Lesson 3 Please Send Me a Card
Postcards always spoil my holidays. 
明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁.
Last summer, I went to Italy. 
去年夏天, 我去了意大利.
I visited museums and sat in public gardens. 
我参观了博物馆, 还坐在公园里.
A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. 
Then he lent me a book. 
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.
I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. 
我读了几行, 但一个字也不懂.
Everyday I thought about postcards. 
我每天都想着明信片的事.
My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. 
假期过得真快, 可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片.
On the last day I made a big decision. 
到了最后一天, 我作出了一项重大决定.
I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. 
我早早起了床, 买来了37张明信片.
I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
我在房间里关了整整一天. 然而竟连一张明信片也没写成!
【Text】
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!
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!