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June the 1st is Pen Pal Day. I'm sure most of us have had a pen pal at one time in our lives. Many of us still have one. Today is the day to say thank you to your pen pals. It is also the day to thank your key pals too. Nowadays, most people communicate via e-mail, chat or text messaging. We type using keys, rather than write with pens. Using the latest technology, we can also have webcam pals. Times have changed since the original idea of a pen pal. Many language students have pen pals because it's a great way to practice writing in another language. There are many websites people can visit to find a pen pal. If you would like a pen pal, perhaps this is the day to start looking and make a new friend.
6月1日是笔友节yfBTy5!E0b.n。我相信大多数人都曾有过笔友，而且至今还和许多笔友保持联系T=K#fjG#XQvF;.LL。笔友节是感谢你笔友的节日，也是感谢你网友的节日!vu_BQ3n|4[H7o~Jwf。现在，大多数人通过电子邮件、微信或短信来相互交流EGFZ~;&Oi^sw。我们不再用笔写字了，而是用键盘打字sM6bNjP1u(。我们现在用的是高科技，所有也可以拥有通过摄像头认识的朋友Ly(f1wA=jnW3(+.^vlm%。自笔友的概念出现以后，时代已经发生了改变f-YGgYNm56l^O。许多语言类学生都有笔友，因为交笔友是用另一种语言练习写作的好方法Ka)@*bPa+yI=fLe。我们可以在很多网站上结交笔友|RXp*&a*a&。如果你想找个笔友，那就从笔友节这天开始找吧U=,~buU!M4。

Being pen pals can lead to lifelong friendships. Some pen pals arrange to meet face to face and others even get married. It is a natural part of who we are to want to communicate with other people and share our hobbies, interests and facts about our life. Many of us are pen pals without even knowing it. Perhaps we all strike up a friendship with someone online and then keep in contact. It might be that the Internet will change the idea of a pen pal forever. The traditional mailing of a letter written on paper and then mailed in an envelope may soon disappear. Many traditionalists say it is more exciting to receive a real letter through the post. Before the Internet, opening and reading a letter from a pen pal was special.
笔友可能会是一生的朋友dbFE=R10_%。一些笔友见了面甚至有一些笔友结了婚GzKd5ZQd4KRE=F8_9。我们想要与别人交流并分享自己的兴趣爱好，生活经历，这其实是我们生活的一部分c-44IO@j2[z。很多人在不知不觉中就成了笔友6Wf^yYn.RA=Q#P。或许我们都在网上交了笔友并保持联系37hB)Rhm=J]TL^Wb6。互联网或许会永久地改变笔友的概念AMyG_#o~FjD)uC2l0C。人们用信封邮递信件的传统做法即将消失e*97@Ydc~R,。许多传统主义者称收到邮递员送来的信更令人兴奋lbl%xl1QpOnnF4KXelI。在互联网出现之前，人们阅读笔友的来信会觉得很特别Y83flr-dzb]sm!yLJVFH。

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重点讲解

1. at one time 曾经；一度
例句：Most of us, at one time or another, have been struck with the thought that we might mistake a dream for reality, or reality for a dream.
我们中的大多数都曾经有过这么一种想法：我们可能将一个梦境误认为是现实，或者将现实误认为是梦境jBXJxSr[s_-F|e|。

2. key pal 笔友，网友
例句：I have an English- speaking key pal now, and she points out my grammar mistakes.
现在我有了一位英文笔友，她会指出我在文法上所犯的错误ow31,ckXP!])v。

3. strike up 建立起（友谊）
例句：The two strike up a unique friendship, even as a string of murders in their small town threaten to tear them apart.
尽管小镇上发生的一连串谋杀可能让他们分开，两人仍然建立起一段特殊的友谊T]D!,,4DrK+|r+]]w。

4. keep in contact 保持联系
例句：She says its success is down to the simple action of establishing an "e-group" for journalists, enabling them to keep in contact, discuss issues and exchange articles.
她说它的成功归功于建立一个记者的“网群”的简单行动，这让他们可以保持联系，讨论问题并交换文章_@BQ!8e+=&Mz#2%oga。