十八. 留言/请假条

　　〖好句背诵〗

　　1. Since you were out, I have to leave this note to you.

　　既然你出去了，我只好给你张便条了。

　　2. I am sorry that I can't attend the party to be held this Friday at your apartment.

　　很抱歉我不能参加星期五在你公寓举办的派对。

　　3. I wonder if it is possible for the talk to be recorded.

　　我想是否有可能把讲座录音。

　　〖满分佳作赏析〗

　　假定你是李华，正在英国接受英语培训，住在一户英国人家里。今天你的房东Mrs.Wilson 不在家，你准备外出，请给Mrs. Wilson写一留言条，内容包括：

　　1. 外出购物

　　2. 替房东还书

　　3. Tracy 来电话留言:

　　1 )咖啡屋(Bolton Coffee)见面取消

　　2 )此事己告知 Susan

　　3 )尽快回电

　　Mrs. Wilson

　　I'm going out shopping and won't be back until about 5:00 pm. I have taken with me the two books you asked me to return to the City Library. At about 1 o'clock this afternoon, Tracy called, saying that she couldn't meet you at Bolton Coffee tomorrow morning as she had something important to attend to. She felt very sorry about that, but said that you could set some other time for the meeting. She wanted you to call her back as soon as you are home. She has already told Susan about this change.