课文听力文本 Unit 8 Cash or Cheque

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1、Unit8CashorCheque?PartⅠGettingreadyExerciseB1.Man:I'dliketoopenasavingsandacheckingaccount.Woman:Ourminimumdepositforasavingsaccountis$25.Man:Whatistheinterestrate?Woman:It's4.5%.Man:Doyouchargeforcheques?Woman:Eachchequethatyouwritewillcost20cents.2.Woman:I'dliketowithdrawsomemoneyfrommysavingsa

2、ccount.Teller:Firstyou'llhavetofilloutoneofthesewithdrawalforms.Woman:Oh,no.Itasksformyaccountnumber.Iforgotmybankbook.Teller:I'mafraidyou'llneedthatfirst.3.Man:CanIcashachequehere?Teller:Doyouhaveanaccountwithus?Man:Yes,Ihaveacheckingaccounthere.Teller:Pleasewriteyouraccountnumberonthebackofthec

3、heque.Man:Isthatallyouneed?Teller:CouldIseeonemorepieceofidentification?Man:Willadriver'slicensedo?Teller:Yes.That'dbefine.4.Man:Iwouldliketoaskabouttakingaloan.LoanOfficer:Doyouhaveanaccounthere?Man:Yes,I'vebeenacustomerhereforseveralmonths.LoanOfficer:Howmuchdoyouwanttoborrow?Man:Threethousandd

4、ollars.5.Clerk:Yes?Man:Iwanttocashthistraveller'scheque.Clerk:Doyouhaveyourpassport?Man:Yes.Clerk:Thankyou.Signhere,please.Hereyouare.Man:Thankyou.ExerciseCCharlieisashortwayofsayingaman’sfirstname,Charles.Itiswhathisfriendsorfamilymightcallhim.Cheapmeanssomethingthatislowincost,notexpensive.Itca

5、nalsomeansomeonewhoisnotwillingtospendmoney.Sotheexpression“CheapCharlie”meanssomeonewhowillnotspendmoney.TheRandomHouseHistoricalDictionaryofAmericanSlanglistswordsandexpressionsusedinAmericanEnglish.SlangwordsarenotusedinstandardEnglish,butmaybeusedbyaspecialgroupofpeople/Thisdictionaryliststow

6、expressionsthatmeansomeonewhodoesnotwanttospendmuchmoney.Theyare“CheapJohn”and“CheapCharlie”.Thedictionarysays“CheapJohn”wasfirstusedasanexpressioninabout1827.Thedictionarysays“CheapCharlie”developedasanexpressionmuchlater.Itmayhavefirstbeenusedin962inSouthVietnam.ApopulareatingplaceonHaiBaTrungS

7、treetinSaigonwascalledtheChongNamRestaurant.Itprovidedgoodfoodataverylowprice.Americanswhoatetherebegancallingit“CheapCharlie’s”.Afterawhile,inSouthVietnam,anyonewhowouldnotspendalotofmoneywascalleda“CheapCharlie”.Asui