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M: Hello, Jane.
男：你好，簡。
W: Hello, Paul.
女：你好，保羅。
M: Please come in. I'm just getting ready to go home. Susan is expecting me for dinner. I wanted to be on time for a change.
男：請進。我正準備要回家。蘇珊在家等著我吃晚飯呢。我想改變一下，準時回家。
W: Look, I'm terribly sorry to drop in at this time on Friday, Paul, but it is rather important.
女：保羅，我非常抱歉在周五的這個時間過來找你，但是我真的有很重要的事。
M: That's OK. What's the problem?
男：沒事。有什么問題？
W: Well, Paul, I won't keep you long. You see there is a problem with the exchange rates. The Indian Rupee has taken a fall on the foreign exchange market. You see there has been a sharp increase in Indian's balance of payment deficit.
女：保羅，我不會耽誤你太長時間的。匯率出了點兒問題。印度盧比在外匯市場下跌。印度的國際收支逆差急劇增加。
M: I see. That's serious, isn't it?
男：我知道了。問題很嚴重，是不是？
W: Well, as you know, there have been reports of unrest India, and the prospects for the Rupee look pretty gloomy.
女：你知道，最近印度動蕩不安的報道持續不斷，盧比的前景非常糟糕。
M: And that's going to affect us, as if we didn't have enough problems on our hands.
男：這會對我們產生影響，看來目前我們沒有太大的問題。
W: So I thought it would be wise to take out forward exchange cover to protect our position on the outstanding contracts.
女：所以我認為明智做法是采取遠期外匯補進來保護我們在未到期合同中的利益。
M: Just a minute. Forward exchange cover? Now what does that mean exactly?
男：稍等一下。遠期外匯補進？這是什么意思？
W: Well, it means that JO Motors enters into a commitment to sell Indian Rupees at the present rate.
女：就是說JO Motors承諾用現在的匯率出售印度盧比。
M: I see. And how will that benefit us?
男：我明白了。那我們能獲得什么利益？
W: Well, JO Motors won't lose out if the Indian Rupee falls further.
女：即使印度盧比繼續下跌，JO Motors也不會吃虧。
M: What will it cost, Jane?
男：簡，要花費多少？
W: A small percentage, about 1% and that can be built into the price of the bike.
女：一小部分，大概1%，這部分花費可以加到自行車的價格中去。
M: Well, I don't suppose there is much choice. All right, Jane, let's put it into action.
男：我想我們沒有太多的選擇。好吧，簡，我們就這么辦吧。
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
問題9到問題11依據你剛剛聽到的對話進行提問。
Questions 9. What do we learn about the man's daily life?
問題9. 我們對這名男子的日常生活有什么了解？
Questions 10. Why did the woman come to see the man?
問題10. 女子為什么過來見男子？
Questions 11. What makes the woman worry about the Indian Rupee?
問題11. 女子為什么會擔心印度盧比的狀況？
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