Telegraphic Transfers

电汇

Situation 28

情景 28

Paul Massey works for a French company in Tokyo .He is asking a Higashi Bank clerk about sending some money to his brother in Paris.

保罗·马瑟在东京为一家法国公司办事，他正在身东银行的一位职员询问有关给他在巴黎的弟弟寄钱的事。

Massey:I'd like to send some money to my brother in Paris .

马瑟：我想寄点钱给我在巴黎的弟弟，

Can I buy francs from you to send him ?

我可以从你们这里买些法郎再寄给他吗?

Clerk:Yes,of course .We can sell you a remittance check payable in francs and you can send that to him .

职员：当然可以。我们可以卖给您一张应以法郎支付的汇款支票，然后您就可以寄给他了。

M:I would like to send it to him as soon as possible.Can I write the money to him ?

马瑟：我想尽快地把钱寄给他，我可以电汇这笔钱吗?

C:Yes ,we have a telegraphic transfer service for foreign remittances.We can make arrangements to send it by cable if you would like .

职员：我们有向国外汇款的电汇业务，如果您需要，我们可以替您电汇。

M:That would be fastest ,wouldn't it ?

马瑟：这是最快的办法，对吗?

C:Yes,either a regular or urgent cable would be faster than sending a check or a mail transfer from us to bank .

职员：是的，从我们这里到他的银行，无论是普通的或者是加急电汇都比寄支票或邮汇要快。

M:Do you charge extra for cable remittances?

马瑟：是否电汇要收更多的费用?

C:Yes,sir .We would add the cost of cable to our regular service charges .

职员：是的，先生。我们要把电汇费用加到我们正常的手续费上。

M:Well,he needs it right away ,so please cable it to his bank .

马瑟：可以的，我弟弟急需这笔钱，因此，请把这些钱电汇给他的银行，

I have the bank's name and account number here.

我这里有那边银行的名称和帐户号码。

C;All right .Would you please fill out this remittance request and check the box that says "bank transfer by cable"?

职员：那好，请您填写汇款申请单，并标出“经银行电汇”，好吗?

We will need your address and telephone number ,too.

另外还需要填上您的地址和电话号码。

M:Can you debit my savings account here for the amount ,including service and cable charges?

马瑟：您是否可以将我的汇款金额，包括手续费和电汇费在内的所有花费记入我这里的储蓄帐户的借方。

C:Yes,of course .Please sign this withdrawal slip and we'll charge this item to your account .

职员：当然可以，请在这张取款单上签名，我们将把这笔款项记到您的帐上。