Lesson 12 Banks and their customers 银行和顾客

current [ˈkʌrənt] adj. 通用的，流行的

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A: This view was current.

B: Don't be deceived.

A：当时这种看法很流行。

B：不要被蒙蔽。

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account [əˈkaunt] n. 账户

【派】accounting 会计学

【搭】take account of 考虑到　　on account of 因为

【例】I'll put it down to our company's account.

　　　我要把这个记到我们公司账上。

cash [kæʃ] n. 钱，现款

cheque [tʃek] n. 支票

【例】We enclose our cheque in amount of 8,000 dollars in final and complete settlement of this claim.

　　　为最终全部了结此次索赔，随函寄上我方支票，金额为8000美元。

【搭】traveler's cheque 旅行支票

debtor [ˈdetə] n. 借方

creditor [ˈkreditə] n. 贷方

obligation [ˌɔbliˈɡeiʃən] n. 义务

【扩】duty 义务　　devoir 义务

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A: I've received an invitation to a wedding but not to the reception. Must I send a gift?

B: No, there is no obligation attached to an invitation to the wedding only.

A：我收到一个参加婚礼仪式而不是婚宴的请柬，必须送礼物吗？

B：不必，参加婚礼仪式没有送礼的义务。

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complication [ˌkɔmpliˈkeiʃən] n. 纠纷

【扩】knottiness 纠纷　　tangle 纠纷

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A: I understand complications involved in carrying out the contract will be solved through friendly consultation?

B: Yes, most disputes can be settled in a friendly way.

A：我想涉及到执行合同时所发生的纠纷要通过双方友好的协商方式加以解决，是吗？

B：是的，大多数纠纷可以通过友好途径加以解决。

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debit [ˈdebit] v. 把……记入借方

specimen [ˈspesəmən] n. 样本

【扩】sample 样本

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A: All these are butterfly specimens.

B: They are so nice.

A：这些都是蝴蝶标本。

B：真漂亮。

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forgery [ˈfɔːdʒəri] n. 伪造（文件，签名等）

adopt [əˈdɔpt] v. 采用

【派】adoption 采用

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A: How will you assign the contract?

B: We'll adopt the public bidding.

A：你们怎么转让合同？

B：我们会采用公开招标的方式。

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facilitate [fəˈsiliteit] v. 使便利

【派】facilitation 简易化，促进

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A: It would facilitate matters greatly if you could tell them in advance.

B: But I had no time to do so.

A：如果你事先能告诉他们，事情会容易进行得多。

B：但是我根本没时间那么做。

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