您好,先生。今天我們能為您做些什么嗎?
B: Hello. I've been asked to come and see about something called L/C? What is it exactly?
你好。我被派來辦理那個叫做L/C的事情?它究竟是什么?
A: L/C stands for "letter of credit". This is necessary for trade between two countries. A Letter of Credit is quite literally that—a letter addressed by the buyer's bank to the seller's bank stating that they could vouch for their good customer,the buyer, and that they would pay the seller in case of the buyer's default. Nowadays, it's sometimes used for domestic trade too.
L/C代表"信用證"。它對兩國之間的貿易來說是必須的。信用證實 際就是一個由買方的銀行向賣方的銀行出具的證明,表明他們能夠為他們信譽良好的客戶,即買方,擔保,并且當買方違約時他們會給賣方付款。如今,它有時也用于國內的貿易。
B: So the other party could be across the world or just on the other side of the street!
那么,對方可以是在世界的另一頭,或者就在街對面!