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Standard Chinese, A Modular Approach, Money Module, Unit 5, Comprehension Tape 1, This unit is set in the PRC. On this tape, you'll learn to understand questions and answers used in changing money.

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Ms. Novak is at the front desk of her hotel in Peking. She has a $10 bill in Chinese currency that she wants to break. Listen. Please give me two fives.

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请你给我两张五块的。

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Here's the counter for bills and other flat things. You've already seen it as a counter for maps.

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张

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We might translate 两张 as two sheets. Here's how he says five's.

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五块的。五块的。

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Adding the marker 德 to 五块 changes it from an amount to something characterized by that amount. Besides referring to a $5 bill, the expression 五块的 could refer to a $5 item, that is, a $5 one.

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You've already had the marker 德 used in a similar way in the expression 红的, red ones. So we could translate 两张五块的 word for word as two sheets, five dollar ones. Listen to Ms. Novak's request live.

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请你给我两张五块的。

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Check your comprehension.请你给我两张五块的。

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Please give me two fives. It would have been more tactful for Ms. Novak to have used a less direct approach, such as this. Listen.

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Sorry to bother you. I have a 10 here.

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麻烦你,我这儿有一张10块的。

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Here's the verb to bother.麻烦。麻烦。

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The expression 麻烦你, really means I'm bothering you.

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Notice that Ms. Novak refers to herself in terms of location with the phrase 我这儿, which means something like here where I am. So that the verb 有 has no subject and is being used in its impersonal sense. There is.

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We can't of course translate the sentence here where I am. There is a $10 bill.

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Listen to Ms. Novak's polite opening live.麻烦你,我这儿有一张10块的。

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Again,麻烦你,我这儿有一张10块的。

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Check your comprehension.麻烦你,我这儿有一张10块的。

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Sorry to bother you. I have a 10 here. The indirect approach continues. Listen. Please change it for me.

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请你给我换换。请你给我换换。

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Here's the verb to change.换。换。

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Here it is reduplicated to soften the request.换换。换换。

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Notice the neutral tone of the second syllable.

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In this sentence, the verb 给 is translated not by the English verb to give, but as the preposition for.

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There is a logical connection between the meanings to give and for, but it is best to keep the two functions distinct.

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The main verb of this sentence, of course, is 换换. Listen to the request live.请你给我换换。

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Again,请你给我换换。

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Check your comprehension.请你给我换换。

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Please change it for me. Here's another live exchange using the prepositional verb 给.

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请你给我买点点心。好。Again,请你给我买点点心。好。

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Check your comprehension.请你给我买点点心。

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Would you buy me a snack, please?好。

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Okay. Listen as Miss Novak continues getting her change.

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How do you want to change it?您要怎么换?您要怎么换?

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Would you give me two fives, please?请你给我两张五块的吧。请你给我两张五块的吧。

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Here's the adverb 好。怎么?怎么?

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Notice that the adverb 怎么好 comes before the main verb 换 to change, not before the auxiliary verb 要 to want to.

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Here's the exchange live.您要怎么换?请你给我两张五块的吧。Again,您要怎么换?请你给我两张五块的吧。

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Check your comprehension.您要怎么换?

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How do you want to change it?请你给我两张五块的吧。 Would you give me two fives, please?

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Here's a live exchange on the same theme. Listen.麻烦您,请你给我换换这张十块的。好,这是一张五块的,五张一块的。

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Again,麻烦您,请你给我换换这张十块的。好,这是一张五块的,五张一块的。

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Check your comprehension.麻烦您,请你给我换换这张十块的。

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Sorry to bother you. Please change this ten for me.好,这是一张五块的。

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Here's a live exchange on the same theme.麻烦您,请你给我换换这张十块的。好,这是一张五块的,五张一块的。

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Again,麻烦您,请你给我换换这张十块的。好,这是一张五块的,五张一块的。

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请你给我换换。您要怎么换?您要两张五块的,还是一张五块的,五张一块的?

