银行英语情景口语 第35期:现金业务 假钞情景(3)

 　　A: Hello, how can I be of service?

　　您好，我能如何为您效劳？

　　B: Hello. I'm not sure who I need to speak to. I got this 50 yuan note today and it seems a little odd to me.

　　你好。我不知道应该和谁说。今天我拿到了这张50元的钞票，但它看起来有点儿怪。

　　A: The first thing we do is check the feel of the paper; does it feel too thick or too thin? Then we check the watermark. In my opinion it is counterfeit¹. I'll just run it through the scanner to double check.

　　我们首先要做的是检查纸张的手感，是不是太厚或太薄？然后我们检查水印。在我看来，这是假币。我要拿它过一下验钞机，再检查一下。

　　B: What happens now?

　　现在怎么办呢？

　　A: Well, it's our policy to confiscate² all counterfeit notes. So, unfortunately you'll lose this 50 RMB. We'll give you a receipt to show the note has been confiscated³.

　　嗯，没收假币是我们的政策。所以，您恐怕要损失这50元了。我们会给您一张收据证明假币已经被我们没收了。

1 counterfeit   

vt.伪造，仿造；adj.伪造的，假冒的

参考例句：

• It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
• The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远，实际是最近的一幅赝品。

2 confiscate   

v.没收(私人财产)，把…充公

参考例句：

• The police have the right to confiscate any forbidden objects they find.如发现违禁货物，警方有权查扣。
• Did the teacher confiscate your toy?老师没收你的玩具了吗？

3 confiscated   

没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。