简单、美好、自由的事情-给老朋友打电话(1)

 amazingly simple, beautiful, andabsolutely free things

 

简单、美好、自由的事情

 

1. Calling up an old friend. You know you've been meaning to, and they'd love to hear from you.

 

给老朋友打电话。你知道你一直想这么做，而且他们也很想接到你的电话。

 

2. Finally going for that run you've been promising¹ yourself. It's going to feel so good afterward², even if the process is a little painful.

 

终于做到了你承诺自己已久的事情。你将会感到无比幸福，虽然过程可能有点艰辛。

 

3. Hand-writing a note to someone you love. Snail³ mail is a dying art, and they'll love receiving it!

 

给你爱的人亲手写封情书。已经没有多少人还会寄信了，他们收到一定开心地不得了！

 

4. Eat a piece of your favorite candy without counting the calories. It can't be that bad, right?

 

吃一块你最爱吃的糖果，暂时把卡路里和热量什么的抛在脑后，也没那么糟，对吧？

 

【知识点讲解】

 

call up n. 给 ... 打电话； 使想起； 召集； 征召

 

例句：

 

Forgive me so early to call up you please.

 

请原谅我这么早给你打电话。

 

She can still call up scenes of childhood.

 

她仍能想起儿时的情景。

 

 

 

hear from 接到...来信

 

例句：

 

When they did not hear from her, they feared the worst.

 

他们那时听不到她的消息，唯恐发生了最糟的事。

 

I hear from my cousin every two months.

 

我每两个月就会收到我表哥的来信。

 

I hear from my cousin every two weeks.

 

我每两星期就会收到我表哥的来信。

 

It was a pleasure to hear from you.

 

很高兴收到你的信。

1 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

3 snail   

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
• Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。