" And you'd better mend your manners, " she continued, " for you'd find it awkward if I stopped drawing cheques" .

“而且你最好改正你的举止，”她继续说，“因为如果我停止支票，你会觉得很尴尬。”

When anyone opens a current account at a bank, he is lending the bank money, repayment of which he may demand at any time either in cash or by drawing a cheque in favour of another person.

任何人在银行开一个活期账户，就等于把钱借给了银行。这笔钱他可以随时提取，提取的方式可以是取现金，也可以是开一张以他人为收款人的支票。