公务员口语31（在线收听）

Foreign Exchange

Dialogue 2

-Excuse me.Could you help me to break this 500 U.S. dollar note?

-Certainly.What kind of currency do you want?

-Japanese yen.What is the exchange rate for U.S. dollar against Japanese yen today?

-Our buying rate is 120 yen to one U.S. dollar.

-How much would I get for this note?

-500 dollars make 60,000 yen.I'd like to know how I shall give it to you? Will six 10,000 yen notes be all right?

-Sorry.Would you mind giving me some more small notes? I hope you will give me five 10,000 yen,five 1,000 yen and the rest in small notes.

-Certainly.Would you kindly sign the exchange form giving your name and address?

-Sure.Is it all right?

-OK.There are your cash and the exchange memo.Have a check,please.

-That's right.Thanks a lot.

-You're welcome.

Dialogue 2

-Excuse me.Can you change me some money,please?

-Please tell how much you want to change?

-300 U.S. dollars.

-What kind of currency do you want?

-Japanese yen.Could you tell me what the exchange rate between U.S. dollar and Japanese yen.OK. Today's buying rate is 12,200 yen per 100 U.S. dollars.

-How much could I get for 300 U.S. dollars?

-Let me see.It comes to 36,600 Japanese yen.Could I see your passport?

-Here it it.

-OK,please sign the receipt in duplicate.Here is the number slip.Please go to the cashier at Counter Eight.The teller at Counter Eight will pay you against your number slip(At Counter Eight)

-Do I get money here?

-Yes,show me your number slip ,please.

-Here you are.

-Your cash and exchange memo.Please check them and keep them well.

-Thank you.

-That's OK.

Dialogue 3

-Good afternoon,sir.What can I do for you?

-This is a 100 dollar note.I want to change it into Japanese yen.Please tell me what you would give me for my U.S. dollars?

-The exchange rate today it 11,800 yen to 100 U.S. dollars.You can get 11,800.How would you like it?

-I'd like some small notes and coins.Please give me two 5,000 yen notes and the rest in coins.

-Would you mind showing me your passport?

-I'm sorry.I've forgotten to bring it along with me.I must have left it in the hotel.

-Do you have any other means of identification,please?If you don't have one,we will not change money for you.

-Let me see.Oh,here is my ID card.Is it all right?

-Of course.Please sign the exchange form giving your name and address.

-Oh,I'm sorry I've forgotten to bring my pen,will you lend me one?

-With pleasure.Here you are.

-Thank you.

-Here is your cash.11,800 yen only.Please count them.And your exchange memo ,keep it well.Anything else?

-Nothing else.Thanks a lot.

Dialogue 4

-Good morning,may I trouble you to find out whether there is a remittance for Mr.White from America?

-Certainly.I'll find out in aminute.Yes,your remittance has just come.It's an M/T.Have you brought your passport with you?

-Yes,here it is.

-You want to conver the full amount of the remittance into Japanese yen or just part of it?

-Just part of it I am a guess of Tokyo Arts and Crafts Corporation.My business trip in Japan includes two cities,Tokyo and Osaka.So I'd like to change 200 U.S. dollars and the rest in traveler's checks.What's the exchange rate today?How much Japnaese yen could I get?

-24,000 yen.In what denominations?

-Please give me two 10,000 yen and three 1,000 yen bills and the rest in ten traveler's checks of 10 dollar each.

-Could you kindly 6 sign the exchange form?I'll get the traveler's checks for you right away.

-Certainly.Here you are.

-OK.Here are your bills and the check book.Anything else can I do for you?

-Nothing else.Thank you.

Dialogue 5

-Hello,is this Bank of China?This is Henry Black speaking.

-Please hold the line for a minute.I'll call the person concerned to talk with you.

-Hello!

-Hello!This is Henry Black.Will you please find out whether there is a remittance for me from Canada?I have just received a cable from my Head Office.It says the remittance was already sent out.

-Through what bank,please?

-Through the National Bank of Canada.

-Wait a minute,please.I'll see whether it has come.Yes,here it is.Your remittance has just arrived.

-I'd like to convert the full amount of the remittance into Renminbi.Please tell me what exchange rate you are giving?

-The exchange rate today is 550 yuan against 100 Canadian dollars.

-Do you charge for changing money?

-No,it's free.Please come over here if you want to change some money.Don't forget to bring your passport with you.

-Thank you.I'll be seeing you in a little while.

-Good-bye.

Dialogue 6

-Hello,Miss Fang,good morning!

-Good morning.Is that Mr.Black?Your remittance has just come.Have you got your passport with you?

-Yes,here it is.Could you tell me the exchange rate today again?I'd like to convert the full amount of the remittance into Renminbi,how much shall I get?

-Let me see,the buying rate is RMB 550 yuan per hundred Canadian dollars.1,000 Canadian dollars make 5,500 yuan.

-I don't want to take so man currencies with me.As I shall stay in China for some time,I should like to open a current account with you.Could it be arranged?

-Ceratinly.Will you please sign on the remittance receipt in duplicate?Your passport please.Here are two specimen signature cards.Would you fill them up for your new account?

-Is it all right?

-OK.Here is the exchange memo and a passbook.Please keep them well.Whether you want to draw money from this account,bring the passbook with you and sign a withdrawal slip.

-I see!Thank you very much.

-Not at all.

Dialogue 7

-Is this Bank of China?Could you change some money for me,please?

-Certainly.What kind of currency and how much do you want to change?

-Only five hundred Canadian dollars.

-Would you mind showing me your passport?

-Not in the least.Here you are.What is the Canadian dollar going for today?

-The buying rate of Canadian dollar notes is 550 yuan per hundred dollars.

-Thank you.How much Renminbi Yuan shall I get for five hundred dollars?

-Let me see.Five hundred Canadian dollars make 2,750 yuan.

-I hope you'll give me twenty 100 yuan notes and five fifties.

-Here are the cash and exchange memo.Check them,please.

-It seems there is some change in the rate.I got 2,200 yuan for 500 Canadian dollars when I was staying in Shanghai last month.I think the rate of the Canadian dollar against the Renminbi has risen again,hasn't it?

-Yes,it certainly has.

-It's my pleasure.

Dialogue 8

-Excuse me.Can you cash these Canadian dollar traveller's checks of George Brooke?

-Certainly.How much do you want to cash?

-Only six hundred Canadian dollars to meet my living expense before the remittance comes.Here are the checks.

-Would you mind showing me your passport?

-Certainly.Here it is.

-It's a banking practice that traveller's checks must be countersigned at the bank when you cash them.I'm afraid you'll have to sign here again.

-All right.What rate are you giving today?

-The buying rate for notes is 550 yuan for 100 Canadian dollars.With traveler's checks a quarter percent interest charges will be deducted from the proceeds after conversion.

-Well,how much can I get in Renminbi currency?

-Let me see.It comes to Renminbi 2,475 yuan.Here are your money and exchange memo.Keep them well.You'll need the memo if you have some Renminbi left and have to convert it back into foreign currency upon leaving China.

-Thank you for the information.

-Not at all.