Situation情景:Cindy just got her first paycheck and she wants to deposit the money in the bank. She went to the bank today to open an account.
辛蒂拿到了第一个月的薪水支票,她想把钱存进银行。今天她去银行开了个户头。
Cindy: Hi, I'd like to open an account.
辛蒂:我想开个账户。
Bank Clerk: A deposit or current account?
银行职员:定期还是活期?
Cindy: Current account, please.
辛蒂:请给我开个活期的。
Bank Clerk: OK. Please fill out this form with the necessary information.
银行职员:好的。请先在这个表格里填写一些必要的个人信息。
Cindy: Alright, should I sign my name here?
辛蒂:好的,我在这里签名吗?
Bank Clerk: Yes, right on that blank there. Please choose a pass code of six numbers and confirm it.
银行职员:是的,签在客户栏。请您设置一个六位数密码并确认。
Cindy: Is there a
minimum for the first deposit?
辛蒂:第一次储蓄有最低限额吗?
Bank Clerk: The
minimum deposit for a savings account is 10 yuan and you should always have at least 10 yuan in your account.
银行职员:储蓄存款的最低存款额是10元, 而且您需要在账户内留有10元现金。
Bank Clerk: Here are your card and passbook. Please bring either one when you deposit or draw money. Keep them well and inform us if you lose them.
银行职员:这是您的卡和存折,存取款时请带来。保管好存折,如有遗失请及时告诉我们。
Cindy: OK, thank you.
辛蒂:好的,谢谢。
Bank Clerk: You can withdraw money from any bank or ATM that has a Union Pay sign.
银行职员:您可以在任何有银联标志的银行或自动取款机上取款。
Cindy: That's great. But do I need to pay a fee when I withdraw money from other banks?
辛蒂:太好了。那我跨行取款是否要交手续费呢?
Bank Clerk: Two yuan each time.
银行职员:每次交易收取两元手续费。
Cindy: I see. Thanks a lot.
辛蒂:明白了,谢谢你。
Links:
1 current account 活期账户,与其对应的是定期账户deposit account
例句:
The current account is popular with most white collar workers in our company. It is a more
flexible and convenient to arrange money.
我们公司的白领大部分都用的是活期账户,它能让我们用钱的时候更加灵活方便。
2
minimum 作名词为最小值,也可作形容词,最小限度的。
例句:
Repairing your car will cost a
minimum of 100 dollars.
修你的汽车最少要花100美金。
He just passed the university's
minimum qualifications.
他刚刚过大学的录取分数线。
3 inform 通知、通报。常用的短语搭配有inform sb. of sth.通知某人某事;keep sb. informed 通知某人
例句:
The police promised to inform the relatives of the progress of the kidnapping investigation.
警方许诺将绑架的最新进展通知家属。
We will keep you informed if anything new happens.
如果有新鲜事发生,我们会告诉你的。
4 withdraw money from... 从某处取钱
例句:
You'd better travel with a card instead of a large amount of cash so you can withdraw money form any bank.
出去旅游的时候你最好带张银行卡,这样就不用带那么多现金在身上,也可以从任何一家银行取到钱。
5 ATM:automated
teller machine 自动取款机
例句:
I can just take a card when I go shopping since all the shopping malls are equipped with ATM's nowadays.
现在的所有的商场都装了自动取款机,所以我去购物的时候带张卡就足够了。
6 Union Pay银联,另外还有两家国际信用卡组织是Visa维萨和Master card万事达。他们都是国际信用卡组织,本身并不发卡,由其会员金融机构发行各种支付工具,包括信用卡、借记卡、公司卡、商务卡及采购卡。
例句:
The Bank of New Zealand has signed a contract with China Union Pay stipulating that customers can use their Union Pay cards in ATM's in New Zealand.
新西兰银行已与中国银联签订协议,银联用户可以在新西兰自动取款机办理业务。
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