CAROL: My husband and I have just moved to town.
LISA: Oh! Well welcome to Dull Springs.
CAROL: Thank you.
LISA: Are you thinking about becoming a member?
CAROL: A member?
LISA: Yes, a member of our store.
CAROL: Well, I wanted to ask you about renting video tapes here.
LISA: That's what I mean. To rent from us, you need to become a member.
CAROL: Okay. How do I do that?
LISA: I will give you a form to fill out.
Membership is 15 dollars a year. Plus we need to take an extra 35 dollars on deposit.
You get your 35 dollars back when your membership expires.
CAROL: I see. What is that deposit for?
LISA: It's to cover any tapes that may be lost or damaged.
CAROL: Alright. And if I pay the membership fee, how many tapes can I rent?
LISA: You can rent as many as you like.
CAROL: Really? I can rent as many as I like? Free?
LISA: No, they're not free.
Our rentals1 are 2.78 for most movies. And 3.99 for new releases.
CAROL: I see. And when I rent tapes, how long can I keep them?
LISA: New releases are usually 24 hours.
Normal movies are three to five days, depending on the movie.
CAROL: Hmm. If I rent a new release, and I keep it for two days, do I have to pay extra?
LISA: Yes, I'm afraid so. The late charges for new releases is 3 dollars a day.
CAROL: Wow, that's expensive.
LISA: I'm sorry, Ma'am.
The reason we have that policy is because the new releases are very popular.
We want to make sure the tape is in stock so all our customers have a chance to rent it.
CAROL: Alright. I guess I'll join. Can you give me a form to fill out?
LISA: Sure, Ma'am. We'd be happy to have you as one of our members.
卡萝：我先生和我刚搬来镇上。
莉莎：噢，欢迎到Dull Spring 城镇来。
卡萝：谢谢。
莉莎：你想成为会员吗？
卡萝：会员？
莉莎：是的，我们商店的会员。
卡萝：我想请教你这里怎样租录影带？
莉莎：这正是我说的，你要成为会员才能向我们租。
卡萝：好的，如何加入呢？
莉莎：我会给你填写表格。
会费一年15美元，另外要加收押金35美元。
当你的会员期限到期时，可以拿回 35美元。
卡萝：我明白了。押金是做什么用呢？
莉莎：用来补偿遗失或损毁的带子。
卡萝：好的。如果我付了会费，可以租几卷带子？
莉莎：你喜欢租多少就租多少。
卡萝：真的？随我高兴？免费的吗？
莉莎：不是免费的。
我们大多数片子的租金是一片 2.78 美元，新到的片子是 3.99 美元
卡萝：这样啊。当我租了片子，可以保留多久？
莉莎：新片通常是 24 小时。
一般的片子是三到五天，要看片子而定。
卡萝：唔，如果我租新片两天，必须加钱吗？
莉莎：是的，新片迟还一天加 收3美元。
卡萝：哇，好贵喔！
莉莎：对不起，太太。
这个规定是因为新片很受欢迎。
我们要确保片子有存货，这样我们所有的顾客都有机会租到。
卡萝：好的，我加入。你可以给我表格填写吗？
莉莎：当然可以，很高兴你成为我们的会员。
