对话原文

A：Hello! How can I help you, sir?
你好！有什么可以帮你吗，先生？
B：I want to take out a loan for school. What kind of interest rate do you offer?
我想办理助学贷款。你们的利率是多少？
A：Do you qualify for any of the Federal loan programs?
你具备联邦政府的贷款资格吗？
B：Yes, but I need to borrow some more money.
是的，但是我要借多一些钱。
A：Well. In that case we can offer you a private educational loan.
好的。这样的话，我们可以为你提供私人教育贷款。
B：What's the interest rate?
利率是多少？
A：It's 7.2%, fixed-rate loan.
7.2%的固定利息贷款。
B：How do I go about taking it out?
我获得这种贷款要怎么做？
A：Just fill out this application. We can let you know right away if you qualify.
填这张表格就好了。如果你符合资格，我们可以马上通知你。
B：All right, thank you!
好的，谢谢你！

对话解析

单词：
1.loan n.贷款
2.qualify vi. 取得资格，有资格

Tom is qualified to be the chairman of the students' union, while he refused to take that position.

汤姆是学生会主席的合格人选，但是他本人对此毫无兴趣。

3.fixed-rate 固定利率

fixed 固定的，确定的；固执的

A fixed sum of capital 一笔固定数目的金钱