第三部分 会话练习

Sending a parcel to Taiwan from Britain
从英国寄包裹到台湾
Tim: Good morning, I want to send this parcel to Taiwan.
蒂姆：早，我想记这个包裹到台湾。
Post officer: Airmail or surface mail?
邮局人员：航空邮件还是普通邮件？
Tim: How long would surface mail take, compared with airmail?
蒂姆：和航空邮件相比，普通邮件需要花多久的时间？

Post officer: Oh, anything up to 3 or 4 months for surface mail. It depends on the sailing of the ships. Airmail would only take I to 2 weeks.
邮局人员：嗯，普通邮件需要3~4个月的时间，视船的航行情况而定。航空邮件只要花1~2周时间。
Tim: How much would this parcel cost me by airmail?
蒂姆：这个包裹的航空邮费是多少？
Post officer: Just let me weigh it for you. That's 2 lb. and 6 oz. That's be R10.
邮局人员：让我帮你称一下重量。2磅6盎司。需要10英镑。
Tim: Thanks. That'll be OK.
蒂姆：谢谢。这样可以。