李阳疯狂英语突破对话(65)-在邮局

 

65、 At the Post Office 在邮局

 

A: Good morning. I’d like ten airmail stamps, please.

早上好。我要买十枚航空邮票。

 

B: That’s 50 cents a stamp. Anything else?

每枚5毛。还要别的吗？

 

A: Yes, this letter needs to go by registered mail.

是的，这封信要寄挂号。

 

B: Where’s it going?

寄哪儿？

 

A: To the New York State Department of Taxation.

纽约州税务部。

 

B: You’ll want to make sure that gets there on time!

   Fill out this form and sign at the bottom.

你可不想让这封信迟到了！填好这张表，然后在下面签字。

 

A: Here you go. How much will that be?

给。多少钱？

 

B: OK, that’s 29 cents for the stamp and $2.00 to send it by registered mail. Is that it?

邮票是2毛9，挂号信2块。就这些吗？

 

A: Not really. The next thing on my list is a money order.

不，还有。我还要买张汇票。

 

B: Let me fill out the order form. Who is the addressee?

让我把表填好。收件人是谁？

 

A: English Language Textbooks.

英语教科书。

 

B: And the address?

地址是？

 

A: 250 5th Avenue New York, New York 12644.

纽约第五大街250号，邮编纽约12644。

 

B: And the amount of the money order?

汇票金额多少？

 

A: $15.75

15.75元

 

B: We charge $1.50 per money order, so it comes to $17.25 total. Anything else on your list?

每张汇票我们收费1.5元，合计是17.25元。你单子上还有别的吗？

 

A: One more thing. This letter is urgent. What’s the best way to send it?

还有，这封信很紧急。怎么寄最快？

 

B: If you send it express mail it’ll be $9.7 for the first 12 ounces.

如果你寄特快专递，12盎司收费9.70元。

 

A: Fine. It’s only a letter, it doesn’t weigh much.

好的。只不过一封信，不会有多重的。

 

B: Fill out the form, and put the letter inside this express mail envelope.

填好这个表，把信放在这个特快专递信封里。

 

A: Thanks. That’s all. You’ve been a big help.

谢谢。就这些了。你帮了我大忙。

 

B: Now, here’s the bad news: your total is $34.

我要告诉你个坏消息了，你总共要付34元钱。

 

 

额外成就感

 

邮政英语

registered mail 挂号信

* When you send a letter via registered mail, the addressee must sign for it.

你要是寄挂号信的话，收件人一定要签收。

* Please send your application by registered mail.

请把你的申请寄挂号信。

 

money order 汇票

* They don’t take checks, cash, or credit cards, they only accept money orders.

他们既不收支票、现金，也不收信用卡，只收汇票。

* It’s much safer to send a money order than cash through the mail.

寄汇票比寄现金安全多了。

 

urgent 紧急的，紧迫的

* It’s urgent, it must be there by 10:00a.m. tomorrow!

这个很紧急，明天早上10点之前必须要到！

* I have an urgent problem that I need to talk to you about.

我有点急事要跟你谈。

 

express mail 特快专递

* Express mail is the fastest way to send a letter.

寄信最快的方式就是寄特快专递。