英语悠选脱口秀 第66期:快递小哥奇葩多

 　　讲解

　　Today’s key word is Delivery²

　　Delivery 快递，投递

　　Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels(包裹), or other goods⁴ to someone's house or to another place where they want them.

　　I’ve been waiting for my delivery guy the whole day!

　　我等快递小哥等了一天了。

　　快递小哥是我们日思夜想的人，是带给我们欢乐和希望的人，是让人难以割舍的人。

　　I guess everybody has something to say about the delivery guy, good or bad, funny or sad, happy or angry. 今天我们就来看看那些调皮的快递小哥。

　　超级无敌自信型：

　　D: Hey: wait for me at home this afternoon.

　　Y:What!? Who are you asking me to wait for you!

　　D:Delivery

　　Y: oh ok, You can’t get in our neighborhood,so please leave it in the mail room.

　　D:I can get in. Because I am very handsome!!!

　　对自己超有要求型：

　　D: Sorry I can’t deliver¹ your package today. Please forgive⁵ me.

　　Y: Don’t worry. I’ll forgive you!

　　D: But I can’t forgive myself!

　　Y: Haha, I allow you to forgive yourself.

　　D: But I am a very serious person, today is just the beginning of the Double 11 delivery, and I have packages that I can’t deliver. I am so sad!

　　明明可以靠才华却偏爱送快递型：

　　D: Come or not, I will be here for you until you come downstairs to get your delivery.

　　Y: Please bring it to floor 22.

　　D: No! I won’t. People living in your neighbor-hood always ask me to take out the trash after getting the package.

　　不光中国快递小哥机智，国外的快递小哥也是不容小觑滴。

　　特别听话型：

　　Y: Please leave my package somewhere safe.

　　D: "I have left your parcel³ in a safe location⁶ as requested⁷ by the sender" “Top of your roof”.

　　饥肠辘辘吃货型：

　　D: "I was really hungry and the pizza smells so good”.

　　Y: I think the delivery ate half of my pizza, why does life hate me!!!

　　快递小哥是一种神奇的存在，霸道总裁型，诗人文青型，默默无语型，幽默机智型。Have you ever met or heard of any interesting delivery guys? 你有什么奇葩经历，说出来大家一起开心一下啊!

　　See you next time!

 

1 deliver   

v.投递（信件，邮包等）

参考例句：

• Please help me deliver this package.请帮我投递这个包裹。
• Could you deliver it by tomorrow?明天之前能送吗？

2 delivery   

n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。

3 parcel   

n.小包；包裹；vt.分配；打包；adj.部分的；adv.局部地

参考例句：

• Shall I tie up your things in a parcel?我把您的东西包起来，好吗？
• The parcel was sent express.这包裹是用快递方式寄出去的。

4 goods   

n.商品，货物

参考例句：

• He is loading the goods into the back of the car.他正把货物装入车的后部。
• The boy delivered the goods to the right house.那个男孩送货给要货的人家。

5 forgive   

vt(forgave, forgiven)原谅；饶恕

参考例句：

• I'll never forgive you for what you said to me last night.我绝不会宽恕你昨晚对我所说的话。
• I hope you'll forgive me.希望你能原谅我。

6 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。

7 requested   

v.（下级对上级的）请求( request的过去式和过去分词 )；请求得到；索取；邀请[常接不定式或从句]

参考例句：

• Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon on the day of departure. 房客务请在离开之日的中午以前腾出房间。
• The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park. 公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸。 来自《简明英汉词典》