Situational Words and Phrases 情景词汇
1.block letter 大写印刷字体
A: Please write your telegram in black letters.
甲:请用大写印刷字体写电报。
B: I see. Thank you.
乙:明白了，谢谢。
2.express telegram 急电
A: Anything I can do for you?
甲:我能为你做什么吗?
B: Yeah甲I want to send an express telegram to Shanghai.
乙:是的，我想向上海方面发一份急电。
3.message n. 消息，电文
A: When can I have the message sent?
甲:什么时候能将电文发出?
B: We'll send it at once.
乙:马上。
4.per prep.每
A: What's the rate per word?
甲:一个字多少钱?
B: Forty cents.
乙:四十美分。
5.telegraph form 电报稿纸
A: I need a telegraph form.
甲:我想要张电报稿纸。
B: There, it's on the table to your right.
乙:在你右边的那张桌子上。
6.telegraph office 电报局
A: Is there a telegraph office?
甲:这儿有电报局吗?
B: No. You'll have to go to the General Post Office.
乙:没有。恐怕你得去邮政总局。
7.word a telegram 拟电报稿
A: I find it no easy job to word a telegram.
甲:拟份电报稿对我来说真不容易。
B: Same feeling here.
乙:我也有同感。