Dialogue 1

英語情景對話1

A: Would you please weigh this letter to see what the postage is?

甲:請幫我稱一下這封信，看需要多少郵資。

B: Do you want to send it by ordinary or registered mail?

乙:您想平寄，還是掛號郵寄?

B: By ordinary air mail, please.

甲:普通航空郵寄。

B: Anything of value in it?

乙:信里有什么貴重物品嗎?

A: A postal order far $500.

甲:有一張500美元的郵政匯款單。

B: In that case, you'd better have it registered.

乙:那樣的話，你最好掛號郵寄。

A: Will I be informed when my son gets the letter?

甲:我兒子收到信后我能知道嗎?

B: Yes. When he gets it, he'll sign a receipt, which will be sent to you by mail. Then you can be sure it's done.

乙:可以。他接到信后要在回執上簽字，回執將給你寄回。你收到后就可放心，知道信件已經收到。

A: All right, I'll have it registered，then.

甲:好吧，那我就掛號郵寄。

Dialogue 2

英語情景對話2

A: Would you tell me how I should send this parcel to Shanghai, China?

甲:請間，我想把這個包裹寄到中國上海，該怎么個寄法?

B: What's in it, please?

乙:包裹里有什么呢?

A: It contains books only.

甲:里面全是書。

B: Well, you might send it as "Printed Matter".

乙:你可以把它們作為“印刷品”郵寄。

A: I wonder if I could have it insured here?

甲:我可以在這里進行保險郵寄嗎?

B: Sure. How much would you want to insure them for?

乙:當然。這些書你想保多少錢?

Hints 語言提示

l.hostage n. 郵資—What' s the postage for a letter to Boston? —Well, it all depends.—請問向波士頓寄一封信郵資是多少?—那得視具體情況而定。

2.Do you want to send it by ordinary or registered mail? ordinary (air) mail(航空)平郵; registered (air) mail (航空)掛號郵寄。

3.postal a. 郵政的，郵局的

4.inform v. 通知，獲悉，常可構成詞組 inform of/about

5.parcel n. 包裹

6.contain v. 包含，容納

7.Printed Matter 印刷品