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第19章 日常生活(2)

chartered bank特许银行

corresponding bank往来银行

merchant bank,accepting

bank承兑银行

investment bank投资银行

import and export bank (EXIM BANK)进出口银行

joint venture bank合资银行

money shop,native bank钱庄

credit cooperatives信用社

clearing house票据交换所

public accounting公共会计

business accounting商业会计

cost accounting成本会计

depreciation accounting 折旧会计

computerized accounting

计算机化会计

general ledger总账

subsidiary ledger分户账

cash book现金出纳账

cash account现金账

journal,day-book

日记账,流水账

bad debts坏账

investment投资

surplus结余

idle capital游资

economic cycle经济周期

economic boom经济繁荣

economic recession经济衰退

economic depression经济萧条

economic crisis经济危机

economic recovery经济复苏

inflation通货膨胀

deflation通货收缩

devaluation货币贬值

revaluation货币增值

international balance of payment国际收支

favorable balance顺差

adverse balance逆差

hard currency硬通货

soft currency软通货

international monetary system

国际货币制度

the purchasing power of money货币购买力

money in circulation货币流通量

note issue纸币发行量

national budget国家预算

national gross product

国民生产总值

public bond公债

stock,share股票

debenture债券

treasury bill国库券

debt chain债务链

direct exchange

直接(对角)套汇

indirect exchange

间接(三角)套汇

cross rate,arbitrage rate

套汇汇率

foreign currency (exchange)

reserve外汇储备

foreign exchange fluctuation

外汇波动

foreign exchange crisis外汇危机

discount贴现

discount rate,bank rate贴现率

gold reserve黄金储备

money(financial)market

金融市场

stock exchange股票交易所

broker经纪人

commission佣金

bookkeeping簿记

bookkeeper簿记员

an application form申请单

bank statement对账单

letter of credit信用证

strong room,vault保险库

equitable tax system等价税则

specimen signature签字式样

banking hours,business hours

营业时间

Unit2邮局

情境1 寄信

简易版

Are there any letters for me?有给我的信吗?

I would like to send a letter to Japan.我想寄封信去日本。

Please send this letter by air mail.请发航空邮件。

Please send this letter by registered mail.请发挂号信。

Please send this letter by surface mail.请发平邮。

Could you tell me how much this letter weighs?

请问这封信的重量是?

What is the airmail postage on postcards to China?

通过航空邮件发明信片去中国邮资多少钱?

升级版

Please give me five dollars and thirty cents in stamps.

请给我5美元30美分的邮票。

Please give me as many different stamps as you can.

请尽可能多给我几张不同的邮票。

Please give me five fifteen cents stamps and ten aerogrammes.

请给我5张15美分的邮票和10张航空邮件。

Here are two dollars fifteen cents for the stamps.

这里是2美元15美分,邮票钱。

Please weigh this for me.

请帮我称一下重量。

Can you tell me what the weight of this letter is

请问这封信的重量是?

Could you see how heavy this letter is

您看这封信有多重?

We demand a surcharge of 80 cents for it.

我们要另外收80美分的超重费。

情境2 寄包裹

简易版

I"d like to send this package to China.我要把这个包裹寄到中国。

I"d like this to be sent to China.我想把这个寄到中国。

I"d like this package sent to China.我要把这个包裹寄到中国。

This package is for China.这个包裹是寄往中国的。

Please send this by parcel post.请发邮政包裹。

I would like to insure this package,please.我想给这个包裹保价。

In what sizes do the boxes come in?盒子的尺寸是多大的?

How much is the postage?邮资是多少?

How long does it take for a mail to reach China?

寄包裹到中国要多长时间?

Is this parcel within the weight limit?

这个包裹在重量限制范围内吗?

Is this parcel overloaded/overweighed?

这个包裹超重了吗?

升级版

I"d like to send this package back home.我想把这个包裹寄回家。

I want to send this to China.我要把这个包裹寄到中国。

I would like to send this parcel by registered sea mail.

这个包裹我要寄海运挂号。

→sea mail 海运挂号

The content of this parcel is a sample of no commercial value.

包裹里是一份没有商业价值的样品。

How long will it take to reach Hong Kong?

寄去香港需要多长时间?

How many days does it take before my mail arrives in Taiwan

我的包裹寄到台湾大概要多少天?

How long can people in China have to wait before they get mail coming from here?

从这儿寄到中国要等多久?

When can people receive their letters in China?

在中国人们一般多久能收到信件?

How many days will it take before a letter is delivered to China?

一封信寄到中国要多少天?

Sorry sir,you need to pay extra 10 dollars,because your parcel is without the weight limit.

抱歉先生,您得额外付10美元,因为您的包裹超重了。

情境3 汇票

简易版

I"d like to send some money to New York.我要汇款去纽约。

Can I cash this money order here?这张汇款单能在这儿兑现吗?

I have filled out the form for a money order.汇票的话得填这张表格。

Please cash this money order for me.请帮我把这笔汇款换成现金。

升级版

I have filled out the form.表格我已经填完了。

I have already filled the form out.表格我已经填完了。

Her bills were encashed.她的汇票换成现金了。

You can come here after encashment.你可以兑现之后再过来。

I’ve come to inquire about a $6000 remittance from California.Has it arrived?

我是来查询从加利福尼亚汇过来的6000美元汇款的。到账了吗?

I’m sorry Mrs.Clinton.But the remittance does not appear to have arrived yet.

克林顿夫人,不好意思。汇款似乎还没到。

If the money was sent by cable,it would take about one or two days.But if it was sent by air mail,it would take at least one week.

如果是电汇,只需一两天。但是如果是航空邮递,至少需要一个星期。

Oh,would you like us to phone you when the money arrives?

噢,钱到的时候,需要我们打电话给您吗?

I’ll call you as soon as the remittance arrives.

汇款一到我就给您打电话。

情境4 租邮政信箱

简易版

I would like to rent a post office box.

我要租一个邮政信箱。

What does it cost to rent a post office box

租用一个邮政信箱的费用是多少?

How often should I pay you for this post office box

租这个邮政信箱要多久付一次钱?

升级版

I would like to use a post office box.

我要租一个邮政信箱。

I would like to have a post office box.

我要租一个邮政信箱。

I would like to have a post office box in my name.

我要租一个带我名字的邮政信箱。

Fill this form,please.Make sure that you write the correct address and phone number.

请填一下这个表格,确保您的地址和电话号码是正确的。

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A.Excuse me.

打扰了。

B.May I help you?

有什么我可以帮你吗?

A.Yes,I"d like to send this book to France.

是的,我想寄这本书去法国。

B.Let me weigh it first.That'll be $14.

让我先称一下。一共14美元。

A.Can it go on an envelope?

可以用信封寄吗?

B.Of course,it's $4 now.

当然可以,现在是4美元。

A.Do I need stamps?

需要邮票吗?

B.No,you don't.We use computers now.

不,不用。我们现在用计算机。

A.When will it arrive?

什么时候到达?

B.In a month.

一个月内。

邮局相关词汇

精彩单词便利贴

carrier 邮递员

clerk 职员

mailman 邮差

postman 邮差

postmaster 邮局局长

sorter 邮件分检员

address 地址

adhesive stamp 带胶水的邮票

airmail 航空邮件

book post 印刷品

box 信箱

C.O.D.货到收款

cancellation 注销戳

certified mail 准挂号邮件

communication 通信

correspond 通信

blind letter 死信,投送不出的信

envelope 信封

fax 传真

first class 头等