情景會(huì)話口袋書人際篇 第190期:寄信(1)

1. Four twenty-five cent stamps, please.
請(qǐng)給我4張25分的郵票。
還能這樣說(shuō)：
I want to buy four twenty-five cent stamps, please.
I'd like four twenty-five cent stamps, please.
應(yīng)用解析：
bear the stamp of 帶……標(biāo)記;具有……跡象;
stamp down 鎮(zhèn)壓，踐踏;
stamp sth. on 在……上蓋印，留下印記;懲治
2. Can you help me mail this letter?
你能幫我寄這封信嗎?
還能這樣說(shuō)：
Would you do me a favor to mail the letter?
Could you be kind to post the letter for me?
應(yīng)用解析：
mailing list 郵寄名單;
mail order 郵購(gòu)制度;
mails hot (寄給潛在客戶的)廣告材料;
the mailed fist 威脅，武力威脅
3. I want to post this letter.
我想寄這封信。
還能這樣說(shuō)：
I have a letter to post.
I have a letter to mail.
應(yīng)用解析：
keep sb. posted 使某人不斷獲悉最新發(fā)展情況或消息等;
post-haste 火速的，趕緊;
post process 后期處理
4. I want this letter registered.
我想寄掛號(hào)信。
還能這樣說(shuō)：
By registered letter, please.
I prefer to have the letter registered.
應(yīng)用解析：
by letter 以書信形式;
call letters (電臺(tái))呼號(hào);
in letter and in spirit 無(wú)論形式和實(shí)際;
claim letter 索賠書