慢速英语短文听力 今天的邮件

Today's Mail

今天的邮件

The mailman¹ put the mail in the mailbox. Dad went outside. He said hello to the mailman. The mailman said hello. Dad opened the mailbox and took out a magazine and two letters. One letter was from his sister. The other letter was from his brother. The magazine was for his wife. It was a garden magazine. His wife liked to work in the garden. She grew flowers and vegetables in the garden. Dad went back into the house. He opened both letters. His sister invited him to a birthday party. His brother invited him to a wedding. Dad enjoyed reading the letters. He enjoyed getting the invitations. He picked up the phone. He left a message for his sister. He would come to the birthday party. He also called his brother. He said he would come to the wedding.

邮递员把邮件放进了邮箱里。爸爸走到外面。他跟邮递员打了招呼。邮递员跟爸爸打了招呼。爸爸打开邮箱，拿出一本杂志和两封信。其中一封信是他妹妹写的。另一封信是他弟弟写的。杂志是给他妻子的。那是一本关于花园的杂志。他妻子喜欢在花园里工作。她在花园里种蔬菜和水果。爸爸回到屋里。他把两封信打开了。他妹妹邀请他参加生日聚会。他弟弟邀请他去参加婚礼。爸爸很喜欢读这两封信。他很高兴收到了邀请。他拿起电话。他给他妹妹留了条言。他会去参加生日聚会。他也给弟弟打了个电话。他说他会去参加婚礼。

1 mailman   

n.邮递员(现在常改称mail carrier)

参考例句：

• The mailman always comes at 9 o'clock.邮递员总是九点钟来。
• The mailman brought a small packet.邮差送来了一个小邮包。