A Glass Envelope

1 How did Jane receive a letter from a stranger? 简是如何收到陌生人的来信的？

2 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。

3 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。

4 She threw the bottle into the sea. 她把瓶子扔进了海里。

5 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。

6 Both girls write to each other regularly now. 现在两个女孩定期通信。

7 However, they have decided to use the post office. 然而，她们决定使用邮局。

8 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。