答谢函December29,2005DearPatricia,Thankyousomuchforthepresentyousentus.Welikeitverymuch.IhopeyoureceivedtheChristmascardIsentyou.I’msorryIdidn’tbuyyouapresentthisyear,butIgotwaybehindonmyshoppingthisyear,andIdidn’thavetimetogetpresentsforeveryone.I’llmakeituptoyounextyear.IhopeyougettogotoEuropethisyear.Youdon’thavetogetmeasouvenir;Iwouldn’twantyoutowasteyourtimethereshopping.Butsendmeapostcardifyoucan.You’rerightabouttheimportanceofkeepingintouch.I’lltrytowriteyoumoreoften.HaveaHappyHewYear!Sincerely,EllenStone亲爱的派翠西亚:非常谢谢你送我们礼物。我们非常喜欢它。我希望你已收到我寄给你的圣诞卡。很抱歉我今年并没有买礼物给你,我今年买礼物太晚了,也没有时间去选购礼物给任何人。我将会在明年补给你。希望你今年可以如愿到欧洲去。你不必为我买纪念品了;我不想让你花太多时间在购物上。但是如果能够的话就寄一张明信片给我。你说得没错,保持联络是很重要的。我将设法多写信给你。祝你新年快乐!艾伦‧史东敬上2005年12月29日字词解说:1.get(way)behindon...在……方面(很)落后/(很)迟注意:此处的way是副词,尤用于口语中,相当于“太”或“很”之意。例:I'vegottenwaybehindonmyschedule.(我的工作已经远落后于进度。)2.gettoV有机会……,着手……例:Didyougettotalktoanyfamousactorswhenyouvisitedthemoviestudio?