Petra: Damn! That didn’t work either.

佩特拉：该死!一点用都不管。

Ken: What are you doing?

肯：你在干什么?

Petra: I’m trying to pay for a new service I ordered, but the website won’t accept my credit card as payment. I even tried my debit card, but it’s been rejected, too.

佩特拉：我定了一项服务，该付费了，但是网络不接受我的信用卡支付。 我都试了用借记卡 支付，但是也不行。

Ken: Why don’t you just write a check and mail it in?

肯：为什么不写张支票，然后寄过去?

Petra: I don’t have any checks. In this day and age, I should be able to use one of the many electronic funds transfer options.

佩特拉：我没有支票。现在这个时代，我应该用电子资金转账支付。

Ken: What are going to do now?

肯：你现在怎么办?

Petra: I might try sending a wire, but my bank charges a large fee for wires.

佩特拉：我可能要发份电报，可是发电报好贵啊。

Ken: How about signing up for direct deposit?

肯：要不就直接现金支付?

Petra: If this were an ongoing service I would, but this is a one- time thing. Do you think I could try your credit card?

佩特拉：要是这是一项持续性服务，我会用现金，但是这是一次性的服务。我能用用的信用卡吗?

Ken: I don’t know about that…

肯：我不知道能不能。

Petra: All right, if you feel funny about doing that, then could you buy me a gift card for this website and then I can turn around and use the balance?

佩特拉：好，如果你觉得有点古怪的话，你可以在这个网站上给我买个礼物卡， 然后我转身还你。

Ken: That seems kind of involved. Would you pay me back in cash?

肯：有点难懂， 然后你现金还我是吗?

Petra: Of course. I will write you an IOU right now and then go to the bank tomorrow.

佩特拉：当然。我会写一张欠条，然后明天去银行。

Ken: How about if you go to the bank now? I’ll even give you a ride.

肯：要不现在去银行?我载你去。

Petra: Is that really necessary? We don’t even know if it’s going to work.

佩特拉：有必要吗?我们都不知道什么时候能用上。

Ken: When it comes to money, I always say, better safe than sorry.

肯：只要和钱相关的事，我会说，防患于未然。

Petra: Damn! That didn’t work either.

Ken: What are you doing?

Petra: I’m trying to pay for a new service I ordered, but the website won’t accept my credit card as payment. I even tried my debit card, but it’s been rejected, too.

Ken: Why don’t you just write a check and mail it in?

Petra: I don’t have any checks. In this day and age, I should be able to use one of the many electronic funds transfer options.

Ken: What are going to do now?

Petra: I might try sending a wire, but my bank charges a large fee for wires.

Ken: How about signing up for direct deposit?

Petra: If this were an ongoing service I would, but this is a one- time thing. Do you think I could try your credit card?

Ken: I don’t know about that…

Petra: All right, if you feel funny about doing that, then could you buy me a gift card for this website and then I can turn around and use the balance?

Ken: That seems kind of involved. Would you pay me back in cash?

Petra: Of course. I will write you an IOU right now and then go to the bank tomorrow.

Ken: How about if you go to the bank now? I’ll even give you a ride.

Petra: Is that really necessary? We don’t even know if it’s going to work.

Ken: When it comes to money, I always say, better safe than sorry.