书城外语世界500强企业员工都在说的英语口语大全
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第59章 在图书馆(3)

You’ll have to use your library card as security if you want to take these popular books out of the reading room. 如果您想将这些热门书借出阅览室,您得留下借书证作抵押。

According to the library regulations, books borrowed by readers should be returned when they are due. 图书馆规定,读者应该归还到期图书。

Do not depend on others to return items for you. 不要让别人替您还书。

Please be aware that when materials are recalled, the loan period will be shortened. 必须知道资料一旦被催还,借阅期将缩短。

The fine for unreturned recalled items is 1 yuan per day per item. 被催还的逾期图书资料每本每天罚款一元。

No other form of identification is accepted. 不接受其他证件。

职场聊天一语惊人抄这段

Good evening, is there anything I can do for you?

晚上好,有什么我可以帮助你的吗?

I have some questions about borrowing and returning books. Can you tell me the service hours of borrowing books?

关于借还书有一些问题想要咨询。你能告诉我什么时候可以借书吗?

OK. You can borrow books from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 14:00 to 17:00 P.M. You can borrow books in the evening, too. The service time is from 19:00 to 21:00.

好的,早上借书的时间是8:30到11:30,下午是2:00到5:00,晚上是7:00到9:00。

How many books can I borrow at a time?

我一次可以借几本书呢?

Four is the maximum.

最多四本。

How long may I keep these books?

这些书我可以借阅多长时间?

One month.

一个月。

How to return the borrowed books?

我该怎样还书呢?

There are two ways for you to select. You can return them by the circulation counter, or by the drop box at working time.

有两种方法供你选择。你可以在工作时间内任意选择流通服务台或者自主还书箱。

Can I ask others to return the books for me?

我能让别人帮我还书吗?

Do not depend on others to return the items for you.

不要让别人帮你还书。

If I forget to return the borrowed books or I lose them, is there any penalty?

假如我忘记了还书或者我把书丢失了,会有惩罚吗?

Yes, the fine for unreturned recalled items is 1 yuan per day per item. As for the lost items, you must pay for them at the original price.

是的, 超过一天一本书罚款一元钱,丢失的图书照原价赔偿。

Thanks for your kind help.

十分感谢你的帮助。

You’re are welcome.

不用客气。

正式用语 VS 非正式用语

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我忘记了还书。 I have forgotten to return the borrowed books. I slipped my mind and have forgotten to return the borrowed books.

不要让别人帮你还书。 Do not let others help you to return the books. Do not depend on others to return the items for you

有两种方法供你选择。 You have two ways to choose from. There are two ways for you to select.

只有借书证有效。 Only the library card is useful. Only the library card is valid.

借书的时候可以用学生证代替借书卡吗? Can I borrows with the

student ID instead of the library card? Could I borrow books with the student ID replacing the library card?

不接受其他证件. We can’t accept other forms of identification. No other forms of identification are accepted.

被催还的逾期图书资料每本每天罚款一元。 You’ll befined 1 yuan for unreturned books per day per book. The fine for unreturned recalled items is 1 yuan per day per item.

你能告诉我什么时候可以借书吗? Can you tell me when I can borrow the books? Would you inform me the service hours of borrowing books?

所有资料可能会在两星期后被催还。 All items will be recalled after two weeks. All items are subject to recall after two weeks.

必须知道资料一旦被催还,借阅期将缩短。 You must know that when the materials are recalled, the loan period will be shortened. Please be aware that when materials are recalled, the loan period will be shortened.

如遗失借书证,应立即通知图书馆。 If you lose your library card, you must tell the library right away. If you lose your library card, you should inform the library immediately.

您不能再借阅的图书上做标志。 Earmarking the borrowed books is forbidden. You shouldn’t earmark the borrowed books.

读者需负责所有借出资料有关之毁坏或遗失。 Readers must be responsible for all damages or loss of the borrowed items. Patrons will be responsible for all damages or loss of the checked out items.

我该怎样还书呢? How to return the borrowed books? How to find the way of returning the borrowed books?

谁能借阅图书馆资料? Who can borrow library materials? Who has the right to borrow library materials?

重点词汇解析

1. recall [ri‘k?:l] vt. & vi. 回忆起,回想 vt. 召回,收回 n. 召回,唤回;记忆力

【例句】As you may recall, he was in the army then.

你可能记得当时他正在从军。

2. fine [fain] adj. 美好的,优秀的;纤细的;细致的;晴朗的,无雨的;健康的,舒适的 adv. 很好,不错;细微地,精巧地 vt. 处……以罚金 n. 罚款,罚金

【例句】People who walk on the grass are liable to a fine.

在草坪上行走要受罚。

3. overdue [uv?’dju:] adj. 迟到的;延误的;过期的,到期未付的;早应完成的,早应发生的

【例句】His rent payment is overdue.

他的房租过期未付。

4. faculty [‘f?klt?] n. 能力,才能;技巧;院,系,部;全体教职员,全体从业人员

【例句】She has an extraordinary faculty for learning languages.

她具有非凡的学语言的才能。

5. due [dju:] adj. 应支付的;应有的,应得到的;到期的;预定,预期;适当的,正当的,适宜的

【例句】The rent is due tomorrow.

明天该付房租了。

6. renewal [r?’nu:?l] n. 重建;更新;重生

【例句】Can I delete a renewal term?

我可以删除续约(续费)期限吗?

7. reserve [ri‘z?:v] vt. & vi. 保留,留出;推迟作出;预订;专门留给

【例句】We’ll reserve the ticket for you till tomorrow noon.

票为您保留到明天中午。

8. request [ri‘kwest] vt. 要求;请求n. 要求;请求;需求

【例句】The teachers were deaf to our requests.

老师对我们的请求一点都听不进去。

英语加油站:每天读点英语经典

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

——Oscar Wilde

男人因为疲倦而结婚,女人因为好奇而结婚;双方都以失望收场。

——奥斯卡·王尔德

Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne

for her.

——King Edward VIII

当然我在(婚姻)这方面比你们更有优势。让你的新娘知道你为她放弃了一座王位十分有帮助。

——爱德华八世

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover’s arms can only come later when you’re sure they won’t laugh if you trip.

——Jonathan Carroll

在一段爱情的初期,走路要特别小心;当你确定他不会因为摔倒而嘲笑你的时候,再穿过田野去拥抱他吧。

——乔纳森·卡罗尔