趙寶斌編輯整理

GreetingsIntroductionFindingtheWayPostOffice

ShoppingBankRestaurant

1.Greetings

Greetingsomebody

Gladtomeetyouhere.

Goodtoseeyouagain.

Haven，tseenyouforsometime.

Hownicetoseeyouagain

Howeverynicetomeetyou.

I*msogladyoucouldsome.

Itwasgoodtoseeyouagain.

Nicehavingyou.

Pleasedtomeetyouagain.

Thisisapleasantsurprise!

Whatapleasantsurprise!

(I=informal)

Ah,Bob,JustthepersonIwantedtosee.

Bumpinginto(碰至(j)youlikethatwasabitofluck.

Fancyseeingyouhere.

Haven，trunintoyouforages.

Haven,tseenyouforages.

Hello,there,Charles!

Hellothere,whatacoincidence!（巧合）

Smallworld,isn,tit?

It'sbeenalongtime.

JustthemanIwaslookingfor.

Longtimenosee!

StillasbusyaseverIsee.

TheverypersonIwasafter.

Whatbringsyouheretoday?

（F=formal）

Howareyou?

I,mgladtohavehadtheopportunity（機會）t。meetyouhere.

2）Askingaftersomebody

Areyoubetter?

Areyoufeelingbetternow?

Areyouwell?

Howarethingsgoingwithyou?

Howareyoudoing?

Howareyoukeeping?

Howiseverythingathome?

Howwasyourweekend?

Whatareyoudoingtheredays?

(I)

Anythingnew?

Howarethingswithyou?

Howareyoumakingout?

Howgoesit?

Howgoesitwithyou?

Howgoesthe

Anythingnew?

Howarethingswithyou?

Howgoesit?

Howgoesitwithyou?

Howgoestheworldwithyou?

Howisitcoming?

How'severything?

How'severythingathome?

How'slife?

How'slifetreatingyou?

How5slifewithyou?

Howarethings?

Ingoodshapes,areyou?

Whatareyouuptothesedays?

What,shappening?

What5snew?

What'snewwithyou?

What'sthegoodnews?

What，sthegoodword?

What'sthelatest?

What'sthenews?

(F)

Ihopeallgoeswellwithyou?

Itrustyou'rekeepingwell?

3)Statinghowyouare

Allrightthankyou.

Muchbetter,thankyou.

Prettygood,thankyou.

Quitewell,thankyou.

Verywell,thankyou.

Well,nottoogoodyet.BetterthanIwasthough.

(I)

Bearingup,bearingup.(馬馬虎虎)

Couldbebetter,butnotbad.

Fairtomiddling(還算好)，thanks.

Gettingalongsplendidly.

rmfullofthejoysofspring.

rmjustgreat.

I*montopoftheworld（幸福極了）,thanks.

Mustn'tgrumble.（過得去）

Nocomplaints.

No,nothingmuch.

Nottoobad,thanks.

Oh,theusualrounds（老樣子）.

Prettyfair,thanks.

Reallyfine.

Sameasever.

So-so,thanks.

Stillalive—justnotatallwell.

Surviving,（勉強湊合）thanks

（F）

rmextremelywell,thankyou.

rminexcellenthealth,thankyou.

rmverywellindeed,thankyou.

2.Introduction

1）introducingsomebody

Bytheway,doyouknoweachother,

DoyouknowMr.Bob?

HaveyoumetNathanMalcolm?

Mr.Lynda,IwantyoutomeetMr.NaomiService,thedirector

ofCamberResearchInstitute.

Oh,Hob,I,dlikeyoutomeetSheilaRhoda,famousfilmstar

inHollywood.

ThisisNicholasNimitz,managerofD.C.Company.

(I)

MeetmybrotherWalker.

Look,here，sJohn!John一Tom,Tom--Hohn.

Oh,here*sDavid.David,meetJohn.

Ohlook,Wendy,shere.Wendy,comeandmeetWhitman.

