Return Book to Libraty
還書(shū)
A:Good morning.What can I do for you?
A:早上好!我們幫你什么忙嗎?
B::Good morning.I wonder if you could help me. I received this ontice yesterday afternoon.
B:早上好!不知你能不能幫我個(gè)忙?我昨天下午接到了這個(gè)通知單。
A:Let me see.it's $10 for a lost book.
A:讓我看看。對(duì),丟失一本書(shū),要配十美元錢(qián)
B:But I didn't lose that book.I'm quite sure I have returned it.
B:不過(guò)這本書(shū)我沒(méi)丟,我肯定已經(jīng)還了,
A:Let me check. Just a minute,please.Our records show that you checked it out on September 17 and we have no record of its having been returned.
A:那我查一下,你等一會(huì)兒。卡片上寫(xiě)著你9月17日借出這本書(shū),沒(méi)有已還出的登記。
B:I'm sure I've returned it.I remenber that it was a rainy day and I had to carry it in a plastic bag.
B:I我敢保證我還了。記得那天是個(gè)雨天,我是用塑料袋把書(shū)包上帶來(lái)的。
A:Well,our policy is that,when a book is lost,the patron must pay for it. We have to be fair about these things.
A:我們規(guī)定,如果書(shū)丟失,借書(shū)者必須賠償;對(duì)這種事情,我們一視同仁,
B:I understand your position. Is there a way we can check to see if the book is here,just in case someone missed it?
B:處在你們的位置,這樣做我很理解;不過(guò)我們有沒(méi)有別的辦法在查查這本書(shū),看在不在這兒,以免萬(wàn)一有人弄錯(cuò)了?
A:well,I doubt that we would make any mistakes about this,but you can look on the shelf.
A:好吧,不過(guò)我想我們不大會(huì)弄錯(cuò)。你可以自己到書(shū)架上看看。
(a moment later)
(過(guò)來(lái)一會(huì)兒)
B:Aha!here it is!
B:??!在這兒呢。
A:let me see if it is the same copy you borrowed.I'll check the number on it with our records.
A:讓我看看是不是那一本。我來(lái)查查書(shū)上的書(shū)號(hào)和你借書(shū)卡上登記的書(shū)號(hào)是否一致。
B:I'm very sorry to bother you with this.
B:很對(duì)不起,太麻煩你了。
A:It dousen't matter.well,it is the same copy.
A:不要緊。好了,是同一本。
B:Good!
B:好。
A:Sorry.We would have missed something.I'm awfully sorry
A:對(duì)不起,有時(shí)我們也會(huì)出錯(cuò),十分抱歉。
B:Don't worry about that.
B:沒(méi)關(guān)系的。