新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第44课:询问邮寄事宜

 Lesson 40 Getting or Expressing Opinions

第40课 征求表达意见

A:Excuse me. Can I have one fifteen-cent stamp and two eighty-cent stamps?

A：打扰了，我想买一张15美分的和两张80美分的邮票。

B:I'm sorry. Fifteen-cent stamps have been sold out.

B：对不起，15美分的已经卖完了。

A:Well, then just two eighty-cent stamps, please.

A：噢，那就给我两张80美分的吧。

B:Here you are. One dollar and sixty cents, please.

B：给您。1美元60美分。

A:Here are five dollars,and I'd like to use the change to buy as many registered¹ envelopes as possible.

A：这是5美元，剩下的零钱买挂号信的信封。

B:I'll do that for you.

B：好的。

A:Oh. By the way, can you give me some airmail labels?

A：哦，对了，给我一些航空邮件标签好吗？

B:Sure. Will four be enough?

B：当然，四张够吗？

A:Yes. Thank you.

A：够了，谢谢。

B:You're welcome.

B：不客气。

A:Next, please! What can I do for you?

A：下一位！办理什么业务？

B:I'd like to send this letter to Australia.

B：我想把这封信寄到澳大利亚。

A:By registered mail or by surface mail?

A：邮挂号信还是邮平信？

B:Surface, please. How long does it take by surface mail?

B：平信。平信需要多长时间？

A:About two weeks.

A：大约两周。

B:Two weeks! That's too long. By airmail, please.

B：两周！那太长了。用航空信吧。

A:OK. Please put it on the scale. Fifty-four cents.

A：好的，请把信放到秤上。54美分。

B:What if the letter is not received?

B：如果信没有收到怎么办？

A:I'm sorry, but there's nothing we can do since it is not registered.

A：对不起，我们无能为力，因为这不是挂号信。

B:Well, I'd like to have it registered. I'm sorry for the change, but it's important.

B：那么还是用挂号信寄吧。对不起又变了，但这封信很重要。

A:OK.

A：好的。

1 registered   

adj.登记的，注册的

参考例句：

• Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulation. 船只在外国注册以逃避有关雇佣和安全的规定。
• In former times, only property owners could be registered as voters. 从前，只有有财产的人才能登记作选民。