日常生活英语-Disputing a Charge(1)

A: There's a problem with my credit¹ card.
B: Tell me what the problem is.
A: A charge came up on my bill that I didn't make.
B: What was the charge for?
A: The charge was for a $350 purse, but I did not buy it.
B: Are you sure that you didn't make that purchase?
A: I would know if I bought something that expensive.
B: I apologize. What day was this purchase made?
A: It was bought on November 12th at 3:15 pm, while I was at work.
B: All right, we'll do an investigation².
A: Until this investigation is finished, will I have to pay for the charge?
B: No, you don't. We'll take care of it.
 

1 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。