大财。为了你好，我希望如此。
理查‧威尔森　敬上
2005年9月27日

字词解说：

1.count on....指望....
例：Jack is counting on his parents to help him out.
杰克正期待他父母帮他忙。

2.desperate 绝望的，走投无路的
例：The desperate man will take any job he can find.

3.gambling 赌博

4.pay off 偿清

5. debt 债务

6.put money down on 付钱买...

7.There's always a chance his luck will turn....
=There's alway a chance that his luck will turn..
他总有咸鱼翻身的时候...

8. make a fortune 发大财
例：Mr. Smith made a fortune in the furniture business.
史密斯先生在家具生意上发大财。

9.sake 原因，缘故
for one's sake 为某人的缘故