旅游常用英语口语：换钱
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DEREK: You won't believe what just happened.
KELLY: What?
DEREK: I went down to change some money, right?
KELLY: Yes. We need some. How much did you change?
DEREK: I wanted to change around 5000 dollars. And you know the exchange rate.
KELLY: Yes, it's about 35 pesos for every Taiwan dollar, right?
DEREK: Not today.
KELLY: What do you mean?
DEREK: I went into the bank with my money, and I looked at the exchange board.At first I couldn't believe it. I thought I was reading the board wrong or something.
KELLY: Why?
DEREK: Because the board said 60 pesos for every Taiwan dollar.
KELLY: Sixty? That's too much. How can that be?
DEREK: I thought it was wrong too. It didn't make sense.
KELLY: Just two days ago it was 35. How can it be 60?
DEREK: So, I went up to the teller 1 and started to exchange the money. And it's true.They really gave me sixty pesos for the dollar.
KELLY: That's amazing! Really? How could it change so much in two days?
DEREK: I tried to ask the bank teller why it changed,but she didn't speak English well enough.So I decided 2 to go to the magazine shop. The one around the corner.And I bought an American newspaper.
KELLY: What happened?
DEREK: It seems that yesterday the Mexican government declaredit wouldn't pay back the loans 3 it got from the World Bank.The government declared a default 4 on the loans.
KELLY: That's serious.
DEREK: I know. The economy 5 here is having serious problems.But because the government declared a default, the currency 6 value went way down.
KELLY: So now Mexican pesos are worth about half as much.
DEREK: Yes, it's an amazing drop.
KELLY: Wow. I feel sorry for the Mexicans. But it's good for us.
DEREK: Yes, it's very good. We suddenly have twice as much money to spend here.Our hotel is now half as expensive as when we got here! Isn't that strange?
KELLY: Yes, and you know what?
DEREK: What?
KELLY: I don't really li
n.银行出纳员；(选举)计票员
- The bank started her as a teller.银行起用她当出纳员。
- The teller tried to remain aloof and calm.出纳员力图保持冷漠和镇静。
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.借出物，借款( loan的名词复数 )v.借出，贷与（尤指钱）( loan的第三人称单数 )；出借（贵重物品给博物馆等）
- They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest. 他们在放高利贷。
- Government loans have been the salvation of several shaky business companies. 政府的贷款救活了几家濒临倒闭的公司。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
n./v.拖欠，违约，欠缺，默认，缺省
- He lost the world title by default.他由于弃权而失去了世界冠军的称号。
- In default of experts' help,we shall have to rely on our own efforts.没有专家的帮助，我们将只得依靠自己的力量。
n.经济；节俭；秩序；机体
- We must do our best to develop the national economy.我们必须努力发展国民经济。
- The country's economy is not very healthy.国家的经济不很景气。
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