【听英文对话做选择】影碟租赁店铺

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Store Employee: Hi. May I help you?

Customer: Yeah. I'd like to rent these movies.

 

Store Employee: Uh, Romance movies!

 

Customer: Well. They're for my daughter

 

Store Employee: Right. It's okay. Do you have your membership card?

 

Customer: No, I don't. Uh, do I need one to rent videos here?

 

Store Employee: Yes, but it's free. [Oh, okay.] It's just a card we issue to help us keep track of video rentals². So, please fill out this membership form.

 

Customer: Okay, and how much are movie rentals anyway?

 

Store Employee: Well, new releases are $3.50 (Okay), and all other movies are two dollars (Uh, huh.), and you can rent up to six movies at a time. (Okay) We also have a five buck³ deal where you can rent any five movies for $5.00 (Hum), but this does not include new releases.

 

Customer: Oh, well, I'll just take these tonight.

 

Store Employee: Okay, let's see . . . your total comes to seven dollars and fifty cents.

 

Customer: And when do I need to return them?

 

Store Employee: They have to be returned on Thursday by ten o'clock PM.

 

Customer: Okay. Store Employee: And there is an overdue⁴ fee equal to the rental¹ fee of the video, so be sure to return them on time.

 

Customer: Okay. Store Employee: Okay. And enjoy your romance movies.

 

Customer: Okay. Thanks.

 

1. Where does this conversation most likely take place?

A. at a movie theater

B. at a library

C. at a bookstore

D. at a video rental shop

2. How much do newly released movies cost to rent?

A. $2.00

B. $3.50

C. $5.00

D. $7.50

 

3. How many movies did the man rent based on the information given?

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. six

 

4. When do the videos need to be returned?

A. on Tuesday

B. on Wednesday

C. on Thursday

D. on Friday

 

5. What would be the late fee for an older movie three days overdue?

A. $3.00

B. $4.00

C. $5.00

D. $6.00

 

正确答案：

1. at a video rental shop

2. $3.50

3. three

4. Thursday

5. $6.00

 

1 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

2 rentals   

n.租费，租金额( rental的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In some large hotels, the income derived from this source actually exceeds income from room rentals. 有些大旅馆中，这方面的盈利实际上要超过出租客房的盈利。 来自辞典例句
• Clerk: Well, Canadian Gifts is on the lower level. It's across from Prime Time Video Rentals. 噢，礼品店在楼下，在黄金时刻录像出租屋的对面。 来自口语例句

3 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

4 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。