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stamp
معنی و توضیح
The word “stamp,” in this podcast, means a small piece of paper that is put on an envelope so that it can be sent through the mail: “Have you seen the new stamps with pictures of great sports players?” A “stamp” is also a piece of plastic that is dipped into ink (a colored liquid) and then pushed against a piece of paper so that the design is put on the paper: “In many countries, the doctor’s stamp must be on the prescription to make it legal.” The verb “to stamp” means to push the stamp against the piece of paper: “Please stamp the date on the envelopes when you receive them.” The verb “to stamp (one’s) foot” means to put one’s foot down on the floor very hard so that it makes a loud noise: “The child was very angry, yelling and stamping his feet to get his parents’ attention.”
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 274: Buying Stamps at the Post Office.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 274. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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Clerk: Can I help you?
Tamika: I’d like to buy some stamps.
Clerk: In what denomination?
Tamika: I’m not sure. I need them for sending regular letters and for Priority Mail.
Clerk: The current rate for sending a first-class letter is 41 cents. With first-class service, your letter will get there in three to seven days for domestic mail.
Tamika: For the first-class stamps, how many come in a book or a roll?
Clerk: There are 20 in a book and 100 in a roll. To send a Priority Mail envelope, you can get $4.05
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