ESL Podcast 626 – Wiring Money to Another Country
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Mahmoud: My brother emailed about an emergency situation. He needs $300 by tomorrow, but how can I get cash to him within 24 hours if I’m here in Mexico City and he’s in New York?
Sharon: That’s easy. You can wire him the money from here and he can pick it up immediately there.
Mahmoud: You mean wire him money through the bank? I already checked with my bank and it’ll take at least five days for them to process the wire.
Sharon: You can just use a private wire service like Western Union and the money will be available to him immediately. I wire money all the time using Western Union. Here is a blank form. I can help you fill it out if you want me to.
Mahmoud: That would be great. Hey, this form is for a money transfer 1. Is that the same thing as a wire?
Sharon: Yes, it’s the same thing. Fill out the receiver or recipient 2 information here and the sender information there.
Mahmoud: Can I pay in local currency? I don’t have that much cash in U.S. dollars.
Sharon: Sure. When you go to the Western Union office, they’ll calculate 3 how much you’ll have to pay according to the current exchange rate.
Mahmoud: Is there a fee?
Sharon: Yeah, there is, and it’s a little higher if you want the money to be available immediately. If you had more time, you could save a little by using the slower service that makes the money available in three business days. All done?
Mahmoud: Yeah, I think so. Now what?
Sharon: Now you take this to the nearest Western Union office. They’ll give you a copy of this form with a control number. Your brother can use that control number to pick up the money from any Western Union office in New York.
Mahmoud: Sharon, you’re a lifesaver.
Sharon: So, what’s the emergency?
Mahmoud: Tickets go on sale tomorrow for my favorite baseball team. My brother and I have to get tickets.
Sharon: That’s the emergency?!
Mahmoud: For us, it’s a matter of life and death.
Script 4 by Dr. Lucy Tse
- He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
- I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。
- Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
- Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。
- He must calculate the probability of failure.他必须计算一下失败的概率。
- I'll calculate what it will cost.我要估计一下那要花多少钱。