Changing Yen to Dollars1 \# v3 J2 s& _' u0 S% q @$ \/ W2 a
日元兑换美元
' R- {6 A- b1 m" v Situation 236 u0 `$ ?. Y; M8 G. [, w
情景 23! i. {& i v+ j) q) c
Goro Watanable is leaving for the United States and wants tobuy some American dollars before he goes .
8 w1 v6 m. b6 i# w3 S, \1 |7 E 渡边五郎准备前往美国,想在临走前买些美元。
6 G3 d* u4 r+ ~0 T- q, B3 q# l Watanable:I am leaving for the States tomorrow and will need some dollar currency with me whenI arrive .
8 M* U# w2 K/ _- D; _( u 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,
2 z3 X. s( F: F3 r( R Can I get it here ?" w( T0 |1 G- r: F
我能在这里买到美元吗?
M' j4 \5 W% a$ k/ y/ T! w2 X Clerk:Yes,sir.How much did you want to buy ?
, Q! v# Q! Y- G 职员:可以,先生,你想买多少?+ c. o# p; c' a, C' Q
W;Well,I think about $100 worth .I get traveller’s checks the other day ,but I don’t want to arrivein American without any cash .
- [9 d, Y. V7 b+ j; |6 @ 渡边:哦,我想要100美元左右。前几天我已经办理了旅游支票,但是,我不想在到达美国时手头无现金。' V* H% _' t4 }2 c3 b1 s5 c0 r
It’s a real problem cashing a traveller’s check when the airport is crowded .
! D% P/ J( q3 o6 n9 { i$ Q( i) x 机场上非常拥挤的时候,兑现旅游支票是件很麻烦的事。1 o0 M8 o2 k4 C, T/ F& ~
C:Yes ,that’s true .Please fill out this request for foreign currency .On the purpose line ,just indicatetravel.
4 u e2 k) q/ e/ a, b# C& ]/ L 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。' I% t. K0 X. I) f
W:What’s the exchange rate today ?I can’t understand this chart you have here ." V6 `4 _% J# T: S8 Y0 A4 [
渡边:今天的兑换率是多少?我看不明白你们的这张图表。' s. e3 ^5 h/ @! W2 ~8 @ H: A
C:The figure under the listing for spot rate selling is the one you want .% {. \ [8 B; ?; ]+ {( G) G
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,- p4 R" d! U) k
That means that rate for immediate delivery of cash .
- l2 {0 j5 R* z" Y 它指的是现金的立即交付兑换率。
, ]0 b- }" B3 @2 g W;How come this so confusing ?What are these other rates listed?
; i! t6 V) r. j" {( U 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?7 v% d) p: E7 I* q4 m, I" Q
C:Well,the rate is different for different kinds of transaction .
5 a* ~0 E+ s. a$ r# D7 W$ e 职员:哦,不同种类的交易有不同的兑换率, b4 Q: Q9 y* s, G8 l9 E8 z* }1 s
For example ,we don’t buy or sell checks for the same rate as cash because of the transit timeinvolved .
@5 c' j6 J$ T6 C9 E 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。
) b& o2 x: @- W! a W:I remember one bank said over-the -counter rate.Is that the same?
' O/ }" V8 d8 E* M 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?$ P" x" d* `1 r
C:It’s the same as the spot rate for small transactions for the gengeral public .
" ]) ]+ r. ^9 B8 g7 { 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。
$ V) Q9 Q! b: g! t, K Some banks call it the over-the -counter rate for convenience .
8 F( a9 L3 Z5 f4 H3 W* ^ 某些银行为方便起见,就称后者为柜台兑换率。 |