疯狂情景会话真功夫 31.In a Post office

A: How much is an airmail¹ letter to Japan?
[00:01.21]Ａ：寄一封航空信封到日本要多少钱？
[00:02.43]B:I’ll have  to check.Can I help you with anything else?
[00:03.85]Ｂ：我得查一查。还有别的事要我效劳吗？
[00:05.28]A: I’d like a 20 cents³ Stamp ,please.
[00:06.32]Ａ：请给我一枚2角的邮票。
[00:07.37]B: There you are.
[00:08.07]Ｂ：给你。
[00:08.78]A: Could⁴ you tell me how  much it would⁵ cost⁶ to send this to France by regular⁷ mail²?
[00:10.58]Ａ：请问，按普通邮件这件东西寄到法国要多少钱？
[00:12.38]B:I’ll look it up.Is there anything else?
[00:13.43]Ｂ：我来查一下。还有别的事吗？
[00:14.47]A: Yes.I’d like five airmail stamps.
[00:15.60]Ａ：对啦，我要买5枚航空邮票。
[00:16.72]B:Here you are .
[00:17.25]Ｂ：给你。
[00:17.79]A; How much would a postcard to Brazil⁸ be?
[00:18.99]Ａ：寄一张明信片到巴西要多少钱？
[00:20.19]B: Let me check for you .Do you need anything else?
[00:21.73]Ｂ：让我给你查查看。你还需要别的什么吗？
[00:23.28]A:Yes.I’d like a book of 20 cents stamps,please.
[00:24.65]Ａ：还有，请给我一本2角邮票的邮票簿。
[00:26.02]B: Here you go.
[00:26.48]Ｂ：这就是。
[00:26.93]A: How much more would it cost to send this special delivery⁹?
[00:28.32]Ａ：用特快专递寄这件东西要加多少钱？
[00:29.70]B: Just a second.I’ll have to check that .Anything else I can do for you?
[00:31.40]Ｂ：请等一等，我得查一下。还要我做点别的事吗？
[00:33.10]A:Yes .I’d like to send a $20.00 money order¹⁰.
[00:34.30]Ａ：是的，我要寄一张20美元的汇票。
[00:35.50]B: There you go.
[00:36.13]Ｂ：这就是。

1 airmail   

n.航空邮件，航空邮政

参考例句：

• I told her to send the letter by airmail.我叫她把那封信寄航空。
• A letter sent by airmail will get to Europe quickly.寄往欧洲的航空邮件马上就会到达。

2 mail   

n.邮件；v.邮寄

参考例句：

• He has a large amount of mail to answer every day.他每天有大量的信件要回复。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

3 cents   

n.分，一分钱的硬币( cent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• dividend payments of 50 cents a share 每股50分的股息支付
• A huge plateful like that costs only 50 cents. 这样大一盘才50美分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

5 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

6 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

7 regular   

adj.有规律的，有规则的，整齐的，正规的

参考例句：

• I had no regular education.我没有受过正规教育。
• Saturday is my regular day for shopping.我通常在星期六到商店买东西。

8 Brazil   

n.巴西(南美国家)

参考例句：

• That coffee grows in Brazil is known to all.众所周知巴西产咖啡。
• Coffee is Brazil's main product.咖啡是巴西的主要产物。

9 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。

10 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。