Dialogue 3

A:Next, please! Hello, may I help you, sir?
下一位，您好！先生，能为您做什么吗？
B:Yes, I want to send a registered airmail letter to France.
是的，我想往法国寄一封航空挂号信。
A:O.K. That comes to four dollars twenty cents.
好的，总共要4美元20分。
B:Here is five dollars.
给您5美元。
A:Here is your change. Please wait for your receipt of the registered mail.
这是您的零钱，请等一下您的挂号收据。
B:I also want to pick up my package. This is the notice.
我还想取包裹，这是通知单。
A:Let me see…Hmm…Just a minute. Here it is. We need your signature on this note.
让我看一看……嗯……等一会儿，给您，我们需要您在这张票据上签名。
B:Oh, one more thing. Where can I mail this letter?
哦，还有一件事，我在哪儿投这封信？
A:Drop it in the mail box marked “Out of town” at that corner.
把它扔进那个角落里标有“外埠”的邮箱。
B:Thank you very much.
非常感谢。
A:You’re welcome.
很愿意为您服务。

Dialogue 4

A:Would you please weigh this letter to see what the postage is?
麻烦您称一下这封信，看看需要多少邮资，好吗？
B:Do you want to send it by ordinary or registered mail?
您是要寄普通信还是挂号信？
A:By ordinary air mail, please.
请给我寄普通航空信。
B:Anything of value in it?
里面有什么值钱的东西吗？
A:A postal order for four hundred dollars.
一张400美元的邮政汇票。
B:In that case, you’d better have it registered.
既然那样，您最好寄挂号信。
A:Will I be informed when my friend gets the letter?
当我朋友收到这封信后，我会被通知吗？
B:Yes, when your friend gets it, he’ll sign a receipt, which will be sent to you by mail. Then you can be sure it’s been received.
是的，当您的朋友收到信后，他将签一张收据，这张收据会寄给您，您就可以确定他收到了。
A:All right, I’ll have it registered, then.
好，那我就寄挂号信。
不用了，不用麻烦。
B:That will be ninety-five cents in all.
那总共需要95分。