Postal clerk 1: Hello, may I help you?

Benjamin: Yes, I'd like to have this parcel delivered to Shanghai.

Postal clerk 1: Oh, we only take care of mail. For parcels, you can go to the next window.

Benjamin: Thanks! ... Hello, I have a parcel to deliver.

Postal clerk 2: Where do you need it to be delivered to?

Benjamin: I want to post it to Shanghai.

Postal clerk 2: OK, please fill out this form.

Benjamin: Sure, what's the postcode of Shanghai?

Postal clerk 2: Wait a moment, let me check it out for you. It's 200085.

Benjamin: Thanks, here you go. What's the postage, please?

Postal clerk 2: Hold on, let me put it on the scale. It weighs up to 10kg and that will be 30 Yuan, please.

Benjamin: Ten kg! Dear Shirley must have put a lead ball in it!

郵局職員1：您好，請問有什么可以幫助您？

本杰明：是的，我想把這個包裹寄到上海去。

郵局職員1：哦，我們只負責信件。寄包裹，您得到隔壁窗口去。

本杰明：謝謝！……您好，我想寄一個包裹。

郵局職員2：您想要寄到哪兒？

本杰明：我想寄到上海去。

郵局職員2：好的，請填一下這張單子。

本杰明：好的，上海的郵編是多少？

郵局職員2：等一下，我幫你查一下。是200085。

本杰明：謝謝，填好了。請問郵資是多少？

郵局職員2：等一等，讓我稱稱看。它有10千克，一共是30元。

本杰明：10千克！親愛的雪莉大概放了個鉛球在里面。

Benjamin: It's simple to have a parcel delivered through the post office. First the clerks would ask you to fill out a form and then they would put your parcel on a scale and tell you how much you should pay. That's all. So convenient!

post vt. 郵寄

parcel n. 包裹

fill out 填寫

postcode n. 郵編

postage n. 郵資

weigh vt. 稱

lead ball 鉛球

陳述句、感嘆句

1.陳述句

陳述句表示陳述一件事時用降調，例如：

It's difficult. ↘

It's very difficult to understand. ↘

2.感嘆句

（1）感嘆句表示強烈感嘆時用降調，例如：

What a beautiful girl. ↘

Good heavens! ↘

（2）表示驚奇時用升降調，例如：

-Peter got the first! ↘

-Yes, how clever he is! ↘ I can't believe it! ↘

-But there is only two students in his class. ↘

請朗讀下列句子，注意語調。

-I just bought a garment for 800 RMB. ↘

-800 RMB? ↗ I don't think I had misheard you!

-But look, how charming I am when I put it on! ↘

-Yeah, like a peacock! ↘