情景會話口袋書人際篇 第223期:支票業(yè)務(wù)(2)

5. It takes two days to clear a check.
支票過戶要兩天時間。
還能這樣說：
We need two days to clear a check.
Clearance of a check could take two days.
諺語：
Take a hair of the dog that bit you.
以毒攻毒。
6. To whom is the check payable?
請問支票付款人是誰?
還能這樣說：
May I ask who will pay the check?
Please tell me the payee of the cheque.
應(yīng)用解析：
pay sb. a compliment 就某事物夸獎某人;
pay dividends 產(chǎn)生效益，得到好處;
pay sb. (back) in his own 以其人之道還治其人之身
7. I'm sorry, this check is null and void.
對不起，這張支票已作廢。
還能這樣說：
Sorry, this check is long overdue.
It's a pity that this check has been invalid.
應(yīng)用解析：
aching void 沉痛空虛之感;
emerge out of the void 憑空出現(xiàn);
vanish into the void 煙消云散;
a void house 空屋
8. The check is good for 100 days.
支票有效期為100天。
還能這樣說：
The check is not overdrawn in 100 days.
The check becomes invalid after 100 days.
諺語：
A good horse can't be of a bad color.
良馬的毛色不會差。