金融英语听力 19.开立个人支票帐户

[00:00.00]Opening a Personal Checking Account
[00:01.36]开立个人支票帐户
[00:02.72]Situation 19
[00:03.93]情景 19
[00:05.15]John Smith is opening a personal checking account at the National City Bank .
[00:08.06]约翰·史密斯正在国家城市银行开立个人支票帐户。
[00:10.97]Clerk:May I help you ,sir?
[00:11.79]职员：我能为您做什么，先生？
[00:12.62]Smith :Yes,please .I'd like to open a personal checking account .
[00:14.76]史密斯：谢谢！我想开立一个个人支票帐户。
[00:16.90]C;Yes,sir .Do you want a regular or a special checking account ?
[00:19.16]职员：好的，先生。您想开立普通的还是特殊的支票帐户？
[00:21.42]S:I'm not sure what the difference is .
[00:22.69]史密斯：我不太清楚它们有什么区别。
[00:23.95]C:Special accounts are more economical if you think you'll write fewer than 15 checks each month .
[00:27.22]职员：如果您认为您每月开支票少于15张，那么特殊帐户更为经济。
[00:30.48]S:I probably won't write many ,just a few checks each month for shopping and paying some bills.
[00:33.79]史密斯：我可能不会开那么多张支票，一个月只需几张支票买东西和支付一些帐单就可以了。
[00:37.09]C:I think  the  special account will be best ,then .
[00:38.65]职员：我想那您最好是使用特殊支票，
[00:40.20]There's no minimum balance required and the service charge is only 20 cents for each check you write .
[00:43.89]它没有最小存款余额的限制，而且您开出的每张支票只收取20美分手续费。
[00:47.57]S:Yes,I think that's what I need.Can I open the account with this check ?It's my payroll check from my company .
[00:52.35]史密斯：好的，我看这正是我所需要的。我可以开这种支票账户吗？这是我所在公司的工资支票。
[00:57.13]C:Yes,of course .We'll take your payroll check for $237.00 as your initial deposit .
[01:01.32]职员：当然可以，我们将把您的工资237美元作为您的第一笔存款。
[01:05.52]Will you please fill out this signature card with your name,address,and occupation ?
[01:08.51]请您在这张签名卡片上填写您的姓名、住址和职业。
[01:11.50]I'll get a receipt and a checkbook for you while you're completing these forms.
[01:13.98]您填写这张卡片时，我来为您准备收据和支票。
[01:16.46]S:Can I get my name printed on the checks?
[01:17.98]史密斯：可以把我的姓名印在支票上吗？
[01:19.49]C;Yes,of course .We offer free personalized checks to all our customers .
[01:22.29]职员：当然可以，我们对这里所有顾客免费提供个人支票。
[01:25.08]If you would like your address printed on your checks,too,we can do that for a nominal charge .
[01:28.54]如果您愿意把您的住址也印在支票上，我们可以照办，为此需收取少许费用。
[01:32.00]S:I think I'll just take the free ones.I can always write my address on the checks myself .
[01:35.19]史密斯：看来我还选择免费支票，自己把住址写在支票上吧。