Writing a Postcard 明信片
基礎短！短！短！
- 明信片格式：Dear 名, → 近況 → Love, 名。
- 內容三寶：天氣、活動、感受。
- 短！3-5 句講完。
文體小知識：Short message from a place.
§課文原文 Passage
1Dear Amy,
2How are you? I am having a great time in Japan with my family. This postcard is from a small town near the mountains. The weather here is cold and snowy, but we are warm and happy. On this trip, we have seen so many new things. Yesterday, we visited a beautiful temple and took many photos. We are staying in a small hotel with a hot spring. Every morning, I look at the snow on the mountains. It looks like a painting. The snow feels soft like cotton. I wish you could see it too.
3I also ate sushi and ramen. The food was very delicious! Tomorrow, we are going to Disneyland. I will buy you a small gift there. I cannot wait to see Mickey Mouse! I am taking many pictures for you. We will take the night train to Tokyo after that. I hope your school days are going well.
4Wish you were here! See you back in Hong Kong next week. Please write back soon. Say hello to your parents for me. Love, Chloe
§逐句中文翻譯 Sentence-by-sentence translation
Dear Amy,
親愛的 Amy：
How are you?
你最近好嗎？
I am having a great time in Japan with my family.
我現在和家人在日本玩得好開心。
This postcard is from a small town near the mountains.
這張明信片是在山附近一個小鎮寄出的。
The weather here is cold and snowy, but we are warm and happy.
這裡又凍又下雪，但我們又暖又開心。
On this trip, we have seen so many new things.
這次旅程，我們見到好多新事物。
Yesterday, we visited a beautiful temple and took many photos.
昨天我們去了一間很漂亮的寺廟，拍了很多照片。
We are staying in a small hotel with a hot spring.
我們住在一間有溫泉的小旅館。
Every morning, I look at the snow on the mountains.
每日早上，我都會望住山上的雪。
It looks like a painting.
好像一幅畫那麼漂亮。
The snow feels soft like cotton.
那些雪軟綿綿，好像棉花。
I wish you could see it too.
真希望你都可以看到。
I also ate sushi and ramen.
我還吃了壽司同拉麵。
The food was very delicious!
那些食物真是很好吃！
Tomorrow, we are going to Disneyland.
明天我們會去迪士尼樂園。
I will buy you a small gift there.
我會在那裡買份小禮物給你。
I cannot wait to see Mickey Mouse!
我迫不及待想見米奇老鼠！
I am taking many pictures for you.
我正在拍很多照片給你。
We will take the night train to Tokyo after that.
之後我們會搭夜車去東京。
I hope your school days are going well.
希望你上學順順利利。
Wish you were here!
真希望你也在這裡！
See you back in Hong Kong next week.
下星期香港見！
Please write back soon.
記得快些回信給我。
Say hello to your parents for me.
代我同你爸爸媽媽問好。
Love, Chloe
愛你的，Chloe
1重點摘要 Summary
短！短！短！
2生字卡 Vocabulary
明信片。
親愛的。
真希望你在這裡。
天氣。
食物。
旅行。
愛。
從。
3逐步講解 Steps
- 格式明信片的格式是左邊寫訊息，右邊寫地址與郵票。例句：Write the message on the left and the address on the right. 要注意留言區通常畫有一條豎線分隔兩邊；地址由小到大排列，先寫收信人姓名，再寫門牌、街道與城市；郵票貼在右上角；書寫時字體要工整，因為郵差要靠地址派遞，地址寫錯了明信片就會寄失。
- 內容明信片的內容一般包括三個部分：當地的天氣、做過的活動以及自己的感受。例句：The weather is hot and sunny. I visited the museum. I miss you. 要注意明信片空間有限，每部分寫一句就足夠；天氣可以用 sunny、rainy 等形容詞描述；活動選一兩件最有特色的來寫；感受放在結尾，讓收信人感到親切，例如 I miss you 或 I hope you can come with me next time.
- 長度明信片的特點是短小精悍，通常三到五句就完成。例句：Keep the message short and clear. 要注意篇幅短並不等於內容空洞，每句都要有信息量；不要把明信片寫成長篇日記，重點一次講完即可；如果空間實在不夠，可以省略客套的句子，只保留地點、活動與祝福；寫完之後讀一遍，確認對方一看就能明白。
- 時態敘述旅程中已做的事用過去式，例如：I visited the temple. I ate sushi. 描述現在的狀態用現在式，例如：I am in Tokyo. The weather is fine. 要注意時態的選擇取決於時間：已發生的用過去式，正在發生或經常性的用現在式；初學者最容易把 visited 寫成 visit，寫完要逐句檢查動詞形式，確保時態與時間一致。
- 時態分工明信片中兩種時態各有分工：講已經做過的事用過去式，例如 I visited the temple；講將來的計劃用 will，例如 I will come back on Friday. 要注意 will 之後用動詞原形，不能說 will came；同一篇內時間不同，時態也要跟著轉換；常見的結構是先講過去的活動，再講將來的安排，這樣時間線就會清楚自然，讀者容易跟得上。
- 格式口訣明信片的寫作口訣是：Dear 加稱呼開頭，然後兩三句近況，包括天氣、活動與食物，最後用 Love 加自己的名字署名。例句：Dear Mary, I am in Tokyo... Love, Sue. 要注意稱呼之後用逗號；署名的 Love 之後同樣用逗號，名字另起一行；按這個口訣組織內容，四五行就能完成一篇合格的明信片，考試時也不會漏掉格式分。
5例題示範 Example
問題：怎樣在明信片上以四句寫完旅程的重點？
- 第一步：以稱呼開頭，例如：Dear Mary,
- 第二步：說明自己現在在哪裡，用 I am in 加城市名，例如：I am in Tokyo.
- 第三步：寫感受與做過的事，感受用現在式，活動用過去式，例如：The food is delicious. I visited the temple.
- 第四步：說明回程時間，用 will 加動詞原形，例如：I will come back on Friday.
- 第五步：署名收結，Love 之後加逗號，名字另起一行，例如：Love，然後下一行寫 Sue.
- 答案：示範答案：Dear Mary,
I am in Tokyo. The food is delicious. I visited the temple. I will come back on Friday.
Love,
Sue
6常見錯誤 Mistakes
76 題快測 Quick check
Q1明信片格式？
Q2開頭？
Q3內容？
Q4結尾？
Q5Wish you were here 意思？
Q6明信片長度？
8重點回顧 Recap
- 明信片格式：Dear 名, → 近況 → Love, 名。
- 內容三寶：天氣、活動、感受。
- 短！3-5 句講完。
- 已做用過去式（visited），將來用 will（will come back）。
- 寫空間少，每句都要有料。