At the Post Office 在邮局

 Part One Sending a Letter第一部分 寄信Clerk: Good afternoon, Miss. Can I help you?

小姐，下午好。要帮忙吗？

Mary: Yes. I want to send this letter to Guangzhou.

是的。我想把这封信寄往广州。

Clerk: By airmail or surface mail?

航空信还是平信？

Mary: Air mail, please.

请寄航空信。

Clerk: Would you like it registered?

想寄挂号吗？

Mary: No. I don't think so.

不要。我想不用寄挂号。

Clerk: Eighty cents, please.

请付8毛钱。

Mary: Here's one yuan.

这是一元。

Clerk: Here's your change.

你的找头。

Mary: Thank you.

谢谢。

Clerk: It's my pleasure.

不用谢。

Part Two Posting a Letter第二部分 寄信Jack 1: Excuse me, but could you please tell me where the nearest post office is? I'm going to mail a letter.

劳驾，请问最近的邮局在哪儿？我要去寄封信。

Wang: Do you wish to send it as an ordinary or registered letter?

你要寄平信还是挂号信？

Jack: What's the difference?

这有什么区别吗？

Wang: If you want to post an ordinary letter, you needn't go to the post office, you can drop it into the nearest pillar-box.

如果寄平信，你就用不着上邮局，把信投在最近的邮筒就行了。

Jack: I want to send this letter by registered mail.

我想寄封挂号信。

Wang: In that case, you'll have to go to the post office.

那样的话，你就要到邮局去了。

Jack: Thank you.

谢谢。

(At the post office)Jack: Good afternoon! I want to send this letter to Beijing by registered mail. Is there enough postage on it?

下午好！我想寄封挂号信到北京。这封信的邮资足吗？

Clerk: The letter is rather heavy. You'd better have it weighed.

这封信相当重，最好称一下。

Jack: How much does it weigh? Is it overweight?

多重？超重了吗？

Clerk: It's 6 grams overweight. You need 2 yuan stamps.

超重6克。需要贴2元邮票。

Jack: Do you think I can catch the last post today?

你看我能赶上最后一趟邮班吗？

Clerk: Oh, certainly. The last mail goes out at 6:30.

当然能行。最后一趟邮班是6：30。

Jack: Thank you.

谢谢。

Part Three Sending a Parcel第三部分 寄包裹Clerk: How can I help you?

能为您效劳吗？

Jack: I want to send this package to Los Angeles by parcel post, please.

我想把这包东西以包裹邮件寄往洛杉机。

Clerk: Registered?

挂号吗？

Jack: Yes.

对。

Clerk: I'll have to weigh it first. 150 yuan, please.

我得先把它称一下。请付150元。

Jack: Here is 200.

给你 200元。

Clerk: Your change, please.

这是你的找头。

Jack: Thank you.

谢谢。

Part Four Sending Money第四部分 寄钱Clerk 1: Good morning. Can I help You?

早晨好！能为您效劳吗？

Bob: Good morning. I wish to send a sum of 100 Euros to London. Would it be better to get a money order or send it in a registered letter?

早晨好！我想寄100欧元到伦敦去。用邮政汇票好还是用保价信寄钞票好？

Clerk 1: It depends.

那要视情况而定。

Bob: Then I'd like to get a postal 2 order.

那么，我要张邮政汇票。

Clerk 1: Postal orders are over there, at Counter No.5.

邮政汇票在那边，5号柜台。

…Bob: Please give me a postal order for 100 Euros.

请给我一张100欧元的邮政汇票。

Clerk 2: Will you fill in the moneyorder form? Please write down the names and addresses of both the sender and the recipient 3 legibly and do not abbreviate 4 or use initials. And don't forget the reverse side of the form. You can put down the sender's remarks here, if you like.

请填写这张邮政汇票。请填上汇款人与收款人的姓名、地址。字迹要清楚，不要缩写，要用全称。别忘了汇票的反面也要填写。如果需要，你可以在这里写上汇款人的附言。

Bob: Is the form filled in properly?

这表格填对了吗？

Clerk 2: Yes.

是的。

Bob: Thank you very much.

非常感谢。

Clerk 2: You are welcome.

不客气。