Starting from July 25, the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office and Radio Beijing International will present the “Learning English for the Olympic Winter Games: Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages Lectures”. In this program, hosts with English-teaching experience from Radio Beijing International and well-known language experts will guide you through the most useful English phrases in daily life.
Lecture V: At the bank
Dialogue 1:
A: Excuse me.
劳驾。
B: Can I help you?
您要什么服务?
A: I want to change some US dollars into RMB.
我想把美元换成人民币。
B: Of course. We are an authorized foreign exchange bank and can change them for you.
当然行。我们是指定经营外汇业务的银行，可以为您兑换。
B: How much do you want to change?
您要换多少?
A: Let me see. Fifty US dollars.
让我想想,五十美元。
B: Very well, sir.
好的，先生。
What to learn?
I want to change some US dollars into RMB.
我想把美元换成人民币。
The verb “change” means the process of turning one kind of currency into another.
Example: Where can I change my dollars for pounds?
请问我可在哪儿将美元兑换成英镑？
Change can also be a noun, meaning small money.
Example: I have no small change.
我没带零钱。
Key sentences
What kind of foreign currency have you got?
您持有什么外币?
What's the exchange rate today?
今天的汇率是多少?
What kind of currency do you want to change?
您想换哪一种外币?
Please check the money and keep the exchange memo.
请点清钞票,保存好水单。
Sorry you've filled a wrong account number. Please refill it.
抱歉，您的账户不对，请重新填写。
What is the equivalent of five dollars in RMB?
五美元相当于人民币多少?
Dialogue 2:
A: Excuse me, is this the place to exchange foreign money for RMB?
劳驾，请问这是外币换人民币的地方吗 ?
B: Yes, sir. What can I do for you?
是的，先生。您需要什么服务?
A: I want to have some pounds changed into RMB yuan.
我想把一些英镑换成人民币。
B: Very well. Please fill in the form and sign your name here, sir.
好的，请填写这张表，然后签名，先生。
Vocabulary
exchange 兑换
exchange rate 汇率
fill the form /fill in the form 填表
sign one's name 签名
sign your name on the touch screen 在触摸屏上签您的名字
Previous lectures:
1: At restaurants: ordering food and paying the bill
2: Riding buse
3: Taking a tax
4: Chinglish signs
The lectures are broadcast on the English for the Olympic Winter Games program at the last two weekends every month.Saturday and Sunday: 12:00-12:25; 16:00-16:25
