How did Jane receive a letter from a stranger?简是怎么收到一封来自陌生人的信的？
My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.我的女儿简，从未想过会收到来自荷兰的一个同龄女孩的信。
Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.去年，我们在渡英吉利海峡时，简把一张写有她名字和地址的纸条放进了瓶子里。
She threw the bottle into the sea.她把瓶子扔进了海里。
She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland.她再也没有想起过这件事，但十个月后，她收到了一封来自荷兰女孩的信。
Both girls write to each other regularly now.现在，这两个女孩经常互相写信。
However, they have decided to use the post office.然而，她们决定用邮局寄信。
Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.信件的费用会稍高一些，但它们的传递速度肯定更快。