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. 卡萝:我先生和我刚搬来镇上。 莉莎:噢,欢迎到Dull Spring 城镇来。 卡萝:谢谢。 莉莎:你想成为会员吗? 卡萝:会员? 莉莎:是的,我们商店的会员。 卡萝:我想请教你这里怎样租录影带? 莉莎:这正是我说的,你要成为会员才能向我们租。 卡萝:好的,如何加入呢? 莉莎:我会给你填写表格。 会费一年15美元,另外要加收押金35美元。 当你的会员期限到期时,可以拿回 35美元。 卡萝:我明白了。押金是做什么用呢? 莉莎:用来补偿遗失或损毁的带子。 卡萝:好的。如果我付了会费,可以租几卷带子? 莉莎:你喜欢租多少就租多少。 卡萝:真的?随我高兴?免费的吗? 莉莎:不是免费的。 我们大多数片子的租金是一片 2.78 美元,新到的片子是 3.99 美元 卡萝:这样啊。当我租了片子,可以保留多久? 莉莎:新片通常是 24 小时。 一般的片子是三到五天,要看片子而定。 卡萝:唔,如果我租新片两天,必须加钱吗? 莉莎:是的,新片迟还一天加 收3美元。 卡萝:哇,好贵喔! 莉莎:对不起,太太。 这个规定是因为新片很受欢迎。 我们要确保片子有存货,这样我们所有的顾客都有机会租到。 卡萝:好的,我加入。你可以给我表格填写吗? 莉莎:当然可以,很高兴你成为我们的会员。 |