文章目录
1 课文
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.
我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信
【1 Jane 是同位语；2 dream of 梦到，梦想到】
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.
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。
【1 across 表面穿过，through 从里面传过去; 2 put a into b 把 a 放到 b里面去 3 with prep “伴随着…/和…一起” ，with + n +介词短信： 伴随着有什么在哪里。 a piece of paper with her name and address on it. 一张纸伴随着她的名字和地址在里面。a wallet with 200 dollars in it. 一个钱包伴随着200美元在里面。a bus with 500 people on it.一辆车伴随着500人在里面】
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.
【1 throw threw thrown, throw away 扔掉；2 think of 考虑，想起】
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
Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office.
现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。然而她们还是决定利用邮局
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 主语必须是物或者是事情，不能是人】
2 单词
2.1 dream [dri:m] v. 做梦，梦想 (dreamed / dreamt)
v （2种含义：一种是睡着的做梦，还有一个是梦想）
dream of/about 梦到/梦想到什么
I always dream of / about flying like a bird.
n. （睡觉的梦），（每没睡着的梦想）
Your future depends on your dreams. So go to sleep!
2.2 age [eɪdʒ] n. 年龄，时代
the Ice Age 冰川年代
2.3 channel [ˈtʃænl] n. 海峡，频道
the Channel 英吉利海峡
the English Channel 英吉利海峡
the British Channel 英吉利海峡
2.4 throw [θrəʊ] threw [θru:] thrown [θrəʊn] v.扔，抛
throw away 扔掉
throw a into b 把一个什么扔到什么里面去。
3 语法讲解
修饰比较级。修饰比较级的程度。到底多多少。 a little more 。比较级只多一点。
a little (bit) 稍微
much / a lot /far 更多
even 甚至
The meat is more expensive than before.
The meat is a little more expensive than before. (比较级只多一点)
4 课文讲解
1 dreamed of receiving a letter，想到会收到一封信。dream of作、‘梦想”，“幻想”讲;receiving是劝名词。作介词of的宾语。
2 last year, we were travelling across the Channel and…去年，当我们横渡英吉利海峡时…。这是过去进行时的一种用法，用来叙述故事情节的背景。过去进行时描述背景，由此引出一般过去时表示的新动作。
3 with her name and address on it用来进一步说明a piece of paper。可译作“写有她姓名和地址的(一张纸条)”。