酷兔英语

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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