甲：你们兑换不兑换外币？ Do you exchange foreign currency? 乙：对不起，我们旅馆不能兑换外币，你可以去中国人民银行兑换。 Sorry. Our hotel does not exchange foreign currency. You can go to the People’s Bank of China to exchange. 甲：中国人民银行在哪儿？ Where is the People’s Bank of China? 乙：在我们旅馆对面，不太远。 It is opposite our hotel, not far away. 甲：谢谢。 Thank you. 甲：你好，我想换人民币。 Hello, I would like to exchange for some Chinese currency. 丙：你有现金还是旅行支票？ Do you have cash or traveller’s cheques? 甲：旅行支票。 Traveller’s cheques. 丙：好，你先填这张兑换单，然后给我看你的护照。 Ok. Please first fill in this exchange form, and then show me your passport. 甲：请问，今天美金和人民币的兑换率是多少？ Excuse me. What is the rate of exchange between US dollar and Chinese currency today? 丙：一比八，你打算换多少？ 1 to 8. How much do you intend to exchange? 甲：七百块美金，钱在这儿。 Seven hundred US dollars. Here is the money. 丙：好，一共是五千六百块 Ok. Altogether it comes to five thousand and six hundred yuan. 甲：请给我八张一百块，其余是十元的，好吗？ Please give me eight one hundred bills, the remainder is ten yuan, is that OK? 丙：没问题，请你点一点。 No problem. Please count it. 甲：没错，谢谢你。 It’s fine. Thank you. 丙：不客气。 You are welcome.
Part 2 shëngcí (生词) – new words
chünàyuán 出纳员 n. cashier; teller diân 点 count (diânshù 点数) duìhuàn 兑换 v. exchange; convert duìhuàndän 兑换单 n. money exchange form M: zhäng duìhuànl÷ 兑换率 n. rate of (currency) exchange duìmiàn 对面 _opposite _right in front | duìmiàn láile ge nÛháir. = A girl came toward us. huàn 换 v. _exchange; trade _change lÛxíng zhïpiào 旅行支票 n. traveler's check | Dài lÛxíng zhïpiào h_n fängbiàn. = It's very convenient to carry traveler's checks. Mêijïn 美金 n. U.S. dollar qíyú 其余 pr. others; the rest | qíyú de rén mâshàng jiù dào. = The others will be here in a minute. rénmínbì 人民币 n. RMB (PRC currency) tián 填 v. fill in wàibì 外币 n. foreign currency xiànjïn 现金 n. ready money; cash yïgòng 一共 adv. altogether; in all; all told yínháng 银行 n. bank
