Proverbs & Idioms 諺語與慣用語

    snail mail紙筆信件，用于區分電子郵件

    It is outdated to send snail mails. Almost all the people send emails
nowadays. 寄紙筆信已過時了，大部分的人現在發電子郵件。

    junk mail 垃圾郵件

    It seems to be unlikely not to receive any junk mail when you check
your email. What you can do is to delete it with patience.當你收電子郵
件時，沒收過垃圾郵件似乎是不太可能發生的事。你能做的只有耐心的把它刪掉。

    by return mail回復信

    Since the bill is overdue ， would you please send us your check back
by return mail？

    由于這張賬單過期未繳，能否請你用回函寄回你的支票呢？

    best things come in small packages好東西往往是小東西

    Jenny always hates to be so short and tiny. However ， her mother
always says to her that best things come in small packages. 珍妮很討厭
自己又矮又小，但是她媽媽總是告訴她，麻雀雖小，五臟俱全。

    a dear John letter分手信

    Susan doesn't love her boyfriend any more. She plans to send him a
dear John letter. 蘇珊不再愛她的男朋友了，她計劃寫封分手信給他。

    bread and butter letters感謝款待的信

    Karen just had the meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Brown. After she went
back to the office， she spent some time writing bread and butter letters
to them.凱倫剛剛和伯朗夫婦見面，回到公司后，她花了一些時間寫感謝款待的
信給他們。