美國文化口語-保險

EMILY: I want to ask you about something.

ANNA: Yes?

EMILY: My colleagues at work say I should get health insurance. What do you
think?

ANNA: I think it's important. I can give you my insurance agent's card if you
want.

EMILY: But I'm not sure what kind I need.In Taiwan, we have a national
insurance program. But here you have nothing.

ANNA: Yes, I know. Many countries have national health insurance. America
doesn't.

EMILY: Why is that?

ANNA: Well, it's because of American culture.Most Americans think the
government should be small.That means the government should not be in charge ofeverything.Americans think private companies can do things better than the
government can.So we depend on private companies for insurance.

EMILY: But isn't that expensive? I mean, what about poor people?Can they
afford insurance too?

ANNA: You're right, Emily. It is expensive.And many people criticize the
American way. They say it is not fair to poor people.They say the health systems
are better in other countries. Especially in Europe.

EMILY: But what do you think?

ANNA: I don't know. I just do my best to have good insurance. It's
important.

EMILY: It's confusing, though. There are so many companies.And so many
different kinds of insurance. What should I get?

ANNA: I like the company I have now.So I recommend them. What you need to
decide is what kind of coverage you want.

EMILY: Coverage?

 

ANNA: Yes. Coverage means what the insurance will cover.For example, maybe
you plan to have a baby. Then you should choose an insurance that covers
pregnancy. Otherwise, you shouldn't pay for pregnancy coverage. Do you
understand?

EMILY: Yes. So I need to talk to the agent.

ANNA: That's right. Would you like the number?

EMILY: Alright. ANNA: My agent is Bonnie Smith. She is really helpful.I am
confident she can answer your questions.

EMILY: Thanks, Anna. I always appreciate your advice.

ANNA: Don't mention it.

愛茉莉：我想請教你一些事。

安娜：請說。

愛茉莉：我的同事說我應(yīng)該要有健康保險，你認(rèn)為呢?

安娜：那很重要。如果你要的話，我可以給你我保險代理人的名片。

愛茉莉：但是我不確定需要哪一種。在臺灣我們有全民健康保險的方案，但是這里什么都沒有。

安娜：是的，我知道很多國家都有全民健康保險，而美國沒有。

愛茉莉：為什么會這樣?

安娜：那是美國文化的緣故。大多數(shù)的美國人認(rèn)為政府應(yīng)該精簡。就是說政府不應(yīng)該掌控每件事。他們認(rèn)為民營企業(yè)可以做得比政府好。所以我們的保險全靠私人公司。

愛茉莉：那樣不是比較貴嗎?那么窮人怎么辦?他們付擔(dān)得起保費(fèi)嗎?

安娜：沒錯，是很貴,愛茉莉。很多人批評美國的做法，說這樣對窮人不公平。他們說健康體制在其它國家做得比較好，特別是歐洲國家。

愛茉莉：那么你認(rèn)為呢?

安娜：我不知道。我盡力找個好的保險就是了，這很重要。

愛茉莉：這真讓人困擾，有那么多家公司。那么多種保險，我要選什么呢?

安娜：我喜歡我現(xiàn)在的保險公司。所以我推薦他們。你要做的是決定要什么保險項目。

愛茉莉：保險項目?

安娜：是的，是指你想要保哪些險。例如你計劃生小孩的話就要保懷孕險。不然你就不用付懷孕項目的保費(fèi)，了解嗎?

愛茉莉：是的。所以我需要和代理人談?wù)劇?/p>

安娜：沒錯，你要電話號碼嗎?

愛茉莉：好的。

安娜：我的代理人是娜邦妮?史密斯，她真的很幫忙。我相信她能夠解答你的疑問。

愛茉莉：謝謝你，安娜。我一直很感激你的建議。

安娜：別客氣。