英語口語每天說上半小時 063

63.Post office 郵局(上)

1.But if it's stamps you need,you can get some from the automatic stamp machine on the wall outside.

但是那是你需要的郵票，你可以從外面墻上的自動售票機那里獲得。

2.You can drop your letter in this red and blue mail box after you've put a stamp on it.

貼上郵票之后，你可以把你的信投入紅藍相間的那個郵箱里。

3.Can I get any stamps at this counter? 我可以在這個柜臺這里買到郵票嗎?

4.I need twenty 10-cent stamps. 我需要20張10分的郵票。

5.That comes to $30 altogether. 總共30美元。

6.Can I have this money order cashed? 我可以兌換這張匯票嗎?

7.You'll have to endorse it first. 你必須先在背面簽字。

8.Could you give me some airmail stickers? 你可以給我一些航空標簽貼嗎?

Dialogue One

A:Can I help you?

我可以幫你嗎?

B:I need some stamps for this letter.

我需要買一些郵票來寄這封信。

A:What kind of stamps do you want?

你要什么樣的郵票?

B:How much do I need for this letter?

寄這封信要多少錢?

A:I must weigh it first.Err...It's five grams over weigh,Do you want to send it as an ordinary or registered letter?

我必須先稱重。額…超重5克。你要寄平信還是掛號信?

B:I want it registered.How much is it then?

我要寄掛號信。那它要多少錢?

A:Registration plus overwight....err....seven dollars in all.

掛號信加超重…額…總共7美元。

B:Here's a 10-dollar bill.

這里是一張10元美鈔。

A:Now,your receipt,and the change.

那么，這是你的發(fā)票和零錢。

B:Thanks.Good-bye.

謝謝。拜拜。

Dialogue Two

A:Hello,I've got a letter here that I'd like to post.

你好。我這里有封信，我想郵寄。

B:Yes,where's it to,madam?

是的，要寄去哪里，女士?

A:Well,the letter is going to a friend of mine in America and it's quite urgent.It really needs to be posted today,so here you are.

額，這封信要寄去我美國的一個朋友，很緊急。今天必須寄出去，給你。

B:You want to send it airmail ,madam?

你要寄航空郵寄嗎，女士?

A:I do want to send it airmail,yes.

我要寄航空郵寄，是的。

Dialogue Three

A:Give me a pack of first-class stamps,please.

請給我一組一級郵票。

B:Here you are.That will be five dollars.Anything else?

給你?？偣?美元。還要其它東西嗎?

A:Yes.I want some post cards and some airmail stamps.I want to send some letters to South America.

是的。我想寄一些明信片和一些航空郵票。我想寄這些信去南美洲。

B:Just a moment,I'll look up the rate for air-mail letters to South America.

請稍等。我要查一下去南美的航空郵件的郵費是多少。

A:Can you tell me how much it will cost to send a package to Colombia?Also,I wnat to know how long it will take.

你可以告訴我寄一個包裹到哥倫比亞要多少錢嗎?我還想知道要多久才到。

B:Do you have the package with you?I would have to weigh it to see how much it would cost.

你有帶那個包裹嗎?我要稱重，看一下它要多少錢。

A:Do you insure package?

你要為包裹買保險嗎?

B:Yes.All you have to do declare the value of the package and decide how much you want to insure it for.

是的。你要做的就是申報包裹的價值，決定你要為它買多少保險。

A:Is there a way that I can be sure that the people in South America receive my package?

有什么方法可以讓我知道南美洲的那邊的人收到我的包裹呢?

B:The post office rarely loses package.You can ,however, request a return receipt.

郵寄很少把包裹弄丟的。但是，你可以要求要一張回執(zhí)。

A:One last question_what are your hours?

最后一個問題：你們的營業(yè)時間是什么時候?

B:We open at eight-thirty in the morning and close at five-thirty in the afternoon.

我們早上7點半營業(yè)，下午5點半歇業(yè)。

A:Thank you,you helped me a lot.

