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1册12单元
1册12单元
Goodafternoon.MayIhelpyou?
Canyouchangesomemoneyforme,please?
Certainly.Whatcurrencydoyouwanttochange?
Hereitis.SomeHongKongdollars.AmericandollarsandJapaneseyen.HowmuchwilltheybeinEnglishpounds?
Justamoment.Letmefindouttheexchangerate.
Thankyou.
Hereweare.
Thatwillbe456poundsalltogether.Howwouldyoulikethemoney?
I'dliketoopenanaccount.Iwanttodepositthemoneyinit.
Adepositorcurrentaccount(活期账户)?
Currentaccount,please.
Ifyoucouldjustcompletetheform,wewillbehappytoarrangethatforyou.
Customer1:
Boy,it'sbusytoday.
Customer2:
Iwishthatguyuptherewouldhurryup.Hesureistakingalongtime.
A:
Huh?
That'sstrange.Whydidthathappen?
Bankclerk:
Excuseme,sir,isthereaproblem?
A:
Well,yes,Idon'treallyunderstandit.WhenIputmycardin,themachineateit.
Bankclerk:
Ateit?
Youmeanitdidn'tgiveitback?
A:
Yes,that'sright.Itkeptit.
Bankclerk:
Didyoupressthewithdrawalbuttonandtheamountyouwant?
A:
Yes.
Bankclerk:
Howaboutyoursecretcode?
Didyouenteryournumber?
A:
Well...cometothinkofit,itdidaskmethreetimestoentermycode.
Bankclerk:
Areyousureyouenteredyourcorrectnumber?
A:
Hmm,Ithinkso,butmaybeImadeamistake.
Bankclerk:
Isee.Well,youprobablyenteredthewrongnumber.Whenamachinereceivesawrongnumberthreetimesitautomaticallykeepsthecard.
A:
Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.SohowdoIgetanothercard?
Bankclerk:
That'snoproblem...firstyouneedtofillinaformsowecangetyouanewone.Couldyoucomeovertothecounter?
A:
Verysorryaboutthat.(Totheothercustomers)Sorrytokeepyouwaiting.
Bankclerk:
OK,pleasefillthisinwithyouraccountnumberandtoday'sdate.Thenwecanissueyouanewcard.You'llgetitinaboutaweek.
A:
OK,thanksverymuch,andI'msorryforthetrouble.
Bankclerk:
Notatall,sir.Andwhenyoureceiveyournewcard,it'sagoodideatomemorizethenumberormakeanoteofitsomewhere.
A:
Right,I'lldothat
Liuisanewstudentattheuniversity.HeisnowattheuniversitybranchofFirstNationalCityBankofStatesville.斯泰茨维尔
Teller:
MayIhelpyou?
Liu:
I'dliketoopenanaccount.
Teller:
Checking(支票账户)orsavings(储蓄账户)?
Liu:
Iwanttowritechecks.
Teller:
Thenyouneedacheckingaccount.Howmuchdoyouwanttodeposit?
Liu:
Will$500beenough?
Teller:
Youcandepositanyamountyouwish.
Liu:
Allright.I'lldeposit$500.
Teller:
Fine.Nowifyouwouldn'tmindfillingoutthissignaturecard((银行)签字样卡)andapplicationform.
Liu:
Ialsoneedsomechecks.
Teller:
We'llsendthemtoyouinabouttwoweeks.They'llhaveyournameandaccountnumberonthem
Liu:
OK.Hereisthesignaturecard,theformandthe$500.DoIgetanyinterestonmymoney?
Teller:
No.Youhavetoopenasavingsaccountforthat.
Liu:
HowmuchdoIhavetodepositforasavingsaccount?
Teller:
$50atleast.
Liu:
Isee.Thankyouverymuch.
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