医生付娟:The Collection Agency Is Calling 催款公司找上门

Dialogue A
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.

Dialogue A
催款公司的代表人员，依芙，打电话给债务人杰克。
依芙∶ 您好。请问杰克在吗？
杰克∶ 我就是。请问有什麽事吗？
依芙∶ 午安。我叫做依芙，是催款公司的催收人员。
杰克∶ 喔……是。有什麽事吗？
依芙∶ 您的信用卡公司委托我来催收帐款，因为您已经超过十五个月都没有缴卡费了。
杰克∶ 我有啊，三个月前才缴的！
依芙∶ 很抱歉，先生，但我们这边的记录却不是这麽显示的。
杰克∶ 喔，我试过要付最低的应缴金额，但因为我的银行帐户出了点问题，所以没有成功。

Dialogue B
依芙∶ 现在最重要的事就是您要还清卡债。
杰克∶ 还用奶说。
依芙∶ 您手头上有钱能立刻支付一大笔款项吗？嗯，比如说卡债总额的一半？
杰克∶ 不可能。我才刚买一台电脑，所以我现在破产了。
依芙∶ 那我们就应该来讨论一下要如何安排还款计画。
杰克∶ 那是什麽意思啊？
依芙∶ 这就是说，您必须同意在接下来的五到六个月中，每月都支付一笔固定的金额，直到您把钱还清为止。
杰克∶ 这也行不通啦。

1. hirevt. 雇用，聘任
   The manager hired Kim because she had experience in the field.
   经理雇用小金是因为她有这个领域的相关经验。
2. otherwiseadv. 并非如此（置於动词後）
   Thomas said that the bride was very pretty, but Betty thought otherwise.
   汤玛士说那位新娘非常美丽，但贝蒂却不这麽想。
3. minimumn. 最少量
   The pianist practices his craft for a minimum of four hours each day.
   那位钢琴家每天最少都会练四个小时的琴。
4. seta.（数目、时间、种类等）固定不变的
   Keep an eye on your progress because the set time limit for this section is 30 minutes.
   你要注意你的进度，因为这个部分的固定时间限制为三十分钟。

1. What's up (with...)?（……）怎麽啦？
   What's up with Al? He's never been this angry before.
   艾尔怎麽啦？他从来都没有这麽生气过。
2. pay...off/pay off...还清　付清……
   Joey paid off his student loan in less than five years.
   乔伊不到五年就还清了他的助学贷款。
3. be/go broke破产
   Mr. Lin's company went broke due to the recession.
   林先生的公司因为遇到经济萧条而破产了。
4. set up...安排　架设……
   The crew finished setting up the stage in no time.
   工作人员很快就把舞台给架设好了。

1. representativen. 代表
2. collection agencyn. 催债公司
3. bank accountn. 银行帐户
4. sayint. 嗯，咦（用於提出询问、表示惊讶、或突然想到某个主意时）