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UNIT16ATTHEPOSTOFFICE
UNIT16ATTHEPOSTOFFICE
KEYSENTENCES
NowthatI’vecomeashore,Imightaswelldoitmyself.
That’sanordinaryletter,andbyairmailwilldo.
SupposeIwanttosentitregisteredandexpress?
Youmayfindthenumberinthephonedirectory.
Isitcountedasalongdistancecall?
Theline’sengaged,putdownyourphoneandwait.
I’veputyouthrough.Holdtheline,please.
Hello,switchboard.Whatextensiondoyouwant?
I’dliketospeaktoMr.WuinABCdepartment.
Who’sthatspeaking?
—ThisisChenspeaking.
Iwonderifyouhavetimetocomethisevening.
Don’tforgettosendmyregardstoyourfamily.
既然我已上岸，就由我自己来做。
那是封普通的信，寄航空即可。
如果我想寄挂号并用特快方式呢？
你可在电话簿上找到号码。
（这）是不是按长途电话计费？
占线了，请放下电话，稍等。
我给你接通了。
请不要挂电话。
喂，我是总机。
你要什么分机？
我想同ABC部的吴先生讲话。
对方是谁？
—我是陈。
我想知道今晚你有时间过来吗？
别忘了给你家人问好！
DIALOGUES
Yang:
Zhou:
Yang:
Zhou:
Yang
Zhou:
Zhou:
Yang:
Purser:
Yang:
Purser:
Zhou:
Purser:
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Yang:
Clerk:
Yang:
Clerk:
Yang:
Clerk:
Yang:
Clerk:
Yang:
Clerk:
Yang:
Clerk:
Yang:
Clerk:
Yang:
Clerk:
Yang:
*
Clerk:
Purser:
Clerk:
Purser:
Clerk:
Purser:
Clerk:
Purser:
Clerk:
Purser:
Purser:
Operator:
Purser:
Operator:
Purser:
Operator:
Purser:
Operator:
Purser:
Avoice:
Purser:
Voice:
Purser:
Voice:
Purser:
Voice:
Purser:
Voice:
Purser:
Voice:
Purser:
Voice:
Purser:
Voice:
Aftershopping,YangandZhoucomeoutoftheopenbazaarafewminutesbeforethepurser.Theyarelookingforapostoffice,astheybothhavesomethingtodothere.
Where'sthepostoffice?
Isawonenearby,butIcan'trememberexactlywhere.Why?
Haveyougotanythingtodothere?
Yeah,Iwanttosendaletterhome.
Thenwhydidn'tyougiveittotheshipagentwhenhecameaboard.Hedoesthejobofhandlingthecrew'smail.
Yes,Iknow.NowthatIhavecomeashore,Imightaswelldoitmyself.①
Hey!
Whynotaskthepurser?
Hemayknowwherethepostofficeis.
Oh,he'scomingoverfromthatdirection,andwithlotofgoodsinhishands.
Hi,purser,you'veboughtalot,haven'tyou?
Well,where’sthepostoffice?
I’vegotsomethingtopostthere.
Ihappentohavesomethingtodothere,too.
Really?
Hownice!
Yes,Iwanttomakeaphonecalltoafriendofmine.
Toyourgirlfriend?
You'rejoking.Ok,let'sgoaheadabout200meters.ThepostofficeisoppositetheSheratonHotelandnexttoacinema.
*******
Nowtheyareatthepost-office.
Excuseme,I'dliketopostthislettertoChina.
Bysurfacemailorairmail?
Airmail,ofcourse.
Allright,givemeyourletter.
ButIhaven'tputthestampsonit.
Givemeyourletter!
DoIhavetoweighitbeforeIknowthepostage?
Oh,sorry.Hereyouare.
（Heweighstheletter）640yen.
Thenfour160yenstampsplease.②Bytheway,whenwillitgetthere?
It’lltakearoundfivedaystoreachChinabyairmail,butmuchlongerifbysurfacemail.
SupposeIwanttosendtheletterregisteredandinexpress?
Fillinthisformplease.Writeyourname,address,andcontents,andpreparemoremoney.Letmeseehowmuchisthesurcharge——
Oh,no,no,Ionlyask.That'sanordinaryletter,andIthink,airmailwilldo.Here'stheletterwithstamps.Isthatallright?
Sorry?
Theletter'sready.（Handlingitovertotheclerk）
Oh,that'sallright.Byebye.
Thanks.Bye.
**********
ThepurseristomakeatelephonecalltohisfriendwhoworksintheTokyoShippingAgency.③
CanIhelpyou?
Iwanttomakeaphonecall.
Whatkind,localorinternational?
Local,toTokyo.Isitcountedasalongdistancecall?
Yes.DoyouknowthecodeforTokyo?
Sorry,Idon'tknow.Couldyoutellme,please?
Well,youmayfinditinthetelephonedirectoryyourself.
CanIdialdirect?
Yes,thephoneroomisnextdoor.BoothNo3foryou.
Thanksalot.
（Alittlelater,inthephoneroom）
Hello,isthat123-456789?
Yes,switchboard.Whatextensiondoyouwant?
Extension482,please.
Extension4-8-2-,Ow,soundslikeacannibalstory.Justaminute.（Hetriesbuttheline'sbusy）Sorry,theline'sengaged.Willyouputdownyourphoneandcalllaterorjustkeepwaiting?
I'dratherwaitifit'snottoolong.
（Amomentlater）Areyousureit'snotawrongextensionnumber?
Yes,forsure.4-8-2,Icanassureyou.Wouldyoumindtryingitagain?
（Nowthebusytoneischangedtodialingtone.）
I'veputyouthrough.Justholdonthephoneplease.
