[금융/경제/투자] (EE-375) 외화(外貨) 환율 (Foreign Currency Exchange Rates)

[Write 2 Speak]

Sydney: Where should we go on our honeymoon? I thought Rome would be nice.
* go on a honeymoon = 신혼여행을 가다

Isaac: Let me check. No, that wouldn’t be a good idea.

Sydney: Okay, how about Tokyo? I’ve always wanted to visit Japan.

Isaac: No, I’m afraid not.

Sydney: How are you making these determinations?
* determination = 결정; 확인, 계산

Isaac: I’m checking to see if the U.S. dollar has a favorable exchange rate with those currencies.
We want our dollars to go as far as they can.
* favorable exchange rate = 유리한 환시세/ currency = 통화

Sydney: You mean you want to pick our honeymoon destination according to the currency market.
* currency market = 통화시장

Isaac: I’m just saying that we should take advantage of falling currencies or ones that have already
depreciated significantly. A strong dollar means we can get more bang for the buck.
* depreciate = 가치가 떨어지다(절하되다)/ bang for the buck = 돈에 대한 본전은 뽑을 수 있는 가치

Sydney: So you’re saying that you want us to make plans at the whim of the Federal Reserve and
central banks.
* at the whim of ~ = ~의 변덕(기분/마음)에 따라/ the Federal Reserver Bank = 연방 준비 은행

Isaac: Well, I wouldn’t go that far. I’m only saying that it would make financial sense.
* woudn't go that far = 그렇게까지는 생각하지 않는다

Sydney: That doesn’t seem like a very romantic way of picking a honeymoon destination.

Isaac: Romance is overrated. Wouldn’t you rather be solvent than sentimental?
* overrate = 과대평가하다/ solvent = 지불(상환) 능력이 있는/ sentimental = (지나치게) 감성(정서)적인

Sydney: I’d rather be solvent and sentimental.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates - WTS.mp3