实用英语 邮局.doc

AT THE POST OFFICE
A、常用的单词、短语
1)信的种类
post card
regular mail 平信
air mail 航空信
registered mail 挂号信
registered air mail
insured registered mail 保险挂号信
certified delivery 有“寄出证明”的信
special delivery 快信
parcel
telegram
surface mail 海运邮件
sea mail 海运
2)邮票
regular stamp
air mail stamp
one-cent stamp
five-cent stamp
stamp book 邮票本
stamp roll 一卷邮票
automatic stamp selling machine
自动售邮票的机器
automatic vending machine
自动售货机
postage 邮资、邮费
via air mail 表示“航空邮件”的标志
3)信纸、信封、信箱
envelope /stamped envelope
air letter=aerogram 航空邮筒
mail box 邮箱
letter paper 信纸
4)各种不同的寄法
1st. class mail 一级邮件
2nd. Class mail
3re. class mail
bulk rate
邮寄大量印刷品时的便宜邮资
package = parcel post 邮寄包裹
printed matter 印刷品
books
5)与邮局有关的字词
delivery 速信
post office notice 邮局通知
change-of-address form 改地址的单子
money order
post office hours 邮局办公时间
Monday through Friday 周一到周五
local /out of town 本地-外地
domestic /international 国内-国外
stamped mail 贴了邮票的信件
metered mail
用自动计费邮措戳机印上邮费的信件
postman/ postwoman 邮差
post office clerk 邮局职员
endorse 签名
B、实用对话
一、寄信、买邮票、寄包裹
P: Post Office Clerk C: Customer
Generally, you should wait in line and go to the count or window for business till the clerk call” next”.
P: Next please! Hello, may I help you, sir?
C: Yes, I want to send a registered air mail letter to China.
P: OK, that’ll be $ for postage and $ for registration. es to $ .
C: Here is five d