over-the-counter: 非处方药和场外交易 [ 2006-07-04 13:43 ]
这么多天一直关注世界杯,今天暂把眼光投向外汇市场,看看美元对人民币是否再创历史新高?请看7月3日外汇市场关于人民币汇率的最新报道。
On the over-the-counter
market the dollar was at 7.9953 on Monday, up from
Friday's close of 7.9943. It traded between 7.9962 and 7.9915, the lowest point
the dollar has traded against the yuan since the current trading system began
almost a year ago.
报道说:“在询价交易市场,美元兑人民币7月3日报收7.9953元,盘中最低点为7.9915元,创下人民币汇改以来美元兑人民币的最低水平。”
在这段文字里,提醒大家注意金融术语over-the-counter
market(询价交易市场)。在金融词汇里,over-the-counter可以解释为“not
listed or available on an officially exchange but traded in direct negotiation
between buyers and sellers”(不通过交易所,买卖双方直接进行交易)。"over-the-counter
market,也可翻译为“场外交易市场”,如: over-the-counter stocks(场外交易股票)。
在日常生活中,我们常常提到的“非处方药”可用over-the-counter来表示,如:over-the-counter
drugs(非处方药),这时,over-the-counter drugs与prescription
drugs(处方药)相对。
(英语点津陈蓓编辑)
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