★    KEY TERMS

banking hours 銀行營業時間

online banking 網路銀行

account （銀行）帳戶

loan 貸款

debit card 簽帳金融卡

★    Is there any service charge? 需不需要付手續費？

Paula：I'd like to open a checking account.

我想開個支票戶頭。

Clerk：Certainly. Just fill out this application form and I'll issue you a passbook.

沒問題，先填申請單，然後我們就可以發存摺給您。

Paula：Is there any service charge?

需要收手續費嗎？

Clerk：Not if you maintain the minimum balance of 500 dollars. Otherwise, you'll be charged 50 cents for each check you write.

如果帳戶維持最低500 美元餘額的話，就不需要，否則您每開一張支票，我們要向你收費50 分錢。

★    How do I write a check? 怎麼寫支票？

Sam：How do I write a check? I’ve never written one before!

怎麼寫支票？我從未寫過一張支票！

Sally：Oh, it’s simple. Who is the check for?

喔，那簡單，你支票要寫給誰？

Sam：My nephew in Canada.

給我在加拿大的姪子。

Sally：So you need to write his full name here, the date here, and the amount of the check in numbers and words.

所以你需要在支票上寫你姪子的全名、開票日期、再用阿拉伯數字和文字寫下支票金額。

Sam：Okay, done! Anything else?

寫好了。還有什麼要寫的嗎？

Sally：Sign the check at the bottom. That’s it!

在支票底部簽名，這樣就可以了。

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※本文節錄自《彩圖實境生活英語Just Say It（32K軟精裝+2MP3）》

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