(F)

AllowmetointroduceMrs.JennySampson,ChairmanofWorld

WildLife.

rdliketointroduceourdirectorMr.SidneyCarson.Itis

withgreatpleasurethatIintroducetoyouMr.Stanley.

LetmeintroducePresidentoftheSino-AmericanFriendship

Association,Mr.JohnGrant.

MayIintroduceMr.EdgarThompson,ChairmanoftheCarnegie

Foundation?

MayIpresentMr.StanleyYoung,AssistantManagerofGeneral

Electric?

2)introducingyourself

Excuseme,Idon'tbelievewe'vemet.I'mEdgarSnow.

Excuseme,Myname，sSidneyCarson.

Howdoyoudo?Idon'tthinkwe'vemetbefore.Myname'sSteven

White.

Howdoyoudo?I'mJohnWest.

Howdoyoudo?Myname,sCharlesFord.

Hello?JohnHenryhere.

Hello?VictorEliotspeaking.

Hello?ThisisJacksonIrvingspeaking.

(I)

Hello,rmSidneyCarson.

Hello!IsaacLivingston.

Hello!ThisisDexterEmerson.

Hi!I*mMorrisKeats.

(F)

Allowmetointroducemyself:JennyHeywood,anengineerfrom

Camber.

Firstletmeintroducemyself:DavidEmory,directorofthe

EnglishDepartment.

MayIintroducemyself:DonaldErvin.

3)Respondingtoanintroduction.

Happytoknowyou.

Howdoyoudo?

Ihaveoftenheardaboutyou.

Ihaveoftenwantedtomeetyou.

Iknowyouverywellbyreputation.

rmgladtomeetyou.I'mpleasedtomeetyou.

rveheardsomuchaboutyou.

Mr.Trumanhasoftentalkedaboutyou.No,Idon,tactually.

Howdoyoudo?

No,Idon,tthinkIdo,Pleasedtomeetyou.

No,Idon,tthinkIhave.Wellpleasedtomeetyou.

No,Idon'tthinkso.Howdoyoudo?

Yes,IthinkIdo.

Yes,IthinkIhave.

Yes,Ithinkwedo,don,twe?

Yes,Ithinkwedo,don,twe?

Yes,Ithinkwehave,haven，twe?

(I)

Gladtomeetyou.

(F)

rmverygladtohavetheopportunitytomeetyou.

rmverypleasedtomakeyouracquaintance.（認識）

It'spleasuretomeetyou.

It'sprivilege（榮幸）toknowyou.Mr.Thompson.

3.FindingtheWay

l）AskingtheWay

AmIontherightroadtoPiccadillyCircus?

CanIgobybus?

CanIgoFromWaterlootoSouthampton?

CanyoudirectmetoShanghaiMuseum?

CanyoutellmewhereIcangetabitetoeat?（濃弄點吃的）

CanyoutellmewheretheThirdAvenueis?

CouldyoupleasetellmethewaytoSt.Paul*sCathedral?

Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethenearestmen'sroomis?

Excuseme.DoIgostraightonfortheMayflowerHotel?

Excuseme.HowcanIgettothenearestchemist*s,please?

Excuseme.Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.I'mlookingforthe

Museum.

Excuseme.Isthecarparkstraighton?

Excuseme.Isthereacinemanearhere?

Excuseme.IsthisthefightwaytotheCityHall?

Excuseme,please,butI'mtryingtofindapostoffice.

Excuseme.Where'sthenearestgarage,please?

HowdoyougettoVictoriaSquare?

Howfaristhisaddressfromhere,please?

rmlookingfortheQueenTheatre.Doyouknow?

Howfaristhisaddressfromhere,please?

IsHillRoadfirstright?（第一條馬路右轉彎）

Isitfartowalk?

IsthisrightfortheraiIwaystation?

IsthistheroadtoSouthampton?

Isthestationfarfromhere?

ShouldItakeabus?

