postage ['pəustidʒ]

postage的基本解释

n.

邮资, 邮费

• The postage for airmail is 50 cents.
• 一封航空信的邮资是美金五毛。

• Stamps show how much postage has been paid.
• 邮票表明已付了多少邮资。

与postage相关的情景对话

衣食住行/在邮局

A:

What’s the postage on these letters to Hong Kong, please?

请问，这些信寄香港的邮资是多少？

B:

I’ll have to check. Do you need anything else?

我要查一下，您还需要什么吗？

A:

Yes. Five one-dollars stamps, please.

是的，请给我五张1 美元的邮票。

衣食住行/在邮局

A:

Would you please weigh this letter to see what the postage is?

麻烦您称一下这封信，看看需要多少邮资，好吗？

B:

Do you want to send it by ordinary or registered mail?

您是要寄普通信还是挂号信？

A:

By ordinary air mail, please.

请给我寄普通航空信。

B:

Anything of value in it?

里面有什么值钱的东西吗？

A:

A postal order for four hundred dollars.

一张400 美元的邮政汇票。

B:

In that case, you’d better have it registered.

既然那样，您最好寄挂号信。

A:

Will I be informed when my friend gets the letter?

当我朋友收到这封信后，我会被通知吗？

B:

Yes, when your friend gets it, he’ll sign a receipt, which will be sent to you by mail. Then you can be sure it’s been received.

是的，当您的朋友收到信后，他将签一张收据，这张收据会寄给您，您就可以确定他收到了。

A:

All right, I’ll have it registered, then.

好，那我就寄挂号信。