aug. 12, 2006
    dear mum and dad,
    i am sorry for not having written to you for such a long time. i am afraid you must think i have forgotten you and the whole family. actually i really miss you, but i have been busy preparing my exam these days. and now i have passed the exam and feel very relaxed as if a heavy burden has been removed. i can’t help waiting to write to you and so here i am.
    what about dad’s health? is he still coughing at night? i have been worrying about it. the last day i saw an advertisement on a newspaper introducing a new kind of syrup which is said to have magic effect on coughing. i have bought one bottle and sent it back home by post. have you received it? what about the effect?
    please write to me soon, i am eager to hear from you.
    

your daughter,
    

li hua
    譯文
    親愛的爸爸媽媽：
    我為這么長時間沒有給你們寫信而感到抱歉，恐怕你們都認為我把你們和家人都忘了吧。其實我真的非常想念你們，但這些日子我在忙著準備考試?，F(xiàn)在考試通過了，我感覺如釋重負，迫不及待地要提筆給你們寫信。
    爸爸的身體怎么樣？晚上還咳嗽嗎？我一直非常擔心。前幾天我在報紙上看到一則廣告，其中介紹了的那種咳嗽藥，據(jù)說有奇效。我已經(jīng)買了一瓶寄回去了。你們收到了嗎？效果怎么樣？
    盡快給我回信好嗎？我早就想收到你們的信了。
    女兒：李華
    2006年8月12日