【大家说英语】 第347期:金钱二三事(2)(在线收听) |
Do you use cash much, Alex? 阿莱克斯,你经常用现金吗? No, I don't. I use my credit card all the time. 不,我不常用。我一直使用我的信用卡。
I use my debit card. I almost never use cash. 我用我的借记卡。我几乎不适用现金。
But I use cash a lot in Taiwan. 但是在台湾经常用现金。
People do pay in cash more often there. And they carry NT$1,000 bills! 人们在台湾更常使用现金。他们会随身携带1000新台币!
I know. I use a bigger wallet when I'm in Taiwan! 我知道。我在台湾的时候,用的钱包都更大!
Oh! I just dropped all my change. 哦!我的零钱全掉了。
I'll help you pick it up. Here are some quarters. 我来帮你捡吧。这里有一些二十五分的硬币。
Thanks. The coins went everywhere! 谢谢。这些硬币掉得到处都是。
You have a lot of coins. Why do you carry so much change, Linda? 你有好多硬币啊。为什么你要带这么多零钱,琳达?
I don't know. I forget to use my coins when I shop. But quarters are good to have. 我不知道。我购物的时候忘记用我的硬币了。但是身上有些二十五分的硬币是件好事。
Yes. You can buy things from vending machines with them. 是的。你可以用这些钱在自动贩卖机上买东西。
What are you looking at, Susie? 你在看什么,苏西?
A strange coin. I got it in my change at the convenience store. It looks like a penny. But it's not. 一个奇怪的硬币。我在便利店找的零钱中找到了这个。看起来像一美分的硬币。但并不是。
Can I see it? 我能看看吗?
Sure. What do you think it is? 当然。你认为它是什么?
It's a NT$1 coin. It's worth about three cents. 是一元的新台币。价值相当于三美分。
How do you know? 你怎么知道的?
Alex showed me one once. 阿莱克斯曾经给我看过一枚。 |
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