高频英语口语对话 第435期:人民币兑换美元

 unit 484

人民币兑换美元

dialogue

英语情景对话

A:I will travel to Southeast Asia this summer, so I need to exchange some US dollars. Can I get the foreign currency at any bank?

A:我今年夏天要到东南亚去旅游，所以需要兑换点美元。我能在任何一家银行换到外币吗？

B:I don't think you can. In China, our currency is not freely¹ convertible² yet.

B:不能。在中国，人民币还不能自由兑换。

A:Do you mean there is no way to get any foreign money?

A:你是说没有办法换到外币吗？

B:No. You can go to the Bank of China to exchange some US dollars at the current exchange rcrte of the day you exchange them. The maximum amount you can exchange is 2000 dollars.

B:不是。你可以到中国银行去以当天的外汇兑换宰换到美元。你最多可以兑换2，000美元。

A:Only 2000 dollars ? Are there any other ways to get the money exchanged?

A:只有2，000美元？有没有其他途径兑换外币？

B:The only official way is to go to Bank of China.

B:中国银行兑换是惟一的官方途径。

A:I'd better take more dollars with me. It seems that I need to borrow some from my friends.

A:我最好多带点美元。看来我得试试能不能到朋友那里去借一点。

1 freely   

adv.自由地，随便地，无拘无束地

参考例句：

• She was unable to keep back her tears,and wept freely.她抑制不住泪水，痛痛快快地哭了起来。
• A liquid flows freely and has no fixed shape.液体能自由流动，无固定形态。

2 convertible   

adj.可改变的，可交换，同意义的；n.有活动摺篷的汽车

参考例句：

• The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four.有了这张折叠沙发，公寓里可以睡下4个人。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了。