Joe: I think you're being a little naive.
Mary: If I want, I can protect myself by paying through an escrow account, which holds the money until I receive the item.
Joe: That proves my point! Protect yourself or you'll get burned.
Mary: eBay also offers free insurance. You can get a refund of up to $200 if you're not satisfied with your purchase.
Joe: $200? If they get a hold of your credit card number, you're going to be out a lot more than $200! I had a friend who...
★ naive (a.) 天真的,涉世不深的
★ escrow (n.) 暫交第三者保管的款項,待某種條件實現(xiàn)后再予交付對方
★ burn (v.) 使上當(dāng),欺騙
★ free (a.)免費的
★ insurance (n.) 保險
★ refund (n.) 賠償,退款
喬︰我想你有點天真吧。
瑪麗︰如果我愿意,可以透過第三者委付賬戶付款來保護自己,這樣就能等收貨后再付錢。
喬︰這就證明我說的!不保護自己就等著遭殃。
瑪麗︰eBay還提供免費的保險呢。若不滿意買的東西,最多能夠得到兩百元美金的退款。
喬︰兩百元美金?如果有人取得你的信用卡號,損失的可遠超過兩百元呢!我就有一個朋友,她…