7月20日是公子的生日，來(lái)看下郵件吧~

Ho, comrade! Travels going smoothly? Nothing major tripping you up in life?

I have been swamped recently, so busy that I haven't even had time to cook a proper meal! My cooking skills are going to get rusty at this rate... Of course, there's no way I could tell Tonia about any of that in my letters.

Next, I have to go run a little errand for the Northland Bank, so I've gotta move fast and use the few days before I set out for some "special training."

I've got it! Since you've been all over the world, you've probably collected all kinds of different ingredients, right? How about giving me a little test? You pick the ingredients and seasonings, and I turn them into a scrumptious delight.

You know me, I never back down from a challenge! Don't you dare go easy on me, comrade!

精讀如下：

Ho, comrade! Travels going smoothly? Nothing major tripping you up in life?

喲，伙伴！旅行還順利嗎?生活上沒(méi)遇到什么難處吧？

*trip up 絆倒；出差錯(cuò)

I have been swamped recently, so busy that I haven't even had time to cook a proper meal! My cooking skills are going to get rusty at this rate... Of course, there's no way I could tell Tonia about any of that in my letters.

我剛度過(guò)一段忙碌的日子，這陣子連好好做頓飯的時(shí)間都抽不出來(lái)，廚藝都快變生疏了。這些我可不敢寫進(jìn)給冬妮婭的信里。

*swamp 使應(yīng)接不暇

Next, I have to go run a little errand for the Northland Bank, so I've gotta move fast and use the few days before I set out for some "special training."

接下來(lái)要去幫北國(guó)銀行一點(diǎn)小忙，趁出發(fā)之日還有幾天，我得抓緊時(shí)間進(jìn)行「特訓(xùn)」了。

I've got it! Since you've been all over the world, you've probably collected all kinds of different ingredients, right? How about giving me a little test? You pick the ingredients and seasonings, and I turn them into a scrumptious delight.

有了！既然你去到了更多國(guó)度，應(yīng)該也收集了各式各樣的當(dāng)?shù)厥巢陌?？要不要你?lái)為我出題?由你指定食物和調(diào)料，我來(lái)加工成美味佳肴。

You know me, I never back down from a challenge! Don't you dare go easy on me, comrade!

你知道我的，我向來(lái)對(duì)挑戰(zhàn)來(lái)者不拒。不要手下留情哦，伙伴！