书信的英文：
epistle

A soppy letter.
多愁善感的书信

An excerpt from one of these letters,read as part of a religious service.
使徒书信节选从使徒书信中选取的，作为宗教仪式或活动的一部分来诵读的一段

Always proofread completed letters very carefully.Consult dictionary when necessary or in doubt.
完成的书信一定要很小心地校对，有必要或怀疑时查典。

Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster
寄信要多花一点钱，但无疑书信走得会快一

Jeffrey, I said this packet of notes was priceless and valuable
"杰弗里，我说过这叠书信是无价的也是珍贵的。

We often drop a line to each other.
我们经常互通书信。

Writing is slower than telephoning.
书信比电话慢。

Softened the last paragraph of the letter.
使书信的最后一段变得温和

I was told the letter telegram is the cheapest.
据说书信电报费最便宜。

Yours affectionately, ie used at the end of a letter to a close relative or friend
你亲爱的(用於给至亲好友的书信末尾)

He longed to put a little affection into his epistle.
他渴望在信里流露出点爱慕之情。

to husbands, fathers, children and servants, in the Epistle to the ephesians
丈夫、父亲、孩童、仆婢的义务，在《以弗所书》里

A reference to
在圣保罗致罗马人的使徒书信中就已论及了“自然法”。

That luminous epistle finishes me with the religious element among my constituents.
这封聪明的书信把我选民当中的宗教界人士对我的好感完全断送了。

A brief formal prayer that is used in various Western liturgies before the epistle and that varies with the day.
短祷告在特定日子里所念的短的正式的祈祷文