【在生活中學習語言】Can I Get a Receipt? 可以給我收據嗎？
2008年11月02日蘋果日報
對話
Taxi Driver：
Here's your change. Now don't forget your purse or your umbrella, ma'am.
司機︰這是找您的零錢。小姐，別忘了您的錢包或雨傘。
Passenger：Thanks. Oh, can I get a receipt?
乘客︰謝謝。噢，可以給我收據嗎？
Taxi Driver：Sure. Here you go. It's already stamped. All you have to do is fill in the total.
司機︰當然可以。拿去吧。已經蓋好章了。您只要填上總金額就可以了。
Passenger：Thank you.
乘客︰謝謝你。

「句」細靡遺
◎Now don’t forget your purse or your umbrella, ma’am.小姐，別忘了您的錢包或雨傘。
其他英文說法如下：
．Please remember to grab your +物品.　（請記得拿您的……。）
．Please make sure to take your +物品.= Please make sure you have your +物品.（請務必要拿您的……。）
．Please double check that you have your +物品.　（請再次檢查您是否拿齊了您的……。）
◎It’s already stamped. All you have to do is fill in the total.已經蓋好章了。您只要填上總金額就可以了。
也可用下列說法：
．The receipt is stamped, so just fill in the information.（收據已經蓋印，所以只要填上資料就好。）
．I stamped them in advance, so you just need to fill in the rest.（我先蓋好章了，所以您只需填寫其他地方即可。）
．Because they're already stamped, you'll only need to add the details.（因為它們已經蓋好章了，所以您只需加上細項即可。）

字字珠璣
◎receipt n. 收據；發票
注意receipt的p不發音。
change n. 零錢（不可數）
金額 + in change　……（金額）的零錢
例：Excuse me. Do you have NT$50 in change?　（請問一下，你有50塊的零錢嗎？）
例：I don't have any small change to take the bus.（我沒有零錢可以搭公車。）
◎stamp vt.在……上蓋印 n.印章
例：The secretary is busy stamping the address on the envelopes.（秘書正忙著在信封蓋上地址。）
◎all/what +人+ has to do is (to) + 原形動詞
某人所必須做的就是……
例：All you have to do is (to) say the password, and the door will open.（你只要說出密語，這道門就會打開。）
◎all/what +人+ should do is (to) + 原形動詞
某人所應該做的就是……
例：What you should do is (to) apologize for being late.（你所該做的就是為遲到道歉。）

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