Starting from July 25, the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office and Radio Beijing International will present the "Learning English for the Olympic Winter Games: Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages Lectures". In this program, hosts with English-teaching experience from Radio Beijing International and well-known language experts will guide you through the most useful English phrases in daily life.
Lecture Ⅸ：邮局相关服务常用英语表达
Dialogue 1:
A: Good afternoon. How can I help you?
下午好。我能帮您什么忙？
B: Hi. I need to send this package overseas.
你好，我需要把这个包裹寄到国外。
A: Where are you sending it to?
您要寄到哪里？
B: Germany. What are my options?
德国。我有什么选择？
A: You can send it standard post, airmail, or priority post.
您可以寄标准邮件、航空邮件或优先邮件。
B: Well, it needs to get there as soon as possible, so I won’t send it by surface mail.
嗯，它需要尽快到达那里，所以我不会用普通邮件寄。
How much does priority post to Germany?
优先邮递到德国要多少钱？
A: Let’s see, it would cost 300 yuan for one day delivery or three day delivery for 200 yuan.
让我想想，一天送达的话300元，三天送达的话是200元。
B: Ouch! That’s too expensive. I guess I’ll send it by airmail.
哎哟！那太贵了。我觉得还是用航空邮件寄吧。
A: OK, good enough. That will cost 100 yuan, and I’ll make sure that it goes out tonight.
行，很好了。邮费需要100元，我保证今晚能发出去。
B: That’ll be great. Thanks for your help.
那太好了。谢谢你的帮助。
A: My pleasure.
不客气。
Vocabulary
package 包裹
standard post 标准寄件
surface mail 普通邮递，平邮
airmail 航空邮寄
priority post 优先邮件，优先投送
postage 邮资，邮费
这包裹需要多少邮费？
How much postage does this package need, please?
What’s the postage for this package?
Dialogue 2:
A：I need stamps for two postcards to the UK. How much are they?
我想要给两张寄往英国的明信片买邮票，需要多少钱？
B：They are 20 yuan.
20元。
A：I’ll take them, please.
请给我两张。
And by the way, I also need some special stamps for the Winter Olympics.
对了，我还需要买一些冬奥会的特别邮票。
B：They are 30 yuan.
它们要30元。
Vocabulary
postcard 明信片
stamp 邮票
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commemorative stamps (post cards , coins) 纪念邮票（明信片、硬币）
a set of 一套
a set of commemorative stamps 一套纪念邮票
commemorative stamps for the Beijing 2022 Games 2022年北京冬奥会的纪念邮票
Previous lectures:
1: At restaurants: ordering food and paying the bill
2: Riding buse
3: Taking a tax
4: Chinglish signs
5: At the bank
7: At the hotel
8: 商场导购常用英语表达
The lectures are broadcast on the English for the Olympic Winter Games program at the last two weekends every month.Saturday and Sunday: 12:00-12:25; 16:00-16:25