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请你给我一张五块的,五张一块的吧。好。Again,麻烦您,我这儿有一张十块的,请你给我换换。

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您要怎么换?您要两张五块的,还是一张五块的,五张一块的?

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请你给我一张五块的,五张一块的吧。好。

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Check your comprehension.麻烦您,我这儿有一张十块的。

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Sorry to bother you, I have a ten here.请你给我换换。

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Please change it for me.您要怎么换?

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How do you want to change it?您要两张五块的,还是一张五块的,五张一块的?

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Do you want two fives or one five and five ones?请你给我一张五块的,五张一块的吧。

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Would you give me a five and five ones please?好。

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Alright. The conversation between Ms. Novak and the clerk could have ended like this. Thank you.

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谢谢。谢谢。You're welcome.不客气。不客气。

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Here's the expression for your welcome.不客气。不客气。

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More literally, the expression不客气 means don't be polite. The English expression you're welcome accepts thanks.

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The Chinese expression不客气 declines thanks, saying in effect, you don't have to be so polite. I'm not worthy of it.

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Here's the exchange live.谢谢。不客气。

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Again,谢谢。不客气。Check your comprehension.谢谢。

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Thank you.不客气。You're welcome. Mr. Anderson is on a trip to Canton and is about to pay for a purchase at the Dongfang Hotel there. Listen.

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Do you accept US currency?你们收美金吗?你们收美金吗?

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I'm sorry. We don't.对不起我们不收。对不起我们不收。

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Here's the verb to accept.收。收。

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Other meanings of收 are to receive, to collect, and to keep.

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Here's the word for US currency.美金。美金。

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The original meaning of金 is gold. Here it means currency. Listen to the exchange live.你们收美金吗?对不起我们不收。

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Again,你们收美金吗?对不起我们不收。Check your comprehension.你们收美金吗?

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Do you accept US currency?对不起我们不收。

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I'm sorry. We don't. The conversation continues. Listen.

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Well, where do I change it?Is there a bank here?在哪儿换呢?这儿有没有银行?在哪儿换呢?这儿有没有银行?

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There is. The bank is right over there.有银行就在那儿。有银行就在那儿。

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The marker 呢 at the end of Mr. Anderson's question 在哪儿换呢?shows that it follows from the clerk's suggestion.

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We translate this 呢 loosely as well. Mr. Anderson would not have been able to start the conversation by asking 在哪儿换呢?

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any more than he could start it in English with. Well, you've had this usage once before in the sentence.

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Nina. Notice that in the choice question 呢,这儿有没有银行?the alternative affirmative and negative forms of the verb both come before the object.

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This is as common as the way you've had already, where the negative form follows the object.

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Notice also in the sense that the place word 这儿 comes before the verb 有 in Chinese.

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But in English, the place word here comes at the end of the sentence. Listen to the exchange live. 在哪儿换呢?这儿有没有银行?有银行就在那儿。

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Again 在哪儿换呢?这儿有没有银行?有银行就在那儿。

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Check your comprehension. 在哪儿换呢?这儿有没有银行?

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Well, where do I change it? Is there a bank here? 有银行就在那儿。

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There is. The bank is right over there. Now Mr. Anderson approaches a teller. Listen.

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May I ask, is it here that I change money? 请问,是不是在这儿换钱?

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Yes, it is here that you change it. 是,是在这儿换。

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As you'll remember, the marker 这儿 is used to indicate the center of interest of a sentence, which in this exchange is the location phrase. The marker 这儿 may be translated, it is, as in 是在这儿换钱, it is here that you change money.

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So far, you've heard the marker 这儿 only in past time senses, accompanied by the marker 这儿。

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我是在加州生的。 Literally, it was in California that I was born.

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In this exchange, however, Mr. Anderson is talking about something he wants to do in the future, so the marker 这儿 is not used.

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The question in this exchange is a choice type question. 是不是在这儿换钱?

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Literally, is it or isn't it here that I change money? Or in more idiomatic English, is it here that I change money?

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Here's the exchange live. 请问,是不是在这儿换钱?

