A Glass Envelope

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My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.

我的女儿简从未想过会收到一个荷兰同龄女孩的来信。

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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.

去年，我们渡海旅行，简把一张写有她姓名和地址的纸条放进了一个瓶子里。

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She threw the bottle into the sea.

她把瓶子扔进了海里。

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She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland.

她再也没想起这件事，但十个月后，她收到了一个荷兰女孩的来信。

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Both girls write to each other regularly now.

现在两个女孩定期通信。

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However, they have decided to use the post office.

然而，她们决定使用邮局。

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Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

信件会贵一点，但肯定会更快到达。