林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第59期:什么是渣打银行

 　　Standard Chartered is the world's leading emerging market bank. It employs 29,000 people in over 500 offices in more than 50 countries in the Asia Pacific Region, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, United Kingdom and the Americas. Our global headquarters is in London. The Bank serves both Consumer and Wholesale¹ Banking² customers. The Consumer Bank provides credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, deposit taking activity and wealth management services to individuals and medium-sized businesses.

　　渣打银行是国际领先的新兴市场银行，在50多个国家拥有500多个办事处，2.9万名员工，遍布亚太地区、南亚、中东、非洲、英国和美洲。我们的全球总部在伦敦。我们既服务于消费者，也服务于批发业务客户。消费银行业务提供信用卡、个人贷款、抵押贷款、存款，并为个人和中型公司提供理财服务。

1 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

2 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。