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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：我弟弟发邮件说他遇到点急事。他明天需要300美元急用，但是一天内我上哪儿给他弄现金呢，而且我在墨西哥城，他在纽约？
Sharon: That’s easy. You can wire him the money from here and he can pick it up immediately there.
莎伦：这事儿简单。你可以从这里汇款过去，他那边可以立刻取现。
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：你是说通过银行汇款？我已经跟银行方面核实过了，汇款到账需要至少五天时间。
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.
莎伦：你可以用私人汇款业务，比如说西联汇款，而且对方可以马上拿到现金。我一直用西联汇款。这是空白表格，如果你需要我可以帮你填写表格。
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，这张是转帐表格。这和汇款是一回事儿吗？
Sharon: Yes, it’s the same thing. Fill out the receiver or recipient information here and the sender information there.
莎伦：是的，是一样的。在这里填写收款人（收款方）信息，那边填写汇款方信息。
Mahmoud: Can I pay in local currency? I don’t have that much cash in U.S. dollars.
穆罕默德：我能用当地货币汇款吗？我身上没那么多美金。
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.
莎伦：当然可以。你到西联汇款后，他们会根据当前汇率计算你应该支付的金额。
Mahmoud: Is there a fee?
穆罕默德：需要收费吗？
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?
莎伦：是的，而且立即到账的话收费的标准会高一些。如果时间充裕的话，你可以使用三个工作日到账的汇款服务。填好了吗？
Mahmoud: Yeah, I think so. Now what?
穆罕默德：是的，应该可以了。现在呢？
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.
莎伦：现在你拿着表格到最近的西联汇款办事处。他们会给你带有控制编号的表格复印件。你弟弟可以通过控制编号到纽约任何一家西联汇款办事处取现。
Mahmoud: Sharon, you’re a lifesaver.
穆罕默德：莎伦，你真是个救星。
Sharon: So, what’s the emergency?
莎伦：那个，究竟是什么急事儿？
Mahmoud: Tickets go on sale tomorrow for my favorite baseball team. My brother and I have to get tickets.
穆罕默德：我最爱的棒球队比赛门票明日开售。我俩要抢票。
Sharon: That’s the emergency?!
莎伦：急事儿就是这个？
Mahmoud: For us, it’s a matter of life and death.
穆罕默德：对我俩来说，这事儿攸关生死。
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