Lesson 22 A glass envelope玻璃信封
First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
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.
我的女兒簡從未想過會接到荷蘭一位同齡姑娘的來信
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，當我們橫渡英吉利海峽時，簡把寫有她姓名和住址的一張紙條裝進了一只瓶子
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.
又將瓶子扔進了大海。 此后她就再沒去想那只瓶子。但10個月以后，她收到了荷蘭一位姑娘的來信
Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office.
現在這兩位姑娘定期通信了。然而她們還是決定利用郵局
Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
這樣會稍微多花點錢，但肯定是快得多了。
New words and Expressions生詞和短語
dream
v. 做夢，夢想
age
n. 年齡
channel
n. 海峽
throw
v. 扔，拋
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 dreamed of receiving a letter，想到會收到一封信。dream of作、‘夢想”，“幻想”講;receiving是勸名詞。作介詞of的賓語。
2 last year, we were travelling across the Channel and...去年，當我們橫渡英吉利海峽時...。這是過去進行時的一種用法，用來敘述故事情節的背景。過去進行時描述背景，由此引出一般過去時表示的新動作。
3 with her name and address on it用來進一步說明a piece of paper。可譯作“寫有她姓名和地址的(一張紙條)”。
Lesson 22 自學導讀First things first
課文詳注 Further notes on the text1．A glass envelope, （標題）玻璃信封。
因為第一封信是裝在瓶子里的，瓶子便成了那張寫有地址的紙條的玻璃信封。
2．My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. 我的女兒簡從未想過會收到荷蘭一位同齡姑娘的來信。
文中 dreamed of后面的部分都是賓語。動名詞 receiving帶有自己的賓語 a letter。（ cf. 第 20課語法）receive… from…表示“從……收到……”。
3．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，當我們橫渡英吉利海峽時，簡把寫有她姓名和住址的一張紙條裝進了一只瓶子。
（1）在寫到過去的事情時，一般過去時和過去進行時可以連用。過去進行時往往用來表示背景，一般過去時表示發生的動作。
在這句話中，travelling across the Channel是個持續時間較長的背景動作。
（2）the Channel=the English Channel（channel如果大寫，并且除了the以外沒有其他定語時，則指英吉利海峽）。
（3）with在這里表示“有”、“帶有”、“具有”等，指紙條上寫的內容。
4．She never thought of it again…
此后她就再沒去想那只瓶子……
think of指“考慮”、“想”、“想起”等：
Do you ever think of the girls you met at a party?
你會想起你在一個晚會上遇到的姑娘們嗎？
5．Both girls write to each other regularly now. 現在這兩位姑娘定期通信了。
both的用法在第14課詞匯學習中已經講過。它用在名詞前面時，of可有可無。在both girls中，both為形容詞；在both of the…結構中，both為代詞。each other指互相，一般作賓語。
6．Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster. 這樣會稍微多花點錢，但肯定是快得多了。
（1）more和faster都是副詞的比較級。這里隱含的比較成分是郵局寄信與海上漂瓶。
（2）動詞cost意為“（使）花費”、“價錢為……”，其主語通常為某物或某件事情：
It costs a lot to buy a house.
買一所房子要花許多錢。
The dress cost me twenty pounds.
這件連衣裙花了我20英鎊。
語法 Grammar in use
后面可跟of，from，in和on的動詞
許多動詞后面加上介詞后仍具有其通常意義，但它們與哪些介詞連用卻往往是固定的，如borrow from，believe in（相信，信仰），receive from等。還有些動詞可與不同的介詞連用，而動詞的意義改變并不大，如dream of/about，help in/with，expect of/from等。在學習中，要牢記哪些介詞與它們連用。如下動詞和介詞通常可以分開使用，可以有自己的賓語，并且大部分都可用于被動結構。
（1）與of連用的動詞
Someone must warn him of the difficulties. 必須有人提醒他有這些困難。
He has already been warned of them.
他已經被警告過了。（被動結構）
Don't expect too much of your child.
不要對你的孩子期望太高。
He must have spoken of the matter to John.
他肯定對約翰談起過這件事。
I have never heard of the actress.
我從來沒聽說過這位女演員。
（2）與from連用的動詞
He borrowed three books from Mary.
他從瑪麗那里借了3本書。
He always asks for help from his parents. 他總是向父母求助。
（3）與in連用的動詞
Do you believe in everything he says?
你相信他的每一句話嗎？
She delights in working hard.
她喜歡努力工作。
He failed in his French test.
他法語考試沒通過。
Jack helped me in driving the sheep home.
杰克幫我把羊趕回家。
Mrs. Turner is experienced in teaching. 特納夫人很有教學經驗。
（4）與on連用的動詞
He finally decided on going home. 他最后決定回家。
You can't live on fruit only.
你不能只吃水果。
Last Sunday, we called on Mr. Dupont.
上星期天，我們拜訪了杜邦先生。
詞匯學習 Word study
1．dream
（1）vt. 做夢，夢見：
I dreamt/dreamed I was in Scotland. 我夢見我在蘇格蘭。
（2）vt. 做夢，夢見（與of，about連用）：
I often dream of/about you.
我經常夢見你。
I dreamt of a large empty room.
我夢見一個很大的空房間。
（3）n.夢；夢想，幻想。
I dreamt/had an interesting dream last night.
昨晚我做了一個有趣的夢。
Have you heard of the American Dream?
你聽說過美國之夢嗎？
2．throw vt.
（1）投，扔，拋：
Don't throw stones at the dog.
別向那狗扔石頭。
Throw the ball to Tom.
把球扔給湯姆。
Shall I throw this old newspaper away?
我把這舊報紙扔掉好嗎？
（2）把……對準目標；向……作出舉動：
George was very happy today. Julie had thrown a smile at him in the morning.
喬治今天很開心。早上朱莉朝他微笑了一下。
The boss threw him an angry look.
老板惱怒地看了他一眼。
Lesson 22 課后練習和答案Exercises and Answer
