賴世雄觀光英語通77:打電話給美國大使館

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Calling the American Embassy

打電話給美國大使館

Kathy uses a local telephone to call the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm. An embassy official answers the phone.

凱西在斯德哥爾摩打了一通電話給當?shù)氐拿绹笫桂^。一位大使館官員

接電話。

E:U.S. Embassy in Stockholm. How may I help you?

官員：美國駐斯德哥爾摩大使館。有什么事需要我為你效勞的嗎?

K:Hello? My name is Kathy Mannings. I'm an American citizen. I think I've lost my passport.

凱西：哈啰?我叫凱西?曼寧斯。我是美國公民。我想我的護照遺失了。

E:That's a serious problem, young lady. Are you sure you've lost it?

官員：小姐，這是一個很嚴重的問題。你確定你護照遺失了嗎?

K:I'm afraid so. If I have lost it, what can I do?

凱西：恐怕是如此。如果我遺失護照，該怎么辦呢?

E:Please look very carefully for it. It will take a lot of paperwork and time to replace your passport.

官員：麻煩你再仔細找找看。換護照需要很多書面作業(yè)，同時也要花許多時間。

K:Believe me, we're looking high and low for it.

凱西：相信我，我們現(xiàn)在正在四處尋找。

E:If you can't find it, you'll have to come down to the embassy to the Passport Section. You'll have to fill out forms there and pay for a replacement.

官員：如果找不到的話，你得到大使館的護照科來。你得在那里填寫表格和繳交護照換發(fā)費。

K:I have your address, but I don't know your business hours.

凱西：我有你們的地址，但是我不知道你們上班的時間。

E:The Passport Section is open on weekdays from a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

官員：護照部門的上班時間是星期一至星期五早上九點到下午五點，星期六則從早上九點到中午。

K:Well, thanks a lot.

凱西：嗯，非常謝謝你。

E:You're welcome. And good luck!

官員：不客氣。也祝你好運!

單詞短語精講：

1.I am afraid so.恐怕是如此。

I am afraid not.恐怕不

例:A:Is Connie absent again todav}

B:I am afraid so.

(甲:康妮今天又缺席廠嗎，!)

(乙:恐怕是哦。)

A:Did you finish your homewonk}

B:I' m afraid not.

(甲:你家庭作業(yè)寫完廠嗎，!)

(乙:恐怕還沒有。)

2. paperwork 文書作業(yè)，文書工作

例:As a secretary，Martha had lots of paperwork to process

everyday

(身為一名秘書，瑪莎每天都有許多文書工作要處理。)

3.replace 替代

例:I want to replaee my Walkman

(我想把我的隨身聽換成cd

4. look high and low for…到處尋找……

例:Doug looked high and low for his passport in his hotel room because he for got wheT'e he had },ut it.

(道格在旅館房間內(nèi)四處尋找護照，因為他忘廠他先前把它放在哪兒

了。)

5. fill out...填寫……(表格)

例:If you want a fishing license in this state，you will have to fill out these forms first.

(如果你在木州想要一張釣魚許可證的話，就必須先填寫這些表格。)