Chapter 5 火災(zāi)慰問

郵件速覽

From: Charlotte Lynn

To: Isabella Wallis

Subject: Sympathies on Your losses After the Fire

Dear Isabella,

I was deeply sorry to hear that a fire broke out last night at the apartment building where you live in and the fire ruined many rooms. And I am very eager to know your present condition as whether you and your family is all right now. I do hope there is no one injured in this fire and no much property losses here.

Please accept my sympathy for the shock you and your family have suffered from this fire disaster. If there is anything that I can do to help, please feel free to give me a call and I will lend you a hand readily and willingly.

Wish you and your family well.

Faithfully yours,

Charlotte

寄件人：夏洛特·林恩

收件人：伊莎貝拉·沃利斯

主旨：火災(zāi)損失慰問

親愛的伊莎貝拉：

得知你們所居住的那棟公寓樓昨晚發(fā)生了火災(zāi)，大火燒毀了許多房間，我感到很難過。我迫切地想要知道你們的現(xiàn)狀，你和家人是否都平安。真的很希望沒有人在這次火災(zāi)中受傷，也并沒有造成過多的財產(chǎn)損失。

對于你和家人在此次火災(zāi)事件中受到的驚嚇，請接受我的慰問。如果有什么事情我能幫上忙的，你盡管給我打電話，我很愿意幫助你。

祝你和家人健康平安。

忠誠的

夏洛特

學(xué)以致用

1. I was deeply sorry to hear that a fire broke out last night at the apartment building where you live in and the fire ruined many rooms.

得知你們所居住的那棟公寓樓昨晚發(fā)生了火災(zāi)，大火燒毀了許多房間，我感到很難過。

★ 解析：

句首的I was deeply sorry to hear that..．可以視為習(xí)慣用法，表示“得知……我感到很難過”，后接賓語從句；其中的be sorry to do表示“……很難過”，相當(dāng)于be sorry for...、be sorry about...、be sorry that...。句中的break out可以視為固定用法，表示“爆發(fā)，突然發(fā)生”。

★ 套用：

I was deeply sorry to hear that his house burnt down in the fire.

得知他的房子在此次火災(zāi)中被燒毀了，我感到很難過。

I was deeply sorry to hear that your old house caught fire last night.

得知你的老房子昨晚起火了，我感到很難過。

I was deeply sorry to hear that you were injured in the fire last week.

得知上周的火災(zāi)使你受了傷，我感到很難過。

2. And I am very eager to know your present condition as whether you and your family is all right now.

我迫切地想要知道你們的現(xiàn)狀，你和家人是否都平安。

★ 解析：

句首的And I am very eager to know..．可以視為習(xí)慣用法，表示“我迫切地想要知道……”，可以后接名詞（詞組）、賓語從句；其中的be eager to do可以視為固定用法，表示“急于……，渴望……”，相當(dāng)于be eager for...、be anxious to do、be anxious for...、be anxious that...。

★ 套用：

And I am very eager to know if everything was fine with you after the fire.

我迫切地想要知道，此次火災(zāi)之后，你是否一切都好。

And I am very eager to know if the fire has caused huge losses to you.

我迫切地想要知道，此次火災(zāi)是否給你造成了極大的損失。

And I am very eager to know when the fire was put out.

我迫切地想要知道，此次火災(zāi)是在什么時候被撲滅的。

句式集錦

1. With the help of neighbors, the fire was at last brought under control.在鄰里們的幫助下，火勢終于被控制住了。

2. There are all sorts of rumors that dozens of people lost life in the fire.有各種傳聞?wù)f許多人在那場大火中死亡。

3. Make sure to use the fire-resistant materials to renovate your room.翻修房屋時，請務(wù)必用防火材料。

4. We had better buy a fire resistance rolling shutter door．我們最好買個防火卷簾門。

5. You should spare no efforts in taking precautions against fire for the sake of yourselves, your families and your neighbours．你應(yīng)該身體力行，為自己、家人及鄰居搞好防火措施。

6. Take special precautions to prevent fire．采取特別預(yù)防措施防火。

7. Keep a fire extinguisher available at all times．任何時候都要放置及時可用的滅火器。

8. Fire doors should not be opened at any time．任何時候都不要將防火門打開。

9. There is a fire extinguisher on hand in case of a fire．萬一有火災(zāi)，手頭就有一個滅火器。

10. We've installed an extinguisher next to the cooker．我們在爐旁安了一個滅火器，以防著火。