情景会话口袋书人际篇 第621期:保险(3)

 　　9. May I ask a few questions about insurance?

　　请问我能咨询几个有关保险的问题吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Could you tell me something about insurance?

　　I'd like to have a good knowledge about insurance.

　　谚语：

　　Ask and you shall receive.

　　勤问必有所得。

　　10. What kind of insurance are you able to provide for my consignment¹?

　　贵公司能为我的这批货保哪些险呢？

　　还能这样说：

　　Which insurance can you give for my products?

　　What kind of insurance can I get for my consignment?

　　应用解析：

　　consignment 托运，寄售；

　　on consignment 以托销方式，寄卖

　　11. How do we go about getting insurance?

　　我们如何着手购买保险？

　　还能这样说：

　　How can we get insurance?

　　How can we begin to buy insurance?

　　应用解析：

　　be about to do sth. 准备，将要，正打算；

　　That is about it. 差不多。

　　12. Your insurance is $300 a year.

　　你的保险费是每年300美元。

　　还能这样说：

　　You have to pay $300 for the insurance a year.

　　The insurance costs $300 per year.

1 consignment   

n.寄售；发货；委托；交运货物

参考例句：

• This last consignment of hosiery is quite up to standard.这批新到的针织品完全符合规格。
• We have to ask you to dispatch the consignment immediately.我们得要求你立即发送该批货物。