a letter
dear anna, 
    how glad i am to hear from you and to know that you are getting on well with your chinese study at beijing university. 
    to learn a foreign language, one should not only study the language itself, but also study the everyday life of the native speakers of the language. you've been in china for only half a year. i don't think you have known much about our life at home. why not come to my place and spend the spring festival with my family? 
     my parents and i are looking forward to seeing you. we'll surely meet you at the station. 
     best wishes!
yours,
li hong