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Mahmoud: My brother emailed about an emergency situation. He needs $300 by tomorrow, but how can I get cash to him within 24 hours if I’m here in Mexico City and he’s in New York?
穆罕默德：我弟弟發郵件說他遇到點急事。他明天需要300美元急用，但是一天內我上哪兒給他弄現金呢，而且我在墨西哥城，他在紐約？
Sharon: That’s easy. You can wire him the money from here and he can pick it up immediately there.
莎倫：這事兒簡單。你可以從這里匯款過去，他那邊可以立刻取現。
Mahmoud: You mean wire him money through the bank? I already checked with my bank and it’ll take at least five days for them to process the wire.
穆罕默德：你是說通過銀行匯款？我已經跟銀行方面核實過了，匯款到賬需要至少五天時間。
Sharon: You can just use a private wire service like Western Union and the money will be available to him immediately. I wire money all the time using Western Union. Here is a blank form. I can help you fill it out if you want me to.
莎倫：你可以用私人匯款業務，比如說西聯匯款，而且對方可以馬上拿到現金。我一直用西聯匯款。這是空白表格，如果你需要我可以幫你填寫表格。
Mahmoud: That would be great. Hey, this form is for a money transfer. Is that the same thing as a wire?
穆罕默德：那太好了。嘿，這張是轉帳表格。這和匯款是一回事兒嗎？
Sharon: Yes, it’s the same thing. Fill out the receiver or recipient information here and the sender information there.
莎倫：是的，是一樣的。在這里填寫收款人（收款方）信息，那邊填寫匯款方信息。
Mahmoud: Can I pay in local currency? I don’t have that much cash in U.S. dollars.
穆罕默德：我能用當地貨幣匯款嗎？我身上沒那么多美金。
Sharon: Sure. When you go to the Western Union office, they’ll calculate how much you’ll have to pay according to the current exchange rate.
莎倫：當然可以。你到西聯匯款后，他們會根據當前匯率計算你應該支付的金額。
Mahmoud: Is there a fee?
穆罕默德：需要收費嗎？
Sharon: Yeah, there is, and it’s a little higher if you want the money to be available immediately. If you had more time, you could save a little by using the slower service that makes the money available in three business days. All done?
莎倫：是的，而且立即到賬的話收費的標準會高一些。如果時間充裕的話，你可以使用三個工作日到賬的匯款服務。填好了嗎？
Mahmoud: Yeah, I think so. Now what?
穆罕默德：是的，應該可以了。現在呢？
Sharon: Now you take this to the nearest Western Union office. They’ll give you a copy of this form with a control number. Your brother can use that control number to pick up the money from any Western Union office in New York.
莎倫：現在你拿著表格到最近的西聯匯款辦事處。他們會給你帶有控制編號的表格復印件。你弟弟可以通過控制編號到紐約任何一家西聯匯款辦事處取現。
Mahmoud: Sharon, you’re a lifesaver.
穆罕默德：莎倫，你真是個救星。
Sharon: So, what’s the emergency?
莎倫：那個，究竟是什么急事兒？
Mahmoud: Tickets go on sale tomorrow for my favorite baseball team. My brother and I have to get tickets.
穆罕默德：我最愛的棒球隊比賽門票明日開售。我倆要搶票。
Sharon: That’s the emergency?!
莎倫：急事兒就是這個？
Mahmoud: For us, it’s a matter of life and death.
穆罕默德：對我倆來說，這事兒攸關生死。
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