Lesson 3
          Please send me a card
           请给我寄一张明信片

    First listen and then answer the question.
    听录音，然后回答以下问题。
    How many cards did the writer send?

    Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Everyday I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

New words and expressions 生词和短语

send  v. 寄，送
postcard  n. 明信片
spoil  v. 使索然无味，损坏
museum  n. 博物馆
public  adj. 公共的
friendly  adj. 友好的
waiter  n. 服务员，招待员
lend  v. 借给
decision  n. 决定
whole  adj. 整个的
single  adj. 唯一的，单一的

参考译文

    明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁。去年夏天，我去了意大利。我参观了博物馆，还去了公园。一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语，之后还借给我一本书。我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。我每天都想着明信片的事。假期过得真快，可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片。到了最后一天，我作出了一项重大决定。我早早起了床，买来了37张明信片。我在房间里关了整整一天。然而竟连一张明信片也没写成！