You have just returned home late from work. You find a notification card in your mail box. It states that you have a registered letter which can be picked up at the address and time given. When you arrive there, you are surprised to find that it is only a neighbourhood pharmacy.
      A: Is there something I can do for you?
      B: Yes, I received this card today telling me to pick up my registered letter here. Is this a post office?
      A: No, we're not your regular postal station as you can see, but we do offer basic postal services after working hours. Would you please give me your notification card?
      B: Yes, here it is.
      A: Do you have any identification with you ? Preferably a driver's licence?
      B: Yes, let me show you my driver's licence.
      A: That's fine. Will you please sign here beside your name? You can have your letter now.

      你下班遲了，回到家裏看到一通知卡在郵箱內。卡上說你有封掛號信待領，可在指定時間內往指定地點領取。當你到達時，很奇怪原來那地方是你家附近一間藥房。
      甲：有什麼可幫你嗎？
      乙：有，我今天收到這張卡，叫我來這裏取我的掛號信。這裏是郵局嗎？
      甲：不是，你看到我們並不是你心目中的正規郵局，但我們也提供郵局辦公時間後的基本郵政服務。請你將通知卡給我好嗎？
      乙：好的，這就是。
      甲：你有什麼身份證明文件嗎？最好是駕駛執照。
      乙：有，讓我拿我的駕駛執照給你吧。
      甲：那很好。請你在你的名字旁簽名好嗎？你現在可以領取你的信了。

      本欄內容取材自 Survival English for New Canadians 新移民英語，《星島日報》唐人街辦事處有售。

      Language Notes 語文註解
      (1) Pick Up——此處解領取。
      (2) Registered letter——掛號信。
      (3) Notification card——通知卡。
      (4) Identification——身份證明。此處指身份證明文件。
      (5) Preferably——最好，請留意preferably一定的發音。