Changing Yen to Dollars
6 C$ Z3 D* S$ |( c) J) A/ G/ I5 V8 g 日元兑换美元
3 F) w) F. ?6 n! ?2 E! E& G, o Situation 23
* X2 }+ x! a5 D% f4 b& `- y+ `! ` 情景 23 ! O) h0 h+ t( x) H3 R! t
Goro Watanable is leaving for the United States and wants tobuy some American dollars before he goes .
1 Y' L. c4 N4 |/ r4 [# h% N/ X* c 渡边五郎准备前往美国,想在临走前买些美元。
4 t4 N4 C/ A+ a$ q8 D Watanable:I am leaving for the States tomorrow and will need some dollar currency with me whenI arrive .
4 r' _# e& b' |) _: N3 r9 N 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, " v* M# E# ]% ~: _% l0 R# J
Can I get it here ? & C$ `; B6 u/ M( S: H
我能在这里买到美元吗? `+ P! Q+ ^/ }$ w/ V; j! F" I
Clerk:Yes,sir.How much did you want to buy ?
# @$ m7 P; g, x% b+ O3 r 职员:可以,先生,你想买多少?
* `. Z, g) c5 Y% N W;Well,I think about $100 worth .I get traveller’s checks the other day ,but I don’t want to arrivein American without any cash . " u* ?1 e, j* ~7 K
渡边:哦,我想要100美元左右。前几天我已经办理了旅游支票,但是,我不想在到达美国时手头无现金。
: Z; B/ ?- l4 U6 X; t/ O4 M+ Y$ f It’s a real problem cashing a traveller’s check when the airport is crowded . - r9 K3 q) Z& c) E
机场上非常拥挤的时候,兑现旅游支票是件很麻烦的事。
J7 t: A( _# Y4 T C:Yes ,that’s true .Please fill out this request for foreign currency .On the purpose line ,just indicatetravel. 9 c& q7 ^+ l1 z# Z5 g; _& E. ?9 [
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。 / z* L0 m! K6 ~, K a
W:What’s the exchange rate today ?I can’t understand this chart you have here . W' a3 Z0 \! o: K+ s
渡边:今天的兑换率是多少?我看不明白你们的这张图表。
6 V2 N5 o5 T$ |& L) B# x2 q C:The figure under the listing for spot rate selling is the one you want . 5 U! j7 e; }: |- H( A/ M! I; Z* p
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, 9 m( _4 [0 K+ }4 _1 \" F4 K$ Q
That means that rate for immediate delivery of cash . Z6 M3 ~5 \. F' R2 L
它指的是现金的立即交付兑换率。
/ L; m6 n$ L: u) @" h2 g1 x; } W;How come this so confusing ?What are these other rates listed?
{) ]8 t" Z/ W, ^" f 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? ( S! J# z/ |* @/ E9 `
C:Well,the rate is different for different kinds of transaction . 0 Z1 f, o* \2 y. Z' M; P4 r4 R0 H
职员:哦,不同种类的交易有不同的兑换率,
5 D U) k a6 ^6 V For example ,we don’t buy or sell checks for the same rate as cash because of the transit timeinvolved .
W$ p1 j8 D+ G) r3 R 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。 3 U! u3 t% Z# x. W& g7 n
W:I remember one bank said over-the -counter rate.Is that the same?
% |; J4 _+ J3 j* H 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? 8 W+ Z3 h, t8 L) L3 R) N* n
C:It’s the same as the spot rate for small transactions for the gengeral public .
( a. s) a6 j/ c/ J; t2 {) r* f I6 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。
7 t0 ^6 c$ E1 z0 s2 v% E/ [ Some banks call it the over-the -counter rate for convenience . . T; m8 ^/ P7 M3 U, o8 X
某些银行为方便起见,就称后者为柜台兑换率。 |