introducing yourself
Excuse me, I don't believe we've met. I'm Edgar Snow.
Excuse me, My name's Sidney Carson.
How do you do? I don't think we've met before. My name"s Steven White.
How do you do? I'm John West.
How do you do? My name's Charles Ford1.
Hello? John Henry here.
Hello? Victor Eliot speaking.
Hello? This is Jackson Irving speaking.
Hello, I'm Sidney Carson.
Hello! Isaac Livingston.
Hello! This is Dexter Emerson.
Hi! I'm Morris Keats.
Asking about postage
Are postcard cheaper to send than a letter?
Can you tell me how much it costs to send a letter air mail from here to New York?
What's the air mail rate (资费)to Europe?
What's the cost for 200 dollars remittance2 (汇款)to Boston?
What's the insurance fee?
What's the maximum weight allowed?
What's the postage for an air-letter to Paris?
What's the postage on this parcel to Australia, please?
What's the rate for telegrams to England?
What's the size and weight limit for mailing a package?
What's the surcharge (额外邮资) on this express parcel?
Will you weigh this letter for me?
Telling about postage
think I'll look it up Anything else?
If you send your cable full rate to Paris, it's 20 cents per word, minimum charge one dollar.
If you cable is urgent, the rate will be doubled.
I'll have a look, Do you need anything else?
I'll have to check. Anything else I can do for you?
I'll just make sure. Do you need anything else?
I'll have to weigh it first.
It's a little overweight. You'll have to pay extra.
That comes to (总计)35 cents, please.
