突破口语之情景对话(12):payment结账

突破口语之情景对话(12):payment¹结账

12. payment
结 账

A:   Could I have my bill, please?
B:   Certainly, sir.
A:  I'm afraid there has been a mistake.
B:   I'm sorry, sir. What seems to be the trouble?
A:  I believe you have charged me twice for the same thing. Look, the figure of 6.5 dollar appears here, then again here.
B:   I'll just go and check it for you, sir.

译文：
A:  请给我账单，好吗？
B:   好的，先生。
A:  恐怕这里出错了。
B:   对不起，先生。请问有什么问题？
A:  我想你们对同一种东西进行了两次收费。看，6.5美元这个数字出现在这里，然后这里又出现了一次。
B:   我这就去为您核对一下，先生。

注解 :
1) bill  (n): 账单
2) appear  (v) : 出现，显露
例:  She will appear in court next Friday.
下星期五她将出庭。
3) charge (v) : 收费
例:  The store doesn't charge for delivery².
该店免费送货。

 

1 payment   

n.付款，支付，偿还，偿还，报应

参考例句：

• I gave ten pounds in payment for the goods I bought.我买那些东西付了10英镑。
• This last payment will wipe out your debt to me.这最后一笔付款将了结你欠我的债务。

2 delivery   

n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。