收發電子郵件與傳真 (郵寄信件領取)
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本週話題焦點：收發電子郵件與傳真 (郵寄信件領取)
The postman has just dropped off the mail, and Jenny is going around the office distributing letters to employees in the office. Jenny hands Mike a stack of letters and he strikes up a conversation with her.
郵差剛送來信件，Jenny 正遊走在辦公室裡發送信件給員工。Jenny 交給 Mike 一疊信，Mike 開始和她聊天。 |
Mike: Any snail mail for me today?
Mike：今天有要給我的郵件嗎？
Jenny: Yeah! You have a few letters. There's one from China, one from Germany, and a couple from Canada.
Jenny：有啊！有一些是你的。一封是從中國寄來的，一封是從德國，還有幾封是從加拿大來的。
Mike: How do you know where they're from? Did you open my mail?
Mike：你怎麼知道他們從哪來的？你有打開我的信嗎？
Jenny: Of course not! I tell by the stamps on them. I collect stamps from around the world.
Jenny：當然沒有！我是從信上的郵票看出來的。我收集世界各地的郵票。
Mike: Well, you can have these ones if you want.
Mike：這樣啊，如果你想要的話，這些可以給你。
Jenny: Thanks. With fax, e-mails, and Skype, it's hard to believe that people still send letters by post.
Jenny：謝啦。有了傳真、e-mail、還有 Skype，實在很難想像有人還會郵寄信件。
Mike: Tell me about it. I bet that in the future there won't even be a post office. Everything will be sent and received by e-mail or some new technology.
Mike：就是說呀。我猜搞不好以後甚至就不會有郵局了。每樣東西都會用 e-mail 或是其他新的科技來傳送接收。
Jenny: Oh, I hope not!
Jenny：喔，希望不要是這樣！
Mike: Why do you say that?
Mike：為什麼這樣說？
Jenny: Because then I'll have to find something else to collect since there won't be anymore stamps!
Jenny：因為要是這樣，那就不會再有郵票，而我就得找別的東西收集了！
重要字詞講解：1.distribute (v.) 分發
例：Jenny is going around the office distributing letters to employees in the office.
（Jenny 正遊走在辦公室裡發送信件給員工。）
例：Food and drinking water has been distributed to the earthquake victims.
（食物和飲用水已經分發給地震災民。）
※ 小叮嚀：
要表達「分發某物給某人，可以「distribute + 某物」加上「to / among + 某人」。
2. hand (v.) 交給
例：Hand me the wine glasses carefully. They are very fragile.
（把酒杯給我，小心，杯子很容易破。）
例：Did you see that clip on the desk? Could you hand it to me?
（你有看到桌上那個迴紋針嗎？可以拿來給我嗎？）
3. strike up a conversation 攀談
例：Jenny hands Mike a stack of letters and he strikes up a conversation with her.
（Jenny 交給 Mike 一疊信，Mike 開始和她聊天。）
例：Billy enjoys chatting very much. He is always ready to strike up a conversation with somebody.
（Billy 非常喜歡聊天，他隨時隨地都能和人攀談。）
4. snail mail 郵寄信件
例：Any snail mail for me today?
（今天有要給我的郵件嗎？）
例：Snail mail means mail delivered by a postal system.
（Snail mail 指的是透過郵政機構遞送的郵件。）
※ 小叮嚀：
snail mail 是一種戲稱，因為和電子郵件比起來，郵寄郵件慢了許多，所以稱它「像蝸牛一樣的信」。
5. stamp (n.) 郵票
例：I tell by the stamps on them. I collect stamps from around the world.
（我是從信上的郵票看出來的。我收集世界各地的郵票。）
例：The envelope is covered up with addresses and mailing information. I don't know where to paste the stamps.
（這個信封上都寫滿了地址和郵寄的資料，我不知道該把郵票貼在哪�。）
小試身手
1. John ____ a note to Josie while she was ____ letters. He was too shy to ____ ____ a ____ with her.
（John 趁 Josie 在發信的時候交給她一張紙條。他太害羞了，不敢和她攀談。）
2. I don't like ____ ____. Not only it is slow, but we need to pay for the ____.
（我不喜歡郵寄郵件，它不只慢，而且我們還要花錢買郵票。）
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解答
1. John handed a note to Josie while she was distributing letters. He was too shy to strikeup a conversation with her.
（John 趁 Josie 在發信的時候交給她一張紙條。他太害羞了，不敢和她攀談。）
2. I don't like snailmail. Not only it is slow, but we need to pay for the stamps.
（我不喜歡郵寄郵件，它不只慢，而且我們還要花錢買郵票。）
相關實用句型解析
1. 拿某物給某人
hand sb sth ...
例：Jenny hands Mike a stack of letters.
（Jenny 交給 Mike 一疊信。）
例： Can you hand me the umbrella by the door? It starts raining outside.
（你可以拿給我在門邊的雨傘嗎？外面開始在下雨了。）
※ 小叮嚀：
此句型也可改為 "hand sth to sb" 意義不變。
2.跟 ... 開始聊天 / 搭訕
strike up a conversation with ...
例：Mike strikes up a conversation with that girl.
（Mike 開始和那個女孩聊天。）
例：She hates a total stranger strikes up a conversation with her.
（她最討厭完全不認識的陌生人和她搭訕。）
小試身手
1. 你幹嘛拿鹽巴給我？我需要的是冰糖！
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2. 記住別用談論天氣的方式跟她搭訕。那實在太老套了！
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解答
1. Why did you hand me the salt? What I need is rock candy!
2. Remember not to strike a conversation with her by talking about the weather. That's too trite!
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