开户头有关这方面的常识

At the bank, Amber¹ must wait for another client before it is his turn. Then she gets some general account information before being directed to the right place for opening a new account.

　　Clerk:Good afternoon, Miss. What can I do for you?

　　Lady:Could you give me my account balance. My account number is…

　　Clerk:Just a moment, please (enters the account number into the computer) Your name?

　　Lady:Barbara Winters.

　　Clerk:Here is your balance (hands her a computer printout)

　　Lady:Thank you. I want to make a withdrawal² of $150.

　　Clerk:(fills in a withdrawal slip, gives it to the lady to sign, processes the withdrawal, and gives her the money) Here you go, Miss.

　　Lady:Thank you (she leaves, and now its Amber's turn)

　　Amber:Hello, I'd like to open an account, please.

　　Clerk:Yes, Miss . Would you like to open a savings³ account or a checking account?

　　Amber:Just a savings account for now. Can you tell me how much interest my money will earn?

　　Clerk:The current rate is 4.5%. You'll have to go to the Customer Service desk to apply for a new account, Miss (points to the Customer Service counter)

　　Amber:I see. Thank you.

　　到了银行，必须先等前一个客户办理完了才轮到Amber。在开户头之前她又问了一些有关这方面的常识。

　　Clerk:下午好，小姐。我能为您效劳吗？

　　Lady:你能帮我查一下我的账户吗？我的账号是……

　　Clerk:请稍等一下。(将账号输入电脑)请问您的名字？

　　Lady:Barbara Winters.

　　Clerk:这是您的余额。(递给她一张电脑打出来的条)

　　Lady:谢谢。我想取150美元。

　　Clerk:(填一个存款单，让那位女士签名，手续完了后把钱给她)可以了，小姐。

　　Lady:谢谢。(她走了，现在该轮到Amber了)

　　Amber:你好，我想开个户头。

　　Clerk:好的，小姐。你想开现金户头还是支票户头？

　　Amber:目前我只要一个一般户头。你能告诉我利息是多少吗？

　　Clerk:小姐，现在的利率是4.5%。你得去服务台申请一个新户头。(指着服务台)

　　Amber:我知道了。谢谢。

1 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

2 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

3 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。