在银行
A：I’d like to open a current account.
我想开一个支票帐户。
B：Certainly. May I see your social security and your ID, please.
好的，请给我社会保障卡和身份证好吗？
A：Here you are. I wonder how much interest can I earn from a current account.
在这里。我想知道支票户头可以赚取多少利息。
B：Oh, current account don’t pay out interest.
噢！支票户头是没有利息的。
A：Why is that?
为什么这样？
B：It’s primarily designed for business transactions. That is, writing checks to pay for bills, buying things and sending money.We won’t expect a large amount of deposit in a current account.
因为这是为了作交易而设的，就是用支票付欠单、买东西和寄钱等等。我们相信支票户头里不会有大量存款。
A：I see. How do I draw money for my own use then?
原来这样，那么我如何提钱给自己用呢？
B：In that case you can write yourself a cash check and draw money for yourself.
那么您就要开一张现金支票给自己了。
参加展会
A：: Madam, can I help you at all?
夫人，我能过为你效劳吗？
B：I hope so. I’m shopping around for computer system with a view to purchasing several.
谢谢。我正在挑选一种计算机系统，打算买几台。
A：May I ask who you are buying for?
请问你为那个单位购买？
B：ABC company. My name is Dr. Wang.
ABC公司。我是王博士。
A：Ah, welcome to London, Dr. Wang. We’ve done quite a lot of business with your company in the past, I believe.
啊，王博士，欢迎你来到伦敦。据我所知，我们过去和贵公司有过很多商业交往。
B：That’s right.
是的。
A：Would you like to step up here for a demonstration? We’ve made improvements since we last did business with you.
请走上一步看看操作表演如何？自从我们和贵公司上次成交以来，我们又做了许多的改进。
B：Later on, perhaps. Right now I’d like to have a good look at your brochure.
以后再看操作表演吧。现在我想好好看一下你们的小册子。
A：Certainly. Take as many as you need. Come back any time you’re ready.
好的。你要多少就拿多少。你什么时候准备好了就什么时候再来。
B：Thanks.
谢谢。
购物
A：Bob, do you want to go grocery shopping with me?
鲍伯，你想和我一起去杂货店买些东西吗？
B：Where are you going—to the corner shop down the road or to the new supermarket downtown?
你是去路那边的街角小店还是去市里的新超市？
A：I thought we could go to the new supermarket to check it out. Maybe they’ll have some of those olives that you like so much.
我想我们还是去那个新的超市看看吧。可能那儿有你非常喜欢的橄榄。
B：Alright. Have you made your shopping list?
好吧。你列购物清单了没有啊？
A：No, I thought we’d just have a look.
没有，我想我们只是看一看。
B：You know what they say. You should never go grocery shopping when you are hungry.
你知道大家怎么说的：当你饿的时候，绝不要去买东西。
A：Why not?
为什么不呢？
B：Because you’ll end up buying a lot more food than you normally would. Maybe we should at least give ourselves a budget to work with.
因为你通常会买比原本打算要买的多很多。或许我们至少应该定一个预算。
A：Fine. We won’t spend any more than $50.
好，我们不要超过50 美元。
B：Ok. Let’s go!
好，走吧。
1. 买盘：buy a dip 下跌时买入/逢低买入 | buying 买盘 | cap (趋势)受阻
2. 收购名单：Selling 挂牌名单 | Buying 收购名单 | Contracts 合同
3. 改为过去式：44.receives the phone改为answers the phone | 45.buying改为过去式bought | 46.Turning改为Turn
2. buying的解释
noun
1. the act of buying
e.g. buying and selling fill their days
shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge
Synonym: purchasing