UNIT 16 AT THE POST OFFICE.docx

1、UNIT 16 AT THE POST OFFICEUNIT 16 AT THE POST OFFICE KEY SENTENCES Now that Ive come ashore, I might as well do it myself. Thats an ordinary letter, and by airmail will do. Suppose I want to sent it registered and express? You may find the number in the phone directory. Is it counted as a long dista

2、nce call? The lines engaged, put down your phone and wait. Ive put you through. Hold the line, please. Hello, switchboard. What extension do you want? Id like to speak to Mr. Wu in ABC department. Whos that speaking? This is Chen speaking. I wonder if you have time to come this evening. Dont forget

3、to send my regards to your family.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: *Yang: Clerk:

4、 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: A voice: Purser: Voice: Purser: Voice: Purser: Vo

5、ice: Purser: Voice:Purser: Voice: Purser: Voice: Purser: Voice:After shopping, Yang and Zhou come out of the open bazaar a few minutes before the purser. They are looking for a post office, as they both have something to do there.Wheres the post office?I saw one nearby, but I cant remember exactly w

6、here. Why? Have you got anything to do there?Yeah, I want to send a letter home.Then why didnt you give it to the ship agent when he came aboard. He does the job of handling the crews mail .Yes, I know. Now that I have come ashore, I might as well do it myself. Hey! Why not ask the purser? He may kn

7、ow where the post office is. Oh, hes coming over from that direction, and with lot of goods in his hands. Hi, purser, youve bought a lot, havent you? Well, wheres the post office? Ive got something to post there.I happen to have something to do there, too. Really? How nice!Yes, I want to make a phon

8、e call to a friend of mine. To your girl friend?Youre joking. Ok, lets go ahead about 200 meters. The post office is opposite the Sheraton Hotel and next to a cinema. * * * * * * * Now they are at the post-office. Excuse me, Id like to post this letter to China.By surface mail or airmail?Airmail, of

9、 course.All right, give me your letter.But I havent put the stamps on it.Give me your letter! Do I have to weigh it before I know the postage? Oh, sorry. Here you are. ( He weighs the letter ) 640 yen.Then four 160 yen stamps please. By the way, when will it get there? Itll take around five days to

10、reach China by airmail, but much longer if by surface mail.Suppose I want to send the letter registered and in express? Fill in this form please. Write your name, address, and contents, and prepare more money. Let me see how much is the surcharge Oh, no, no, I only ask. Thats an ordinary letter, and

11、 I think, airmail will do. Heres the letter with stamps. Is that all right? Sorry? The letters ready. ( Handling it over to the clerk) Oh, thats all right. Bye bye.Thanks. Bye. * * * * * * * * * *The purser is to make a telephone call to his friend who works in the Tokyo Shipping Agency. Can I help

12、you?I want to make a phone call.What kind, local or international?Local, to Tokyo. Is it counted as a long distance call?Yes. Do you know the code for Tokyo?Sorry, I dont know. Could you tell me, please ?Well, you may find it in the telephone directory yourself. Can I dial direct?Yes, the phone room

13、 is next door. Booth No 3 for you.Thanks a lot.( A little later, in the phone room )Hello, is that 123-456789?Yes, switchboard. What extension do you want? Extension 482, please.Extension 4-8-2-, Ow, sounds like a cannibal story. Just a minute. ( He tries but the lines busy ) Sorry, the lines engage

14、d. Will you put down your phone and call later or just keep waiting?Id rather wait if its not too long.( A moment later ) Are you sure its not a wrong extension number? Yes, for sure. 4-8-2, I can assure you. Would you mind trying it again? ( Now the busy tone is changed to dialing tone.) Ive put yo

15、u through. Just hold on the phone please.All right. ( After a short while ) Hello, hello?Mosh-mosh? Dojilasama? ( Then in English ) Hello. Whos that speaking?This is Liu Shui speaking. Id like to speak to Zhang Hui in Administration Department. Will you speak louder, please? I cant hear you very cle

