情景会话口袋书人际篇224:支票业务(4)

 　　13. What if I overdraw¹?

　　如果透支了怎么办？

　　还能这样说：

　　What should I do if I have overdrawn²?

　　If I overdraw, what can I do?

　　应用解析：

　　if and when 如果，万一；

　　if only 只要；要是……就好

　　14. I never overdraft³ my account.

　　我从来不透支。

　　还能这样说：

　　I never overdraw.

　　It's impossible for me to overdraw my account.

　　应用解析：

　　never ever 永不，决不；

　　never so much as 甚至连……也不；

　　never so 从来没有这样，空前地；极其

　　15. Your check has bounced.

　　您的支票被拒付而退回。

　　还能这样说：

　　The drawee refused the cheque.

　　The drawee failed to accept the cheque.

　　应用解析：

　　bounce about 蹦蹦跳跳；

　　bounce sb. out of sth. 骗走某人的东西；

　　bounce back 卷土重来；恢复过来

　　16. Please make the check out to me.

　　请给我写张支票。

　　还能这样说：

　　Please write me a check.

　　Would you please write me a check?

　　谚语：

　　A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.

　　一愚所失，百智难回。

　　17. Please endorse⁴ the cheque.

　　请背签这张支票。

　　还能这样说：

　　Just sign your name on the back of this check.

　　Would you please endorse this check?

　　应用解析：

　　endorse off 背书证明支取一部分票面金额；

　　endorse over 背书将所有权让与

1 overdraw   

n.透支，超支

参考例句：

• Borrow write down card to be not had overdraw function.借记卡不具备透支功能。
• Overdraw will indicate how much of the screen is consuming overdraw time.透支模式将显示屏幕消耗的透支时间。

2 overdrawn   

透支( overdraw的过去分词 )； (overdraw的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The characters in this novel are rather overdrawn. 这本小说中的人物描写得有些夸张。
• His account of the bank robbery is somewhat overdrawn. 他对银行抢案的叙述有些夸张。

3 overdraft   

n.透支，透支额

参考例句：

• Her bank warned that unless she repaid the overdraft she could face legal action.银行警告她如果不偿还透支钱款，她将面临诉讼。
• An overdraft results when a note discounted at a bank is not met when due.银行贴现的支票到期而未能支付就成为透支。

4 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。