英語(yǔ)聽力中的種種“費(fèi)用”

字號(hào):

一、 admission (n.) 指入場(chǎng)費(fèi)。如: 
    1. admission by ticket only 憑票入場(chǎng) 
    2. How much is admission for the concert? Admission free.
    這場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)的門票要多少錢?免費(fèi)入場(chǎng)。 
    3. The man at the gate said we had to pay admission. 門衛(wèi)說(shuō)我們得付入場(chǎng)費(fèi)。 
    二、 charge (n.) “原價(jià)、要價(jià)”。常用復(fù)數(shù),主要用于一次性勞務(wù)所收取的費(fèi)用,如服務(wù)費(fèi)、行李超重費(fèi)、旅館費(fèi)等等。如: 
    1. The charge to repair the shoes is ten dollars. 補(bǔ)一雙鞋要十元。 
    2. What are the charges in the hotel? 這家旅館收費(fèi)多少? 
    3. How much luggage am I allowed? What are the charges for overweight? 
    我可以帶多少行李?超重費(fèi)是多少? 
    4. The bill listed the charges for all services. 這帳單列出了所有的服務(wù)費(fèi)。 
    三、cost (n.) 其本義為“成本”、“原價(jià)”,常常用來(lái)表示對(duì)已取得的貨物或勞務(wù)所支付的費(fèi)用。如: 
    1、 We have to reduce the production costs , or we will not make a profit. 
    我們必須降低生產(chǎn)成本,否則就沒(méi)利潤(rùn)可賺。 
    2、 The project was stopped because of excessive development costs. 
    這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃被迫停止是因?yàn)檠兄瞥杀具^(guò)高。 
    3、I sold you this coat at cost. 這件大衣我是按成本價(jià)賣給你的。 
    4、The cost of seeing a movie is seven dollars. 看一場(chǎng)電影要花七美元。 
    5、What is the cost of this car? 這輛車的價(jià)錢是多少? 
    四、fare (n.) 指旅客乘公共汽車、出租車、火車、輪船、飛機(jī)等所支付的費(fèi)用。如: 
    1、a uniform fare of one yuan for any distance. 不論遠(yuǎn)近一律一元的車票 
    2、All fares, please. (公共汽車售票員用語(yǔ))請(qǐng)買票。 
    3、Mary and I took a taxi to home from the party and split the fare. 
    瑪麗和我一起從晚會(huì)上乘出租車回家,車費(fèi)平攤。 
    4、What's the train fare to Beijing? 到北京的火車票價(jià)是多少? 
    五、fee (n.) 醫(yī)生、律師或其它專門職業(yè)的傭金及會(huì)費(fèi)、手續(xù)費(fèi)、停車費(fèi)等。如: 
    1、 The doctor charged me a fee. 醫(yī)生向我收了診療費(fèi)。 
    2、 My lawyer's hourly fee is 130 dollars. 我的律師的傭金是每小時(shí)130美元。 
    3、 The remitting bank will charge their clients a small fee for this service. 
    匯款銀行在這項(xiàng)服務(wù)上向客戶收取少量的手續(xù)費(fèi)。 
    4、 John paid the parking fees. 約翰付了停車費(fèi)。 
    5、 The membership fee of the swimming club is 200 dollars a year.