失业英语对话-Payment Not Received(1)

A: I am calling to find out why I didn’t receive an unemployment¹ check this week.
B: Did you send in your Continued Claim Form for the last period?
A: I think I forgot to send it in!
B: You need to be very careful to send that form in every two weeks if you want to get paid.
A: Can I send it in now?
B: You should look at your claim form and see if it has been more than fourteen days since it was due². If it hasn’t been, we will still accept it.
A: Can I mail it in early next time so it isn’t late?
B: Actually, you cannot mail it in early, as it needs to reflect all of the information up to the due date.
A: Will my paycheck come right away now?
B: Your check will arrive a little late.
 

1 unemployment   

n.失业，失业状态

参考例句：

• The government will look into how to reduce unemployment.政府将研究如何降低失业率。
• He gave a talk on the theme of teenage unemployment.他就青少年失业的主题作了一次报告。

2 due   

n.应得物；adj.预定的，应付的，到期的，应有的

参考例句：

• I received nothing except what was due to me.除了我应得的东西，我并未接受任何东西。
• The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.火箭定于星期五中午发射。