每天说半小时英语口语049

A:Can I help you,sir?
先生，我可以帮你吗？

B:Uh,yes.I'm going to the States and I need some traveler's checks.
额，是的。我将要去美国，我需要一些旅游支票。

A:All right.How much do you need?
好的。你需要多少？

B:One thousand U.S. dollars.
1000美元。

A:One thousand U.S. Mm hmm.And are you going to pay cash?
1000美元。嗯…你想用现金支付吗？

B:Oh,no.I want to withdraw from my U.S. dollars savings account.
噢，不。我想从我的美元储蓄账户上取钱。

A:All right.Now can I have your passbook?
好的。现在我可以看一下你的存折吗？

B:Right.Here it is.
行。这里。

A:Thank you.And what amounts do you want the checks in?
谢谢你。你想把你的支票换成什么面额的？

B:Mm.In hundreds,please.
嗯，请换成100的。

精打细算

Do you want to save money?You can make a budget and save money.It's important to know how much money you spend a month.Some expenses are the same every month,for example,rent,car loan payments ,and car insurance.But some expenses change every month.For example,Let's say during the winter you use a lot of gas to heat your home.Then your gas bill is very high.In the summer you don't heat your home.Then your gas bill is low.You spend a different amount each month on gas for your home.
你想存钱吗？你可以制定一个预算案来存钱。了解一个月花多少钱是很重要的。一些开支每个月都相同，例如：租金、汽车贷款和汽车保险。但是一些开支个个月都在变化。例如。我们这样说，冬天的时候你用了很多煤气来给房间供暖。那么你的煤气账单将会很高。夏天的时候，你不用给房间供暖。那么你的煤气账单就很低。你家里每个月用在煤气上的费用就不同了。

It's important to save money for emergencies.Let's say you and your husband or wife work.Your husband or wife has an accident and can't work for two months.What can you do?How can you pay your bills?You can save money every month for emergencies.It's important to include money for emergencies in your budget.
存钱应急是很重要的。我们这样说，你和你的丈夫或妻子都在工作。你的丈夫或妻子发生意外，两个月不能去上班。你能怎么办？你要如何支付你的账单？你可以每个月存点钱来应急。把你应急的钱算入你的预算里面是很重要的。