1. A survey in Holland showed that a typical father spent just 11 seconds a day in conversation with his children.
    在荷兰进行的调查表明，父亲们一般每天用于与孩子交谈的时间只有11秒钟。

2. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland.
    此后她就再没去想那只瓶子。但10个月以后，她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信。

3. 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接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信。

4. John went home after three years in Holland.
    约翰在荷兰呆了三年回国了。