Allright.（Afterashortwhile）Hello,hello?
Mosh-mosh?
Dojilasama?
④（TheninEnglish）Hello.Who'sthatspeaking?
ThisisLiuShuispeaking.I'dliketospeaktoZhangHuiinAdministrationDepartment.
Willyouspeaklouder,please?
Ican'thearyouveryclearly.
ThisisLiuShuispeaking,I'dlike——
（Surprised）LiuShui?
Areyou?
Howareyou?
ZhangHuihere.Sopleasedtohearyourvoiceagain.Whereareyoucallingfrom?
I'mcallingatapostofficeinNagoya.Ourvesselreachedtheporthereearlythismorning.
Nice,nice!
Wehaven'tseeneachotherforages.Iwonderifyoucanaffordtimetocometomyhomethisevening?
I’mterriblysorry.Imeanttogoandseeyou,yettimeisreallynotenoughforme.Ihavetoreturntoourshipbefore8:
30thisevening.
Why?
Whyinsuchahurry?
Becauseourshipisscheduledtodepartaround9:
30accordingtoherETD.
Whatapity!
......
We’vechattedalotoverthephone.
Andtoourheart'scontent!
Ok,then,I'mafraidIhavetosaygoodbyetoyou.Takegoodcareofyourself.
Thankyou.Don'tforgettosendmyregardstoyourfamily.Goodluckandgoodvoyagetoyou!
NOTES
①既然我已上岸，我不妨自己去做（指寄信一事）。
②那么请给四张160日元的邮票。
③TokyoShippingAgencyCompany:
东京船舶代理公司。
④（日语读音）喂?
哪位?
EXERCISES
I.ListeningExercises:
ImportantWords:
postageinspection
Task1
A.Listentotheshortdialogueandfilltheblanks:
1.Thestampcosts_____________.
2.Thepostageoflettersis________________.
B.Completethedialoguewithmissingwords:
1.What’sthe____________ontheselettersto___________,please?
2.I’llhaveto_________.Doyou_________anythingelse?
Task2
Mrs.Hendersonhasjustansweredthetelephone.Frankwasn’tinsoshehastotakemessageforhim.Listentotheconversationandlookatthemessageshewrote:
No.
No.Called
Caller’sNo.
Message
1
2
3
Task3
A.Theword“gonna”isaninformalexpressionfor“goingto”.Listentotherecordingandcheckhowmanytimes“gonna”issaid.
B.Listentotherecordingagainandcompletethefollowingsentencesfromtherecording:
1.I’mgonnadotheinspectionon____________.
2.Ispoketo___________yesterdayandhe’sgonnameetme_____________.
3.TheotherthingI’vegottacheckis___________.
4.The______________IwannaknowistheETA.
5.Seeyou________________nextweek.
II.SubstitutionalDrills:
1.（Ithink）byair-mailwilldo.
two80yenstamps
ifsealed,putitintothepostboxandthat
dialthecorrectnumberandthat
Itwont'（willnot）doattemptingtodialwhenthelineisbusy.
sittingherewithoutdoinganything
shoutingsoloudlywhensomebodyissleeping
gettingdrunkduringthewatchhours
2.SupposeIwanttoposttheletterinexpress?
Ipreferthatsmallerone
thisisanosmokingcompartment
thereshouldbenobustotheportafter8PM.
thereisapowerfailureduringtheoperation
3.Iwanttomakeaphonecall.WhatmustIdo?
──Liftthereceiver.
Yes,Ihaveliftedthereceiver.Andthen─?
Now,goonwiththefollowingphrasesinorder:
──getthedialingtone
putinacoin
dialthecode
gettheseconddialingtone
dialthenumber
getthepaytoneagain
4.Hello,who'sthatspeaking?
──ThisisLiuShuispeaking.
CaptainLi
WangfromPanavicoNantong
RobinsonfromtheShipAgency
Martin,yourshipagentinthiscountry
5.Wehaven'tseeneachotherforyears.
months
quitealongtime
almostacompleteyear
ages
6.Iwonderifyoucanaffordtimetocometoday.
hewillcometomorrow
everything'sgettingallrightwithhim
wecanreturnbacktotheshipontime
IwonderhowIshallfilltheform.
IcanmakethelongdistancecalltoAmerica
howmuchthisletterweighs
itcoststopostthisregisteredletter
howlongit’lltakeforthemailtoreachChinabysea
we’vespentinthepostoffice
wherethepostoffice/phonestationis
theparcelwasmailedfrom
whentheletter/parcelwillreachthatcountry
Icanhearbackfromthem
whythemailcostssomuch
theyfailedtoreceivemyletter
whoisspeakingoverthephone
isinchargeofcollectingthemailsforourcrew
whomyouwouldliketospeakto
youaremakingthetelegraphto
whichwayyouprefer,tosenditbyairorbysea?
whichissafer,tohavetheletterregisteredor
sentinexpressway?
whatIcandoforyou
Ishouldfillinthisblank
7.Nowthatwe'reashore,Imightaswellpostthelettermyself.
Nowthatyou'vecome,Idon'thavetostayhere.
hedoesn'tlikeit,I’dtryanother
youaresick,I’llgoandstandwatchforyou
we'redutyoff,we'dbetterhavearelaxation
wehavealittlehopeofsuccess,let'stryagain
Iaminthepostoffice,Imightascallmyfriendinthecity
Imightaswellpostthelettermyself.
havetheletterregistered
buymorestampsforlateruse
buyafewpostcards
sendatelegraphtomyuncle
gobacktoportbytaxi
8.Ihappenedtohavesomethingtodothere,too.
meetourcaptaininthestreet
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