Sorrytotroubleyou,butcouldyoupleasetellmehowtoget

totheWhiteHall?

Whatstreetisthis?

Wheredoesthisstreetleadto?

Where*sthecarpark,please?

Whichdirectionisthenearestpostoffice?

Whichwayisthestation,please?

Willittakemelongtogetthere?

Wouldyoupleasetellmehowtogettothisaddress?

Wouldyoumindtellingmeifthisisthefightwaytothe

Parliament?

2）Directingtheway

Bearright（右拐）aroundtheskyscraper.

Carrystraighton.

CutacrosstheTrafalgarSquareandthenturnleft.

EastStreetisthefirstturningontheleft.

Followthispathbackforaboutamile.

Followthisroaduntilyoucometoanad.post.（廣告牌）

Dodownthefirstturningontheleftuntilyoucometoatall

building.

Godownthispassageandyou'Hcometoahairdress's（理發(fā)

店）onyourleft.

Gostraightalongthisstreettothetrafficlights.

Gostraighton,thentakethefirsttuningontheleft.

Gothiswayabouttenminutes.Whenyouseeamotorcar

advertisement,turnleft.

Headstraightupthestreetabouttwoblocks,thenturnleft.

Ithinkit'soppositethepostoffice.

r11walkyoutothebank.It'sonmyroute（順路）.

rmafraidyou5regoingintheoppositedirection.

I5mgoingtheremyself.Letmeleadyoutheway.

rmsorry,I'mnewaroundheretoo.

rmwalingthatway.I'11toalongwithyouasfarasthebus

stop.

It'11takeyouabouttenminutestogetthere.

It'sashortdrive.

It'sabouthalfamileaway.

It'saboutthreestoplightsfromhere.

It'saboutfiveminutes，walk.

It'sfarfromhere.

It'sjustacrossthestreet.

It'sjustroundthecorner.

It'sneartheNationalBank.

It'snodistanceatall.

It'sontheleft-handsideofthestreet.

It'sonlyseveralblocksaway.

It'srightnearhere.

It'stheotherwaytotheright.

It'stoofartowalk.You'dbettertakeataxi.

It'swaydownthestreet.（這條街很遠的地方）

It'swithinwalkingdistance.

Justcrossthestreetandgoaroundthecornerontheleft.

Justfollowthisstreettwoblocks.

Keepgoingbeforeyoucometoadepartmentstore.

Keepgoingstraightandturnatthenextlight.

Keepstraightalongthisstreetfortwoblocks.

Makeafightatthesecondturning.

Oh,youcanwalkitwithintenminutes.

StayonthisroaduntilyougettoGlennRoad.

Takealeft.

TakebusNo.55andgetoffatthePeaceHotelstop.

Takethefirstturningontherightandthenaskagain.

Thebusstopisalittlefurtheron.

ThefirstturningisWestStreet.

ThesecondturningontheleftisSouthStreet.

There'sacinemainEastStreet.

There'sonestraighton.

Turnleftandleftagain.

Turnleftthere,andashortwayalongtheleft,you*11see

it.

Turnrightandwalkupalongthestreetto388.

Turnrightatthesecondcrossing.

Turnroundandtakethesecondontheleft.

WalktwoblocksdownthestreetandgopasttheCityHall.

Walkuntilyougettothefirststoplight.

Yes,aboutthreeblocksfromhereontheright,you,11find

one.

Youcanwalkitwithinfiveminutes.

Youcantmissit.

Youcouldgobybus,butit'shardlyworthit.

4.PostOffice

1）Askingaboutpostage（郵資）

Arepostcardcheapertosendthanaletter?

Canyoutellmehowmuchitcoststosendaletterairmail

fromheretoNewYork?

What5stheairmailrate（資費）toEurope?

What5sthecostfor200dollarsremittance（匯款）toBoston?

What'stheinsurancefee?

What5sthemaximumweightallowed?

What'sthepostageforanair-lettertoParis?

What,sthepostageonthisparceltoAustralia,please?

