金融英语口语对话 [金融英语口语素材2]
New Words 新单词 buck n. 元 greenback n. 美钞 dough n. (美俚)钱 assistant n. 售货员 change n. 找头，零钱 sovereign adj. 独立自主的 uncountable adj. 不可数的 mare n. 母马，牝驴 Phrases & Expressions 短语 public money 公款 tax money 税款 A:Now let"s talk about paper money. A：现在我们来谈谈纸币吧。 B:Yes, paper money can be folded into a wallet. Every country produces its own. B：好，纸币可以折叠放进钱包。每个国家都印制纸币。 A:Another term for paper money is "note" or "banknote", we say a five-yuan note, A：纸币的另一种叫法是钞票，我们一般讲一张五元的钞票， a twenty-cent note. In American English, "bill" is another term. 一张两角的钞票。美国英语把钞票叫Bill。美国俚语中叫钞票的词更多， In American slang you may hear "a hundred dollar bill" or "a buck" as "ten bucks" or "greenback" or "long green(folding green)" or "folding money". 我们到听到一百元美钞，一元，十元，以及greenback ，long green（folding green ），folding money等钞票的各种说法。 B:How complex it is! B：多复杂啊！ A:Yes, we"d better understand these terms when we deal with Americans. A：是很复杂，我们在同美国人交往中最好还是要知道这些叫法。 B:What"s cash? B：什么是现金？ A:Cash is really a common term including everything - currency, coins, paper money. A：现金是对流通货币，硬币，钞票的共同叫法。