用美国人的一天学英语 Unit 4 Go to Post Office去邮局 03

 　　Proverbs & Idioms

　　谚语与惯用语

　　snail¹ mail

　　纸笔信件 ，用于区分电子邮件

　　It is outdated² to send snail mails. Almost all the people send emails nowadays.

　　寄纸笔信已过时了，大部分的人现在发电子邮件。

　　junk mail

　　垃圾邮件

　　It seems to be unlikely not to receive any junk mail when you check your email. What you can do is to delete it with patience.

　　当你收电子邮件时，没收过垃圾邮件似乎是不太可能发生的事。你能做的只有耐心的把它删掉。

　　by return mail

　　回复信

　　Since the bill is overdue³, would you please send us your check back by return mail?

　　由于这张账单过期未缴，能否请你用回函寄回你的支票呢？

　　best things come in small packages

　　好东西往往是小东西

　　Jenny always hates to be so short and tiny. However, her mother always says to her that best things come in small packages.

　　珍妮很讨厌自己又矮又小，但是她妈妈总是告诉她，麻雀虽小，五脏俱全。

　　a dear John letter

　　分手信

　　Susan doesn't love her boyfriend any more. She plans to send him a dear John letter.

　　苏珊不再爱她的男朋友了，她计划写封分手信给他。

　　bread and butter letters

　　感谢款待的信

　　Karen just had the meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Brown. After she went back to the office, she spent some time writing bread and butter letters to them.

　　凯伦刚刚和伯朗夫妇见面，回到公司后，她花了一些时间写感谢款待的信给他们。

1 snail   

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
• Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。

2 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

3 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。