What5stheratefortelegramstoEngland?

What5sthesizeandweightlimitformailingapackage?

What'sthesurcharge（額外郵資）onthisexpressparcel?

Willyouweighthisletterforme?

2）Tellingaboutpostage

Ithinkr11lookitupAnythingelse?

IfyousendyourcablefullratetoParis,it's20centsper

word,minimumchargeonedollar.

Ifyoucableisurgent,theratewillbedoubled.

r11havealook,Doyouneedanythingelse?

r11havetocheck.AnythingelseIcandoforyou?

r11justmakesure.Doyouneedanythingelse?

r11havetoweighitfirst.

It'salittleoverweight.You'11havetopayextra.

Thatcomesto（總計）35cents,please.

Thechargewillbe$1.2perword,minimum10words.

Therateforprintedmatterischeaper.Butitdoesn，tgoas

quicklyasordinarymail.

They're32centsapiece.

Theyare10centseach.

Thisletteristengramsoverweight.

Wedemandasurchargeoffourcentspergramfortheoverweight.

Yes,airmailfromChinatousisfortycentsperounce.

Youneedan50-centstomps.

Youshouldbuya80-centstamp.

You511havetopay32centsextrafortheoverweight.

3）Askingabouttimeandwaystomailsomething

Approximatelyhowlongdoesittakeforalettertogoairmail

fromheretoBeijing?

CanIcatchthelastmailtoday?

CanIsendtheserecordsasprintedmatter（印刷品）？

Canitgoasprintedmatter?

DoyouthinkIshouldhaveitregistered?

Howlongdoesittakebyregularmail?

It'smuchbettertouseairmail,isn，tit?

ShallIinsureit?

ShallIstickthestampsontheupperrightcorneroftheletter?

WhatdoIhavetodotosendamoneyorder（匯票）？

Whattimedoesthepostmanpickupthemailinthemorning?

Whendoesthefirstpostgoout?

Whenwilltheposthedispatched?（發(fā)出）

Wouldyoupleasetellmehowtopostaletterabroad?

4）Tellingabouttimeandwaystomailsomething

AnairmailletterfromheretoBeijingshouldnottakemore

thantwodays.

Besuretoputdowntheaddressofthereceiverclearly.

Ishouldsayit'11takeatleastfourdays.

rmafraidthelastposthasbeendispatched.

Itmaytakeaboutaweekatthemost.

IttakesabouttwoweekstogosurfacemailfromheretoLondon.

Itusuallytakesabout4daysbyairmail.

It'smuchbetterifyoustickthestampsonthepackage.

It'squickertouseairmail.

Pleaseendorse（簽字）itfirst.

Pleasefillintheorderform.

Pleaseseal（貼）theenvelopeandstickan80-centsstampson

it.

Pleasesignthisorder.

Pleasewriteyourtelegraminblockletters（印刷體）.

Thefirstdeliveryisat8a.m.

Thepostalbedispatchedat6:30intheevening.

Thepostmancollectthemail4timesdaily.

There'refourdeliverieseveryday.

Weneedyoursignatureonthisnote.

Ithinkyoustillhavetimetocatchthelastpost.

Thefirstmailhasn,tgoneoutyet.

5）Mailingsomething

Apostcardandthree80-centstamps,please.

CanIbuysomestampshere?

CanIhavethismoneyordercashed（兌現(xiàn)），please?

Couldyouregister（寄掛號）thisletterforme?

Doyouhaveanyaerogramme?（航空郵簡）

Givemeatelegraphblank（空白電報），please.

Givemefoureighties,please.

Ibelievethere'saparcelforme.

Igotaparcelarrivalnoticeyesterday.CanIgetithere?

Iwanttohaveitsentbyanurgent/expresstelegram.（力口急/

急）

IwanttomailthisparceltoAmerican.

Iwanttosendthesemagazinesbybookpost/parcelpost.

I,dlikeapostalorder（匯票），please.

