Changing Dollars to Yen
1 I2 W2 g2 P# ]* i8 {7 | [ 美元兑换日元
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Cyrus Morton is visiting Tokyo on his vacation.He stops into theHigashi Bank to change some dollars into yen . 3 L- ?" J. n5 g: x- z, {
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。
4 o; H8 t% V7 c1 `" R4 J0 T0 O6 T Clerk:Good afternoon ,sir.May I help you ?
* |: _7 q9 n( ~: T 职员:午安,先生,我能为您做些什么? $ b# d) Y/ g7 n0 Y! g7 k& t
Morton:Yes,please .I want to get some yen notes for my stay in Japan .Can I buy them withAmerican dollars? 1 }0 y/ f) `6 V3 n% `9 _2 J
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?
0 E5 a% F& |7 A" E( q" N C;Yes,sir .We are an authorized foreign exchange bank and can change them for you . $ }; h ?3 v B8 E: t3 Z0 C
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。
& R* y' \/ a7 ?$ e. y M;Well,I have got $467.89 that I want to change .What’s the exchange rate today ? & P$ d! ^! e( B" O5 S+ y$ t
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? # T4 W2 C) i# X: b. v+ e
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.
5 M! c8 I7 H% j6 ] 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。 ; A$ V+ {- q8 A. @: f, i" k
M:Oh,really ?Why not ? 4 n& c6 G9 t5 `% n0 o5 S; r
莫顿:哦,真的吗?为什么呢?
$ F4 _3 p" [' `1 J 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 . . k/ ?# ^+ R4 q; T9 b
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。
, n0 g% y0 v1 F3 f2 M/ E M;Oh,yes,I remember that was true in America ,too.I couldn’t get any yen coins before I left . & z3 V( d# o. c, Y5 ^
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。
- s. Q2 c9 V0 l& H- J0 ^ 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.
' O3 V: L; G0 L/ e- z* F& Q 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。 " d. \9 ?2 u; m0 |
Do you have your passport with you ? ' _, t$ O. O, a0 e
您带着护照吗?
6 |, X$ i6 s4 p& _2 W# A! H7 ^ M:Yes,here it is .
0 b# d$ L- Q" ^9 @: N% Q 莫顿:带着,在这里。
$ A5 B* N# u) Z C0 { C:Well,please sign your name and local address on this exchange request . ' C+ i0 y4 }( _% v! J
职员:请把您的姓名、本地住址写在这张兑换申请单上, 6 a2 E8 @! q/ y: E! l/ ? Z
Also put down your passport number .I’ll get your yen for you while you’re filling this out . , o0 P% q1 ~" h1 d5 z' c, t
还要写上您的护照号码。在您填写时,我给您准备日元。 |