Changing Yen to Dollars* o/ y. w6 |7 n
日元兑换美元) x" d% P+ s6 m4 r
Situation 23
9 |4 A6 c3 c, {( I8 S' W 情景 23
1 f- E+ G% E t Goro Watanable is leaving for the United States and wants tobuy some American dollars before he goes .# Q* }- w2 _& w r$ y
渡边五郎准备前往美国,想在临走前买些美元。& c7 A' K- q7 b) P
Watanable:I am leaving for the States tomorrow and will need some dollar currency with me whenI arrive .& R$ S$ `1 P8 M% G
渡边:我准备明天启程去美国,在到达那里时,我需要随身带些美钞,
7 C% _6 u- e- ^/ u3 U Can I get it here ?
- L9 Y2 N0 W) m0 ^. Y 我能在这里买到美元吗?1 ]+ V5 p* B& W Y/ ^! C5 g
Clerk:Yes,sir.How much did you want to buy ?5 x+ e; P7 r' g' X) m9 j$ ^% W
职员:可以,先生,你想买多少?
% s$ \7 v6 i0 w9 w, B) w W;Well,I think about $100 worth .I get traveller’s checks the other day ,but I don’t want to arrivein American without any cash .( K8 Y" | {) X) M c6 Z
渡边:哦,我想要100美元左右。前几天我已经办理了旅游支票,但是,我不想在到达美国时手头无现金。0 y9 ?6 D$ l# D0 M5 f
It’s a real problem cashing a traveller’s check when the airport is crowded .$ @+ P8 a- p1 j8 `$ M" R
机场上非常拥挤的时候,兑现旅游支票是件很麻烦的事。
0 j5 f" O% {& c P4 K C& |/ E C:Yes ,that’s true .Please fill out this request for foreign currency .On the purpose line ,just indicatetravel.
6 L" B" u: Q J/ s0 w) b* ~ 职员:的确是这样。请您填写一下外币申请表,在目的那一栏上只需说明旅游就可以了。
, {2 X/ p6 y1 y: ?9 ` W:What’s the exchange rate today ?I can’t understand this chart you have here .
+ g) D, N+ ~& c+ R6 o& T: e' O 渡边:今天的兑换率是多少?我看不明白你们的这张图表。" [8 z& D' d9 I+ p2 y* }& j
C:The figure under the listing for spot rate selling is the one you want .
& K/ T/ O9 q. n4 x' C 职员:在现货兑换率卖出的编目底下的那个数字就是您所需要的数字,
0 ]8 C% @: _5 n: z' } That means that rate for immediate delivery of cash .( m& g1 Q% w9 w7 n/ _" \+ C
它指的是现金的立即交付兑换率。
' L4 e( ~5 w5 O7 l W;How come this so confusing ?What are these other rates listed?
M+ O- i# @: G- M- A# f 渡边:怎么这么令人费解呢?表中所列出的另外的那些兑换率是怎么回事?! Z2 Y9 T' ]& g. z/ E, N# T
C:Well,the rate is different for different kinds of transaction .' h( T! M; |) w5 L
职员:哦,不同种类的交易有不同的兑换率,
0 @. R- ]( m3 c! ]! ~" I0 a For example ,we don’t buy or sell checks for the same rate as cash because of the transit timeinvolved .& L+ B" y% P8 r+ w ?
比如,我们买进或卖出支票与买进或卖出现金使用不同的兑换率,因为这里涉及到转寄时间的问题。9 `: `4 A1 ~4 {! V+ \0 x+ C1 A
W:I remember one bank said over-the -counter rate.Is that the same?# R, w1 K6 u( g5 y8 q0 N
渡边:我记得有家银行说过柜台兑换率,它与现货兑换率意思一样吗?: I+ M, A& R. q4 {4 s
C:It’s the same as the spot rate for small transactions for the gengeral public .% S7 i) q' t+ I1 d- O: J
职员:一般讲柜台兑换率与小规模交易的现货兑换率意思相同。 Z2 Q) P. ?/ r+ l' T. }
Some banks call it the over-the -counter rate for convenience .0 k3 l. K) U' ?3 z3 B; b7 E
某些银行为方便起见,就称后者为柜台兑换率。 |