CAROL: My husband and I have just moved to town.
LISA: Oh! Well welcome to Dull Springs.
CAROL: Thank you.
LISA: Are you thinking about becoming a member?
CAROL: A member?
LISA: Yes, a member of our store.
CAROL: Well, I wanted to ask you about renting video tapes here.
LISA: That's what I mean. To rent from us, you need to become a member.
CAROL: Okay. How do I do that?
LISA: I will give you a form to fill out.
Membership is 15 dollars a year. Plus we need to take an extra 35 dollars on deposit.
You get your 35 dollars back when your membership expires.
CAROL: I see. What is that deposit for?
LISA: It's to cover any tapes that may be lost or damaged.
CAROL: Alright. And if I pay the membership fee, how many tapes can I rent?
LISA: You can rent as many as you like.
CAROL: Really? I can rent as many as I like? Free?
LISA: No, they're not free.
Our rentals are 2.78 for most movies. And 3.99 for new releases.
CAROL: I see. And when I rent tapes, how long can I keep them?
LISA: New releases are usually 24 hours.
Normal movies are three to five days, depending on the movie.
CAROL: Hmm. If I rent a new release, and I keep it for two days, do I have to pay extra?
LISA: Yes, I'm afraid so. The late charges for new releases is 3 dollars a day.
CAROL: Wow, that's expensive.
LISA: I'm sorry, Ma'am.
The reason we have that policy is because the new releases are very popular.
We want to make sure the tape is in stock so all our customers have a chance to rent it.
CAROL: Alright. I guess I'll join. Can you give me a form to fill out?
LISA: Sure, Ma'am. We'd be happy to have you as one of our members.
卡蘿：我先生和我剛搬來鎮(zhèn)上。
莉莎：噢，歡迎到Dull Spring 城鎮(zhèn)來。
卡蘿：謝謝。
莉莎：你想成為會(huì)員嗎？
卡蘿：會(huì)員？
莉莎：是的，我們商店的會(huì)員。
卡蘿：我想請(qǐng)教你這里怎樣租錄影帶？
莉莎：這正是我說的，你要成為會(huì)員才能向我們租。
卡蘿：好的，如何加入呢？
莉莎：我會(huì)給你填寫表格。
會(huì)費(fèi)一年15美元，另外要加收押金35美元。
當(dāng)你的會(huì)員期限到期時(shí)，可以拿回 35美元。
卡蘿：我明白了。押金是做什么用呢？
莉莎：用來補(bǔ)償遺失或損毀的帶子。
卡蘿：好的。如果我付了會(huì)費(fèi)，可以租幾卷帶子？
莉莎：你喜歡租多少就租多少。
卡蘿：真的？隨我高興？免費(fèi)的嗎？
莉莎：不是免費(fèi)的。
我們大多數(shù)片子的租金是一片 2.78 美元，新到的片子是 3.99 美元
卡蘿：這樣啊。當(dāng)我租了片子，可以保留多久？
莉莎：新片通常是 24 小時(shí)。
一般的片子是三到五天，要看片子而定。
卡蘿：唔，如果我租新片兩天，必須加錢嗎？
莉莎：是的，新片遲還一天加 收3美元。
卡蘿：哇，好貴喔！
莉莎：對(duì)不起，太太。
這個(gè)規(guī)定是因?yàn)樾缕苁軞g迎。
我們要確保片子有存貨，這樣我們所有的顧客都有機(jī)會(huì)租到。
卡蘿：好的，我加入。你可以給我表格填寫嗎？
莉莎：當(dāng)然可以，很高興你成為我們的會(huì)員。 |