简单慢速英语阅读：The Package Pick-Up (1)

　　The phone rang at 8:15 a.m. It was a recording¹. "A UPS driver will pick up your package today. He will arrive between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m." That's nice, Craig thought. All I have to do is wait for 11 hours. I can't even take a shower. I can't hear the doorbell while I'm in the shower. Craig heard the doorbell at 4:40 p.m. "I'm so glad you're here," he told the driver. "This box has been sitting in my bedroom for two weeks." He handed the box to the driver. The driver said, "Where's the call tag²? I can't take this without the call tag." Craig said, "What? What's a call tag?" The driver said, "A call tag is a return label³. It tells us where to ship the box. Maybe it's inside the box." Craig rolled his eyes. Why was returning a package so difficult?

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 tag   

n.标签，附属物，名称，谚语；vt.附以签条，尾随，添饰，指责，连接；vi.紧随，尾随

参考例句：

• Please tag your baggage.请在你的行李上贴上标签了。
• The clerk attached a price tag to each article.店员给每一件商品系上标价签。

3 label   

n.卷标，标签，标记；称号，绰号；v.贴标签于，把…称为

参考例句：

• The label is on the inner side of the box.标签贴在盒子内侧。
• He has been given the label of "playboy".他被起了个“花花公子”的绰号。