My husband asked me to go to the post office to mail his resume in anticipation¹ of a job interview. He instructed me to send it the fastest way possible.

Struck by the urgency in his voice, I grabbed a handful of change and dashed out the door. Arriving at the post office, I rushed to the counter and breathlessly explained to the clerk that my envelope had to be delivered immediately . He casually² weighed the envelope and said it would cost $ 10.03.I fumbled³ through my pockets and tallied⁴ up my coins. "But I don't have $ 10. 03, " I said. He punched some more buttons and said, "Okay, that will be $ 7. 40, ma am.

Once more I said in dismay, "Sorry, I don't have $ 7.40.

"Well," he sighed, "exactly how much do you have?"

I meekly⁵ answered, "I have exactly $ 2. 15, sir."

With that, he yelled over his shoulder to a coworker, "Hey, Charlie, get the pigeon ready.

邮政快递

我丈夫让我到邮局寄他的履历，期望能得到工作面试的机会。他告诉我要用尽可能快的方式把它寄出去。

我感到他语气紧急，就抓了一把零钱，冲出了家门。到了邮局，我冲到柜台，上气不接下气地向职员解释说我的信必须马上寄出。他漫不经心地称了一下信的重量，说邮费是十元零三分。我翻遍了我的口袋，把所有的硬币都算上。“可是我没有十元零三分，”我说。他又敲了几个键，然后说：“那好吧，七元四角，夫人。”

我又一次茫然地说：“对不起，我没有七块四。”

“那，”他叹了口气，“确切地说你有多少？”

我很谦和地回答道：“我有整整两块一角五分，先生。”

听了这话，他转过头向身后的同事喊道：“嗨，查理，准备好鸽子。”