邮寄包裹及信件英文对话.doc

情景对话
Lesson 5
At the Post Office
1Sending Mails(邮寄包裹和信件)
Scene 1

(A: Tourist; B: Tour Leader; C: Clerk of the post office)
A: Leader,can you do me a favor?
B: Certainly,Kate. What can I do for you?
A: I’d like to send some mail to my friend. Can you go with me to the post office?
B: Sure,miss. With pleasure.

(To the post office)

C: Good morning. May I help you?
B: Yes. We want to mail this small package to Beijing. How much is the postage?
C: Do you want it insured?
A: No. It’s just a souvenir for a friend of mine.
C: Do you want to send it by airmail or by ordinary mail?
A: By air mail,please.
C: That will be 12 dollars.
A: Here are 20 dollars. May I have ten 5-cent stamps,two 10-cent stamps and six airmail envelopes,please?
C: Certainly. Here are your stamps,envelopes and change.
A: Thank you.

Scene 2
(A: Tour Leader; B:Clerk of the Post Office)
A: Excuse me. Can you tell me how long it takes for an airmail
to get to Shanghai?
B: Around a week.
A: That’s nice. Can I catch the last mail today?
B: Yes. The last mail leaves at 5:00 p.m.
A: Thank you. Can you give me an airmail envelope,please?
B: Sure. Here you are. Would you like it registered?
A: Yes. How much does it cost?
B: Let me weigh it first? It’s 8 dollars altogether.
A: Oh,so expensive.

Notes注释解疑
1. by airmail:航空邮
2. Do you want it insured?你要保价吗？
3. by ordinary mail:平邮
4. Can I catch the last mail today?我能赶上今天的最后一批邮件吗？
5. Would you like it registered?你要挂号吗？