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是,是在这儿换。 Again. 请问,是不是在这儿换钱?

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是,是在这儿换。 Check your comprehension. 请问,是不是在这儿换钱?

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May I ask, is it here that I change money? 是,是在这儿换。 Yes, it is here that you change it.

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Here's another exchange using the marker 这儿, without the marker 这儿。 Listen to it live.

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它是不是明天来? 它不是明天来,它是后天来。 Again.

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它是不是明天来? 它不是明天来,它是后天来。 Check your comprehension. 它是不是明天来?

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Is it tomorrow that he's coming? 它不是明天来,它是后天来。

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It isn't tomorrow that he's coming. It's the day after tomorrow. The conversation continues.

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Listen. How much do you want to change? 你要换多少? 你要换多少?

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I have a hundred dollars US in traveler's checks here. 我这儿有100块美金的旅行支票。

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Here's how you say 100. 一百。 一百。 Here's the word for travel. 旅行。旅行。

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And here's the word for a check. 支票。支票。

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You'll remember that the marker 这儿 changes an amount of money to something worth that amount.

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The phrase 一百块美金的旅行支票, therefore, refers to a traveler's check or several traveler's checks worth a hundred dollars US.

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Listen to the exchange live. 你要换多少? 我这儿有100块美金的旅行支票。

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Again. 你要换多少? 我这儿有100块美金的旅行支票。

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Check your comprehension. 你要换多少?

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How much do you want to change? 我这儿有100块美金的旅行支票。

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I have a hundred dollars US in traveler's checks here. The conversation continues. Listen. What's today's exchange rate?

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今天的排价是多少? 今天的排价是多少?

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One dollar US to one dollar ninety-six cents人民币. 一块美金换一块九毛六人民币。

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Here's the word for exchange rate. 排价。排价。

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And here's the word for PRC currency. Literally, people's currency. 人民币。

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Notice that the verb one here means changes into or can be changed for. Listen to the exchange live. 今天的排价是多少?

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一块美金换一块九毛六人民币。Again. 今天的排价是多少?

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一块美金换一块九毛六人民币。Check your comprehension. 今天的排价是多少?

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What's today's exchange rate? 今天的排价是多少?

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一块美金换一块九毛六人民币。One dollar US to one dollar ninety-six cents人民币。

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On another day, the conversation might go like this, live. 麻烦你,我要换五十块美金的旅行支票。

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好,今天的排价是一块美金换一块九毛八人民币。Again. 麻烦你,我要换五十块美金的旅行支票。

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好,今天的排价是一块美金换一块九毛八人民币。Check your comprehension. 麻烦你,我要换五十块美金的旅行支票。

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Sorry to bother you, but I'd like to change fifty dollars US in traveler's checks. 好,今天的排价是一块美金换一块九毛八人民币。

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Certainly, today's exchange rate is one dollar US to one dollar ninety-eight cents人民币。

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A review dialog for this unit will be found at the beginning of the C2 tape. Now let's review with the sentences from the target list.

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Number one. 你们收美金不收?Do you accept US currency? Number two. 请问,是不是在这换钱?

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May I ask, is it here that I change money? 今天的排价是一块美金换一块九毛六人民币。

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Today's exchange rate is one dollar US to one dollar ninety-six cents人民币。

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Number four. 麻烦你,我这儿有一张十块的。

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Sorry to bother you, I have a ten here. Number five. 今天的排价是多少?

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What's today's exchange rate? Number six. 这儿有没有银行?

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Is there a bank here? Number seven. 你要换多少?

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How much do you want to change? Number eight. 对不起,我们不收美金。

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I'm sorry, we don't accept US currency. Number nine. 请你给我换换。

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Please change it for me. Number ten. 请你给我两张五块的吧。

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Would you give me two fives please? Number eleven. 你要怎么换?

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How do you want to change it? Number twelve. 我这儿有一百块美金的旅行支票。

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I have a hundred dollars US in traveler's checks here. If you think you're ready, go on to the P1 tape. This is the end of the tape.

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End of money five, C1.