全文 7 句（男女对话）· 4 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. My daughter, Jane, never dreamed /driːmd/ v. 做梦，梦想 of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age /eɪdʒ/ n. 年龄 in Holland.
作者2. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel /ˈtʃænl/ n. 海峡 and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.
作者3. She threw /θruː/ v. 扔，抛 the bottle into the sea.
作者4. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland.
作者5. Both girls write to each other regularly now.
作者6. However, they have decided to use the post office.
作者7. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
作者1. 我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信。
作者2. 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。
作者3. 她把瓶子掷进了大海。
作者4. 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。
作者5. 现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。
作者6. 然而她们还是决定利用邮局。
作者7. 这样会稍微多花点钱，但肯定是快得多了。