keep up
continue without stopping 保持

correspondence
n. the act of writing, receiving or sending letters; letters 通信（聯(lián)系）；信件

practically
ad. almost

kid
n. (infml) a child

all the way
自始至終，一直

neighborhood
n. 街坊；四鄰

kind/sort of
(infml) a little bit, in some way or degree 有幾分，有點(diǎn)兒

lose touch
失去聯(lián)系

a couple of
幾個(gè)；一對(duì)，一雙

guy
n. 家伙；伙計(jì)

tough
a. (infml) unfortunate; difficult; strong 不幸的；困難的；堅(jiān)固的；堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的

on one's mind
掛記在心頭

keep in touch (with)
（與…）保持聯(lián)系，保持接觸

come up
happen, occur, esp. unexpectedly （尤指意想不到地）發(fā)生，出現(xiàn)

shrug
v. lift (the shoulders) slightly 聳（肩）

urge
v. try very hard to persuade 力勸，催促

postpone
vt. delay 推遲，使延期

reference
n. 提及，談到；參考，查閱

absolutely
ad. completely 完全地，極其

absolute a.

reunion▲
n. （家人、朋友、同事等久別后的）重聚

go by
(of time) pass （時(shí)間）逝去

hang out
(infml) stay in or near a place, not doing very much 閑蕩；徘徊

every now and then
sometimes, at times

mostly
ad. almost all; generally 幾乎全部；多半，大體

awful
a. (infml) (used to add force) very great; very bad or unpleasant 非常的，極大的；可怕的，糟糕的

choke
v. （使）窒息，堵塞

choke up
become too upset to speak （因激動(dòng)等）哽得說(shuō)不出話；堵塞

destination
n. 目的地

skip▲
v. 略過，跳過；跳躍

sorrowful
a. showing or causing sadness 傷心的，悲傷的

sorrow n.

in the distance
far away

unpack
v. take out (things) from (a suitcase, etc.) 打開

right away
at once

Proper Names

Foster Furcolo
福斯特·弗克洛

Ed
埃德（男子名）

Tim Shea
蒂姆·謝

Parker
帕克（姓氏或男子名）

Culver
卡爾弗（姓氏）

Tom
湯姆（男子名）