Changing Yen to Dollars" ~' }" K2 q8 a. x* r( H( L; I
日元兑换美元" s# x. x% F. k, Z' N0 g1 j- L9 P
Situation 23; |- x) K, _$ ]# G
情景 233 k" n3 ~" N& j' i7 T U8 b- J
Goro Watanable is leaving for the United States and wants tobuy some American dollars before he goes .* R& C( r4 N# f
渡边五郎准备前往美国,想在临走前买些美元。. {7 H0 n5 |. e# J
Watanable:I am leaving for the States tomorrow and will need some dollar currency with me whenI arrive .
6 J. }8 l# Q& u4 W# ~: 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,
. d% p. S5 c5 U7 L" `" b% Q& ~ Can I get it here ?% _8 }* I3 q. w9 C: R% [; |
我能在这里买到美元吗?; r' u* W, r e3 W( `2 V
Clerk:Yes,sir.How much did you want to buy ?- \ W, Z# h/ ^5 {
职员:可以,先生,你想买多少?5 X- {- L4 e; R# f- ~% U; d* X
W;Well,I think about $100 worth .I get traveller’s checks the other day ,but I don’t want to arrivein American without any cash .7 p- o2 X- v# P, D! h, M
渡边:哦,我想要100美元左右。前几天我已经办理了旅游支票,但是,我不想在到达美国时手头无现金。 j% P8 w. w' T! w
It’s a real problem cashing a traveller’s check when the airport is crowded .
f2 b2 R8 p% R3 X9 L8 {3 y, h 机场上非常拥挤的时候,兑现旅游支票是件很麻烦的事。
, D* X* v: z/ c4 U0 C4 S C:Yes ,that’s true .Please fill out this request for foreign currency .On the purpose line ,just indicatetravel.& J, k; _9 d. |' o
职员:的确是这样。请您填写一下外币申请表,在目的那一栏上只需说明旅游就可以了。+ {; W. e; t, D) X1 F' X, n
W:What’s the exchange rate today ?I can’t understand this chart you have here .& J8 |) F) x2 J+ n/ ^% s
渡边:今天的兑换率是多少?我看不明白你们的这张图表。
0 W7 l* Y* B7 E; M2 G) Q- A( Y C:The figure under the listing for spot rate selling is the one you want .) Y8 z% l5 Z% { L* r" Q5 r
职员:在现货兑换率卖出的编目底下的那个数字就是您所需要的数字,
1 v, Q1 L. m0 e0 Z: h6 l1 I- { That means that rate for immediate delivery of cash .
C. K. t: s5 p$ c0 X1 x8 ]5 | 它指的是现金的立即交付兑换率。7 P0 ]( F0 r) Z7 C: [
W;How come this so confusing ?What are these other rates listed?
9 I* _1 O" |! E8 E 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?$ G2 ]0 Z9 m0 M9 Q. f% U9 b, y* I
C:Well,the rate is different for different kinds of transaction .
0 K0 l3 i8 n# Z( V4 b/ w0 g5 R 职员:哦,不同种类的交易有不同的兑换率,- |9 Y; |& D/ g5 Q( D' ?
For example ,we don’t buy or sell checks for the same rate as cash because of the transit timeinvolved .% c: x% V; d) p+ ]' V
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。- V3 M6 g5 ?; h+ U1 @8 @( ~) G
W:I remember one bank said over-the -counter rate.Is that the same?+ Z2 ^9 z) G( v. [3 N+ f
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?
- V& R A7 j3 F- y C:It’s the same as the spot rate for small transactions for the gengeral public .
' `5 O& y& r1 x" w8 h7 c+ x 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。3 E0 f h$ Z! d: b$ z3 p- m/ x+ M
Some banks call it the over-the -counter rate for convenience ./ W# k8 D' n' k* {+ t! P- j9 i5 ]
某些银行为方便起见,就称后者为柜台兑换率。 |