2015年ESL之日常生活 04 Receiving Letters and Packages in the Mail

Receiving Letters and Packages in the Mail 

Celeste: Did the mail come? 

Anwar: Yes, you got some letters and a package. 

Celeste: Oh, I hope that one of those envelopes has the photos Naomi promised us. Did you notice the postmark? 

Anwar: No, but they’re sitting in the hall. 

Celeste: Those photos are overdue¹ and should have been delivered days ago. Naomi thought she might not have put enough postage on the envelope, but I thought it must have been misdelivered. 

Anwar: You can look at it yourself. The package you received was sent using overnight delivery. 

Celeste: I wonder who sent it and why they sent it using expedited service. 

Anwar: I don’t know. Why don’t you go look? 

Celeste: I wonder if there’s anything perishable² in it or that’s time- sensitive in some way. 

Anwar: I have no idea. There’s also a letter that’s been forwarded from our old address that has delivery confirmation³. 

Celeste: Oh, I wonder what that could be. 

Anwar: You know what? 

Celeste: What? 

Anwar: All of those mysteries can be solved if you just go and open your mail. 

Celeste: I know, but isn’t it more fun to speculate? 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

2 perishable   

adj.（尤指食物）易腐的，易坏的

参考例句：

• Many fresh foods are highly perishable.许多新鲜食物都极易腐败。
• Fruits are perishable in transit.水果在运送时容易腐烂。

3 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。