Lesson 55 买邮票
出口成章
I’d like a 20 cent stamp， please. 我要一张20分的邮票。
How much is an airmail letter to Japan？ 到日本的空邮信件多少钱？
I’d like five airmail stamps. 我要五张空邮邮票。
I’d like a book of 20 cent stamps， please. 我要一本20分的邮票。
I’d like to buy five 20 cents stamps. 我想买五张20分的邮票。
Thank you for all the information you’ve provided. 谢谢你给我介绍的这些情况。
I’d like to buy some stamps. 我想买几张邮票。
What kind of stamps do you like？ Would you like to have a complete set or just the newest issue？ 您喜欢什么样的邮票？您要买整套的还是最新出的？
I suggest you buy some new sets， and I’ll cancel them for you. 我建议您买几套新出的邮票，我来给您盖销。
I’m a stamp collector. I want to buy a few complete sets first. 我是个集邮者，想买几个整套。
Would you mind telling me some ways of collecting stamps？ 你介意给我讲讲集邮的方法吗？
Sometimes it is necessary to buy some new stamps. 有时有必要买一些新的邮票。
I’ve some photos enclosed with the letter. 这信封里有几张照片。
Please fill out this form. 麻烦你填一下这张表格。
How much will I have to pay？ 我得付多少钱？
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Good morning， sir.
早晨好，先生。
I’d like to buy some stamps.
我想买几张邮票。
What kind of stamps do you like？ Would you like to have a complete set or just the newest issue？
您喜欢什么样的邮票？您要买整套的还是最新出的？
I’m a stamp collector. I want to buy a few complete sets first.
我是个集邮者，想买几个整套。
Here are the samples. You may choose any sets you like.
这是邮票，您可以选择您喜欢的。
Thank you. These look very nice. I take four sets.
谢谢您。这些看上去都不错，我买四套。
I suggest you buy some new sets， and I’ll cancel them for you.
我建议您买几套新出的邮票，我来给您盖销。
A good idea. I prefer these two sets.
好主意。我喜欢这两套。
32 yuan altogether， please. Anything else？
一共32元，还要其他的吗？
Yes， I want to buy several envelopes. Do you have some special ones？
是，我还想买几个信封，你有比较特别的吗？
How about these？
这些怎么样？
They look good but I want something special.
他们看起来不错但我想要比较特别的。
Let me check. Please wait a minute.
我找找，请稍等。
No hurry.
不着急。
I’m sorry. I can’t find any more.
对不起，找不着其他的了。
Thank you， anyway.
总之，谢谢你。
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我想买几张邮票。 I want to buy several stamps. I’d like to purchase some stamps.
我喜欢这两套。 I like these two sets. I prefer these two sets.
您喜欢什么样的邮票？ What kind of stamps do you like？ What kind of stamps would you prefer？
你的包裹里面是什么？ What’s in your package？ What have you put in the package？
这信封里有几张照片。 I’ve some photos in this letter. I’ve some photos enclosed with in the letter.
你给我讲讲集邮的方法吗？ Can you tell me some ways of collecting stamps？ Would you mind informing me of some ways of collecting stamps？
谢谢你给我们介绍的这些情况。 Thank you for telling us these information. Thank you for all the information you’ve provided.
我想买五张20美分的邮票。 I want to buy five 20 cents stamps. I’d like to purchase five 20 cents stamps.
我是个集邮者。 I like collecting stamps. I’m a stamp collector.
我得付多少钱？ How much will I have to pay？ How much should I pay？
哪种邮票最流行？ Which kind of stamps is the most popular？ What kind of stamps is the most spotted？
哪种邮票最值得收藏？ Which kind of stamps is most worthy of collecting？ What kind of stamps is the most valuable？
我喜欢有颜色的邮票。 I like the stamps with colors. I prefer the colourful stamps.
你想买这些邮票吗？ Do you want to buy these stamps？ Do you have the intention of purchasing these stamps？
您一定花了很长时间收集。 You must have spent much time collecting them. It must have cost you much time to collect.
重点词汇解析
1. stamp [st？mp] n. 邮票，印花；印，图章；标志，印记；跺脚，顿足 vt. 贴邮票于； 在……盖章；踏平；标出；铭记 vt. & vi. 顿足
【例句】Will you give me a stamp？
给我一张邮票好吗？
2. set [set] vt. 放，搁置 vi. （日、月等）落，下沉；（植物）结子，结果 n. （一）套，（一）副；收音机；电视机 adj. 固定的；指定的；不
变的
【例句】He always sets his watch by mine.
他总是以我的表为准对他的表。
3. cancel [‘k？ns？l] vt. 取消，废除；注销，盖销；删去，划掉
【例句】The post office cancels the stamps on a letter.
邮局盖戳注销信件上的邮票。
4. postage [’p？ustid？] n. 邮费，邮资
【例句】The postage will be extra.
邮资另付。
5. mailbox [‘meilb？ks] n. 邮筒，信箱
【例句】Where is the mailbox？
邮箱在哪儿？
6. postcard [’p？ustkɑ：d] n. 明信片
【例句】Did you get my postcard？
你收到我的明信片了吗？
英语加油站：每天读点英语经典
To suppose， as we all suppose， that we could be rich and not behave as the rich behave， is like supposing that we could drink all day and keep absolutely sober.
——Logan Pearsall Smith
如果以为我们变富后不会像有钱人那样行事，这无异于以为我们能终日豪饮，但又能保持头脑清醒。
——洛根·皮尔索斯·史密斯
Prosperity is only an instrument to be used， not a deity to be worshipped.
——Calvin Coolidge
财富只是一种工具，而不是用来供奉的神祗。
——卡尔文·柯立芝
Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as in knowing what to do next.
——Herbert Hoover， Reader‘s Digest
智慧并非在于知道最终的任务，而是在于知道下一步做什么。
——赫伯特·胡佛
There are two things needed in these days； first， for rich men to find out how poor men live； and second， for poor men to know how rich men work.
——Edward Atkinson
现在我们要做的事情有两件：第一，让富人们了解穷人们是怎样生活的；第二，让穷人们了解富人们是怎样工作的。
——爱德华·阿特金森
Lesson 56 寄发信件
出口成章
I’d like to send some letters and Christmas cards to my family members. Would you mail them for me？ 我想给家人寄些信和圣诞卡，你能帮我寄吗？
If there are any letters， please forward them to my home. 如果有我的信，请将信转寄到我家来。
What’s the postage of the letter？ 这封信的邮费是多少？
I’d like to send this letter to China by airmail， please. 请把这封信航空邮寄到中国。
Er， it is quite a bit overweight. 呃，这有点超重。
This will cost 80 cents. 邮费80美分。