第一篇：高中英語 Unit57 友人彼此打聽借款者底細函書信通

友人彼此打聽借款者底細函

September 17, 2005 Dear Richard, Long time no see.I hope all is well with you.I understand Harry recently asked you to lend him some money but you turned him down.I know, because he wrote me and asked to borrow the money from me.I lent it to him, but with some misgivings because it was a pretty large sum.I’ll admit his promise of an interest payment of $2,500

helped persuade me.He said you told him you couldn’t afford to lend him the money, but he didn’t seem convinced.I have to say I find it hard to believe, too, because I know you are as well off as I am, if not more so.But perhaps you had some other reason for not wanting to lend him anything.If you have reason to believe I may not get my money

back, by all means let me know.Sincerely, Timothy White 親愛的理查：

很久沒見了。希望你一切安好。我知道哈利最近曾要求你借給他一些錢，但你拒絕他了。我知道這件事是因為他寫信給我向我借錢。我把錢借給他了，但心里卻有些不安，因為那是一筆鉅額的金錢。我承認他答應要付我兩千五百元利息，這件事說服了我把錢借給他。他說你告訴他，你沒錢借給他，不過他好象不相信。我必須說，我也不相信，因為我知道縱使你不比我富裕，起碼也像我一樣有錢。但也許你有其它某個不想借錢給他的理由吧。如果你有理由相信我無法拿回我的錢的話，一定要讓我知道。提摩西?懷特 敬上 2005年9月17日 字詞解說：

1.misgiving 不安的心，焦慮

have misgiving about..對....感到不安

例：Mr.Lin had some misgivings about sending his son to America, but he decide to go ahead.林先生對送他二子到美國這件事雖然心里不安，但他仍 決定那樣做。2.paymen報酬，酬勞 3.persuade 說服

例:The conman persuaded the old lady to give him money.(那個騙子說服該老婦給他錢。)

4.afford.有足夠的(金錢、時間等)去做……;例:Can you afford such an expensive present?(你買得起這么貴的禮物嗎?)5.convinced確信的 convince [使信服;使確信

convince sb+that從句使某人確信/信服…… be convinced of+N相信……

例:We convinced him that he was wrong.(我們使他相信他是錯的。)We are all convinced of his innocence.=We are all convinced that he is innocent.(我們都相信他是無辜的。)6.be well off小康的

例:Ms.Liu is not rich, but she is quite well off.(劉小姐不是很有錢，但是她過得去。)7.by all means必定，一定

例:By all means tell me if you notice any mistakes in my essay.(如果你在我的文章里看到任何錯誤，請務必告訴我。

第二篇：高中英語 Unit58 告訴友人借錢者底細函書信通

告訴友人借錢者底細函

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 親愛的提摩西：

我實在不想對你講這件事情，但我不指望你能很快拿回你的錢。他要給你兩千五百元美金的利息，是嗎？那比他原本要給我的多五百元。他必定已是走頭無路了。我所聽到的是哈利有賭博的毛病。他可能是想用這筆錢中的一部分去償債務，而剩下來的錢則拿去做新的賭注。抱歉我沒有及早警告你。反正事情都已發生了。他總會時來運轉而真的發大財。為了你好，我希望如此。理查?威爾森 敬上 2005年9月27日 字詞解說：

1.count on....指望....例：Jack is counting on his parents to help him out.杰克正期待他父母幫他忙。2.desperate 絕望的，走投無路的

例：The desperate man will take any job he can find.3.gambling 賭博 4.pay off 償清 5.debt 債務

6.put money down on 付錢買...1

7.There's always a chance his luck will turn....=There's alway a chance that his luck will turn..他總有咸魚翻身的時候...8.make a fortune 發大財

例：Mr.Smith made a fortune in the furniture business.史密斯先生在家具生意上發大財。9.sake 原因，緣故

for one's sake 為某人的緣故

第三篇：高中英語 Unit38 向友人告知旅游近況函書信通

向友人告知旅游近況函

February 28, 2005 Dear Joyce, I just arrived in New Delhi yesterday.During my last week in Nepal, I went to a town west of Katmandu which is very close to the Himalayas.It’s really incredible to be able to walk out of a hotel in the morning and see snow-covered, 25,000-foot high mountains.I can’t imagine what it would be like to climb one!

As I just mentioned, I flew into India yesterday.I haven’t had much time to look around yet, but one first impression I got was that this is a really crowded place.It’s not hard to believe that there are over a billion people in this country.This morning I went to the big mosque and fort in Old Delhi.They are pretty impressive.They had some great architects in those days.I’ll be in India for two weeks, and then I’ll fly back to Bangkok.I’m looking forward to picking up your letter(s).Sincerely, Vincent 親愛的喬依絲：

我昨天剛到新德里。上星期我在尼泊爾時到加德滿都西邊一個臨近喜馬拉雅山脈的城鎮。在早晨走出飯店時能看到兩萬五千英尺高覆蓋著白雪的山實在是非常令人難以置信。我簡直無法想象去爬上一座山會是什么樣子！

我剛才提到，我昨天已飛抵印度。我還沒有很多時間去四處看看，但我所得到的第一印象是這里真的很擁擠。這個國家有十億多的人口并不難想象。今天早上我去了舊德里一座很大的清真寺和一座堡壘。它們真的是令人印象深刻。當時的印度有一些很杰出的建筑師。我會在印度待兩星期，之后就會搭機回曼谷。我很期待接到你的來信。文森 敬上 2005年2月28日 字詞解說：

