Changing Dollars to Yen
" Z5 t. ^. c5 ?9 ]" o" a! `% \ 美元兑换日元 6 x8 s5 {- g$ y- p! S7 T" y5 m
Situation 22 - P1 Z* C' x) p+ a% g0 O9 p
情景 22
: E6 V1 Q7 G+ p Cyrus Morton is visiting Tokyo on his vacation.He stops into theHigashi Bank to change some dollars into yen . 8 M6 ~8 l% A4 V4 \* ]) M) [5 h* R
休假期间,赛勒斯·莫顿在东京参观游览,他步入东银行,把一些美元兑换成日元。 3 r! j. x3 |, r; o/ w
Clerk:Good afternoon ,sir.May I help you ? ' n% p8 |1 n. x9 I+ g
职员:午安,先生,我能为您做些什么? % I4 @( w& Y+ D" z1 H- d: H
Morton:Yes,please .I want to get some yen notes for my stay in Japan .Can I buy them withAmerican dollars? Y8 @+ O# N! i' F$ @* g. r) E
莫顿:是的,谢谢。在我逗留日本期间,希望换些日币,我可以用美元购买日币吗?
( o' l9 e, C5 d9 w& i' }7 g4 X C;Yes,sir .We are an authorized foreign exchange bank and can change them for you . % z& }. M- _6 N
职员:可以的,先生。我们是经批准的外汇银行,能够为您兑换货币。
9 K, u( S1 M* m+ _' B. a5 j& G q0 ~ M;Well,I have got $467.89 that I want to change .What’s the exchange rate today ?
7 W5 X4 l& T1 x, O 莫顿:那我,我想把476美元89美分兑换成日元,今天的兑换率是多少呢? - u" k2 h9 [+ S1 L( P. @7 b
C:Today’s rate for cash purchases is listed on this chart here.I can exchange the bills for you ,butwe cannot take the coins. 7 h5 I; i; j* M3 L# o, c
职员:今天的现款购买兑换率列在这里的这张图表上,我可给您兑换纸币,但是我们不收硬币。 2 ~7 m g1 \/ z# [" y( F" c
M:Oh,really ?Why not ?
1 l9 ^' Z. U$ w5 q 莫顿:哦,真的吗?为什么呢?
# ]3 i8 x1 ?2 N: u7 n C:We don’t deal in coins ,sir .Usually ,we have very little request for coin exchange and it makes itdifficult for us to maintain a supply of coins adequate to what may be needed .
) i1 \2 g/ S1 I1 w) _, y 职员:我们不买硬币,先生。平时我们这里很少需要兑换硬币,这样,就使我们很难确保存一批足够的硬币应付可能的需要量。 0 K1 t# j# e1 u( F$ O! b0 s0 U
M;Oh,yes,I remember that was true in America ,too.I couldn’t get any yen coins before I left .
& Q* b) f o9 c! n6 R* W 莫顿:哦,是的,我记得在美国也是如此。看来,在我离开之前,可能是一点日本硬币也弄不到了。
' M# d/ G: {8 ~ C:Our head office may keep a supply of coins ,but branches rarely do .So we just exchange thebills and make up any difference in Japanese coins.
+ N1 M9 M1 ^2 t; [; } 职员:我们总行可能提供硬币,但是分行很少有这样做的。因此,我们只能兑换纸币并用日本硬币补齐差额。 # [7 _ n9 C$ F. v" m j, h
Do you have your passport with you ?
& M* A: H. P& x2 C) |# Z7 V! | 您带着护照吗?
! Q& d9 |/ Y X* C7 z. ? M:Yes,here it is .
5 S+ C% c0 b3 b6 j8 Y" ^. c# { 莫顿:带着,在这里。 ' W$ p$ W& Z' e( _4 T
C:Well,please sign your name and local address on this exchange request . Z; ^2 _) r+ B0 E4 x
职员:请把您的姓名、本地住址写在这张兑换申请单上, $ Z0 Q9 E' _( U+ q/ m, m. I
Also put down your passport number .I’ll get your yen for you while you’re filling this out . 1 g/ a, |8 b" Q) p5 {* e$ M
还要写上您的护照号码。在您填写时,我给您准备日元。 |