英语口语大赢家Topic142:订阅Subscribing

寄完了包裹，本杰明帮她太太订《健康顾问》，结果吓了一跳，究竟是什么吓到了本杰明呢，一起来看看吧。

 

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Benjamin: Hello, I'd like to subscribe¹ to a magazine.

Postal² clerk: What magazine do you want to subscribe for?

Benjamin: Fitness Consultant³.

Postal clerk: OK, Fitness Consultant. How many subscriptions⁵ do you want?

Benjamin: Only one, please.

Postal clerk: How long do you want the subscription⁴ for?

Benjamin: For six months, please.

Postal clerk: Your name, please?

Benjamin: Shirley, that's my wife's name. I subscribe to this magazine for her.

Postal clerk: I see. Please put your address here then.

Benjamin: OK. How much is the subscription?

Postal clerk: 650 Yuan.

Benjamin: 650 Yuan! You must be kidding! I can subscribe for evening newspapers for ten years with that much!

 

听看学
本杰明：你好，我想订本杂志。

邮局职员：你想订什么杂志？

本杰明：《健康顾问》。

邮寄职员：好的，《健康顾问》。你想要订几份？

本杰明：就一份。

邮局职员：你需要订多久？

本杰明：请给我订六个月。

邮局职员：请问您的姓名？

本杰明：雪莉，这是我太太的名字。我帮她订的。

邮局职员：知道了。请在这儿填上您的地址。

本杰明：好的。订阅费是多少？

邮局职员：650元。

本杰明：650元！你在开玩笑吧！650元够我订10年晚报了。

 

经典背诵 Recitation
Benjamin: I'd like to subscribe to a evening newspaper. The name is Beijing Evening Newspaper. I have read the evening newspaper for ten yeas! I'd like to subscribe another ten years! The subscription is only 600 Yuan. That's wonderful!

 

生词小结
subscribe vi. 订阅

subscription n. 订阅，订金

 

单词扩展 Vocabulary Builder
杂志期刊种类的词汇

基础词汇

China daily 中国日报

Personal computer week 电脑周报

21st century 21世纪报道

People's daily 人民日报

China youth daily 中国青年报

The economic observer 经济观察报

Shanghai weekly 上海壹周

IT time IT 时代周刊

 

提高词汇

daily newspaper 日报

morning paper 早报

evening paper 晚报

digest 文摘

weekly 周报

journal 期刊

bound volume 合订本

quarterly 季刊

 

家庭总动员 Do it together
两人一组，一方随机大声读出上面词汇的英文和中文，另一方用该词汇填入下面的句子，大声朗读并表演出来，并用中文给出一个理由。

I want to subscribe to a ( ).

[例] 家长读 daily newspaper 日报

孩子读 I want to subscribe to a daily newspaper. 因为报纸上有很多新闻。

1 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。

2 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

3 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

4 subscription   

n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）

参考例句：

• We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
• Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。

5 subscriptions   

n.（报刊等的）订阅费( subscription的名词复数 )；捐款；（俱乐部的）会员费；捐助

参考例句：

• Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary. 会费应交给俱乐部秘书。 来自《简明英汉词典》