银行英语情景口语 第81期:外汇业务 代理债券业务(1)

 　　A: Hello, there. How can I help?

　　您好。我如何为您效劳？

　　B: Hello. I，m hoping to buy some Treasury¹ Certificates today.Are they available?

　　你好。我今天想买些国债。这里有国債卖吗？

　　A: Certainly, Visible Treasury Certificates. Then you can get a receipt from the savings² office as proof of payment. Hence the "visiWe",you can see it.

　　当然有，是凭证式国债。买了之后，您可以从储蓄所得到一份国债收 款凭证。因此，所谓"凭证式"，就是您可以看得见它。

　　B: Ah, right. How much do I need to spend?

　　啊，对呀。我可以买多少钱的？

　　A: The minimum is 100 RMB, and the maximum is 500,000 RMB.

　　最少可以买100元，而最多可以买500000元。

　　B: How about Bearer Certificates? Are they different?

　　无记名式国债是怎么回事？它们有什么不同吗？

　　A: Yes, they are different because they are printed by the Ministry³ of Finance in set amounts. Just 100 RMB, 500 RMB and 1,000 RMB, you cannot choose from many amounts, you see.

　　是的，它们是不同的，因为无记名式的国債是由财政部印刷的，是固 定的面额。只有100元、500元和1000元面额的，没有其他面值可 选，您明白了吧。

1 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

2 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。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。