Sending Telegtams 拍发电报
你想发哪一种电报，是普通电报还是加急电报？
734.What are the rates？
费用怎么算？
735.I'd like to send an express telegram.
我想拍一份加急电报。
736.Here is the telegram form.
这是电报纸。
737.Would you please fill it out in block letters？
请用大写字母书写，好吗？
738.When will the telegram get there？
电报什么时候能收到？
739.I want to send a cable first then send an invoice.
我想先发一份电报，然后再寄张发票。
740.Will you please give me a blank？
请给我一张电报纸好吗？
741.If it's urgent， the rate will be doubled.
如果加急的话，邮费要加一倍。
742.I suppose you would like to have it registered.
我想你会愿意寄挂号邮件的。
743.I want it to reach our client as early as possible.
我希望我们的客户能尽快收到。
744.Money is no object.
钱不是问题。
745. In that case， I'd suggest you send it special delivery or express.
如果那样的话，我建议你寄快递或限时专递。
746.Have you brought with your ID card？
你带身份证了吗？
Dialogue A
（Miss Zhong， the secretary， is sending an international telegram in the post office. ）
（A： a clerk； B： Miss Zhong）
A： Good afternoon. May I help you？
B： Yes， I want to send a telegram to New York.
A： What kind of cable do you want to send， ordinary or urgent？
B： What are the rates？
A： It's one Yuan and thirty fen a word for ordinary telegram and two Yuan and sixty Fen for express telegrams.
B： I'd like to send an express telegram.
A： Here is the telegram form. Would you please fill it out in block letters？
B： All right…。 Here is the message.
A： Excuse me. Is this one word or two separate words？
B： one word.
A： You have put punctuation marks in the message. The charge for each mark is the same as one word. Do you want to cable the marks， then？
B： Oh， no.
A： In that case， you've got twenty words in all. That comes to fifty two Yuan.
B： Here is the money. By the way， when will the telegram get there？
A： It will take about four or five hours.
Dialogue B
（C： the clerk； Y： Miss Yang）
C： Good morning， madam. What can I do for you？
Y： I want to send a cable first then send an invoice. Will you please give me a blank？ What's the rate？
C： If you send your cable full rate， it's 20 cents Per word， minimum charge one dollar； if it's urgent， the rate will be doubled.
Y： I'll send it as urgent.
C： By the way， please write them in block letters.
Y： All right. IS it OK？ How much is it？
C： That will be＄ 3. 2. Anything else I can do for you？
Y： Yes， This invoice is very important and I want to send it to a company in London.
C： I suppose you would like to have it registered.
Y： Yes. How long will it take？
C： About a week.
Y： Oh no， it's too late. Any other faster means？ I want it to reach our client as early as possible. Money is no object.
C： In that case， I'd suggest you send it special delivery or express By special delivery， it takes about only one day.
Y： That's good. I'll send it special delivery. What's the postage？
C： ＄30 for the invoice， ＄3. 2 for the cable. All together is ＄ 33. 2.
Y： OK， by the way， I have a money order to cash.
C： Sign your name here， madam. Have you brought your ID card with you？
Y： Yes， here you are.
Notes 注释
1.cable 电报
2.ordinary telegram 普通电报
3.express telegram 加急电报
4.block letters 大写字母文字
5.punctuation marks 标点符号
6.registered 挂号邮件
有关的邮政术语还有：
urgent 加急
express 限时专递
an air letter 航空信
surface 平寄
the last pick-up 最后一班邮车
Parcel post 包裹邮递
special delivery 快递
postage paid 邮资已付
7.no object 无障碍；不重要
如： Distance is no object.
距离不成问题。
8.in this/that case若是这样（那样）的话
in case 万一；以防
如： In case I forget， please remind me of my promise.
万一我忘了，请提醒我许下的诺言。
in any case无论如何
in no case 决不
9.cash a money order 兑现汇款单
10.ID card=Identification card 身份证
Words and Expressions
telegram/'teligr$m/ n. 电报
cable/keibl/ n. 电报
blank/bl$Rk/ n. 电报纸
minimum charge 最低收费
punctuation/p）Rktju'eiM+n/ n. 标点
mark/ma： k/ n. 符号；标志
double/d）bl/ v. 使加倍
block letter 大写字母
register/'red{ist+/ v. 登记
postage/'p+ustid{/ n. 邮资