Borrowing Books
Loan periods, machines, reservations.
- Them
Are you ready to check those out?
- You
Yes. How long can I keep them?
- Them
Three weeks, then you can renew.
- You
Can I use the machine over there?
- Them
Of course, just scan your card.
- You
Does it work for reserved books?
- Them
Those you collect from the desk.
- You
Understood. Thanks for your help.
In the app you can tap any word for a definition, and turn on a line-by-line translation in your own language.
Words in this dialogue
- readyprepared
- checkto look at to be sure; to settle a bill
- longmeasuring a lot end to end
- keepto go on having
- threethe number 3
- weeksperiods of seven days
- renewto extend for another period
- machinea device that does work
- overacross there; above
- courseone part of a meal
- scanto read with a machine
- carda small stiff rectangle you pay with
- worka job; to function properly
- reservedto book in advance
- booksto reserve; a set of printed pages
- collectto go and get something
- deska counter where staff serve you
- understoodpast form of understand
- helpto make things easier for someone
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- Renewing a Loan8 turns
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- Finding a Study Space8 turns
- Finding a Book8 turns
- Someone Is Being Loud8 turns
- Printing and Copying8 turns