I*dliketohaveitregistered.（掛號）

rdliketohavesomecommemorativestamps.

rdliketopickupmypackage.Thisisthenotice.

rdliketoinsurethispackagefor50dollars.

rdliketosendthisletterregistered.

MayIhaveaform?Iwanttosendatelegram.

MayIsendthisletterbyregisteredpost?

Pleasesendthisparceloffspecialdelivery.

Pleasesendthistelegramas“urgent".

PleasesendthistrunkC.0.D.（貨到付款）

Wouldyoupleaseweighthisletterforme?

6）Askingtheclient（顧客）whereandhowtomailsomething

As"urgent"?

Bysurfacemail?

Cashondelivery?

Doyouwantitinsured?

Doyouwishtoinsureit?

Doyouwishtosenditasanordinaryorregisteredletter?

Doyouwishtosenditbyairmail?

Howwouldyouliketosendit?

IsittoParis?

Whatkindofstampsdoyouneed?

Wherewouldyouliketosendit?

Shopping

1）Attendingacustomer（招呼）

AnythingIcandoforyou?

Areyoubeingattendedto?

Areyoubeingseento?

Areyoubeingserved?

Areyoulookingforsomechocolates?

CanIbeofanyassistancetoyou?

CanIhelpyouinanyway?

CouldIbeofservicetoyou?

Doyouwanttobuysomethinghere?

Can/MayIhelpyou?

Haveyoubeentakencareof?

Isanybodylookingafteryou?

WhatcanIdoforyou?

WhatcanIshowyou?

2）Tellingtheshopassistantwhatyou*dliketobuy

Bringmealargersize,please.

CanIseeafewsunglasses,please?

Canyoushowmeabrooch（胸針）？

CouldIhavealookatoneofthosegoldrings?

Couldyougivemetwoballpointpens?

Doyouhaveanythingready-made（現(xiàn)成）thatwillfitme?

Doyousellcoffeeboilers?

Haveyougotanythinginthewaypurple（紫）dresssize36?

Icouldalsodowithsomeaspirin.

Ineedonewithoutstripes（條紋），please.

IsupposerdlikesomethingChinamade.

Iwantapairoftrouserswithoutturn-ups（翻邊）.

Iwantsomethinginlightcolor.

Iwantsomethingtosoothe（治）sorethroat.

Iwanttoseesomeneckties.

Iwishtoorderasetoffurniture

Iwonderifyouhaveanygoodbicycles?

I*dliketosomethingplainandquiet.（樸素文靜）

rdliketobuyaready-makesuit.

I*mafterapairofglasseswithgoldrims.（金邊）

rmtryingtofindaTurkishcarpet.

Letmelookatthevases.（花瓶）

Pleasepreparethemedicineformeaccordingtothis

prescription.（處方）

Pleaseshowmetheblueonemysize.

ImayaswellorderafewmorethingswhileI'matit.（買東

西）

3）Askingwhatthecustomerwantstobuy

Anyparticularcolor?

IsthereanythingelseImayshowyou?

Isthereanythingelseyoumightneed?

Isthereanythingelseyou'dliketobuy?

WhatcanIshowyou?

Whatkindofalarmclocksdidyouhaveinyourmind?

Whatkindwouldyoulike?

Whatkindwouldyouliketosee?

Whatmaterialdoyouhaveinmind,sir?

Whatmaterialdoyouprefer?

Whatsizedoyouwant?

Whatsizedoyoutake?

WhatsizebottleofWhiteCatdetergent（洗滌劑）doyouwant?

Whatstyleofcoatwouldyouliketohave?

Whattypeofwashingmachinesareyouinterestedin?

Willtherebeanythingelse?

Wouldyoulikesomedressshoes,orjustcausalones?

4）Askingtheshopassistantforinformation,advice,etc

Areyoulikelytobegettinganymorein?（進貨）

Areyoulikelytobehavinganycheaperonesin?

Canyougivemesomesuggestion?

Canyourecommendsometome?