1.New Delhi },nju:dely n.新德里(印度首都)2.be close to.二很接近……

例:His office is close to the train station.(他的辦公室很近火車站。)3.the Himalayas [,himaleiaz} n.喜馬拉雅山脈

4.incredible 法相信的，難以置信的

例:It was incredible to have the opportunity to meet that famous actor.(有機會遇見那個著名的演員真是令人難以相信。)5.snow-covered 被雪覆蓋的 6.imagine 想象

例:Can you imagine living on a boat?(你能想象住在船上是什么樣子嗎?)7.mention.提及，說到

例:The boss didn't mention you at the meeting.(老板在會議上沒有提到你。)8.look around/round四處看看

例:Let's go to the museum and look around.(咱們到博物館去四處看看。)9.impression 印象 impress 使有深刻印象

leave/make a favorable/bad impression on sb 給某人留下好/壞印象

be impressed with…對……印象深刻

例:The student left a favorable impression on his teachers.(那個學生給他的老師們留下了好印象。)The manager is impressed with the new employee，s performance.(經理對那位新來員工的表現印象深刻。)

第四篇：高中英語 Unit63 向友人報告初抵美國函書信通（推薦）

向友人報告初抵美國函

August 20, 2005 Dear Yulin, Here I am in America!Everything is so big and spread out.The streets seem empty because they are so wide.Los Angeles is a huge city in terms of area;it takes forever to drive from one side to the other.But it’s not nearly as crowded as Taipei.Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to get around without a car, so it’s no wonder there is a lot of smog.The people I have met so far have been very friendly, though I get really nervous talking to them.I don’t feel like my English is good enough yet.Everyone talks so fast!I hope I can get used to it.My host family is very nice to me.I’ll probably feel homesick after I’ve been here longer, but right now I’m too excited.Sincerely, Julie Chen 親愛的玉琳：

我現在就在美國！一切都又大又分散。馬路看來很空曠，因為它們太寬敞了。就面積來看，洛杉磯是個大城市；從一邊開到另一邊須要花非常久的時間。但是它一點兒也不像臺北那樣擁擠。不幸地是，沒車就想到處走走幾乎是不可能的，所以難怪會煙霧沵漫。

到目前為止，我所遇到的人都很友善，但是我在和他們說話時都很緊張。我覺得我的英文尚不夠好。每個人講話都非常快！希望我能習慣它。我寄宿的家庭對我很好。來這里久后，我可能會想家，不過，我現在卻是興奮得不得了。陳茱莉 敬上 2005年8月20日 字詞解釋：

1.spread 寬闊；伸展

例：The police spread out around the house where the criminal was hiding.2.huge 巨大的

3.in terms of..就...而言

例：The novel isn't bad in terms of plot,but the characterrization isn't very good.4.not nearly 遠不及

例：The test was not nearly as hard as i thought it would be.5.get around 隨處走動

例：A bicycle is the best way to get around this town.6.no wonder 難怪

例：No wonder ou can't turn your computer on,you haven't plugged it in!

7.smog 煙霧

第五篇：高中英語 Unit37 向友人再次告知旅游近況函書信通

向友人再次告知旅游近況函

February 18, 2005 Dear Joyce, As you can see from the postmark, I’m now in Nepal.Katmandu is a really cool place.There are a lot of narrow, winding streets, ancient temples, and even cows wandering around.It’s like I’ve gone back in time.Of course, even here they have cars and Coca-Cola, but a lot of things don’t seem to have changed in centuries.The people are interesting, too.Since Nepal is a poor country, it’s not surprising that there are a lot of beggars.There are also holy men called sadhus who wear colorful clothes and wander about asking for alms.The other day I spent an hour sitting on the steps of a temple watching people pass by.My next stop is India.I’ll write you from there in a week or two.Sincerely, Vincent 親愛的喬依絲：

你可以在郵戳上看到，我現在正在尼泊爾。加德滿都真是一個很棒的地方。有很多窄而曲折的街道、古老的廟宇，甚至還有母牛四處走動。我仿佛回到了過去。當然連這里也看得到汽車和可口可樂，但許多事物似乎好幾個世紀以來都沒有改變過。

這里的人也十分有趣。因為尼泊爾是一個貧窮的國家，所以有很多乞丐并不令人感到意外。另外也有很多身著華美衣裳稱為圣人的宗教人士到處化緣。前幾天，我在一座廟宇的臺階上坐了一小時觀察來往的人群。

我下一站要到印度。

一、兩個星期內我會從那里寫信給你。文森 敬上 2005年2月18日 字詞解說： 1.postmark 郵戳

2.Katmandu 加德滿都(尼泊爾首都)

3.cool(理)很棒的(=wonderful, fantastic, great)例:I just saw a really cool movie.(我剛才看了一部很棒的電影。)4.ancient ['emfant] a.古代的

例:This ancient wall was built by the Romans.(這座古墻是羅馬人建造的。)5.cow [kau] n.牛

6, wander 四處走，徘徊 wander around/about四處溜達

例:The tourists went to the night market and wandered around for a few hours.(那些觀光客到夜市四處溜達了幾個小時。)7, century 一世紀(一百年)8.beggar乞丐

例:Beggars can't be choosers.(乞丐不得選擇所乞討的東西;饑不擇食—諺語。)9.holy 圣潔的，德高的

10.sadhu(印度、尼泊爾等國的)僧侶 11.ask for.二要求……

例:The beggar asked for some money and a cigarette.(那個乞丐乞討一些錢和一根煙。)12.alms 救濟金，施舍物(恒用復數)13.the other day前幾天

例:I met her in a bookstore the other day.(前幾天，我在一家書店里遇見她。)