第二十三天

在邮局(At the post office)

(一)会话

对话1(Dialogue 1)

A: Can I buy some stamps here?

B: Certainly. What kind of stamps do you need?

A: How much do I need for these letters?

B: They are ten cents each.

A: Then please give me ten five-cent stamps and four ten-cent air mail stamps.

B: Here you are. That’s ninety cents.

A: Thank you. Can I get a money order here?

B: No, ma’ma. You have to go to the other window for that.

对话2(Dialogue 2)

A: I’d like to send a cable to New York.

B: Please fill in this form. Print legibly.

A: Will you please take care of this? How much will it be?

B: That will be forty dollars. The charge is one dollar a word. There are 40 words; so the total will be forty dollars.

A: When will this cable reach New York?

B: If you send it now, it will get there around 8 o’clock Wednesday morning.

对话3(Dialogue 3)

A: I’d like to send this letter by air mail.

B: Please write “Air Mail” on envelop.

A: Okay. How much is it?

B: Let weigh the letter. It’s more than half ounce; so postage will be one dollar.

A: Here’s the money.

B: Will you please go to window No.5 and buy the stamps? * * * A: I’d like to have this letter registered.

B: Registered mail is handled at windows No.7

A: What is the charge?

B: The letter weighs one ounce; so the postage is ten cents and the registration fee is 40 cents.

A: Here’s the money.

B: I’ll give you a receipt.

A: Thank you.

对话4(Dialogue 4)

A: What do I have to do (in order) to send a money order?

B: How much money do you want to send?

A: Two dollars.

B: All right. One two - dollar money order. Here you are.

A: How much is that?

B: Two dollars and fifteen cents.

A: Very well. Now what do I do with this?

B: Just write the name and address here. Don’t write on the other side.

A: All right. There. Now what?

B: Save this part and put the other part in an envelop and mail it.

A: Thank you very much.

B: You’re welcome.

(二) 常用表达法

1． 句子

(1) Do you have any aerogrammes?

你们有航空邮筒吗？

(2) I also want a postcard.

我还要一张明信片。

(3) I believe there’s a parcel for me.

我相信有我的一个包裹。

(4) I want a message form.

我要一张电报纸。

(5) I want a money order for 200 dollars.

我要一张汇二百美元的汇款单。

(6) I want to have it sent by an urgent telegram.

我向用加急电报把它发出。

(7) I’d like to insure this package for 50 dollars.

我想为这包裹保险50美元。

(8) I’d like to register this letter.

我想挂号邮寄这封信。

(9) Please insure it for 40 dollars.

请给它保险40美元。

(10) Do you wish to send it by air mail?

你希望航空邮寄吗？

(11) I should say it’ll take at least four days.

我看至少要4天时间。

(12) Please write your name in block letters.

请用印刷体书写姓名。

(13) The first mail goes out at 6:50 in the morning.

头班邮件早晨7点50分出发。

(14) Please sign this order.

请在这张汇票上签字。

(15) If your cable is urgent, the rate will be doubled.

如果你的电报是加急的，费用加倍。

(16) It’s little overweight. You’ll have to pay extra.

有点超重，你必须额外支付。

(17) What’s the maximum weight allowed?

重量的最高限额是多少？

2．词，词组

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