时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:2015年ESL之日常生活


英语课

Receiving Letters and Packages in the Mail 


Celeste: Did the mail come? 


Anwar: Yes, you got some letters and a package. 


Celeste: Oh, I hope that one of those envelopes has the photos Naomi promised us. Did you notice the postmark? 


Anwar: No, but they’re sitting in the hall. 


Celeste: Those photos are overdue 1 and should have been delivered days ago. Naomi thought she might not have put enough postage on the envelope, but I thought it must have been misdelivered. 


Anwar: You can look at it yourself. The package you received was sent using overnight delivery. 


Celeste: I wonder who sent it and why they sent it using expedited service. 


Anwar: I don’t know. Why don’t you go look? 


Celeste: I wonder if there’s anything perishable 2 in it or that’s time- sensitive in some way. 


Anwar: I have no idea. There’s also a letter that’s been forwarded from our old address that has delivery confirmation 3


Celeste: Oh, I wonder what that could be. 


Anwar: You know what? 


Celeste: What? 


Anwar: All of those mysteries can be solved if you just go and open your mail. 


Celeste: I know, but isn’t it more fun to speculate? 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 overdue
adj.过期的,到期未付的;早该有的,迟到的
  • The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了,被坏天气耽搁了。
  • The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了,因为房租过期未付。
2 perishable
adj.(尤指食物)易腐的,易坏的
  • Many fresh foods are highly perishable.许多新鲜食物都极易腐败。
  • Fruits are perishable in transit.水果在运送时容易腐烂。
3 confirmation
n.证实,确认,批准
  • We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
  • We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前,我们需要书面确认。
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