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You will hear a telephone conversation between a customer and an agent at a company which ships large boxes overseas.
你將聽到一段電話對話，對話來自一位顧客和一個國際大箱子運輸公司的代理人。
Good morning, Packham's Shipping Agents. Can I help you?
早上好，Packham's船運公司。您需要什么？
Oh yes, I'm ringing to make enquiries about sending a large box, a container, back home to Kenya from the UK.
是的，我打來問一下運輸一個大箱子的事情，一個箱子，從英國寄回肯尼亞的家里去。
Yes, of course. Would you like me to try and find some quotations for you?
好的。您想讓我給您一些報價嗎？
Yes, that'd be great. Thank you.
是的，那會很有幫助。謝謝你。
Well first of all, I need a few details from you. Fine.
首先，我需要從您那里知道一些細節。好的。
Can I take your name?
您的名字是？
It's Jacob Mkere.
Jacob Mkere。
Can you spell your surname, please?
您能拼一下您的姓嗎？
Yes, it's M-K-E-R-E.
可以。M-K-E-R-E。
Is that 'M' for mother?Yes
是"M"嗎？是的。
Thank you, and you say that you will be sending the box to Kenya?
謝謝您，您說您要寄箱子到肯尼亞去對嗎？
That's right.
對的。
And where would you like the box picked up from?
您想讓箱子從哪里取件？
From college, if possible.
從學校里，如果可以的話。
Yes, of course. I'll take down the address now.
好的，當然可以。我現在來記您的地址。
It's Westall College.
是Westall大學。
Is that W-E-S-T-A-L-L?
W-E-S-T-A-L-L嗎？
Yes,...college.
是的，大學。
Westall College. And where's that?
Westall大學。在哪里呢？
It's Downlands Road, in Bristol.
在Bristol，Downlands路上。
Oh yes, I know it. And the postcode?
哦，我知道了。郵編是什么？
It's BS8 9PU.
BS8 9PU。
Right...and I need to know the size.
好的，我需要知道箱子的尺寸。
Yes, I've measured it carefully and it's 1.5m long...
好的，我仔細量過了，1.5米長......
Right.0.75m wide...OK.
好。0.75米寬......嗯。
And it's 0.5m high or deep.
0.5米高或者深。
Great. So I'll calculate the volume in a moment and get some quotes for that.
行了。我馬上算出來它的體積然后為您報價。
But first can you tell me, you know, very generally, what will be in the box?
但，您能不能先告訴我，大概的，箱子里都有什么？
Yes, there's mostly clothes.
好的，大部分是衣服。
OK. And there's some books.
嗯。還有些書。
OK. Good. Um...Anything else?
好。還有別的么？
Yes, there's also some toys.
有，還有些玩具。
OK, and what is the total value, do you think, of the contents?
行。你覺得里面的東西總價值有多少？
Well, the main costs are the clothes and the books - they'll be about ￡1500,
嗯，最主要的是衣服和書，大概有1500英鎊，
but then the toys are about another two hundred - so I'd put down ￡1700.
然后玩具大概有200，所以我估計有1700英鎊。
