Dear Dad,

Thing$ are really well here at $chool, but they could be better. I need $ome thing$ mo$t de$perately. I think that you will $urely gue$$ what I mean and $end $ome $oon.

Your loving $on, 

$teven 

Dear son,

NOthing is new here. I kNOw that you are doing better NOw. Write aNOther letter soon. I want to get your NOte in the NOon mail, so I’ll stop NOw. Aunt NOra sends regards.

Love, 

Dad  

            Letters between Father and Son

（父子之间的通信）

湖南  汪  伦

   以上父子之间的通信，内容很简单，儿子在信中说急需点“东西”，要他父亲快点送去；父亲则回信称赞儿子比以前干得“出色”。

幽默和风趣不在信的内容，而在书写形式。双方要表达的意思虽然没有直接说出，但一目了然。儿子急需要的东西是“$”（钱），而父亲却只字未提儿子要钱的事，但巧妙地使用了8个“NO”（没有），现在没有，再来信还是没有。

同学们，你看出来这两封信的奥妙和独特之处了吗？你觉得它们有趣吗？

Word Bank:

desperately adv. 拼命地

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