预约机票
A:Hello, Air China Flight Reservations. May I help you?
喂,你好,中国航空公司订票处,需要帮忙吗?
China的意思
B:Yes. Have you got any seats left on the 10th at 7:30 a.m. to HongKong?
是的。你们还有10号早上7点半去香港的机票吗?
A:Yes, we have. For how many?
有,要几张?
China什么意思
B:Please keep two for us to pick up.
请给我保留两张。
A:Would you prefer a window, aside or enter seat?
您喜欢靠窗、靠走道还是中间的位置?
B:Window, please.
靠窗的吧。
A:OK.
好的。
Shopping on the Internet-(网上购物)
B:I really want to go to China for vacation, but I can’t find a cheap plane ticket.
我想去中国度假,可是买不到价钱便宜的机票。
A:Have you tried the Internet?
你上网试过了吗?
B:No, not yet. Can you find a good price there?
不,还没有。你可以查到价钱合适的吗?
A:Wow, you really live in the Stone Age, Mom.
哇,妈妈,你还生活在石器时代。
B:Well, you don’t have to be mean. How do I do it?
你不要这么小气。我该怎么查找?
A:Go to yahoo.com and click on “Travel” and “Tickets.” They’ll be about a billion sites to look at.
上雅虎网站,点击“旅游”和 “车票”。就有成千上万的网站供你查找的。
B:O.K. Thanks. I’ll let you know what I find.
好了,谢谢。我找到了会告诉你的。
A:All right.
好的。
B:I’ll look for a ticket for you, too. Thanks.
我也会帮你看看票的。谢谢你。
在银行
China的意思
A:I would like to open an account.
我要开立一个账户。
B:A deposit account or a current account?
没有支票的存款帐户还是有支票的活期存款帐户?
A:Er, I am not sure. You see, I have monthly remittances sent to me from China and I would like to have the money paid into an account.
哦,我也拿不定主意。你知道,中国每个月有汇款寄给我,我要把它存入帐户。
China
B:Then you’d better open a current account. The bank will give you a cheque book and you can take money out when you like.
那么你还是开立一个有支票的活期存款账户为好。银行将给你一本支票薄,你随时可以取出存款。
A:Fine. What do I have to do?
好的,我该办些什么手续呢?
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B:Just fill in this form. Do you have any means of identification on you?
只要填一下这张表格。你是否带有身份证明文件?
A:Will my passport do?
我的护照可以吗?
B:Sure.
当然可以。