Shall I give this letter to you or drop it in the mailbox outside. 我是把这封信交给您还是投放在外边的信箱里呢？
The parcel can be sent as printed matter. 这个包裹可当作印刷品邮寄。
Is there any way to mail this letter faster？ 是否还有别的更快的寄信方
式呢？
You can send it by Global Express Mail Service. 你可以发全球快递。
It should reach anywhere in the mainland of China within three days. 在三天内，信件可以到达中国大陆的任何地方。
What is the least expensive way to mail some books to America？ 把这些书寄到美国，最便宜的方法是什么？
You can do it by surface mail. 你可以采取平邮的方式。
We have a one-destination mailbag delivery service. 我们提供单一目的的邮袋配送服务。
What’s in your package？ 你的包裹里面是什么？
职场聊天一语惊人抄这段
What are you doing？ Are you writing a letter？
你在干嘛？是在写信吗？
Yeah， it’s not so easy. My aunt Barbara sent me a gift for my birthday. I can’t remember which one is from her. But I want to thank her for it.
是啊，可怎不容易，芭芭拉阿姨给了我一件生日礼物，我忘记是哪一件了，可我还是想谢谢她。
That shouldn’t be so hard. Just say：“Dear aunt Barbara， thank you very much for such a nice birthday gift. How do you know that’s exactly what I want？ Wish you good health.Sincerelyyours， Bill.”
不是那么困难，你只要写上：“亲爱的芭芭拉阿姨，谢谢您给我这么好的生日礼物，您是怎么知道我想要这个的？希望您身体健康。比尔敬上”。
Thanks， Rose. That’s a smart idea.
谢谢，罗斯，这是个聪明的主意。
OK. Now I’m going to send this letter.
好了，现在我去寄出去这封信。
Did you write your return address on the envelope？
你在信封上写了回复地址了吗？
Yes， I did.
是的，我写了。
How do you want to send it？
你想怎么寄这封信？
By airmail.
航空信。
Dose it have anything valuable inside？
里面有贵重物品吗？
Yes， I enclosed some photos.
是的，里面有些照片。
Then you’d better send it by registered mail.
那你最好用挂号信寄。
正式用语 VS 非正式用语
中文 非正式聊天用语 正式聊天用语
中文 非正式聊天用语 正式聊天用语
那你最好用挂号信寄。 Then you’d better send it by registered mail. Then you’d better mail it in a register way.
里面有贵重物品吗？ Dose it have anything valuable inside？ Does it carry with valuable things？
你想怎么寄这封信？ How do you want to send it？ What way would you prefer to mail this letter？
你在信封上写了回复地址了吗？ Did you write your return address on the envelope？ Did you mark your return address on the envelope？
您是怎么知道我想要这个的？ How do you know that’s what I want？ How do you know that’s exactly what I wish？
你可以采取平邮的方式。 You can do it by surface mail. You could adopt the surface mail.
把这些书寄到中国，最便宜的方法是什么？ What is the cheapest way to mail some books to China？ What is the least expensive way to mail some books to China？
请使用这种信封。 Please use this envelope. Please employ this kind of
envelope.
这封信的邮费是多少？ How much should I pay to mail this letter？ What’s the postage of the letter？
如果有我的信，请将信转寄到我家来。 Please send on my letters to my home. If there are any letters， please forward them to my home.
这有点超重。 It is quite a bit overweight. The weight has passed the limitation.
多重？ What’s the weight？ How heavy is it？
信寄哪？ Where do your want to send this letter to？ What’s the destination of this letter？
是否还有别的更快的寄信方式呢？ Is there any way to mail this letter faster？ What’s another faster way to mail this letter？
现在我去寄出去这封信。 I’m going to send this letter. I will mail this letter immediately.
重点词汇解析
1. registered post [‘redst？d p？ust] n. 挂号邮寄，挂号投递
【例句】May I send this letter by registered post？
我可以挂号邮寄这封信吗？
2. insurance rate [in’？u？r？ns reit] 保险费率
【例句】What insurance rate do you suggest we should get？
你建议我们办什么样的保险费率呢？
3. deliver [di‘liv？] vt. & vi. 递送，交付 vt. 发言；助产；发动，提出
【例句】Do you deliver？
你们可以送货上门吗？
4. receipt [ri’si：t] n. 收据，发票；收到；收入
【例句】You have to sign here and acknowledge receipt.
你得在这儿签名， 表示已收到。
5. overweight [，v？‘we？t] adj. 超重的
【例句】1.Your suitcase is five kilograms overweight.
你的行李箱超重五公斤。
6. airmail [’eme？l] n. 航空邮件 vt. 航空邮寄 adj. 航空邮件的；航空邮递（用）的
【例句】I told her to send the letter by airmail.
我叫她把那封信寄航空。
英语加油站：每天读点英语经典
In politics women type the letters， lick the stamps， distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.
——Clare Boothe Luce
女人在政治中负责打印信件，粘贴邮票，分发传单并且唱票，最后男人们被选举出来。
——克莱尔·卢斯
There’s no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational.
——Albert Ellis
没有证据证明男人比女人更加理性，这两个性别都一样的不理性。
——阿尔伯特·埃里斯
The labor of women in the house， certainly， enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could； and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses.
——Charlotte Perkins Gilman
女人们在家里干活的确让男人们创造了更多财富，这也就是女人们在社会经济上的作用。但马也是一样的。
——夏洛蒂·吉尔曼
They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.
——Clare Boothe Luce
有人说女人们太唠叨。但如果你在国会工作过，就知道，长篇大论是男人发明的。
——克莱尔· 卢斯
Women like to sit down with trouble - as if it were knitting.
——Ellen Glasgow
女人们喜欢带着烦恼坐下来，就好像织毛衣一样。
——艾伦·格拉斯哥
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
——Timothy Leary
想要与男人们平等是女人们缺乏雄心状态的表现。
——蒂莫西·利里
There are two things that will be believed of any man whatsoever， and one of them is that he has taken to drink.
——Booth Tarkington
有两件事情无论如何总会让男人们相信，其中一条就是：他们已经爱上喝酒了。
——布斯·塔金顿
The fundamental defect of fathers， in our competitive society， is that they want their children to be a credit to them
——Bertrand Russell ： Sceptical Essays
在我们这个竞争激烈的社会上，父亲们根本的缺点是他们总想要自己的孩子给自己脸上增光。
——伯特兰·罗素 《怀疑论文集》
