【听英文对话做选择】影碟租赁店

 原文：

Store Employee: Hi. May I help you?

Customer: Yeah. I'd like to rent these movies.

 

Store Employee: Uh, Romance movies!

 

Customer: Well. They're for my daughter

 

Store Employee: Right. It's okay. Do you have your membership card?

 

Customer: No, I don't. Uh, do I need one to rent videos here?

 

Store Employee: Yes, but it's free. [Oh, okay.] It's just a card we issue to help us keep track of video rentals². So, please fill out this membership form.

 

Customer: Okay, and how much are movie rentals anyway?

 

Store Employee: Well, new releases are $3.50 (Okay), and all other movies are two dollars (Uh, huh.), and you can rent up to six movies at a time. (Okay) We also have a five buck³ deal where you can rent any five movies for $5.00 (Hum), but this does not include new releases.

 

Customer: Oh, well, I'll just take these tonight.

 

Store Employee: Okay, let's see . . . your total comes to seven dollars and fifty cents.

 

Customer: And when do I need to return them?

 

Store Employee: They have to be returned on Thursday by ten o'clock PM.

 

Customer: Okay. Store Employee: And there is an overdue⁴ fee equal to the rental¹ fee of the video, so be sure to return them on time.

 

Customer: Okay. Store Employee: Okay. And enjoy your romance movies.

 

Customer: Okay. Thanks.

1. Where does this conversation most likely take place?

A. at a movie theater

B. at a library

C. at a video rental shop

2. How much do new movies cost to rent?

A. $2.00

B. $3.50

C. $5.00

 

3. How much did the man spend on movies?

A. $3.50

B. $5.50

C. $7.50

 

4. When does the man need to return the movies?

A. Thursday

B. Friday

C. Saturday

 

5. What do you need to rent a video at this shop?

A. a driver's license⁵

B. a school ID

C. a membership card

 

正确答案：

1. at a video rental shop

2. $3.50

3. $7.50

4. Thursday

5. a membership card

 

1 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

2 rentals   

n.租费，租金额( rental的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In some large hotels, the income derived from this source actually exceeds income from room rentals. 有些大旅馆中，这方面的盈利实际上要超过出租客房的盈利。 来自辞典例句
• Clerk: Well, Canadian Gifts is on the lower level. It's across from Prime Time Video Rentals. 噢，礼品店在楼下，在黄金时刻录像出租屋的对面。 来自口语例句

3 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

4 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

5 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。