Changing Dollars to Yen& ^( f; A! Z, M& B5 H4 h- e
美元兑换日元4 K* S0 K( A) U' [# ~
Situation 22
1 r ^, [9 c0 q1 U 情景 22% G1 [, O; N. a3 t. {
Cyrus Morton is visiting Tokyo on his vacation.He stops into theHigashi Bank to change some dollars into yen .9 O2 g J' E7 L8 \4 ], g& {
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。
' }; T! \* Q: c1 v$ d Clerk:Good afternoon ,sir.May I help you ?' q" X8 {: L8 `
职员:午安,先生,我能为您做些什么?
; Y" w, i# B' n' p Morton:Yes,please .I want to get some yen notes for my stay in Japan .Can I buy them withAmerican dollars?9 r; a8 @" h+ v5 _
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?) J3 E) i! d2 l6 U5 |, M
C;Yes,sir .We are an authorized foreign exchange bank and can change them for you .
6 }) W( W% m/ k( L2 R! f" o 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。1 v8 g% ~- U6 t- y' K4 i- I$ `
M;Well,I have got $467.89 that I want to change .What’s the exchange rate today ?
7 e1 b) h* Q( k7 v1 u8 ^ 莫顿:那我,我想把476美元89美分兑换成日元,今天的兑换率是多少呢?+ W0 U$ R# m8 [4 A2 p% h
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., L/ @) K7 ?9 n0 o% V3 K
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。5 q4 l& B- ]" `+ g! M! c
M:Oh,really ?Why not ?$ c/ X8 R% L6 l
莫顿:哦,真的吗?为什么呢?
3 c% j, W/ n5 J1 R7 |+ C 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 .5 {/ u+ K# `5 U- Z9 n: g
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。
% w. f0 I k& _: U M;Oh,yes,I remember that was true in America ,too.I couldn’t get any yen coins before I left .
0 _! B& T: W* Y 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。& G# s' L" a" z6 H# t
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.
* z. Y. F$ L1 h+ n3 e: c( S. k- ? 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。
1 D' L# A% f( ]% }+ k5 y Do you have your passport with you ?) Y8 @$ {# m6 Q
您带着护照吗?
% b6 g% {2 ?0 X M:Yes,here it is .) h* I. y$ o, \7 m
莫顿:带着,在这里。7 @- W) _2 u- z
C:Well,please sign your name and local address on this exchange request .$ B! Y/ f2 u( e% ~3 e: H
职员:请把您的姓名、本地住址写在这张兑换申请单上,
! a T# @# f2 v2 i% M Also put down your passport number .I’ll get your yen for you while you’re filling this out .& N4 C0 |5 |' v) S
还要写上您的护照号码。在您填写时,我给您准备日元。 |