欧美文化博览 一封战地来信

 

"Hello Dad, just a few lines to let you know I'm well and hope you all are too. Finally I've got used¹ to my machine gun. I can't say that I much like using it to shoot against people but I'm sure that I'm glad to know how to. It's very quiet here in the evening. I think the war² maybe come into an end soon. You should be receiving my check soon. It will be a little more than last time. I won some money in a game and figure³ you could use it. Well, time to turn in. I should do miss everyone. Love, Arhie."

“你好，爸爸，我只说几句话，但你得知道我很好，希望你也是。我现在已经习惯了我的机关枪。我不能说我非常喜欢用那枪打死人，但我相信我很高兴知道如何使用。在晚上这里非常安静。我也期望战争尽快结束。你应该很快就能收到我的支票。我们即将到达最后时刻。我在一次游戏中赢了一些钱，希望你可以用到。是时候睡觉了。我会想念每个人，爱你的儿子。”

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 war   

n.战争；vi.作战

参考例句：

• We ended the Korean war.我们结束了朝鲜战争。
• The war made many people lose their house and home.战争使许多人无家可归。

3 figure   

n.数字，算术，图解；轮廓；vi.计算，出现，扮演角色；vt.计算在内，估计，推测，认为

参考例句：

• I will check up the figure.我来核对一下这个数字。
• I'm watching my figure.我一直注意保持身材。