名人教你讲英文：书籍逾期须罚款

名人教英文：书籍逾期须罚款

a fine for overdue books
书籍逾期须罚款

alvin: oh no. look what's in this cupboard!
阿尔文：啊，不好。你看橱柜里的是什么。

janet: it's only a couple of books. what's the problem?
珍妮特：只是几本书而已，有什么不妥当？

alvin: they're library books. i'd forgotten all about them.
阿尔文：这是图书馆的书，给我抛诸脑后了。

janet: i still don't see the problem.
珍妮特：我还是不知道有什么不妥当。

alvin: i took them out of the library ages ago and they're overdue.
阿尔文：这些书，我很久之前从图书馆借回来，现在已过了还书日期。

janet: didn't you get an e-mail from the library to remind you to renew them?
珍妮特：你没有收到图书馆的电邮，提醒你续期吗？