商務英語口語對話:匯率波動的結果
F: Have you followed the value of dollar lately?
M: How could I help but follow it? The fluctuation of dollar is killing my company! The exchange rates are eating into our profits, and we can't do anything about it.
F: It's really frustrating, isn't it? I have the same problem. I would feel a lot better if the currency was a little more stable. With the way the dollar plummeting lately, my securities have gone up in smoke.
M: Every day I have less money! I haven't spent anything, it is just melting away because of the shifts in exchange rate.
F: What we really should be making investment in is the Euro. I've followed the Euro's progress over the last quarter, I think it's about time to buy in.
M: What about the Yen?
F: Are you kidding? The Yen is in worse shape than the Dollar!
最近你注意美元的價格了嗎?
我怎麼能不關心呢?美元的價格波動快要把我們的公司搞垮了!匯率變化耗掉了我們的利潤,而且我們對此毫無辦法.
這事真讓人灰心喪氣,是不是?我也遇到了同樣的問題.我覺得如果貨幣再稍微穩定些,情況可能會更好些.由於最近美元暴跌,我的有價證券已經化爲灰燼.
我的錢一天天變少!我一分錢還沒花,這些錢因爲匯率變化而逐漸化爲零.
我們真的應該把錢投在歐元上.上一季度我注意過歐元的變化,我認爲現在該買進了.
日元怎麼樣?
你開玩笑吧?日元比美元的情況還糟糕!
來源:恆星英語-口語頻道
fluctuation:波動;變動;動搖
fluctuations in policy 政策變動
climatic fluctuations 氣候變化
eat into:逐漸耗盡
Her extravagance ate into her husband's inheritances.
她揮霍無度,使她丈夫所得的遺產日益減少.
plummet:to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position 暴跌;速降
See also: plunge Synonym
Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票價格暴跌到歷史最低點.
Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again. 一想到又要見到他,她的心情便直往下沉.
The jet plummeted into a row of houses. 那架噴氣式飛機一頭栽進一排房子裏.
go up in smoke: if your plans, hopes, up in smoke, they fail completely 告吹;成泡影;破滅
melt away:to disappear or make something disappear gradually （使）慢慢消失
At the first sign of trouble, the supporters melted away. 那些支持者一看要有麻煩便作鳥獸散.
buy something in
to buy something in large quantities 大量購買
來源:恆星英語-口語頻道
