银行英语情景口语 第117期:国际结算业务 开立信用证(1)

 　　A: Hello, Sir. What can we do for you today?

　　您好，先生。今天我们能为您做些什么吗？

　　B: Hello. I've been asked to come and see about something called L/C? What is it exactly?

　　你好。我被派来办理那个叫做L/C的事情？它究竟是什么？

　　A: L/C stands for "letter of credit". This is necessary for trade between two countries. A Letter of Credit is quite literally¹ that—a letter addressed by the buyer's bank to the seller's bank stating that they could vouch² for their good customer,the buyer, and that they would pay the seller in case of the buyer's default. Nowadays, it's sometimes used for domestic trade too.

　　L/C代表"信用证"。它对两国之间的贸易来说是必须的。信用证实 际就是一个由买方的银行向卖方的银行出具的证明，表明他们能够为他们信誉良好的客户，即买方，担保，并且当买方违约时他们会给卖方付款。如今，它有时也用于国内的贸易。

　　B: So the other party could be across the world or just on the other side of the street!

　　那么，对方可以是在世界的另一头，或者就在街对面！

1 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

2 vouch   

v.担保；断定；n.被担保者

参考例句：

• They asked whether I was prepared to vouch for him.他们问我是否愿意为他作担保。
• I can vouch for the fact that he is a good worker.我保证他是好员工。