October 19, 2005
Dear Michael,
Thank you for writing. Of course I remember you. I enjoyed our conversation on the train very much. I found you very fun to be with. I wouldn’t deny that I felt some attraction for you, but I can’t be sure if we would make a good couple. After all, we only met once. I hope you didn’t really give up a good job opportunity just because of me, though I’m very flattered that you think so much of me.
Even though I’m not sure of my feelings for you, if I still don’t have a boyfriend when you come back to Japan, I can go on a date with you. Then we will see how things go, okay?
Sincerely,
Noriko Yoshikawa
亲爱的麦可：
谢谢你的来信。当然我仍记得你。我们在火车上的交谈我觉得非常棒。我发觉和你在一起很有趣。不可否认的，我觉得我对你有些好感，但是我不能确定我们是否能成为一对好伴侣。毕竟，我们只见一次面而已。你把我看得这么重要，虽然令我受宠若惊，但我希望你不要就因为我便放弃一个很好的工作机会。
即使我不能确定我对你的感情，但如果在你回到日本来而我仍没有男朋友时，我可以和你约会。那时我们就可看交往进展如何而定，好吗?
吉川范子 敬上
2005年10月19日
字词解说：
1. be busy withd-N忙于……
例:The couple is busy with wedding preparations.
(这对爱侣忙着准备婚礼。)
2. schoolwork n.功课，学业(不可数)
3. promise vt.答应，允诺c}. n.诺言
promise (sb) to V答应/允诺(某人)……
keep/break one's promise遵守诺言/食言
例:John promised to help, but he didn't.
(约翰答应帮忙，但黄牛了。)
No one trusts him because he never keeps his promises.
(没人相信他，因为他从不遵守诺言。)
4. consolation 二.安慰，慰藉
console vt.安慰，慰问
例:Everyone tried to console the grieving widow.
(每个人都想安慰那个悲伤的寡妇。)
5, forever 永久地
forever and a day永远再加一天，(喻)永永远远
=forever and ever
例:Lovers always promise each other they’11 stay together forever and a day.
(情人们总是彼此答应要永远在一起。)
6. I still wish(that)you hadn’t decided to go to America for college.(
我仍希望你当初没有决定到美国读大学就好了。)
本句使用“I wish -+- that引导的过去完成式从句”，这是与过
去事实相反的虚拟语气。若欲表与现在事实相反的虚拟语气
时，that从句须使用过去式(但be动词则一律使用were)。
例:I wish you were here. (But you are not here.)
(真希望你现在就在这里。)
