情景会话口袋书人际篇185:写信(1)

 　　1. Could I borrow a pen and three pieces of paper?

　　能借我一支笔和3张纸吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Can you give me a pen and three pieces of paper?

　　Would you lend me a pen and three pieces of paper?

　　应用解析：

　　a piece of cake 轻松愉快的事情；

　　break into pieces 使成为碎片；

　　by the piece 按件计算

　　come to piece 破碎，碎裂；身体（精神）垮下来；崩溃

　　2. I want to write a letter to my pen friend.

　　我想给我的笔友写封信。

　　还能这样说：

　　I want to write to my pen friend.

　　I would like to write a letter to my pen friend.

　　谚语：

　　Never write what you dare not sign.

　　不要写你不敢署名的文章。

　　3. My dear mother. I am missing¹ you very much.

　　亲爱的妈妈，我非常想念你。

　　还能这样说：

　　Dear mom, I miss you so much.

　　To my great mom, I miss you terribly.

　　谚语：

　　Poverty is the mother of all arts.

　　穷后而工乃是艺术之道。

　　4. She writes to her friend once a week.

　　她一星期给她的朋友写一封信。

　　还能这样说：

　　Every week, she writes to her friend.

　　She writes a letter to her friend once a week.

　　应用解析：

　　all at once 突然；同时；

　　at once 立刻，马上；同时；

　　every once in a while 偶尔；

　　once too often 又一次

1 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。