顾客:
I’d like to open a savings account.
我想要开个定期存款账户。
职员:
I’ll help you with it.
我来帮您办理。
顾客:
What kind of savings accounts do you have?
你们有什么种类的定期存款账户?
职员:
We have three-month, six-month and twelve-month maturities.
我们有三个月期、六个月期和十二个月期。
顾客:
I want a six-month maturity .
我想要办一个六个月期的。
职员:
All right.
好的。
顾客:
I want to open a time deposit account.
我想要开个定期存款账户。
职员:
How long do you want to keep your money in the bank?
您想要存多长时间?
顾客:
One year. What’s the annual interest rate?
一年,年利率是多少?
职员:
At present, it is 2.15 percent. It varies from time to time.
目前是2.15。利率时常变化。
顾客:
Can I take out the money before the maturity date?
我可以在存款到期前取款吗?
职员:
You can, but you will not get the high interest rate.
可以,但你就得不到高利率了。