Lesson 22 A glass envelope玻璃信封 介词

My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.

dream of doing sth. ^{梦想，幻想…}

• He nourishes the dream of studying abroad. ^{他怀有出国深造的梦想。}

…of one's own age ^{同年龄的…}

• He is boy of my own age. ^{他是和我同龄的男孩。}

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.

the Channel = the English Channel ^{英吉利海峡}

Both girls write to each other regularly now.

Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

sth. cost (sb.) …^{花了某人…（钱）}

• The dress cost me twenty pounds.
• It costs a lot to buy a house.

more 即可做形容词, 又可做代词，文中的 “more” 为代词 = more money ；give me more ^{再给我一点}

日常与通信中常见鼓励的话语

动词+介词的固定短语通常可分开使用，可以有自己的宾语，并且大部分都可用于被动结构。

on ^{prep.在…之上}

in ^{prep.在…内}

from ^{prep. 从…起}

of ^{prep. 属于}

介词练习

I withdrew a lot of money from the bank.

I refuse to comment on his work.

The waiter's tip is included in the bill.

Beware of the dog.

Do you approve of hunting?

Are you interested in music?

Don' t lean on the shelf.

They differ from each other so much。