欲度假拜访友人函October6,2005DearVanessa,Howhaveyoubeenlately?Iseverythinggoingokayatwork?Ihavebeenprettybusyoverthelastfewweeks.Fortunately,thingsarefinallyslowingdown,soIcantakeashortvacation.SinceIhaven’tbeentoLosAngelesbefore,I’vedecidedtoflyoutthereattheendofthismonth.Ofcourse,IwouldliketoseeyouwhileI’mthere.I’llarriveinLAonthe21stofthismonthandI’llstayuntilthe25th.Whenwoulditbeconvenientforustomeetforlunchordinner?Also,ifyouhaveanyparticularrecommendationsregardingplacestosee,pleaseletmeknow.I’mlookingforwardtoseeingyousoon.Sincerely,Richard亲爱的薇妮莎:近来好吗?工作还顺利吧?我最近几个礼拜以来都非常忙碌。幸亏事情将要告一段落了,因此,我将去度几天假。因为我以前从没到过洛杉矶,所以我决定在这个月底搭机到那里去。当然,我在洛杉矶时很想和你见个面。我将在这个月的二十一号到达洛杉矶,在那里待到二十五号。我们什么时候方便见个面一起吃顿午餐或晚餐呢?此外,如果你对我们见面的地方有任何特别的建议,请告诉我。我期待在不久后就能与你见面。理查敬上2005年10月6日字词解说:over/in/for/duringthelast/past+数字+时间名词过去……时间以来注意:上述短语常与现在完成式或现在完成进行式并用。例;Janehasbeensickforthepastthreedays.(珍过去三天以来一直在生病。)2.fortunately['faafanatlyad.幸运地,幸亏3.slowdown减少,趋缓,慢下来例:BusinesshassloweddownalotsincethecountrywentIntoarecession.(该国自从经济不景气后商业活动就趋缓了很多。)4,takeavacation休假例:Ihaven'ttakenavacationinseveralmonths.(有好几个月我都没有去度过假。)5.convenient[karivi刘antia,方便的例;What'sthemostconvenientplaceforustomeet?(我们碰面最方便的地点是哪里呢?)6.recommendation建议,推荐例:Theconsultantgavethebossseveralrecommendations.(该顾问给老板几个建议。)7.regarding.关于=concerning=about例:Ihavesomequestionsregardingtheissueyoujustbroughtup.(有关你刚才提出的议题我有一些问题。)