匯率最好的銀行
Hank and Sophie are roommates. Hank has to visit his aunt in the States next week.
漢克和蘇菲是室友。漢克下週得去美國探望阿姨。
Hank: I need to exchange for some dollars for my trip next week. Could you recommend me a bank with the best exchange rate?
漢克：我下週出國要先兌換一些美元。可以推薦匯率最好的銀行嗎？
recommend(v.)推薦
Sophie: The rates all vary by dealer. You can try the North Bank.
蘇菲：不同銀行的價格都不同。你可以試試北方銀行。
vary(v.)變化dealer經銷商、交易商、car dealer車商
Hank: There’s one branch near where we live. I’ll drop by tomorrow.
漢克：我們住的地方附近就有一家分行。我明天去一趟。
Sophie: Are you going to sell the rest of your dollars after your trip?
蘇菲：你打算在回來之後賣掉剩下的美元嗎？
Hank: I think so. I don’t think I will visit the States any time soon.
漢克：我想是的。應該短期內不會再去美國了。
Sophie: Beware of the buy-sell spread or, as it is sometimes called, the bid-ask spread.
蘇菲：那注意一下買賣的匯差。
beware of sth.注意
Hank: What’s that?
漢克：那是什麼？
Sophie: The difference between the amount a dealer is willing to sell or buy. That’s how the banks make money.
蘇菲：貨幣買賣商願意出售或購買的外幣價格，這兩者之間的匯差。銀行就是這樣賺錢的。
amount(n.)金額be willing to do sth.願意做某事
Hank: I’ll do some research online first then. Thanks.
漢克：那我先上網查一下。謝謝妳。
research(n.)研究