信用卡经济TheCreditCardEconomy
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Credit cards are big business. Americans spend $16 billion a year on cards and there are already 590 million of them in circulation. Many banks sponsor their own credit card companies and issue cards free to their customers. Other credit card companies charge their members annual dues. The stores that accept credit cards must pay a small fee to the credit card company —— a percentage of the purchase price of the merchandise or service. In turn, the credit card company promptly1 pays the store for the merchandise or service. Credit card companies make a profit from the fees they charge the store and also from the fees collected from customers who pay for their charges in monthly installments2. However, credit card companies sometimes have problems collecting overdue3 payments from unreliable customers. Also, the use of stolen, lost, or counterfeit4 credit card by criminals has become a big headache for the credit card company that is responsible for the goods and services illegally charged to its customers' account.  
  信用卡是赚钱的大买卖。美国人每年在信用卡上要消费16亿美元,已经有5.90亿张信用卡在流通。许多银行开办自己的信用卡公司,并免费发给他们的客户。其他的信用卡公司向他们的会员收取年费。接受信用卡的商店必须向信用卡公司支付少量费用 —— 按商品成交额或劳务费用的一定百分率计算。相反,信用卡公司则随时向商店支付购货及劳务的款项。信用卡公司向商店收取费用,以及向按月分期付款的客户收取费用,从而获得利润。然而,信用卡公司在向不讲信用的客户收取逾期款项时也会遇到麻烦。还有,不法分子使用被盗、丟失、或假信用卡,对信用卡公司来说是件头痛的事,因为在客户的账目中如记有不合法的商品和劳务支付,公司就得承担全部责任。

  Many feel that it will only be a matter of time before credit cards completely replace cash and checks for both individuals and businesses. In such a credit card economy there would be only one “super-credit-card-bank-company” and each individual would be given his or her card.
  许多人认为,信用卡完全代替现金,取代个人、企业支票只是时间问题。在这种信用卡经济中,要是只有一家“超级信用卡银行公司”,那人人就会得到信用卡。



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1 promptly LRMxm     
adv.及时地,敏捷地
参考例句:
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
2 installments 7d41ca7af6f495d8e3432f8a4544f253     
部分( installment的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The first two installments were pretty close together in 1980. 第一次和节二次提款隔得很近,都是在1980年提的。
  • You have an installments sales contract. 你已经订立了一份分期付款的买卖契约了。
3 overdue MJYxY     
adj.过期的,到期未付的;早该有的,迟到的
参考例句:
  • The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了,被坏天气耽搁了。
  • The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了,因为房租过期未付。
4 counterfeit 1oEz8     
vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的
参考例句:
  • It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
  • The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远,实际是最近的一幅赝品。
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