222.lrc

[00:00.000]--- Lesson 22  A glass envelope 玻璃信封
[00:04.937]My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.^我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信。
[00:14.054]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.^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，
[00:24.633]She threw the bottle into the sea.^又将瓶子扔进了大海。
[00:27.951]She never thought of it again,^此后她就再没去想那只瓶子。
[00:30.772]but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland.^但10个月以后，她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信。
[00:36.571]Both girls write to each other regularly now.^现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。
[00:40.829]However, they have decided to use the post office.^然而她们还是决定利用邮局。
[00:46.054]Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.^这样会稍微多花点钱，但肯定是快得多了。