I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
Scene 1.
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
He is in Australia.
He has been there for six months.
1. receive
When you receive something, you get it after someone gives it to you or sends it to you.
例如：They will receive their awards at a ceremony in Stockholm.
When you receive a visitor or a guest, you greet them.
例如：The following evening the hotel was again receiving guests.
get/got ; take
Scene 2.
Tim is an engineer.
He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.
2. firm
A firm is an organization which sells or produces something or which provides a service which people pay for. = company
If something is firm, it does not change much in shape when it is pressed but is not completely hard.
If someone's grip is firm or if they perform a physical action in a firm way, they do it with quite a lot of force or pressure but also in a controlled way.
You use firm to describe control or a basis or position when it is strong and unlikely to be ended or removed.
If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something. 立场坚定
比如：The council is standing firm against the protest.
3. a large number of
a large/great/certain number of people/rules/components... 等可数名词
a large/huge amount of money/water/food...等不可数名词
4. Australian/Australia vs. Italian/Italy
注意重音
5. has gone to vs. has been to
比如：My brother has gone to Guangzhou, a big city in the southeast of China.
比如： I have never been to Mars.
Scene 3.
He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth.
My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
6. abroad/ broad/ board/ aboard
If you go abroad, you go to a foreign country, usually one that is separated from the country where you live by an ocean or a sea.
比如：study abroad/ go abroad/ be abroad
broad
Something that is broad is wide.
比如：He has very broad shoulders.
You use broad to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people.
比如：A broad range of issues was discussed.
board n. 板子、董事会、棋盘等
When you board a train, ship, or aircraft, you get on it in order to travel somewhere.
比如：I boarded the plane bound for Boston.
比如：The passengers are boarding the train.
When you are on board a train, ship, or aircraft, you are on it or in it.
比如：All 269 people on board the plane were saved.
If you are aboard a ship or plane, you are on it or in it.
I never went aboard a ship.
go aboard = board
7. find
If you find that something is the case, you become aware of it or realize that it is the case.
You can use find to express your reaction to someone or something.
比如：I find most of the young men of my own age so boring.
比如：At my age I would find it hard to get another job.
