对话文本
Grace: excuse me, could you tell me which line I’m supposed to stand in to buy bubble wrap and to post a package?
Alexander: you can buy the bubble wrap here, but you’ll have to stand in line over here to post your paskage.
G: that’s a really long line. How long do you think it’ll take to get through all those people?
A: it takes about 3 minutes per person, so it’ll probably be about an hour’s wait.
G: can I buy stamps here?
A: sure. How many would you like?
G: I need 30 for my Chrismas cards.
A: are you sending them abroad?
G: twenty of them are going abroad to China to America.
A: do you have any going anywhere in the EU? If you do, those are less expensive.
G: no.
A: ok, here you go. That will be 18 pounds and seventy two pence.
G: and the bubble wrap?
A: that’s another quid.
G: thanks a lot. You’ve been very helpful.


参考翻译
打扰一下,请问我要排哪条队伍可以买到气泡衬垫包装纸，然后寄包裹？
你可以在这儿买气泡衬垫包装纸，但是要寄包裹的话得去那边排队。
那条队可真长啊。你觉得我得需要多长时间？
每个人大概需要三分钟左右，所以您得等一个小时。
邮票是在这儿买吗？
没错。要买多少？
我要寄圣诞卡，大概需要三十张。
都是寄到国外去的吗？
其中有20张是寄到中国和美国的。
有没有寄到欧洲去的？如果没有寄到那边的，邮费没那么贵。
没有。
好的，给你。一共是18英镑72便士。
气泡衬垫包装纸是多少钱？
还要额外再加1英镑。
非常感谢。你帮了不少忙。


重点词汇
以下列出在邮寄时需要的很实用的单词

Post/send/mail 寄
Do you mind posting a letter for me?
你能帮我寄封信吗?

Letter/mail 信

Signature 签名
Petitions bearing nearly a half-million signatures were sent to the White House.
有将近五十万人签名的请愿书被送到白宫。

Post/zip code 邮编

Overweight 超重

Envelope 信封

By ordinary mail/by surface mail 平邮

Parcel/package 包裹
This parcel came in the mail today.
这个包裹是今天邮来的。

Letter box 邮筒
注:letter box主要用于英式英语中,在美式英语中的对应表达是"mailbox".

Registered mail 挂号信
重点句型
Write and let me know how you are getting on.
写信告诉我你的近况.
get on: used to talk or ask about how well sb is doing in a particular situation(询问某人)进展
Everything was getting on very well.
一切进行得很顺利。

where would you like to send it?
你想往哪儿寄?

I wrote her several letters, but she never wrote back.
我给她写了很多封信，可是她一封都没回过。

Be sure to put down the address of the receiver clearly.
注意要把收件人写清楚.
Put down就是”写下”的意思,是正式用语.
Will you put down your address here?
把你的地址写在这儿好吗?