謝謝你，你幫了我很大的忙。

買賀卡

Bill and Kate want to send a postcard to their friend Peter.They are going to a post office to buy a postcard.Bill likes one of the postcards .It is the one with the dogs.But Kate remembers that Peter doesn't like dogs.And she likes that one with the boats.It is the one in the middle of the counter.Bill agrees with her and describes it as very nice.A clerk comes to them to help them.They have a look at that one and decide to buy it.It is six cents.They are very satisfied with the postcard they have bought. 比爾和凱特想寄一張明信片給他們的朋友彼得。他們打算去郵局買一張明信片。比爾喜歡其中的一張明信片。那一張印有狗的圖案。但是凱特記得彼得不喜歡狗。她喜歡有船的圖案那張。它就放在柜臺的中央。比爾同意她的看法，覺得它很漂亮。一個職員來為他們服務。他們看了那張之后覺得買了它。價格是6美分。他們對買的這張明信片很滿意。

郵局(下)

1.I'd like to mail a package of books to China. 我想寄這包書去中國。

2.How much postage is needed? 郵資要多少?

3.What is the maximum weight? 重量的最大限額是多少?

4.The limit is 11 pounds for each package,and the rate is 92 cents per pound.

每個包裹的限重11磅，費用是每磅92美分。

5.I'd like to insure it for $40. 我想為它買40美元的保險。

6.You have to pay an additional 70 cents for the insured package.

你必須為這個上了保險的包裹額外付70美分。

7.Please fill out these customs forms for each package. 請為每個包裹填寫一張報關單。

8.Please state clearly the contents and value of each one,and the name and address of the returnee.

請明示每個包裹里面的東西和價值以及退還者的名字和地址。

Dialogue One

A:Excuse me,I'd like to send this parcel.

打擾了，我想寄這個包裹。

B:What's in it,please?

請問里面是什么?

A:Just a few shirts.(showing it to the clerk).

只是幾件襯衫。(給職員看)

B:OK.You may wrap it now.Please fill in this form and label it.(after a moment)Would you like it registered?

好的?，F(xiàn)在你可以把它包裝起來了。請?zhí)钸@張表比貼上標簽。(一會之后)你要寄掛號信嗎?

A:No,I'd rather send it by ordinary mail.

不，我寧愿寄平郵。

B:Nine dollars and fifty cents.

9.5美元。

A:Here you are.

給你。

B:Here's the receipt.

這是發(fā)票。

A:Thank you so much.

非常謝謝你。

B:You're welcome.

不客氣。

Dialogue Two

A:I'd like to send this parcel to Spain,please.

我想寄這個包裹到西班牙。

B:Do you want to send it by airmail or by surface mail?

你要寄航空郵件還是平郵?

A:Well,how long will it take if I send it by surface mail?

額，如果我寄平郵要多久?

B:About five weeks.

大概5個星期。

A:Oh,dear.It won't get there for New Year's Day if I send it by surface mail.How much will it cost if I send it by air?

噢，天啊。如果我寄平郵，就不能再新年的時候到達那里了。如果寄航空郵件要多少錢?

B:Just a moment.I'll weigh it.

請稍等。我要稱一下。

Dialogue Three

A:I have a package to post today.

我今天要寄個包裹。

B:Yes,what's in the package,madam?

是的，包裹里有什么，女士?

A:Well,it has a cassette record.....a cassette tape.

額，有一盒盒式錄音帶…盒式磁帶。

B:How would you like to send it?

你要用什么寄?

A:By airmail please.

通過航空郵件。

B:Do you want to insure it?

你要買保險嗎?

A:Yes,I'd like to insure it for 20 dollars.How much shall I pay altogether?

是的，我想為它買20美元的保險。我總共要付多少錢?

B:3 dollars.

3美元。

郵局的職能

It is very difficult to imagine what modern communications would be like without the postal service.Once you go abroad,post office will be the necessary place you should go to, and the most common form of modern communication is still the letter.We write letters both for business and keeping in touch with friends and relatives.After we have written the letter,we have to mail it and for that we need stamps .Selling stamps and delivering letters are some of the major tasks of post office.

沒有郵政服務，我們很難想象現(xiàn)代通信會怎么樣。當你出國的時候，郵局將會是你必須去的地方，最常見的現(xiàn)代通信方式仍然是信件。我們?yōu)榱松虅?、?lián)系親友而寫信。我們寫信之后，我們必須寄出去，因此我們需要郵票。賣郵票和寄信是郵局的一些主要任務。

In addition to mailing letters and selling stamps,the post office also accepts and delivers packages,handles money and so on.

除了寄信和賣郵票，郵局也接收、遞送包裹，處理金錢等等。