At the Bank

Lesson 8 At the Bank

Conversation

银行职员:        您好, 有  什么  可以  帮 您 的?

Yínháng zhíyuán: Nínhǎo, yǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nín de?

Bank teller: Hello, what can I do for you?

珍妮:   我 想   开 个  账户｡

Zhēnní: Wǒ xiǎng kāi gè zhànghù.

Jenny: I'd like to open an account.

银行职员:       您  需要 开  外币  账户   还是  人民币 账户?

Yínháng zhíyuán: Nín xūyào kāi wàibì zhànghù háishì Rénmínbì zhànghù?

Bank teller: A foreign currency account or an RMB account?

珍妮:   人民币    账户｡｡

Zhēnní: Rénmínbì zhànghù.

Jenny: An RMB account.

银行职员:       请  您  出示   身份    证件,  并   填 一 张   申请表｡

Yínháng zhíyuán: Qǐng nín chūshì shēnfèn zhèngjiàn, bìng tián yì zhāng shēnqǐngbiǎo.

Bank teller: Please show me your identity document and fill in this application form.

珍妮:   这 是 我 的  护照｡

Zhēnní: Zhè shì wǒ de hùzhào.

Jenny: Here is my passport.

银行职员:       好, 已经  为 您  开设 了  账户｡｡

您   还 要 办理 其他业务 吗?

Yínháng zhíyuán: Hǎo, yǐjīng wèi nín kāishè le zhànghù.

Nín hái yào bànlǐ qítā yèwù má?

Bank teller: OK. Your account is now open. Is there anything else?

珍妮:   我  想  把  美元     换成    人民币｡

Zhēnní: Wŏ xiăng bă Měiyuán huànchéng Rénmínbì.

Jenny: I'd like to change some US dollars for RMB.

银行职员: 请 您 填 一 张 兑换单｡｡

Yínháng zhíyuán: Qĭng nín tián yì zhāng duìhuàndān.

Bank teller: Fill in the exchange form, please.

珍妮:    今天  美元   和  人民币 的 比价 是  多少?

Zhēnní: Jīntiān Měiyuán hé Rénmínbì de bĭjià shì duōshăo?

Jenny: What's today's rate for US dollars to RMB?

银行职员:       比价 是一比 六 点  五｡｡ 这 是 您 的  钱｡｡

Yínháng zhíyuán: Bĭjià shì yī bĭ liù diăn wǔ. Zhè shì nín de qián.

Bank teller: The rate is 1:6.5. Here is your money.

珍妮:   谢谢 你｡｡

Zhēnní: Xièxie nǐ.

Jenny: Thank you.

New Words

1.  银行      yínháng          bank

2.  职员      zhíyuán           staff

3.  外币      wàibì               foreign currency

4.  账户      zhànghù          account

5. 申请表    shēnqǐngbiǎo   application form

6. 开户        kāihù              open an account

7. 兑换       duìhuàn           exchange

8.  比价      bĭjià                 rate