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.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

dream v. 做梦，梦想

age n. 年龄

channel n. 海峡

throw v. 扔，抛

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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。