15、 At the Post Office 在邮局

A: Good morning. I’d like ten airmail stamps, please.
早上好。我要买十枚航空邮票。

B: That’s 50 cents a stamp. Anything else?
每枚5毛。还要别的吗？

A: Yes, this letter needs to go by registered mail.
是的，这封信要寄挂号。

B: Where’s it going?
寄哪儿？

A: To the New York State Department of Taxation.
纽约州税务部。

B: You’ll want to make sure that gets there on time!
Fill out this form and sign at the bottom.
你可不想让这封信迟到了！填好这张表，然后在下面签字。

A: Here you go. How much will that be?
给。多少钱？

B: OK, that’s 29 cents for the stamp and $2.00 to send it by registered mail. Is that it?
邮票是2毛9，挂号信2块。就这些吗？

A: Not really. The next thing on my list is a money order.
不，还有。我还要买张汇票。

B: Let me fill out the order form. Who is the addressee?
让我把表填好。收件人是谁？

A: English Language Textbooks.
英语教科书。

B: And the address?
地址是？

A: 250 5th Avenue New York, New York 12644.
纽约第五大街250号，邮编纽约12644。

B: And the amount of the money order?
汇票金额多少？

A: $15.75
15.75元

B: We charge $1.50 per money order, so it comes to $17.25 total. Anything else on your list?
每张汇票我们收费1.5元，合计是17.25元。你单子上还有别的吗？

A: One more thing. This letter is urgent. What’s the best way to send it?
还有，这封信很紧急。怎么寄最快？

B: If you send it express mail it’ll be $9.7 for the first 12 ounces.
如果你寄特快专递，12盎司收费9.70元。

A: Fine. It’s only a letter, it doesn’t weigh much.
好的。只不过一封信，不会有多重的。

B: Fill out the form, and put the letter inside this express mail envelope.
填好这个表，把信放在这个特快专递信封里。

A: Thanks. That’s all. You’ve been a big help.
谢谢。就这些了。你帮了我大忙。

B: Now, here’s the bad news: your total is $34.
我要告诉你个坏消息了，你总共要付34元钱。


额外成就感

邮政英语
registered mail 挂号信
* When you send a letter via registered mail, the addressee must sign for it.
你要是寄挂号信的话，收件人一定要签收。
* Please send your application by registered mail.
请把你的申请寄挂号信。

money order 汇票
* They don’t take checks, cash, or credit cards, they only accept money orders.
他们既不收支票、现金，也不收信用卡，只收汇票。
* It’s much safer to send a money order than cash through the mail.
寄汇票比寄现金安全多了。

urgent 紧急的，紧迫的
* It’s urgent, it must be there by 10:00a.m. tomorrow!
这个很紧急，明天早上10点之前必须要到！
* I have an urgent problem that I need to talk to you about.
我有点急事要跟你谈。

express mail 特快专递
* Express mail is the fastest way to send a letter.
寄信最快的方式就是寄特快专递。