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A Card Gets Swiped

A Card Gets Swiped
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ID: 2416 Intermediate
Someone's credit card has been stolen! Luckily, the bank alerted them via text message. But what to do? Find out in this lesson.
Shanell,Jenny
A Card Gets Swiped
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
短信 duǎnxìn text message
厕所 cèsuǒ toilet
信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ credit card
消费 xiāofèi to spend
老婆你的手机响了是短信
lǎopó 老婆nǐde 你的shǒujī 手机xiǎng 响le 了shì 是duǎnxìn 短信
Honey, your phone is ringing. It's a text message.
我在厕所呢你帮我看一下吧
wǒ 我zài 在cèsuǒ 厕所ne 呢nǐ 你bāng 帮wǒ 我kàn 看yīxià 一下ba 吧
I'm in the bathroom. Read it for me!
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 您wěihào 尾号bābājiǔjiǔ 8899de 的xìnyòngkǎ 信用卡shíwǔrì 15日shíyīdiǎnlíngbāfēn 11:08xiāofèi 消费rénmínbì 人民币sānwànwǔqiān 35000yuán 元ā 啊zhè 这shì 是zěnmehuíshìr 怎么回事儿nǐ 你xiànzài 现在zàijiā 在家zěnme 怎么huì 会yǒu 有xìnyòngkǎ 信用卡xiāofèi 消费duǎnxìn 短信tōngzhī 通知
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?
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 什么kuài 快ná 拿guòlái 过来gěi 给wǒ 我kànkan 看看tiānna 天哪wǒ 我shénmeshíhou 什么时候shuā 刷guo 过zhème 这么duō 多qián 钱ā 啊
What? Quick, let me see that! My god! When did I spend so much money?
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