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Bon Voyage - A Love Letter

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ID: 2850 Intermediate
In today's lesson you'll learn how to write a letter to a friend wishing them all the best on their trip abroad to study.Learn some useful ways to open and sign off a letter, as well as kind words to wish people on new endeavours. For more about the phrase 一路顺风, check out this link with Fiona and Iona Tian. Photo by annilove
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
亲爱的 qīn ài de dear
念书 niànshū to study
出发 chūfā to start out
送 sòng to deliver; to give
亲爱的宽宽
qīn ài de 亲爱的kuānkuān 宽宽
Dear Kuankuan,
天音告诉我你下星期就要去英国念书了你出发的那天我不能去机场送你所以我写这张卡片给你
tiānyīn 天音gàosu 告诉wǒ 我nǐ 你xiàxīngqī 下星期jiùyào 就要qù 去Yīngguó 英国niànshū 念书le 了nǐ 你chūfā 出发de 的nà tiān 那天wǒ 我bù 不néng 能qù 去jīchǎng 机场sòng 送nǐ 你suǒyǐ 所以wǒ 我xiě 写zhè 这zhāng 张kǎpiàn 卡片gěi 给nǐ 你
Tianyin told me you're going to the UK next week to study. I won't be able to go to the airport to see you off that day, so I've written this card for you.
自从高中毕业之后我们见面的机会不算很多但是每次见面的时候都很开心上次跟你一起吃饭你说你还是很想出国留学没想到才过半年你就真的要去了真的很替你开心
zìcóng 自从gāozhōng 高中bìyè 毕业zhīhòu 之后wǒmen 我们jiànmiàn 见面de 的jīhuì 机会bù suàn 不算hěn 很duō 多dànshì 但是měicì 每次jiànmiàn 见面de shíhou 的时候dōu 都hěn 很kāixīn 开心shàngcì 上次gēn 跟nǐ 你yīqǐ 一起chīfàn 吃饭nǐ 你shuō 说nǐ 你háishì 还是hěn 很xiǎng 想chūguóliúxué 出国留学méixiǎngdào 没想到cái 才guò 过bàn 半nián 年nǐ 你jiù 就zhēnde 真的yào qù 要去le 了zhēnde 真的hěn 很tì 替nǐ 你kāixīn 开心
From when we graduated high school, we've had less opportunity to meet, but every time we do meet we have such a great time. The last time I ate with you, you said that you still really wanted to go abroad to study. I never thought that after just half a year, you're really about to go. I'm so happy for you!
你是一个认真努力又坚强的人我相信你在英国一定可以学到很多东西我有机会就会去看你加油
nǐ 你shì 是yī 一gè 个rènzhēn 认真nǔlì 努力yòu 又jiānqiáng 坚强de 的rén 人wǒ 我xiāngxìn 相信nǐ 你zài 在Yīngguó 英国yīdìng 一定kěyǐ 可以xuédào 学到hěn 很duō 多dōngxi 东西wǒ 我yǒu 有jīhuì 机会jiù 就huì 会qù kàn 去看nǐ 你jiāyóu 加油
You're such an earnest, hard-working and determined person, that I think you'll learn a lot of things in the UK. I'll go and see you you there if I get the chance. Go you!
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