情景会话口袋书人际篇 第214期:汇款(1)

1. Excuse me, can I make foreign remittance?
请问我能办理境外汇款业务吗?
还能这样说：
Could you tell me if I can remit money abroad?
I'd like to know whether I can send money to foreign country.
应用解析：
remit a sin 赦免;
remit one's anger 息怒;
remit the siege 解围;
remit a matter till a certain date 把某事延至某一天
2. I wish to remit two thousand Yuan to my parents.
我想给父母寄去2000元。
还能这样说：
I plan to send 2000 Yuan to my parents.
I want to remit 2000 Yuan to my parents.
3. How do you charge for remitting?
汇款你们是怎样收手续费的?
还能这样说：
Could you tell me the cost of remittance?
How much do you charge for remitting?
谚语：
To forgive is not to forget, nor remit, but let it go.
宽恕并不代表原谅，也不代表赦免，而是放自己一条生路。
4. How long does it take for the remittance to arrive there?
汇款多久能到账?
还能这样说：
When will this remittance arrive?
How long does it take to receive the remittance?
应用解析：
take sb. in one's arms 拥抱某人;
take hold of sth. 抓住某物;
take cold 着凉;
take sb.'s fancy 占有某人的心