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。