Couldyouadvicemewhatkinkofshoesfitmebest?

Couldyougivemesomeidea?

Doyouhaveanycheaperones?

Doyouhaveoneforaround1000yuan?

Doyouhavethesamedesigninred?

Doyouthinkit'sabittoodark?

Doyouthinkyoucouldgetmeone?

Don'tyouthinkthedesignisabittoocomplicated?（復雜）

Haveyougotabiggersize?

Haveyougotanythingabitlonger?

HowlongwouldIhavetowaitforit?

Howmanytablets（藥片）amIsupposedtotakeeachtime?

HowmanyyardsmustIbuytomakeacoat?

HowmuchdoyouthinkI'dneed?

Isittooloudforme?

Isthismeatjustin?

Whathaveyougotinthewayofwoolenpull-overs?（套衫）

Whatkindisthemostdurable?（耐用）

Whatkindofcurtainswouldyousuggestforasittingroom?

Willyoubehavinganymorein?

Youhavequiterange（品種），haven,tyou?

5）Recommendingsomethingtothecustomer

Aretheseallright?

Doyoulikethisdesign?

Here5resomesamples.

Here5sapairinyoursize.They5reverygoodfortheprice.

Howaboutthisone?

Howdoyoulikethispattern?

How5sthisone?

Icouldrecommendsomethingforyou.

IthinkMaotaiwouldbethebestthing.

Ifitdoesn，twork,thensomeListerinemightdothetrick.（奏

效）

Isthissuitallright?

Itwearswellandkeepsitsshape.

It'sanidealremedy（藥物）forcough.

It'smadeofpurewool,verysoft.

It'sofgoodquality.

It'sthelatestfashion,verypopular.

It'sverydurable.

Ourrangeofsocksisthemostcomprehensive（全）available.

Thequalityisexcellent.

There'sacollectionofshortstoriesbyHarrythathasjust

comeout.

Thesebreadarefreshoutoftheoven（爐）.

Thiscamerawillsuregiveyoueverysatisfaction.

Thiseveningdresswasfashionedfromsilk.

Thiskindofpull-overiswell-stocked.（有貨）

Thisnecklaceisof18carat.（克拉）

Thislengthofclothwillmakeyouasuit.

Thispairofshoesinhand-made.

Thisyellowdressisyoursize.

Thisisacapital（一流）watchatareasonable（合理）priceof

300dollars.

Thisisawashingmachineofwe11-knowmake（名牌）.

Thisisawell-tailored（合身）blouse.

Trythisone,please.

Wehappentohaveoneinstock.

Wehaveagreatvarietyoftheminstock.

Wehavealargeassortment（品種）ofthem.

Wehaveaverywideselectionofwatches.

Wehavechinabottlesofvariousmade.（各種各樣）

Wehaveeverykindofcanned（罐頭）goods.

Wehavemanypatternsandshades（色彩）foryoutochoosefrom.

Wehavequiteanarray（一批）ofleathershoes.

Wehavequitegooddictionaryonhand.

Wehavesomenicepomelos（柚子）justinfromYunnan.

Wehavesomeproprietaryspecifics.（專賣特效藥）

Wehavesomerealgoodbuys.（真正好貨）

Wehavetheverythingforyou.

Wehavesomethatyoumightfinduseful.

We'rethebiggestdealerincigarettes.

Willthisdo?

6）Tellingthecustomersomethingisnotavailable.

Alloutnow,pleasecomeearliertomorrow.

Fourtofiveweeks,probably,thoughIcan'tguaranteeany

particulardate.

Icandothesize,butnotthecolor.

Idon,tthinkwehaveanyvasemadeofbamboo.（竹子）

Iamafraidweareoutofthemtoday.

I5mafraidwedon,thaveanyofthekindonhand.

rmsorry,toasters（烤面包器）areoutofstock（脫銷）.

rmsorrywedon'thavethisinstock.Butyoumightbelucky

atourJinlingBranch.

rmsorrywedon'tstocksuchitems.

rmsorrywe'resoldoutof（售完）coffee.

