金融英语听力 23.日元兑换美元

[00:00.00]Changing Yen to Dollars
[00:01.10]日元兑换美元
[00:02.19]Situation 23
[00:03.41]情景 23
[00:04.62]Goro Watanable is leaving for the United States and wants to buy some American dollars before he goes .
[00:08.23]渡边五郎准备前往美国，想在临走前买些美元。
[00:11.83]Watanable:I am leaving for the States tomorrow and will need some dollar currency with me when I arrive .
[00:14.75]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，
[00:17.66]Can I get it here ?
[00:18.56]我能在这里买到美元吗？
[00:19.46]Clerk:Yes,sir.How much did you want to buy ?
[00:21.21]职员：可以，先生，你想买多少？
[00:22.96]W;Well,I think about $100 worth .I get traveller's checks the other day ,but I don't want to arrive in American without any cash .
[00:27.89]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。
[00:32.81]It's a real problem cashing a traveller's check when the airport is crowded .
[00:34.95]机场上非常拥挤的时候，兑现旅游支票是件很麻烦的事。
[00:37.09]C:Yes ,that's true .Please fill out this request for foreign currency .On the purpose line ,just indicate travel.
[00:41.36]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。
[00:45.64]W:What's the exchange rate today ?I can't understand this chart you have here .
[00:48.24]渡边：今天的兑换率是多少？我看不明白你们的这张图表。
[00:50.83]C:The figure under the listing for spot rate selling is the one you want .
[00:53.39]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，
[00:55.95]That means that rate for immediate delivery of cash .
[00:57.82]它指的是现金的立即交付兑换率。
[00:59.69]W;How come this so confusing ?What are these other rates listed?
[01:02.29]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？
[01:04.89]C:Well,the rate is different for different kinds of transaction .
[01:07.19]职员：哦，不同种类的交易有不同的兑换率，
[01:09.49]For example ,we don't buy or sell checks for the same rate as cash because of the transit time involved .
[01:13.99]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。
[01:18.50]W:I remember one bank said over-the -counter rate.Is that the same?
[01:20.99]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？
[01:23.49]C:It's the same as the spot rate for small transactions for the gengeral public .
[01:26.13]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。
[01:28.76]Some banks call it the over-the -counter rate for convenience .
[01:31.18]某些银行为方便起见，就称后者为柜台兑换率。