Intermediate - A Card Gets Swiped (C2416)

A: 老婆,你的手机响了,是短信。
lǎopó, nǐde shǒujī xiǎng le, shì duǎnxìn.
Honey, your phone is ringing. It's a text message.
B: 我在厕所呢。你帮我看一下吧!
wǒ zài cèsuǒ ne. nǐ bāng wǒ kàn yīxià ba!
I'm in the bathroom. Read it for me!
A: 您尾号8899的信用卡15日11:08消费人民币35000元。啊?这是怎么回事儿?你现在在家,怎么会有信用卡消费短信通知?
nín wěihào bābājiǔjiǔ de xìnyòngkǎ shíwǔrì shíyīdiǎnlíngbāfēn xiāofèi rénmínbì sānwànwǔqiān yuán. ā? zhè shì zěnmehuíshìr? nǐ xiànzài zàijiā, zěnme huì yǒu xìnyòngkǎ xiāofèi duǎnxìn tōngzhī?
On the 15th at 11:08, your bank card with the last four digits 8899 was charged 35,000 yuan renminbi. Huh? What do we do? You're at home. How can you receive a notice that your credit card has been charged?
B: 什么?!快拿过来给我看看!天哪,我什么时候刷过这么多钱啊?
shénme?! kuài ná guòlái gěi wǒ kànkan! tiānna, wǒ shénmeshíhou shuā guo zhème duō qián ā?
What? Quick, let me see that! My god! When did I spend so much money?
A: 该不会是被盗刷了吧?!
gāi bù huì shì bèi dào shuā le ba?!
Could it be that someone stole it and used it?
B: 啊?那现在怎么办啊,老公?
ā? nà xiànzài zěnmebàn ā, lǎogōng?
Huh? Then what do I do now, honey?
A: 老婆别急!我们现在就打电话给银行,先冻结账户,然后报警。
lǎopó biéjí! wǒmen xiànzài jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi yínháng, xiān dòngjié zhànghù, ránhòu bàojǐng.
Honey, don't worry. We just give the bank a call and freeze the account, then file a police report.
B: 怪不得今天眼睛老是跳!
guàibude jīntiān yǎnjing lǎoshì tiào!
No wonder my eye is twitching today!

Key Vocabulary

短信 duǎnxìn text message
厕所 cèsuǒ toilet
尾号 wěihào final digits
信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ credit card
消费 xiāofèi to spend
人民币 rénmínbì renminbi
通知 tōngzhī notice
shuā to swipe
dào to steal, rob
银行 yínháng bank
冻结 dòngjié to freeze
账户 zhànghù account
报警 bàojǐng to report to the police
怪不得 guàibude no wonder
老是 lǎoshì always

Supplementary Vocabulary

刷卡 shuākǎ to swipe a card
tōu to steal
设置 shèzhì to install
冷冻 lěngdòng frozen
警察 jǐngchá police
迷信 míxìn supersition
安全 ānquán safety

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