相信常年身处国外的朋友们都会有这样的感受:每逢佳节倍思亲,却无奈路途遥远,无法常与家人团聚,唯有通过短暂的电话或视频以解相思。
不过,也会有很多朋友更喜欢把这一番沉甸甸的思念,化作一张明信片或是当地特产,邮寄给远在故乡的亲人与挚友。 所以,这个“十一”假期,小译就来和大家聊一聊,如何正确地将这浓浓思乡情,寄予最亲最爱的人~
At the Post Office 邮局邮寄常用单词短语 mail [meɪl] 邮件(不能用复数);信件;邮寄 envelope [ˈenvələʊp] 信封 sender [ˈsendə(r)] 寄件人 recipient [rɪˈsɪpiənt] 收件人 zip code 邮政编码 air mail 航空信 outgoing mail 外埠邮件 parcel post 包裹邮件 邮局邮寄常用表达 1、需要买邮票、信封,可以这样问: Can I buy stamps and envelopes here? 这儿卖邮票、信封吗? Do you have bigger envelopes? 有大一点的信封吗? I need a six-cent stamp. 我需要一张六角钱的邮票。
2、寄信和寄邮件都是称重计费,所以要知道信件或物品的重量,才能知道邮寄需要多少钱: I wonder if this letter is overweight. 不知道这封信有没有超重? How much is the postage? 请问邮资多少? How much do I need for these letters? 寄这些信要多少钱? How much postage does this need? 这邮件的邮资是多少?
3、在邮局寄信,有多种邮寄方式可以选择: I want to send a registered letter. 我要寄挂号信。 I want to send it by express mail. 我要寄特快专递。 Airmail, please. 请寄航空信。
4、在邮局寄信或寄包裹时,你也许会需要工作人员的帮助: Could I borrow some glue? 能借用下胶水吗? May I have the zip code for New York? 请问纽约的邮编是多少?
5、想寄明信片,可以这样说: I'd like to buy stamps for a postcard to Europe, please! 我要买邮票寄明信片到欧洲! 情景小剧场 A 工作人员 B 寄件人 Dialogue A A: Do you want to send the package by air mail or by surface mail? 你的包裹要平邮,还是空运? B: Which is cheaper? 哪一种比较便宜? A: It's much cheaper to send a package by surface mail. But it takes two months. 用海运寄便宜很多,但要花两个月的时间。 B: Then, I'll just send it by air mail. 那我还是寄空运的好了. Dialogue B B: I’d like to send this parcel to Canada. 我要邮寄这个包裹到加拿大。 A: How would you like to send it? 你要怎么邮寄? B: By airmail, please. 空邮。 A: Do you have anything valuable inside the parcel? 包裹里有什么贵重物品吗? B: No, just some magazines. 没有,只有一些杂志。 A: Let me weight it. It’s eighty grams and the postage is twenty dollars. It will take about two days to send your parcel to Canada. 让我称一下。八十克,邮费20美元。送到加拿大需要两天。 B: Ok, thanks a lot. 好的,谢谢。 Dialogue C A: Hello, may I help you? 你好!我可以帮您吗? B: I'd like to send this package to California. 我想把这个包裹寄到加利福尼亚。 A: Would you like to send it by express mail or by regular mail? 您是想用特快专递,还是普通邮寄? B: How much for the express mail? 快递多少钱? A: 20 dollars. 20 美元。 B: And by regular mail? 那普通邮寄呢? A: 12 dollars. 12 美元。 B: I'd like it to get there tomorrow. 那我想明天邮寄到。 A: Please fill out this form. When you're finished, come back to this window. 请填好这张表格,您填完后,再到这个窗口来。 B: OK, I think I'm done, is this correct? 好的,我填完啦,这样可以吗? A: Yes, that's right. 是的,没问题。 B: I'd also like to mail this letter. 我还要寄这封信。 A: Do you need to buy stamps? 您需要买邮票吗? B: Yes. 是的。 A: A book of stamps costs 3 dollars. So that'll be 23 dollars for everything. 寄一本书的邮票价格是 3 美元,一共是 23 美元。 B: OK, here you are. Thank you! 好的,给你钱,谢谢。 ![]() 本周小译微课堂结束啦 你还想了解哪方面的英文口语知识? 或在国外旅游时,遇到过哪些口语问题? 都可以留言告诉小译~
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