英语情景对话-Late Fees(3)

A: May I help you?
B: I would like to check out these books.
A: May I see your library card, please?
B: Yes. Here you go.
A: Apparently¹, you have unpaid² late fees.
B: I do?
A: You owe some money.
B: Exactly how much do I owe?
A: You owe $24.50.
B: I won’t be able to pay that right now.
A: Until you pay it, you can’t check out books.
B: I will pay it. Don’t worry.

 

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。