你最近发过信吗？

Discussion Questions

1.你上次发信或明信片是什么时候？在什么场合下，信比电子邮件更好？
When did you last send a letter or postcard? For which occasions are letters better than email?
2.你发过包裹吗？
Have you ever sent a package?
3.你更喜欢收包裹还是发包裹？
Do you prefer receiving or sending packages?
4.你更期待在生日还是圣诞节收到包裹？
Do you look forward to packages more on birthdays or at Christmas?
5.你发过禁止的东西（酒、蛋糕...）吗？
Have you ever sent something forbidden (alcohol, cake...)?
6.发东西回家要花多少钱？应该便宜吗？
How expensive is it to send something to your home country? Should it be cheaper?
7.哪家快递公司最好？（邮政、DHL、Hermes..？）
Which is the best shipping company? (Post, DHL, Hermes..?)
8.你收到很多广告/垃圾邮件吗？
Do you get a lot of advertising/spam emails?
9.邮局有没有丢失过你发过的东西？
Has the post office ever lost something you sent?
10.你因为疫情在线上订购更多东西吗？
Did you order much more things online because of Corona?

场合 (chǎnghé) - occasion/s

圣诞节 (shèngdànjié) - Christmas

快递公司 (kuàidì gōngsī) - shipping/delivery company

便宜 (piányí) - cheaper

广告邮件 (guǎnggào yóujiàn) - advertising mail

我上周给我在德国的朋友发了一封信。

I sent a letter to my friend in Germany last week.

信件通常比电子邮件更有个人色彩，更有意义。

Letters are often more personal and carry more significance than emails.

是的，我曾经给我的生日发过包裹。

Yes, I have sent a package for my birthday before.

我更喜欢收包裹，因为里面通常有惊喜。

I prefer receiving packages because they often contain surprises.

我在圣诞节更期待收到包裹，因为那是个节日。

I look forward to packages more at Christmas than on my birthday.

是的，我曾经给朋友发过一个蛋糕，那很激动。

Yes, I once sent a cake to a friend, it was very exciting.

有时我也会寄小礼物让人开心。

Sometimes I also send small gifts to make someone happy.

收到手写的卡片很不错，那是特别的东西。

It’s nice to receive a handwritten card; that’s something special.

我发现寄包裹有时比寄信更麻烦。

I find that sending packages is sometimes more complicated than letters.

你曾经寄过有什么贵重的东西吗？那会让人紧张！

Have you ever sent something valuable? That makes one nervous!