【在生活中學習語言】Helping with a Coupon 協助使用折價券
【在生活中學習語言】Helping with a Coupon 協助使用折價券
2008年08月02日蘋果日報
對話
Customer：Is this coupon for Swiss cheese still valid？
顧客：請問這張瑞士起司的折價券還有效嗎？
Clerk：Yes, it is. It doesn't expire until the 16th. That's next week.
店員：有，它的有效期限到16號，所以是到下星期。
Customer：I want to buy 150 grams of this cheese. Should I give the coupon to you？
顧客：我想要買150克的這種起司。要把折價券給你嗎？
Clerk：No. I'll wrap the cheese for you here, but you can give the coupon to the cashier when you check out.
店員：不用。我先幫您把起司包起來，您只要在結帳的時候把折價券拿給收銀員就可以了。
「句」細靡遺
．It doesn’t expire until the 16th.
它的有效期限到16號。
除了上述對話的句子，其他表示商品期限的英文用法如下：
It doesn't expire until the 16th.
= It won't expire until the 16th.
= You (still) have until the 16th to use it.
= The expiration date isn't until the 16th.
．expire vi. 過期；失效
．expiration n. 到期
．expiration date 有效日期；保存期限
例：Customer：How long does this organic jam last？（顧客：這瓶有機果醬可以放多久？）
Clerk：It won't expire until July of next year.（店員：它到明年7月才過期。）
字字珠璣
．valid a. 有效的
．invalid a. 無效的
例：Is this membership card still valid？
= Is this membership card still good？（這張會員卡還可以使用嗎？）
例：Your train ticket is invalid, sir. You need to buy a new one.
=Your train ticket isn't good, sir. You need to buy a new one.
（先生，您的火車票已經無效了。您得再買張新的。）
．gram n. 克；公克（縮寫為g或gm）
．kilogram n. 千克；公斤（縮寫為kg）
常春藤解析英語
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