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

我上周给我的祖父母发了一封信。

I sent a letter to my grandparents last week.

在生日这样的特别场合，信件比电子邮件更有个人色彩。

For special occasions like birthdays, letters are more personal than emails.

是的，我曾经给一个城市的朋友发过包裹。

Yes, I have sent a package to a friend in another city before.

我更喜欢收包裹，因为总是惊喜。

I prefer receiving packages because it’s always a surprise what’s inside.

我在圣诞节最期待收到包裹，因为那是个节日。

I look forward to packages the most at Christmas because it’s a festive time.

我曾经给朋友寄过一个自制蛋糕。

I once sent a homemade cake to a friend.

有时我觉得寄明信片比写电子邮件更简单。

Sometimes I find it easier to send a postcard than to write an email.

我相信手写信件比数字信息更有意义。

I believe that handwritten letters have much more significance than digital messages.

收到包裹总是令人兴奋，尤其是当你不知道里面有什么的时候。

It’s always exciting to receive a package, especially when you don’t know what’s inside.

我听说国际邮寄酒类是禁止的。

I have heard that it is prohibited to send alcohol internationally.