旅游常用英语口语：换钱

 　　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 teller¹ 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 decided² 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 loans³ it got from the World Bank.The government declared a default⁴ on the loans.

　　KELLY: That's serious.

　　DEREK: I know. The economy⁵ here is having serious problems.But because the government declared a default, the currency⁶ 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

1 teller   

n.银行出纳员；(选举)计票员

参考例句：

• 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。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• 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。

3 loans   

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）

参考例句：

• 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》

4 default   

n./v.拖欠，违约，欠缺，默认，缺省

参考例句：

• 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。

5 economy   

n.经济；节俭；秩序；机体

参考例句：

• 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。

6 currency   

n.通货，流通，通用；

参考例句：

• How much foreign currency do you take when you go abroad?你出国时带多少外币？
• The dollar has been revalued against all world currency.美元对所有国际货币比，做了重新调整。