答谢帮助函

February 17, 2005
Dear Sam,
Thanks a lot for your help. I’m sure the apartment you found will do fine, but as it happens, I’ll be making a trip up to Denver the week after next, so I can do as you suggest and take a look at the place. Of course, if you’ve found any other place, I’ll check those out, too.
I’ll be arriving on the morning of March 2nd. After I take care of business, I should be free in the afternoon to look at apartments and, of course, I’ll buy you that dinner in the evening. I have to fly back at 9 PM, or I’d buy you a beer at your favorite pub as well.
Your friend,
Nick

亲爱的山姆：
非常谢谢你的帮忙。我确信你所找的那间公寓是很不错的房子，刚巧，我在下下个礼拜将到丹佛去，所以我会像你所建议的到那地方看看。当然，如果你找了其它的地方我也会去看看。
我将在三月二日的早上到达。在我处理完事情后，下午我应该有空可以去看一下那些公寓，当然，那天晚上我会请你吃晚餐。我必须在晚上九点钟飞回来，要不我也会在你最喜爱的酒吧请你喝杯啤酒。
友　
尼克　敬上
2005年2月17日

字词解说：

1. sure 确信的
be sure-that从句 确信……
例;The coach is sure that his team will win the game.
(教练确信他的球队会赢得比赛。)

2. make a trip ( up/down ) to+地方名词 到某地去旅行
=take a trip (up/down) to+地方名词
注意:
此处的up或down乃指从纬度低的地方到高的地方去，或从
纬度高的地方到低的地方去，故从本文中可推知Nick是住在
美国南部，所以他才使用make a trip up to以表示要到较北部
的Denver去。
例:Alex made a trip down to Tainan last week.
(艾力克斯上个星期南下到台南去旅行。)

3. the week after next下下个礼拜

4, take a look at…看一看……
例:You should take a look at this article in the newspaper.
(你应该看一看报上的这篇文章
。)

5. take care of.二处理……
=deal with. . .
例:Can you take care of this matter for me?
(你能为我处理这件事吗?)

6. free [f ri习a.有空的
= available仁aveilabl]
例:I' m busy today, but I’11 be free tomorrow afternoon.
(我今天很忙，但我明天下午会有空。)

7. buy sb dinner请某人吃晚餐
=buy dinner for sb
例:Ted bought dinner for his friends to celebrate his promotion.
(泰德请他的朋友吃晚餐以庆祝他高升。)

8. beer 啤酒

9. favorite 最喜爱的&. n.最喜爱的人或物
例:Rick took his favorite book with him on the trip.
(瑞克把他最喜欢的书随身带着去旅行。)
I like all the songs on this CD, but this one is my favorite.
(我喜欢这张CD上的所有歌曲，但这首是我最喜欢的歌。)