A glass envelope 玻璃信封
【课文】
My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
【课文翻译】
我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同 龄姑娘的来信。去年，当我们横渡英吉利海峡时，简把写有她姓名和住址的一张纸条装进了一只瓶子，又将瓶子扔进了大海。 此后她就再没去想那只瓶子。但10个月以后，她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信。现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。然而她们还是决定利用邮局。这样会稍微多花点钱，但肯定是快得多了。
【生词和短语】
dream v. 做梦，梦想
age n. 年龄
channel n. 海峡
throw v. 扔，抛
【知识点讲解】
1 dream [动词]梦见，梦想
一般用法为dream + that 从句，或dream of doing sth.
其过去式和过去分词均有两种，dreamed或dreamt。
I never dream of buying a house in Hangzhou.
我从没想过在杭州买套房子。
2 we were travelling across the Channel.
这里的the Channel 特指英吉利海峡。
3 throw [动词]投，掷，抛出
throw的过去式为threw，过去分词为thrown。
throw sth. into sth. 把某物扔进某处
throw sth. to sb. 把某物扔向某人，其目的在于“传递”，介词to表示行为方向，动机是善意的。
throw sth. at sb. 把某物打向某人，其目的在于“打”，介词at表示动作在于企图攻击的目标，动机是恶意的。
短语拓展：throw oneself into 积极从事 throw away 扔掉 throw about 乱丢;乱扔 throw up 呕吐
It's very dangerous to throw stones to the cars on the expressway.
对高速公路上的车扔石块是很危险的。
4 think of 想到，考虑，设想。打算
如果think和of之间加入不同的词，整体意思也会有一些区别，如：
think much of 重视，赞扬 think better of 改变主意，重新考虑 think little of 轻视
think nothing of 不把……放在心里，轻视 think well of 高度评价 think highly of 对……高度评价，尊重
I never thought of encountering my high school classmate at the airport.
我从没想过在机场遇到我的高中同学。
5 receive sth. from sb. 从某人那里收到某物
I received a bar of chocolate from my sister.
我从姐姐那里收到一条巧克力。
6 decide [动词]决定，判断
decide to do sth.
表示决定的词还有determine，resolve等，它们之间的细微区别如下：
decide 侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定
determine 指经过深思熟虑之后决心做某事并坚持下去。
resolve 语气很强，强调坚定不移的信念，暗含远大抱负和坚强决心。
He decided to study abroad after one-month consideration.
在考虑了一个月后，他决定去国外留学。
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