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- come came come
- bring
- ask
- say
- get
- read
- look
- give
- walk
- call
- have
- go
- write
- live
- leave
- make
- envelope She tore open the envelope and frantically read the letter.
- well
- foreign
- postman
- letter
- farming
- worried
- excited
- work
- village
A Letter for Adam
One day a postman came to my village. The postman brought me a letter from my son, Saul.
'Is your name Adam?' the postman asked. 'Yes,' I said.
'I've got a letter for you.' The postman read the envelope: 'Adam of the village of Minta.'
'A letter for me. Who is it from?' I asked. The postman looked at the envelope again. 'From Saul' he said. He gave me the letter and walked away.
'Martha, Martha,' I called to my wife. 'Come here. We have a letter from our son, Saul.'
Martha came out and looked at the letter. She was excited but she was also worried.
'A letter from Saul,' she said. 'Is he alive and well? I'm going to find the school teacher. He can read the letter.
There was no school fifty years ago. So I cannot read or write. I live in a small village. The only work is farming. My only son, Saul, left the village two years ago and my three daughters are married. Saul is making a lot of money in a foreign country.
Martha and the school teacher came back. A lot of other people came. Everyone wanted to hear my letter. The school teacher opened the envelope and read the letter.
"Dear Father,
"I am living in London. I have a job in a factory. The work is very hard. But the pay is good.
"I am well and I live" "with" "people from my country.
"I am sending you $100 in this letter. This is for you and my mother.
"Love to you and mother.
"Saul
'One hundred dollars!' I said to the school teacher. 'You're wrong. It's a mistake.'
'No', the school teacher said. 'I'm not wrong. It's not a mistake. Here is the money.' And he gave me a piece of paper.
'What is this?' I asked.
'A money order,' the school teacher said. 'Go to Darpur. Take this money order to the Post Office in Darpur. The money order is worth one hundred dollars. The Post Office official will give you the money.'
'One hundred dollars!' I said again.
Everyone laughed and said, 'Adam, you are a rich man. You can buy many things for your farm and for your house.'
'And I can buy some good food and drink in Darpur. I am going to give a party for you all,' I told my friends.
Martha said, 'Saul is a good son.'
That evening, the village people talked about the money order and my money. Martha and I also talked about the money. We needed many things for the farm.
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get up
phrasal verb
1
to get out of your bed after sleeping, or to make someone get out of their bed :
get (somebody) up
We didn't get up until lunch time.
Get me up at seven, would you?
dark
adjective (WITHOUT LIGHT) 無光dress
verb (PUT ON CLOTHES) 穿衣服
[ I or T ] to put clothes on yourself or someone else, especially a child
穿衣服；給（尤指小孩）穿衣服He left very early and had to dress in the dark.他很早出門，所以只好摸黑穿衣服。wash
verb (CLEAN)（用水和肥皂）洗（身體的某部分）；洗澡
I'd like to wash before dinner.吃飯前我要洗洗手。
put somebody/something on
phrasal verb
1
to put a piece of clothing on your body [≠ take off]:
clothes
put something ↔ on
He took off his uniform and put on a sweater and trousers.
I'll have to put my glasses on; I can't read the sign from here.
carry
verb [ I or T ] (TRANSPORT) 運輸運送；搬；載Would you like me to carry your bag for you?要我幫你背背包嗎？
stick
noun (THIN PIECE) 細條
[ C ] mainly uk a long, thin wooden pole that especially old or injured people use to help them walk
（尤指長者或傷者用的）手杖，拐杖
a walking stick拐杖
At 84 he's still quite active, although he walks with the aid of a stick.他84歲了，雖然走路需要拄著拐杖，可仍舊非常硬朗。
pocket
noun [ C ] (BAG) 袋子He took some coins from/out of his pocket.他從口袋裡掏出幾枚硬幣。
最好的；最出色的；最優秀的This is the best meal I've ever had.這是我吃過最好的一餐。
clothing that you keep for special occasions :
best
adjective最好的；最出色的；最優秀的This is the best meal I've ever had.這是我吃過最好的一餐。
best dress/shoes/clothes etc
I put on my best suit especially.
1 a large vehicle that people pay to travel on
get on a busget off a buswait for a bus
She got on the bus at Clark Street.
I'll tell you when to get off the bus.
a line of people waiting for a bus
wait
verb [ I ]
to allow time to go by, especially whilestaying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expectinghappens or until you can do something
等待，等候；期盼，盼望