16、arly. This is Liu Shui speaking, Id like ( Surprised ) Liu Shui? Are you? How are you? Zhang Hui here . So pleased to hear your voice again. Where are you calling from?Im calling at a post office in Nagoya. Our vessel reached the port here early this morning. Nice, nice! We havent seen each other fo

17、r ages. I wonder if you can afford time to come to my home this evening? Im terribly sorry. I meant to go and see you, yet time is really not enough for me. I have to return to our ship before 8:30 this evening. Why? Why in such a hurry? Because our ship is scheduled to depart around 9:30 according

18、to her ETD. What a pity!. .Weve chatted a lot over the phone.And to our hearts content!Ok, then, Im afraid I have to say good bye to you. Take good care of yourself. Thank you. Dont forget to send my regards to your family. Good luck and good voyage to you! NOTES 既然我已上岸，我不妨自己去做（指寄信一事）。 那么请给四张160日元的邮

19、票。 Tokyo Shipping Agency Company: 东京船舶代理公司。 (日语读音) 喂?哪位? EXERCISES I. Listening Exercises:Important Words: postage inspection Task 1 A. Listen to the short dialogue and fill the blanks:1. The stamp costs _.2. The postage of letters is _.B. Complete the dialogue with missing words:1. Whats the _ on t

20、hese letters to_, please?2. Ill have to _. Do you _ anything else?Task 2Mrs. Henderson has just answered the telephone. Frank wasnt in so she has to take message for him. Listen to the conversation and look at the message she wrote:No.No. CalledCallers No.Message123Task 3A. The word “gonna” is an in

21、formal expression for “going to”. Listen to the recording and check how many times “gonna ” is said.B. Listen to the recording again and complete the following sentences from the recording:1. Im gonna do the inspection on _.2. I spoke to _ yesterday and hes gonna meet me _.3. The other thing Ive got

22、ta check is _.4. The _ I wanna know is the ETA.5. See you _ next week.II. Substitutional Drills:1. (I think) by air-mail will do. two 80 yen stamps if sealed, put it into the post box and that dial the correct number and that It wont(will not) do attempting to dial when the line is busy. sitting her

23、e without doing anything shouting so loudly when somebody is sleeping getting drunk during the watch hours2. Suppose I want to post the letter in express? I prefer that smaller one this is a no smoking compartment there should be no bus to the port after 8 PM. there is a power failure during the ope

24、ration3. I want to make a phone call. What must I do? Lift the receiver. Yes, I have lifted the receiver. And then ? Now, go on with the following phrases in order: get the dialing tone put in a coin dial the code get the second dialing tone dial the number get the pay tone again4. Hello, whos that

25、speaking? This is Liu Shui speaking. Captain Li Wang from Panavico Nantong Robinson from the Ship Agency Martin, your ship agent in this country5. We havent seen each other for years. months quite a long time almost a complete year ages6. I wonder if you can afford time to come today. he will come t

26、omorrow everythings getting all right with him we can return back to the ship on time I wonder how I shall fill the form. I can make the long distance call to America how much this letter weighs it costs to post this registered letter how long itll take for the mail to reach China by sea weve spent

27、in the post office where the post office / phone station is the parcel was mailed from when the letter / parcel will reach that country I can hear back from them why the mail costs so much they failed to receive my letter who is speaking over the phone is in charge of collecting the mails for our cr

28、ew whom you would like to speak to you are making the telegraph to which way you prefer, to send it by air or by sea? which is safer, to have the letter registered or sent in express way? what I can do for you I should fill in this blank7. Now that were ashore, I might as well post the letter myself

29、. Now that youve come, I dont have to stay here. he doesnt like it, Id try another you are sick, Ill go and stand watch for you were duty off, wed better have a relaxation we have a little hope of success, lets try again I am in the post office, I might as call my friend in the city I might as well post the letter myself. have the letter registered buy more stamps for later use buy a few post cards send a telegraph to my uncle go back to port by taxi8. I happened to have something to do there, too. meet our captain in the street