A: I'd like to send this by air mail, please.
甲：我想要用航空邮寄这个，麻烦你。
B: Is it a birthday card?
乙：那是生日贺卡吗？
A: Yes. Why do you ask?
甲：是的。你为什么这样问？
B: Cards are cheaper than letters.
乙：卡片比信件要来得便宜。
A: Oh! Really?
甲：哦！真得吗？
B: You can't seal the envelope, though.
乙：不过您不能把信封封起来。
A: OK. How much for the stamps?
甲：好吧。我要贴多少钱的邮票？
B: Two dollars.
乙：2 美元。

A: I'd like to send this by air mail, please.
甲：我想要用航空邮寄这个，麻烦你。
B: Is it a birthday card?
乙：那是生日贺卡吗？
A: Yes. Why do you ask?
甲：是的。你为什么这样问？
B: Cards are cheaper than letters.
乙：卡片比信件要来得便宜。
A: Oh! Really?
甲：哦！真得吗？
B: You can't seal the envelope, though.
乙：不过您不能把信封封起来。
A: OK. How much for the stamps?
甲：好吧。我要贴多少钱的邮票？
B: Two dollars.
乙：2 美元。

A: I'd like to send this by air mail, please.
甲：我想要用航空邮寄这个，麻烦你。
B: Is it a birthday card?
乙：那是生日贺卡吗？
A: Yes. Why do you ask?
甲：是的。你为什么这样问？
B: Cards are cheaper than letters.
乙：卡片比信件要来得便宜。
A: Oh! Really?
甲：哦！真得吗？
B: You can't seal the envelope, though.
乙：不过您不能把信封封起来。
A: OK. How much for the stamps?
甲：好吧。我要贴多少钱的邮票？
B: Two dollars.
乙：2 美元。

13. The New House

A: We need to save money.
B: Why do we need to save money?
A: Because we need to buy a house.
B: But a house is so expensive.
A: That's why we need to save money.
B: How much do we need to save?
A: We need to save enough for a down payment.
B: How much is that?
A: That's about $30,000.
B: Thirty thousand dollars! That will take forever.
A: Not if we save every penny.
B: Okay. Here's seven pennies.

13. 新房子

我们得存钱了。
为什么要存钱？
因为我们要买个房子。
但是房子太贵了。
所以说要存钱啊。
我们要存多少呢？
要存够付首期。
那是多少钱呢？
大概是3万美元。
3万美元！我们永远都存不了这么多
如果我们省下每分钱就可以。
好吧，给你7分钱。

49. Being Rich 富有

Patricia went to a private university. She couldn't afford it herself. She was lucky to receive a scholarship to pay for her. Many other people at the school were very rich. This made Patricia uncomfortable sometimes.

帕特丽夏上了一所私立大学，她自己付不起学费。但是她很幸运地收到了奖学金可以帮她支付学费。学校其他的人都很有钱，这有时会让帕特丽夏不舒服。

All her classmates dressed in expensive clothing. Patricia could barely even pay for her books. The last thing she was going to spend money on was clothing. Her classmates all drove fancy sports cars. Patricia took the bus to school. She was embarrassed for not having money.

她所有的同学都穿名贵的衣服，而帕特丽夏连买书都很困难，她最不想把钱花在的地方就是衣服。她的同学都开豪华跑车，而帕特丽夏乘公交车上学，她对于自己的贫困感到很窘迫

"Don't worry," said her mom. Soon you're going to graduate. You will get a great job with your degree. One day, you will be as rich as them. Maybe you will be even richer.

“别担心，”她妈妈说，“很快你就会毕业了，到时你能凭你的学位找个好工作。有一天，你也会像他们一样富有，或许你会更富有呢。”

49. Being Rich 富有

Patricia went to a private university. She couldn't afford it herself. She was lucky to receive a scholarship to pay for her. Many other people at the school were very rich. This made Patricia uncomfortable sometimes.

帕特丽夏上了一所私立大学，她自己付不起学费。但是她很幸运地收到了奖学金可以帮她支付学费。学校其他的人都很有钱，这有时会让帕特丽夏不舒服。

All her classmates dressed in expensive clothing. Patricia could barely even pay for her books. The last thing she was going to spend money on was clothing. Her classmates all drove fancy sports cars. Patricia took the bus to school. She was embarrassed for not having money.

她所有的同学都穿名贵的衣服，而帕特丽夏连买书都很困难，她最不想把钱花在的地方就是衣服。她的同学都开豪华跑车，而帕特丽夏乘公交车上学，她对于自己的贫困感到很窘迫

"Don't worry," said her mom. Soon you're going to graduate. You will get a great job with your degree. One day, you will be as rich as them. Maybe you will be even richer.

“别担心，”她妈妈说，“很快你就会毕业了，到时你能凭你的学位找个好工作。有一天，你也会像他们一样富有，或许你会更富有呢。”

13. The New House

A: We need to save money.
B: Why do we need to save money?
A: Because we need to buy a house.
B: But a house is so expensive.
A: That's why we need to save money.
B: How much do we need to save?
A: We need to save enough for a down payment.
B: How much is that?
A: That's about $30,000.
B: Thirty thousand dollars! That will take forever.
A: Not if we save every penny.
B: Okay. Here's seven pennies.

13. 新房子

我们得存钱了。
为什么要存钱？
因为我们要买个房子。
但是房子太贵了。
所以说要存钱啊。
我们要存多少呢？
要存够付首期。
那是多少钱呢？
大概是3万美元。
3万美元！我们永远都存不了这么多
如果我们省下每分钱就可以。
好吧，给你7分钱。

A: I'd like to send this by air mail, please.
甲：我想要用航空邮寄这个，麻烦你。
B: Is it a birthday card?
乙：那是生日贺卡吗？
A: Yes. Why do you ask?
甲：是的。你为什么这样问？
B: Cards are cheaper than letters.
乙：卡片比信件要来得便宜。
A: Oh! Really?
甲：哦！真得吗？
B: You can't seal the envelope, though.
乙：不过您不能把信封封起来。
A: OK. How much for the stamps?
甲：好吧。我要贴多少钱的邮票？
B: Two dollars.
乙：2 美元。

A: I'd like to register this letter, please.
甲：麻烦你，我想用挂号寄这封信。
B: Where to?
乙：寄到哪里？
A: Los Angeles.
甲：洛杉矶。
B: OK. Let me weigh it. That'll be three dollars, please.
乙：好的，让我来称一下重量。邮资是3块美元，麻烦您。
A: Here you are. Do I have to fill out a form?
甲：拿去吧。我必须填写表格吗？
B: No. Just give me your name, address and telephone number.
乙：不必。只要把您的姓名、住址和电话给我就行了。

A: I'd like to register this letter, please.
甲：麻烦你，我想用挂号寄这封信。
B: Where to?
乙：寄到哪里？
A: Los Angeles.
甲：洛杉矶。
B: OK. Let me weigh it. That'll be three dollars, please.
乙：好的，让我来称一下重量。邮资是3块美元，麻烦您。
A: Here you are. Do I have to fill out a form?
甲：拿去吧。我必须填写表格吗？
B: No. Just give me your name, address and telephone number.
乙：不必。只要把您的姓名、住址和电话给我就行了。