Lesson 23

I had a letter from my sister yesterday.
我昨天收到了姐姐的一封信。
She lives in Nigeria.
她住在尼日利亚。
In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year.
在她的信中，她说她明年将会来到英国。
If she comes, she will get a surprise.
如果她来，她会得到一个惊喜。
We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.
我们现在住在乡下一个漂亮的新房子里。
Work on it had begun before my sister left.
在我姐姐离开之前，关于它的工作就已经开始了。
The house was completed five months ago.
这房子是五个月前完工的。
In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us.
在我的信中，我告诉她她可以和我们待在一起。
The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden.
这房子有许多宽敞的房间，还有一个漂亮的花园。
It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people.
它是一栋非常现代的房子，所以对一些人来说它看起来很奇怪。
It must be the only modern house in the district.
它一定是这个地区唯一的现代房子