纯正英语一分钟-E-mail

E-mail certainly keeps me busy. I never used¹ to write as many letters as I do now. In the good old days before computers, we wrote real letters, with paper and envelopes. I wrote one or two letters a week. But now, with e-mail, my in-box is never empty. There’s always someone mailing me. I would like just one day where I’m free of e-mail. The sad thing is, very few mails I get are interesting. I get loads² of spam – junk³ mail trying to sell me things I don’t want. I also get lots of mail from people asking me to do stuff⁴. Do this, do that, reply ASAP. It’s too much sometimes. The one good thing about e-mail is that you can get things done quickly. I can e-mail a company in another country and they can mail me back in two minutes.

1 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

2 loads   

abbr.low altitude defense system 低海拔防御系统n.负荷( load的名词复数 )；负担；装载；工作量v.把…装上车[船]( load的第三人称单数 )；装…

参考例句：

• The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads. 货车在仓库等着装载货物。
• He often loads a lot of work onto his staff. 他经常将许多工作交给下属去做。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 junk   

n.废弃的旧物；破烂物

参考例句：

• I bought this old table in a junk shop.我在旧货店里买了这张旧桌子。
• They cleared out the junk room to make a tiny beds.他们将废品间清理用作小卧室。

4 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。