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Situation情景：Cindy just got her first paycheck and she wants to deposit the money in the bank. She went to the bank today to open an account.
辛蒂拿到了第一个月的薪水支票，她想把钱存进银行。今天她去银行开了个户头。
Cindy: Hi, I'd like to open an account.
辛蒂：我想开个账户。
Bank Clerk: A deposit or current account?
银行职员：定期还是活期？
Cindy: Current account, please.
辛蒂：请给我开个活期的。
Bank Clerk: OK. Please fill out this form with the necessary information.
银行职员：好的。请先在这个表格里填写一些必要的个人信息。
Cindy: Alright, should I sign my name here?
辛蒂：好的，我在这里签名吗？
Bank Clerk: Yes, right on that blank there. Please choose a pass code of six numbers and confirm it.
银行职员：是的，签在客户栏。请您设置一个六位数密码并确认。
Cindy: Is there a minimum for the first deposit?
辛蒂：第一次储蓄有最低限额吗？
Bank Clerk: The minimum deposit for a savings account is 10 yuan and you should always have at least 10 yuan in your account.
银行职员：储蓄存款的最低存款额是10元, 而且您需要在账户内留有10元现金。
Bank Clerk: Here are your card and passbook. Please bring either one when you deposit or draw money. Keep them well and inform us if you lose them.
银行职员：这是您的卡和存折，存取款时请带来。保管好存折，如有遗失请及时告诉我们。
Cindy: OK, thank you.
辛蒂：好的，谢谢。
Bank Clerk: You can withdraw money from any bank or ATM that has a Union Pay sign.
银行职员：您可以在任何有银联标志的银行或自动取款机上取款。
Cindy: That's great. But do I need to pay a fee when I withdraw money from other banks？
辛蒂：太好了。那我跨行取款是否要交手续费呢？
Bank Clerk: Two yuan each time.
银行职员：每次交易收取两元手续费。
Cindy: I see. Thanks a lot.
辛蒂：明白了，谢谢你。
Links:
1 current account 活期账户，与其对应的是定期账户deposit account
例句：
The current account is popular with most white collar workers in our company. It is a more flexible and convenient to arrange money.
我们公司的白领大部分都用的是活期账户,它能让我们用钱的时候更加灵活方便。
2 minimum 作名词为最小值，也可作形容词，最小限度的。
例句：
Repairing your car will cost a minimum of 100 dollars.
修你的汽车最少要花100美金。
He just passed the university's minimum qualifications.
他刚刚过大学的录取分数线。
3 inform 通知、通报。常用的短语搭配有inform sb. of sth.通知某人某事；keep sb. informed 通知某人
例句：
The police promised to inform the relatives of the progress of the kidnapping investigation.
警方许诺将绑架的最新进展通知家属。
We will keep you informed if anything new happens.
如果有新鲜事发生，我们会告诉你的。
4 withdraw money from… 从某处取钱
例句：
You'd better travel with a card instead of a large amount of cash so you can withdraw money form any bank.
出去旅游的时候你最好带张银行卡，这样就不用带那么多现金在身上，也可以从任何一家银行取到钱。
5 ATM：automated teller machine 自动取款机
例句：
I can just take a card when I go shopping since all the shopping malls are equipped with ATM's nowadays.
现在的所有的商场都装了自动取款机，所以我去购物的时候带张卡就足够了。
6 Union Pay银联，另外还有两家国际信用卡组织是Visa维萨和Master card万事达。他们都是国际信用卡组织，本身并不发卡，由其会员金融机构发行各种支付工具，包括信用卡、借记卡、公司卡、商务卡及采购卡。
例句：
The Bank of New Zealand has signed a contract with China Union Pay stipulating that customers can use their Union Pay cards in ATM's in New Zealand.
新西兰银行已与中国银联签订协议，银联用户可以在新西兰自动取款机办理业务。
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