I was at the airport to pick up my friend Sandra, who was visiting from Italy.
我在机场接 Sandra, 我的意大利朋友。
Do you have everything?
东西都拿了吗?
Yes, but I don’t have any U.S. dollars. Where can I change money? Can I do that here?
嗯。但我没有美元。在这里可以换钱吗?
dollar
You could, but I wouldn’t recommend it. The exchange rate is really high and so are the fees. I’ll take you to the bank tomorrow.
可以,但我还是推荐你不要在这儿做。汇率挺高,费用也是。我明天带你去银行吧。
exchange rate 汇率
fee 费用
Rat / rate
The next day, I picked Sandra up from her hotel and we went to a branch nearby.
第二天,我在宾馆接了Sandra然后我们一起去了附近的银行支行。
branch 支行
her hotel
pick up 接
Hello! What can I do for you?
你好!你要办什么业务?
I’d like to exchange some currency to U.S. dollars.
我想兑一点美元。
currency 货币
Okay, how much would you like?
好的,你要多少?
How much is one Euro worth?
1欧元值多少?
The current rate is one dollar to 0.8 Euros.
现在的汇率是1美元比0.8欧元。
worth 值
current 现在
Euro 欧元
zero point eight
worth
zero point eight euros
current, euro
In that case, I’d like 500 U.S. dollars.
那我想要500美元。