Sixteenth Letter From Taiwan (Some good news)

Dear Mrs. Tina,

I have some good news to you.

第十六封信（一些好消息）

親愛的緹納老師，

我有一些好消息要告訴你。

1. A good teacher of our school, Ms. Wu (Li Zhao Wu ,who is teaching in the kindergarten of our school. ) wants to make friends with you, and sends some gifts for you.(made by herself)

1.我們學校裡的一位好老師，吳老師（吳麗招，在我們學校的幼稚園裡教書）想要與你做朋友，並且送一些禮物給你。（是由她親手做的）

2. Both of MS. Wu' sons also want to make friends with your son and daughter. They'll write a letter to them. The older brother is Zhi Gang Liu ,and he studies in a junior high school(14 years old). The younger brother is Zhi Ang Liu, and he studies in our school(12 years,sixth grade).

2.吳老師的兩位兒子也想與你的兒子、女兒做朋友。他們將會寫一封信給他們。哥哥是劉致剛，目前就讀於國中（14歲）。弟弟是劉致昂，目前就讀於我們學校（12歲，六年級）。

3.We also prepare a "red gift"(600 NT dollars) for your niece. It's our custom to give our junior generation a "red gift". Besides, "6" is a lucky number in our custom. So, we give such a special gift to her and wish her to live to be a hundred, and to be lucky.

Your Taiwan friends

Mr. shiu & Ms. Ko

2002.03.05

3.我們也準備了一份紅包（新台幣600元）要送給你的外甥女。送紅包給晚輩是我們的一項習俗。此外，「6」在我們的習俗裡也是一個吉祥數字。所以，我們送她一份這麼特別的禮物，並且希望她能長命百歲、吉祥如意。

你的台灣朋友

徐進宗與柯貝旻

2002.03.05

Twenty-second Letter From American (Re: Some good news-01)

Dear Mr. Shiu and Ms. Ko,

We are very excited to receive this news! Whitney (My daughter) and I are on our way to school this morning and just checking our web mail. What a great surprise! We are very happy and want to thank you for everything; your friendship, caring attitudes, and the love of learning. We are excited!

來自美國的第二十二封信（回覆：一些好消息-01）

親愛的徐老師與柯老師，

聽到這些消息我們都感到很興奮！惠特尼（我女兒）和我今早正在往學校的途中，並且正在收我們的電子郵件。多麼棒的驚喜！我們都非常開心，並且想要謝謝你們所做的一切：你們的友誼、關心的態度以及學習的熱誠。我們真的很興奮！

I will talk with you more later because we are going to school now. Have a good evening!

Tina

2002.03.05

我稍後會再與你聯絡，因為我們現在要到學校了。（祝你們）有個愉快的夜晚！

緹納

2002.03.05

Twenty-third Letter From American(Re: Some good news-02)

Dear Mr. Shui and Ms. Ko,

We welcome any new friend we can make. Your friendship has been an honor and a great learning experience for all of us. We all (my students, family, friends, and myself) have benefited from such a great experience.

來自美國的第二十三封信（回覆：一些好消息-02）

親愛的徐老老師與柯老師，

我們對於任何我們能結交的新朋友都感到很歡迎。你們的友誼對我們所有人而言，已成為一份榮幸以及一種美好的學習經驗。我們（我的學生們、家人們、朋友們以及我自己）都從這美好的經驗中獲益許多。

I want to say thank you from our extended family, too. Wishing my niece good luck and sending her a "red gift" is another wonderful token of friendship. You are always so thoughtful and I appreciate you very much!

2002.03.05

我也想要替我的家人們對你們說聲謝謝。對我的外甥女表達祝福以及送給她一份紅包是另一種友誼的象徵。你們總是如此體貼，所以我非常感激你們。

2002.03.05

Twenty-fourth Letter From American (Weather Project)

Hello!

This is in regards to your offer on "charting the weather" for the month of March.

來自美國的第二十四封信（天氣計畫）

哈囉！

這是關於你們所提供三月份的「天氣測量表」。

Unfortunately, we are not going to able to participate in this great activity due to time restraints. We are departmentalized and I teach Social Studies and Reading. My team teachers teach Math and Science and our time is very limited before Spring Break and the Easter Holiday.

非常不幸地，由於時間的限制，我們將無法參與這麼棒的活動。我們現在進行協同教學，而我教的科目是社會研究及閱讀課。與我協同的老師教的是數學及科學，而我們在春假及復活節之前的時間非常有限。

I hope this does not upset you and your students and we hope they understand our problem. The spring is very busy at Brooks because the state of Kentucky has a "testing window" for standardized testing in April. Busy, busy!

我希望這不會使你和你的學生們心煩失望，也希望他們能體諒我們的困境。這個春天布魯克斯將會非常忙碌，因為肯塔基州在四月份要舉辦一個標準化測驗：「聯合考試」。忙碌啊！忙碌啊！

I am including a link to a great web-site that tells the daily temperature here in Louisville, KY. (17 miles North of Brooks Elementary School) http://www.whas11.com/weather/ I hope this will help.

我放了一個超連結到一個很棒的網站，它發布路易維耳市（在布魯克斯小學北方17公里）的每日氣溫。http://www.whas11.com/weather/我希望這會有所幫助。

We want to hear your result so keep us informed.

Tina Anderson

Brooks Elementary School

2002.03.05

我們想要知道你們的結果，所以一有消息就要告訴我們。

緹納‧安德森

布魯克斯小學

2002.03.05

Twenty-fifth Letter From American (New School)

I wanted to write you and let you know something that may happen this summer. I will try to keep this short and not to confusing.

來自美國的第二十五封信（新學校）

我想寫信給你並且讓你知道一些今年暑假可能發生的事。我會盡量簡短並且不要令你困擾。

Our district is building a new school (http://www.bullitt.k12.ky.us/new_construction/new_Elementary15.htm) and I might lose my job at Brooks Elementary. I do not know at this time what will happen. I have been teaching six years and many teachers have more years teaching than me. Therefore, I may have to move to another school this fall.

我們的行政區正在蓋一所新學校，（http://www.bullitt.k12.ky.us/new_construction/new_Elementary15.htm）並且我可能在布魯克斯小學失去工作。我並不知道這次將會發生什麼事。我已經任教六年了，而很多老師任教比我多年。因此，我必須在今年秋天換到另一所學校。

Our last day of school is May 24, 2002 and I should know something then. I will keep you up to date as I learn more regarding this situation. I am not worried, just wondering what will happen.

我們學期的最後一天是2002年5月24日，而我那時應該會知道一些事情了。當我了解更多關於這件事的情況後，我會讓你知道最新消息。我並不擔心，只是不知道未來將會發生什麼事。

Wherever I go I would like to continue our working relationship via the internet. I know we will always be friends!

Tina Anderson

Brooks Elementary School

2002.03.05

不論我到哪裡，我仍想透過網際網路繼續維持我們之間正在建立的友誼。我知道我們將會是永遠的朋友！

緹納‧安德森

布魯克斯小學

2002.03.05