I*msorrywe'verunshortofloose-leaf（活頁）notebooks.

LookinagainTuesdayweek.（下周二）

Sorry,butwedon'thavethatinyoursize.

Sorry,butwe'resoldrightout.

Sorry,we'reoutthemtoday.

ThebestIcanofferisa36.

Wedon，thaveit,butwehavesomethingjustasgood.

WeexpecttohaveasupplythisFriday.

Wehaven,tgotthatinstockatthemoment,butwecouldorder

itforyou.

Wemaygetasupplytomorrow.

We'reexpectingsomenewstocktomorrow.

We'venodoublecassette（雙卡）recordersonsaletoday.

7）Choosingitems

CouldIhavealookatit?

CouldItryiton?

Haveyouanybiggersizes?

Haveyouanythingasizebigger?

Haveyouanythingthatdoesn'tcostsomuch.

He'saboutmysize.

Howaboutshowingmesomesamples?（樣品）

Howaboutthecolor?

Idon,tthinkthecushion（墊子）matchesthesofa.

Ilookawfulinthisbluecap.

Isthistheonlydesignyouhave?

Itsuitsme.

It'sabitshowy.

It'sabittooloud.（艷）

It'sabittoosmallonme.

It'stoosmallallover.

MayItryiton?

MayItryout（試一下）thisball-pointpen,please.

Pickmeoutagoodpiece,please.

Pickoutlargeones,please.

Showmesomeothers.

Thiscolorsuitsmycomplexion.（皮膚）

Theshoesareabittootightformyfeet.

Thisisagoodfit.

Thisone，sslightlylonger.

Thatlooksabittooplain.

Thisonesuitsmebest.

Thispairofshoeswearsalittletootight.

Thisseemstobeabittoonarrow.

Yellowbecomesme.（同我相稱）

8）Askingaboutprices

Aretheseapplesonsale?

Howdoyousellthewatermelons?

HowmuchdoIoweyou?

Howmuchdoyouchargeforthebunchofflowers?

Howmuchdoyouaskforit?

Howmuchdoyousayitis?

Howmuchdoyousellit?

Howmuchdoyouwantforit?

Howmuchdoesitcometo?

Howmuchdoesitcost?

Howmuchdoesthebillcometo?

Howmuchisitaltogether?

Howmuchisthatworth?

Howmuchisthelargesize?

Howmuchisthenecklaceyouhaveondisplayoverthere?

Howmuch,please?

HowmuchshallIpayforit?

Howmuchwillthatbealtogether?

Howmuchwillthelot（一攤）be.

Howmuchwouldasuitmadeofthismaterialcost?

Isthisthesaleprice?

Let'sseewhatit'11allcost.

Whatdotheorangesstartat?

Whatdoesitcometo?

Whatdoesitcost?

Whatdoesitsellfor?

What'sworth?

What'sthepriceoftheapples?

What,stheregularprice?

What,syourchargeforthisbrooch?（胸針）

9）Tellingaboutprices

Itcomesto65yuan,sir.

Itcosts5dollars.

Itsellsat5poundsabottle.

Itsellsfor3marksperkilogram.

It'spricedat100dollars.

It's60centsapiece.

It'ssoldbytheyard.

It's20yuanwithoutthecase.

Ourusualpriceforrepairingis5yuan.

Say40dollars.Wouldthatsuityou?

That511be30pounds.

Theleastexpensiveoneis2dollars50cents.

Thepricedependsonthequality.

Thepriceismarkedonthetag（標簽上），sir.

Thepriceofthesehairpins（發(fā)卡）areaboutthesame.

They5re5dollarseach.

They're6marksperjin.

They're200dollarsforasetofsix.

10）Bargaining（討價還價）onthebuyingside

Canyoucomedownatbit?

Canyousellitfor3pounds?

Cheap!Ishouldsayitis.

