【故事梗概】
星期六上午，robbie和grandpa (malcolm stewart)在厨房里说话。邮递员送来了一些信。夹在一堆帐单和广告中间的是一封grandpa大学时的室友pete waters写来的信。
robbie: the mailman just dropped some mail in our box, grandpa.
grandpa: probably a lot of advertising and bills. why don't you write to me, robbie, so i can get some interesting mail?
robbie: you were right, grandpa. advertising, bills, bills, advertising.
grandpa: it's just like i said, robbie. nothing interesting.
robbie: you won't believe it, grandpa, but there's a letter here addressed to you, mr. malcolm stewart, and it looks like a personal letter.
grandpa: oh, it must be a bill.
robbie: i don't think so. the return name and address is pete waters, rfd number 1, chesterton.
grandpa: you're joking. pete waters?
robbie: pete waters, rfd number 1, chesterton. you know him?
grandpa: do i know pete waters? you bet i do!
he was my roommate in college. he visited with grandma and me in florida about five years ago.
[he opens the letter.]
【语言点精讲】
1. the mailman just dropped some mail in our box, grandpa.
爷爷，邮递员刚在我们信箱里投放了一些信件。
mailman: 邮递员。近年来由于女权运动者反对含有性别区分的词汇，因此常改称mail carrier。
2. probably a lot of advertising and bills.
可能是许多广告宣传品和帐单。
advertising: 广告；**宣传品。
bills: 这里指的是账单。
3. why don't you write to me, robbie, so i can get some interesting mail?
你为什么不给我写几封信，robbie，好让我也能收到有趣的邮件？
so i can get some interesting mail: 这里so是so that的省略，引导目的状语从句。
4. you won't believe it, grandpa, but there's a letter here addressed to you, mr. malcolm stewart, and it looks like a personal letter.
你不会相信的，爷爷，真有一封信是寄给你的。malcolm stewart先生收，还像是一封私人信件呢。
a letter here addressed to you: 一封寄给你的信。
a personal letter: 一封私人信件。这是同广告或商业函件相对而言的。
5. the return name and address is pete waters, rfd number 1, chesterton.
寄信人的姓名地址是pete waters，乡村免费递送，切斯特顿1号。
return name and address: 回信用的姓名和地址。通常就是寄信人的姓名、地址。
rfd: rural free delivery的缩写，指的是（邮件的）乡村地区免费递送。这是一种为偏远乡村地区免费投递信件、报纸的邮政服务系统。
由邮递员开汽车递送邮件，每个邮递员负责一条线路。在美国，这种服务开始于2023年。
6. do i know pete waters?
反问句，意思是"那还用问，我当然认得他了"。其形式是把对方的问句原句重复一次，稍加重读，有时改用降调。
7. you bet i do!
这是美国口语的用法，表示"当然"，"毫无疑问"的意思。在这里grandpa想要表达的意思是"我当然认识他"。意思相近的表达还有"of course i do!
"以及" i certainly do!"
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