生活場景口語實戰人際篇 第223期:支票業務(2)

5. It takes two days to clear a check.
支票過戶要兩天時間。
還能這樣說：
We need two days to clear a check.
Clearance of a check could take two days.
諺語：
Take a hair of the dog that bit you.
以毒攻毒。
6. To whom is the check payable?
請問支票付款人是誰？
還能這樣說：
May I ask who will pay the check?
Please tell me the payee of the cheque.
應用解析：
pay sb. a compliment 就某事物誇獎某人；
pay dividends 產生效益，得到好處；
pay sb. (back) in his own 以其人之道還治其人之身
7. I'm sorry, this check is null and void.
對不起，這張支票已作廢。
還能這樣說：
Sorry, this check is long overdue.
It's a pity that this check has been invalid.
應用解析：
aching void 沉痛空虛之感；
emerge out of the void 憑空出現；
vanish into the void 煙消雲散；
a void house 空屋
8. The check is good for 100 days.
支票有效期爲100天。
還能這樣說：
The check is not overdrawn in 100 days.
The check becomes invalid after 100 days.
諺語：
A good horse can't be of a bad color.
良馬的毛色不會差。