Icangiveyounomorethan$20.Canyousellitforthat?

Idon,tthinkIcouldaffordtospendsomuchmoneyforthis

jewel.

Isupposetheymustbeveryexpensive.

rmsureyoucandobetterthanthat.

My!That'safortune!（一大筆錢）

Sheerrobbery（太貴了）

That,sshocking!

Thatseemsahighpriceforthebrooch.

Thatsoundsreasonable.

That'sabitmorethanIwantedtopay.

That5skindofsteep.（有點過高）

That5srathermorethanIwasthinkingofgiving.

That,stoodear.

That5sverysteepforanecklace.

Thepricehasgoneupalittle.

Thepriceisnotreasonable.

Thisisnice,butIsupposeitisquiteexpensive.

Wellthen,howaboutsplittingthedifference?

Youhavetostrikeabalance,ifyouwishtogetsomewhere.（如

果你想做成生意，你就的使雙方不吃虧）

11）Bargainingonthesellingside

Howmuchwouldyoulikeittobe?

Ifyouboughtitnew,itwouldcostmorethandouble.

r11bringthepricedownto50marksapiece,ifyou,regoing

tomakeabigpurchase.

I*11makeitup（補償）toyounexttime.

r11meetyouhalfway.

It'sarealbargain.

It'sasquaredeal.（公平交易）

It'sstandardprice.

Mybusinessdealingareaboveboard.（光明正大）

Onehundreddollars,youcan，tbewrongonthat.

Ourpricesarenotdearerthanthoseinotherplaces.

That,salmostcostprice.

That'safiresale.（便宜貨）

That'sthebestwecando.（不能再讓了）

Thepriceshavealreadybeenreducedgreatly.

Thepriceismoderateenough.（夠便宜的了）

Thepriceisreasonablebecausethequalityissuper.

Wearepracticallygivingthisaway.（白送了）

Wedon'tgivediscounts.Weselloncredit.（賒帳）

Yougetachancelikethisonlyonceinabluemoon.

Wouldyoumindgivingmethesixpenceincoppers.（銅幣）

6.Bank

1）Askingaboutsavings

CanIdrawonmyaccountforpaymentofthingsIbuyinChina?

Couldyoutellmemybalance?

Doyouchargeforcheques?

Doyoupayinterestonthisaccount.

Pleasetellmemybalance.

What5stheannualinterestrate?

What'stheinterestrateforthesavingsaccount?

What5sthedifferencebetweenasavingsaccountandchecking

account?（支票）

What'stheprocedureforopeningasavingsaccount?

Will100dollarsbeenoughforaminimumdeposit?（最小存額）

Wouldyoutellmehowtooperatethisaccount?

2）Tellingaboutsavings

Ithinkyouneedacheckingaccount.

Interestispaidattherateof0.8%perannum（年利率）at

present.

Itallowsyoutoearnalittleinterestonyourmoney.

Ithelpsdefray（抵付）thecostoftheaccountitself.

It'spayablewithintwomonths.（兩個月內有效）

Tendollarsistheminimumoriginaldeposit.（最低起存）

Theaccountcarriesinterestof4.5%.

Theinterestisaddedtoyouraccounteveryyear.

Theinterestrateforthesavingsaccountis4.5%.

Wehonoredthecheckastheoverdraft（承兌支票透支額）wasonly

fivedollars.

Youcanopenasavingsaccountatanytimewithaninitial（開

始）depositoftendollars.

Youmaydeposityourmoneywiththebank,orleaveitthere

fortemporarysafe-keeping.

Youmayopenacurrentdepositaccountwiththebank.Youshould

reimburse（補償）thethankfortheamountpaid.

Yourdepositisexhausted.（支完）

YourL/Cisusedup.（信用證用完）

3）Askingaboutmoneyexchange

Couldyoutellmethecurrentrateforsterling,（英國貨幣）

please?

Howmuchdothecheckscost?

HowmuchwillitbeinGermancur