Lesson 22   A glass envelope

My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. 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. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信。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，又将瓶子扔进了大海。此后她就再没去想那只瓶子。但10个月以后，她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信。现在这两位姑娘定期通信了。然而她们还是决定利用邮局。这样会稍微多花点钱，但肯定是快得多了。

Grammar

后接of/from/in/on的动词短语。

初中阶段的高频接of的动词短语：

accuse of doingsth.指控做某事； dream of doing sth. 梦想做某事

be /get rid of doing sth.戒掉做某事；think of doing sth.考虑做某事；

be tired of doing sth. 厌烦做某事

Exercise

1. The little girl dreamed __________ flying in the sky very much.

A. of   B. about   C. that   D. when

2. He said he would write to us but so far we __________ from him.

A. didn’t hear   B. hadn’t heard   C. haven’t heard   D. don’t hear

1. 解析：本题考查的是：dream of doing sth.“梦想做某事”，答案选A。

2. 解析：本题考查的是现在完成时态，提示词为“so far”表示“到目前为止”,所以答案为C。