keep up
continue without stopping 保持

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

practically
ad. almost

kid
n. (infml) a child

all the way
自始至终，一直

neighborhood
n. 街坊；四邻

kind/sort of
(infml) a little bit, in some way or degree 有几分，有点儿

lose touch
失去联系

a couple of
几个；一对，一双

guy
n. 家伙；伙计

tough
a. (infml) unfortunate; difficult; strong 不幸的；困难的；坚固的；坚强的

on one's mind
挂记在心头

keep in touch (with)
（与…）保持联系，保持接触

come up
happen, occur, esp. unexpectedly （尤指意想不到地）发生，出现

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

urge
v. try very hard to persuade 力劝，催促

postpone
vt. delay 推迟，使延期

reference
n. 提及，谈到；参考，查阅

absolutely
ad. completely 完全地，极其

absolute a.

reunion▲
n. （家人、朋友、同事等久别后的）重聚

go by
(of time) pass （时间）逝去

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

every now and then
sometimes, at times

mostly
ad. almost all; generally 几乎全部；多半，大体

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

choke
v. （使）窒息，堵塞

choke up
become too upset to speak （因激动等）哽得说不出话；堵塞

destination
n. 目的地

skip▲
v. 略过，跳过；跳跃

sorrowful
a. showing or causing sadness 伤心的，悲伤的

sorrow n.

in the distance
far away

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

right away
at once

Proper Names

Foster Furcolo
福斯特·弗克洛

Ed
埃德（男子名）

Tim Shea
蒂姆·谢

Parker
帕克（姓氏或男子名）

Culver
卡尔弗（姓氏）

Tom
汤姆（男子名）