The Collection Agency Is Calling 催款公司找上門
 全民英檢101年施測日程表
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Eve, a representative1 from a collection agency2, is calling Jack. Eve: Hello. Could I please speak with Jack? Jack: I'm Jack. What do you need? Eve: Good afternoon. My name is Eve, and I work for a collection agency. Jack: Oh...OK. What's up? Eve: Your credit card company hired me since you haven't made a payment in over 15 months. Jack: I did, three months ago! Eve: Sorry, sir, but our records say otherwise. Jack: Well, I tried to pay the minimum, but it didn't work because there was a problem with my bank account3.
Dialogue B Eve: The important thing now is that you pay it off. Jack: Tell me something I don't know. Eve: Do you have the money to make a large payment right away? Say4, half your total? Jack: That's impossible. I just bought a new computer, so I'm broke. Eve: Then we should discuss setting up a payment plan. Jack: What does that mean? Eve: It means you agree to pay a set amount each month for the next five to six months until your debt is cleared. Jack: That won't work, either.
Building Your Vocabulary |
- hire vt. 雇用,聘任
The manager hired Kim because she had experience in the field. 經理雇用小金是因為她有這個領域的相關經驗。
- otherwise adv. 並非如此(置於動詞後)
Thomas said that the bride was very pretty, but Betty thought otherwise. 湯瑪士說那位新娘非常美麗,但貝蒂卻不這麼想。
- minimum n. 最少量
The pianist practices his craft for a minimum of four hours each day. 那位鋼琴家每天最少都會練四個小時的琴。
- set a.(數目、時間、種類等)固定不變的
Keep an eye on your progress because the set time limit for this section is 30 minutes. 你要注意你的進度,因為這個部分的固定時間限制為三十分鐘。
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Extra Words |
- representative n. 代表
- collection agency n. 催債公司
- bank account n. 銀行帳戶
- say int. 嗯,咦(用於提出詢問、表示驚訝、或突然想到某個主意時)
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Phrases for Learning |
- What's up (with...)? (……)怎麼啦?
What's up with Al? He's never been this angry before. 艾爾怎麼啦?他從來都沒有這麼生氣過。
- pay...off/pay off... 還清∕付清……
Joey paid off his student loan in less than five years. 喬伊不到五年就還清了他的助學貸款。
- be/go broke 破產
Mr. Lin's company went broke due to the recession. 林先生的公司因為遇到經濟蕭條而破產了。
- set up... 安排∕架設……
The crew finished setting up the stage in no time. 工作人員很快就把舞台給架設好了。
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中文翻譯 |
Dialogue A 催款公司的代表人員,依芙,打電話給債務人傑克。 依 芙: 您好。請問傑克在嗎? 傑 克: 我就是。請問有什麼事嗎? 依 芙: 午安。我叫做依芙,是催款公司的催收人員。 傑 克: 喔……是。有什麼事嗎? 依 芙: 您的信用卡公司委託我來催收帳款,因為您已經超過十五個月都沒有繳卡費了。 傑 克: 我有啊,三個月前才繳的! 依 芙: 很抱歉,先生,但我們這邊的記錄卻不是這麼顯示的。 傑 克: 喔,我試過要付最低的應繳金額,但因為我的銀行帳戶出了點問題,所以沒有成功。 Dialogue B 依 芙: 現在最重要的事就是您要還清卡債。 傑 克: 還用妳說。 依 芙: 您手頭上有錢能立刻支付一大筆款項嗎?嗯,比如說卡債總額的一半? 傑 克: 不可能。我才剛買一台電腦,所以我現在破產了。 依 芙: 那我們就應該來討論一下要如何安排還款計畫。 傑 克: 那是什麼意思啊? 依 芙: 這就是說,您必須同意在接下來的五到六個月中,每月都支付一筆固定的金額,直到您把錢還清為止。 傑 克: 這也行不通啦。
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引用自:長春藤英語 http://www.ivy.com.tw/
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