Cashing a Traveller’s Check
　　旅游支票兑现
　　Situation 24
　　情景 24
　　Margaret Morris wants to cash some traveller’s checks at thelocal office of the Higashi Bank .
　　马格丽特·莫里斯想在东银行的地方分行兑现几张旅游支票。
　　Clerk:Hello!May I help you ?
　　职员：您好，您有什么事情需要我帮忙吗？
　　Morris:Yes,I hope so .I need some more cash for my visit in Japan .May I cash a traveller’s checkhere?
　　莫里斯：是的，我想是这样。我还需要些现金供我在（日本）这是游览时使用，我可以在这里兑现旅游支票吗？
　　C:Of course ,we’d be happy to cash it for you .
　　职员：当然可以，我很乐意为您兑现。
　　M:I was going to cash it at the hotel ,but one of my friends said that banks always give betterexchange rates.
　　莫里斯：我本来打算在旅馆兑现，但我的一个朋友说银行通常有高一点的兑现率。
　　I’m a school teacher and I have to save every penny I can.
　　我是个教师，我不得不尽可能节省每一文钱。
　　C:Well,any bank will cash it at our present traveller’s check-buying rate which we have listed here .
　　职员：噢，任何银行都将按照现时买入旅游支票的兑换率来兑现。这个兑换率我们已经列在这里了。
　　Of course ,our rate is somewhat better than that at hotels because of the service charge .
　　当然，因为手续费的差异，我们的兑换率比旅馆的稍微高些。
　　You see ,hotels aren’t really in the money exchange business although they will cash traveller’schecks for their guests.
　　您知道，旅馆虽然为他们的客人兑换旅游支票，但他们并不是专门从事货币兑换业务。
　　M:You mean there’s really not much of a difference ?
　　莫里斯：您是说，实际上银行与旅馆的兑换率并不存在很大差距。
　　C:No ,ma’am ,not very much .
　　职员：是的，夫人，差距并不很大。
　　M:Well ,may I cash these two checks for $100 each ?I think that will be enough .
　　莫里斯：那么，我可以把每张为100美元的两张支票兑现吗？我想该够用了。
　　But everything is so expensive in Toyko that I might have to come back and cash another one ina few days.
　　但是在东京什么东西都这样贵，致几天之内这可能还得回来兑现另一张支票。
　　C:Yes,I’ll be happy to cash these for you .Would you please countersign them here?
　　职员：好的，我很高兴为您兑现支票。请您将支票副签一下。
　　M:There you are .
　　莫里斯：给您。
　　C:And will you please sign this foreign exchange request?
　　职员：请您在这张外汇申请表上签字，好吗？
　　I’ve already written down your name and address for you.But I will read your passport number.
　　我已经为您写好了姓名和住址，但我还得看一下您的护照号码。