Chapter 5 火灾慰问

邮件速览

From: Charlotte Lynn

To: Isabella Wallis

Subject: Sympathies on Your losses After the Fire

Dear Isabella,

I was deeply sorry to hear that a fire broke out last night at the apartment building where you live in and the fire ruined many rooms. And I am very eager to know your present condition as whether you and your family is all right now. I do hope there is no one injured in this fire and no much property losses here.

Please accept my sympathy for the shock you and your family have suffered from this fire disaster. If there is anything that I can do to help, please feel free to give me a call and I will lend you a hand readily and willingly.

Wish you and your family well.

Faithfully yours,

Charlotte

寄件人：夏洛特·林恩

收件人：伊莎贝拉·沃利斯

主旨：火灾损失慰问

亲爱的伊莎贝拉：

得知你们所居住的那栋公寓楼昨晚发生了火灾，大火烧毁了许多房间，我感到很难过。我迫切地想要知道你们的现状，你和家人是否都平安。真的很希望没有人在这次火灾中受伤，也并没有造成过多的财产损失。

对于你和家人在此次火灾事件中受到的惊吓，请接受我的慰问。如果有什么事情我能帮上忙的，你尽管给我打电话，我很愿意帮助你。

祝你和家人健康平安。

忠诚的

夏洛特

学以致用

1. I was deeply sorry to hear that a fire broke out last night at the apartment building where you live in and the fire ruined many rooms.

得知你们所居住的那栋公寓楼昨晚发生了火灾，大火烧毁了许多房间，我感到很难过。

★ 解析：

句首的I was deeply sorry to hear that..．可以视为习惯用法，表示“得知……我感到很难过”，后接宾语从句；其中的be sorry to do表示“……很难过”，相当于be sorry for...、be sorry about...、be sorry that...。句中的break out可以视为固定用法，表示“爆发，突然发生”。

★ 套用：

I was deeply sorry to hear that his house burnt down in the fire.

得知他的房子在此次火灾中被烧毁了，我感到很难过。

I was deeply sorry to hear that your old house caught fire last night.

得知你的老房子昨晚起火了，我感到很难过。

I was deeply sorry to hear that you were injured in the fire last week.

得知上周的火灾使你受了伤，我感到很难过。

2. And I am very eager to know your present condition as whether you and your family is all right now.

我迫切地想要知道你们的现状，你和家人是否都平安。

★ 解析：

句首的And I am very eager to know..．可以视为习惯用法，表示“我迫切地想要知道……”，可以后接名词（词组）、宾语从句；其中的be eager to do可以视为固定用法，表示“急于……，渴望……”，相当于be eager for...、be anxious to do、be anxious for...、be anxious that...。

★ 套用：

And I am very eager to know if everything was fine with you after the fire.

我迫切地想要知道，此次火灾之后，你是否一切都好。

And I am very eager to know if the fire has caused huge losses to you.

我迫切地想要知道，此次火灾是否给你造成了极大的损失。

And I am very eager to know when the fire was put out.

我迫切地想要知道，此次火灾是在什么时候被扑灭的。

句式集锦

1. With the help of neighbors, the fire was at last brought under control.在邻里们的帮助下，火势终于被控制住了。

2. There are all sorts of rumors that dozens of people lost life in the fire.有各种传闻说许多人在那场大火中死亡。

3. Make sure to use the fire-resistant materials to renovate your room.翻修房屋时，请务必用防火材料。

4. We had better buy a fire resistance rolling shutter door．我们最好买个防火卷帘门。

5. You should spare no efforts in taking precautions against fire for the sake of yourselves, your families and your neighbours．你应该身体力行，为自己、家人及邻居搞好防火措施。

6. Take special precautions to prevent fire．采取特别预防措施防火。

7. Keep a fire extinguisher available at all times．任何时候都要放置及时可用的灭火器。

8. Fire doors should not be opened at any time．任何时候都不要将防火门打开。

9. There is a fire extinguisher on hand in case of a fire．万一有火灾，手头就有一个灭火器。

10. We've installed an extinguisher next to the cooker．我们在炉旁安了一个灭火器，以防着火。