1、Financial intermediaries could not exist without intermediation. 没有金融中介行为，金融中介机构就无法存在。2、It is highly improbable that all depositors will withdraw funds at the same time. 所有的存款人在同一时间提取资金是极不可能的。3、Financial intermediaries facilitate a more efficient flow of funds from lenders to borrowers. 金融机构促使资金从贷款人向借款人更为有效的流动。4、This lowering of interest rates would be highly beneficial to a country’s rate of economic growth and development.这种利率的降低可能对一个国家的经济增长率和发展极为有利。5、The money market consists of a collection of markets, each trading a distinctly different financial instrument.货币市场包括了一系列的市场，每个市场交易的是一种完全不同的金融工具。 6、It is understandable that the traders will sell highest price and buy at the lowest. 可以理解的是，交易人要以最高价卖出而以最低价买入。7、In the trading room phones never ring, Instead, incoming calls are signaled by the blinking lights.在交易室里，电话铃声从来不响，打进的电话是由闪烁的灯光来显示的。8、The two parties involved in the transaction instruct the Federal Reserve to transfer funds from the account of one customer’s bank to other party’s bank.参与交易的双方指示联储银行从一位客户的银行账户上将资金划拨到另一方的银行账户上。9、The draft is simply an instrument that requests payment.汇票只不过是一种要求支付的命令。10、As a document of title, a bill of lading can be used by the exporter as a means of obtaining payment.作为一种物权凭证，海运提单可以由出口商用作获得支付的手段。 11、Sight drafts, as the name implies, require the bank to pay on demand.即期汇票，顾名思义，是要求银行见票即付。12、As a financial instrument, the letter of credit benefits both importers and exporters.作为一种融资工具，信用证对进、出口都有利。
