银行英语情景口语 第84期:外汇业务 代理债券业务(4)

 　　A: Hello, Madam. What can I do for you today?

　　您好，女士。今天我能为您做些什么吗？

　　B: Hello. Yes, I'm here to redeem¹ a Treasury² Note. It's not at the maturity³ date yet, but it is an emergency.

　　你好。是的，我来这里就是为了兑现国库券的。虽然还没有到期，但我有急事儿。

　　A: OK, can I see the note and some ID, please?

　　好吧，我可以看一下这些国库券，还有身份证明，好吗？

　　B: There you are. As you can see,the maturity isn't up yet.

　　给你。你看看，还没有到期。

　　A: You do realise that you must pay a 0. 2% charge for premature⁴ cancellation⁵, right?

　　您一定知道，提前兑现的话，您必须支付0.2%的手续费，对吧？

　　B: Oh, really? No, I wasn't aware of that.

　　噢，真的吗？不，我不知道这一点。

　　A: Unfortunately, yes. You see, this is a three-year note; it was issued over a year ago,but not over two years. So, you will have to pay. I'm sorry about that.

　　不幸的是，的确如此。您看，这是一个三年期国库券；一年多以前发行的，但还没超过两年。所以，您不得不付手续费，真对不起。

1 redeem   

v.买回，赎回，挽回，恢复，履行（诺言等）

参考例句：

• He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
• The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。

2 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。

3 maturity   

n.成熟；完成；(支票、债券等)到期

参考例句：

• These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
• This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。

4 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

5 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。