EP 0201Daily Life
At The Post Office
Welcome to the National Post. How may I help you?
Hi, I would like to send this package to China, and these postcards as well.
Very well. You will need some stamps for the postcards and I need to weigh that package, too.
Great. How much is this going to cost?
Well, it depends. Do you want to send it via priority, express or standard mail?
What’s the difference?
Well, standard mail can take up to fifteen working days . Priority is a bit faster and will arrive in about five to eight working days. Express is the fastest, but it’s also the most expensive. It only takes three days and you can track your package online.
I see. Well, there’s no rush. Please send it via priority mail. Please be extra careful, the contents of the package are fragile.
核心词汇
weighprinciple verb, present simple
to find the weight of something
up tophrase
at least
takeprinciple verb, present simple
cost or require
rushcommon noun, nonvariable
to be in a hurry
fragileAdjective
easily broken or damaged
viaPreposition
travelling through a place on the way to somewhere
prioritycommon noun, singular
to be treated as more important than something els
expresscommon noun, singular
a service for carrying things faster than usual
standardAdjective
usual or ordinary
拓展词汇
parcelcommon noun, singular
something wrapped up; a package
forwardercommon noun, singular
an agent that facilitates and assures the passage of received goods to their destination.
postagecommon noun, singular
the charge for delivering a piece of mail
P.O Boxcommon noun, singular
a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
shipverb
to place, transport, or travel on any conveyance, esp aboard a ship