邮政 post
邮局 post office
明信片 post card
收 get get a letter
receive receive a letter
寄 send send a letter
mail mail a letter
给某人写信 write (to) sb.
收到某人来信 hear from sb.
信的分类
信件 letter / mail
航空邮件 airmail / air mail
平信 regular mail
挂号信 registered mail
快递 express delivery
包裹 package / parcel
寄包裹 I get a parcel. I send a parcel.
I sent a letter yesterday.
How did you sent it?
By registered mail.
I sent a package (to Shanghai) this morning.
I received an air mail yesterday.
I got a regular mail last week.
I heard from my uncle yesterday.
I wrote to my Dad today.
I wrote to my boss.
I’d like to mail this letter to Singapore via airmail.
我要把这封信以航空的方式寄到新加坡。
I’d like to send this letter to the United States via registered
mail.
I’d like to mail this package to Shanghai.
I’d like to mail this letter to Japan by regular mail.
I‘d like to mail this letter to Japan via regular mail.
Charles received a package from his parents yesterday.
昨天查尔斯收到了他父母寄来的包裹。
Charles sent a package to his parents yesterday.
Charles sent a parcel to his parents yesterday.
I wonder if this letter is overweight.
我想知道这封信是否超重。
overweight 超重
underweight 分量不足
I wonder if you speak English.
I wonder if you are Mr. Zhang.
I wonder if tomorrow‘s meeting has been canceled or not.
I enclosed some pictures in my letter.
我在信中附寄了几张照片。
enclose 附加，附带
picture 照片
take a picture
I enclose a check in this letter.
I enclose a name card in this letter.
name card = visiting card
This is my card.
I enclose a letter in this package.
How long does it take for an airmail to get to Manchester?
寄往曼彻斯特的航空信得多长时间才能到？
Manchester United 曼联
Manchester city 曼城
About a month.
About half a month.
About six months.
About half an hour.
At least one week.
At least one day.
At the most 48 hours.
At the most 2 days.
What does it cost to rent a post office box?
租用一个邮政信箱的费用是多少？
post office box = PO Box 邮政信箱
mail box 邮筒
I’m always disappointed when I don‘t get any mail.
收不到任何信件的时，我总是很失望。
You make me disappointed. = You let me down.
let-down 让人失望的人或事
This movie is a let-down.
This book is a let-down.
I’m always angry when I got lots of junk mail.
rubbish
garbage
e-mail = electronic mail
junk mail
junk food
What time is the mail delivered on Saturday? The mailman always comes at 2 o?clock.
星期六信件什么时候送到？邮递员通常两点钟来。
what time = when
mailman = postman 邮差
When was the last time Alex wrote you? I just can‘t recall it.
上次亚历克斯写信给你是什么时候？我记不清了。
When was the last time you wrote him?
When was the last time they wrote you?
When was the last time we wrote her?
I haven‘t heard from my aunt for one year.
我有一年没有收到姑妈的来信了。
I haven‘t heard from my uncle for six months
I heard from my parents yesterday.
I heard from my grandma the day before yesterday.
I feel guilty because I haven‘t written him lately.
我感到内疚，因为我最近一直没给他写信。
lately = recently
I wrote to Dad last night. I couldn‘t put it off any longer.
昨晚我给爸爸写信了。我不能再拖延了。
I wrote to my boss. I couldn‘t put it off any longer.
I dropped the letter in the mailbox on the corner.
我把信投到了街角的邮筒里。
How did you sign the letter? Did you write ?Sincerely yours??
你在信上怎样署名的？是写了?你诚挚的?吗？
Sincerely yours 私人
Very truly yours 公务
The rate for published materials is cheaper, but it doesn‘t go as quickly as ordinary mail.
寄出版物的资费比较便宜，但走得不如普通信件快。
published material 印刷品
How much is the rate?
ordinary mail = regular mail
envelop 信封
red envelop 红包
I give my nephew a red envelop.
glue 胶水
