Changing Yen to Dollars
3 r! h' ~; J" {3 o% U; ~/ `) L. Q 日元兑换美元 " c+ P# X2 {# w9 n1 U% _8 O/ F
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情景 23
) M% q( ~$ |! }) f Goro Watanable is leaving for the United States and wants tobuy some American dollars before he goes . 9 ?) y4 }: Z- O4 ]
渡边五郎准备前往美国,想在临走前买些美元。
- k0 y4 r) k, a6 ?1 Q2 R Watanable:I am leaving for the States tomorrow and will need some dollar currency with me whenI arrive . ( h, ^( _. e0 o4 f- ~
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, " R3 ~+ H, c% x5 t- J& A) d" { ^
Can I get it here ?
: q7 Y. @6 a- U5 _3 S3 A 我能在这里买到美元吗? & m6 L- U# O/ e& Y# @9 d
Clerk:Yes,sir.How much did you want to buy ?
: N, Q1 ]/ \9 J+ X: f8 ` 职员:可以,先生,你想买多少? # J# u4 _# R" _( [
W;Well,I think about $100 worth .I get traveller’s checks the other day ,but I don’t want to arrivein American without any cash . " L1 c" s, I, m5 M3 \
渡边:哦,我想要100美元左右。前几天我已经办理了旅游支票,但是,我不想在到达美国时手头无现金。 - C8 {) n, L+ g8 y- y$ x- Z
It’s a real problem cashing a traveller’s check when the airport is crowded .
" B4 E3 [) O+ d! S- d% E 机场上非常拥挤的时候,兑现旅游支票是件很麻烦的事。
A; n/ C' E: A8 Z* a C:Yes ,that’s true .Please fill out this request for foreign currency .On the purpose line ,just indicatetravel.
5 }5 x: w5 Z. A+ n 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。
# z1 R7 a* A2 J- O% S' \ W:What’s the exchange rate today ?I can’t understand this chart you have here . 4 [$ l8 W) j0 [) h6 r
渡边:今天的兑换率是多少?我看不明白你们的这张图表。 ; x2 O/ ?/ i: z. @4 m! }
C:The figure under the listing for spot rate selling is the one you want .
$ ^1 V* g& i' z2 C0 V 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,
! L ~" V$ @0 s3 d6 V1 x: x h9 l9 B That means that rate for immediate delivery of cash .
7 r7 h c6 o% a8 |6 M 它指的是现金的立即交付兑换率。 # a2 Q/ y* H4 w$ Y* M" O9 O- D
W;How come this so confusing ?What are these other rates listed?
) a1 I! J H& |! M/ y 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? 8 j# z4 T: b" ~6 |
C:Well,the rate is different for different kinds of transaction .
( A5 V9 K) ~! s% L; W. F 职员:哦,不同种类的交易有不同的兑换率, % @; @7 `+ }2 D
For example ,we don’t buy or sell checks for the same rate as cash because of the transit timeinvolved . ! } K' }! }7 W. Y# q/ q
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。
- N; t. H+ U# x W:I remember one bank said over-the -counter rate.Is that the same?
& M6 V( d0 D' Y( r 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?
' ^: D& u1 F% C C:It’s the same as the spot rate for small transactions for the gengeral public . r1 Z3 K2 @* G* f! o6 \$ M
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。 ( X3 R* t1 a( F. Q% Q( T8 G
Some banks call it the over-the -counter rate for convenience . ; ~# [! M) J$ k- y j
某些银行为方便起见,就称后者为柜台兑换率。 |