【在生活中學習語言】Will That Be for Delivery? 可以送貨到家嗎？
2008年08月12日蘋果日報
對話
Customer：Do you offer home delivery?
顧客︰請問你們有送貨到府嗎？
Clerk：Yes, we do. Regular delivery costs NT$300. However, the price goes down if you spend more.
店員︰是的，我們有。一般送貨收費 300 元。但是您消費的金額愈高，運費愈低。
Customer：Will your delivery men bring it up to my apartment even if there is no elevator?
顧客︰如果公寓沒有電梯的話，你們的送貨員會搬上來嗎？
Clerk：In that case, we charge an extra NT$50 per floor.
店員︰如果是那樣的話，我們每一層樓加收 50 元。
Customer：Alright. I'd like to have my purchase delivered.
顧客︰那好。請將我買的商品送到家。

「句」細靡遺
◎However, the price goes down if you spend more.但是您消費的金額越高，運費愈低。
其他相關用法如下：
．The price goes down if you spend more.
= The more you spend, the cheaper the delivery is.
= The more you buy, the more you save on the delivery.（您消費得愈多，運費就愈省。）
．The price is based on how much you spend.
= The price can be changed/adjusted depending on how much you spend. （價格會隨著您消費金額有所調整。）

字字珠璣
．regular delivery n.一般運送
= standard delivery n.
＊premium delivery n.加價運送（通常貨到時間較快，或依商家而有其他特別服務，當然收費也較高）
．in that case 既然那樣
in this case　　既然這樣
例：Beth：The dress looks great on you. Plus, it's on sale. （貝絲：這件洋裝穿在妳身上美呆了。況且它在打折。）
Lily：In that case, it would be a shame if I didn't take it. （莉莉：既然那樣，我不買就太可惜了。）
．charge vt.索價；向……收費& vi.收費 & n.費用
例：The repairman charged us NT$750 for fixing our TV.（修理工人向我們收了 750 元修理電視的費用。）

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