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英国一七岁男孩儿花费5000美元玩游戏
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  • Parents, let this be a lesson: Don't leave your child unattended with your iPad. Seven-year-old Faisall Shugaa apparently1 decided2 to get himself an early Christmas present in the form of Dino Bucks3, which in addition to being an in-game currency of Jurassic World, are also linked to, you know, real money. The grand total? A whopping $5,000, all of which was spent between December 13 and 18. Needless to say, Faisall's father, Mohamed Shugaa, is none too pleased about the charges.

    父母们,引以为戒吧:不要在无人看守的情况下让你的孩子玩你的iPad。这不,七岁的Faisall Shugaa显然决定为自己早早准备一份的圣诞礼物,那就是恐龙币。是的,这种恐龙币除了作为侏罗纪世界的游戏货币外,还与现实中的钱有关。花费总额是多少?高达5000美元,这些钱都是在12月13号至18号期间花的。不用说,作为Faisall的爸爸,Mohamed Shugaa对这笔花费是非常不高兴的。

    As it turns out, the youngster memorized his father's Apple ID and password, which allowed him to make purchases, mostly to upgrade the dinosaurs4 available in the video game. In a six-day period, Faisall managed to make an impressive 65 transactions, at one point spending some $2,000 over the course of a single hour.

    事实表明,这个孩子记住了他爸爸的苹果账号和密码,这使他可以随心所欲的花钱,大部分钱用在电子游戏里来升级他的恐龙。在六天时间里,Faisall完成了惊人的65次交易,曾一度一小时花费2000美元。

    Shugaa, who is a storeowner in the United Kingdom, discovered his son's many, many mistakes when he attempted to make a purchase from a supplier. After his own charge was declined, he called his credit card company. He was was put in touch with the fraud team, who asked if he "was aware 60-plus transactions had been made to iTunes from December 13 to 18 totaling 3,911 pounds," he told British newspaper The Metro5. "I didn't have a clue what they were talking about and I had to check my bank account online to understand what was going on."

    作为一名英国的小店店主,当Shugaa试图从供应商那儿购物的时候,他才发现自己儿子惹出的一连串麻烦。在他的支付请求被拒绝后,他给他的信用卡公司打了电话。之后他联系到了防欺诈小组,"他们问我是否知道自己于12月13号至18号期间在iTunes上进行了六十多次、总计多达3911英镑的交易,"他对英国都市报说,"我不知道他们在谈论什么,我必须在线核对我的银行账户以便了解到底发生了什么。"

    After he figured it out, things didn't get much better.

    当他弄明白以后,事情没有任何好转。

    "I was so mad. I'm 32-years-old, why would Apple think I would be spending thousands of pounds on buying dinosaurs and upgrading a game?" he said.

    他说:"我都快疯了。我已经32岁了,苹果公司认为我会为了购买恐龙角色和升级游戏而花费几千英镑吗?"

    But don't worry — this story has a happy ending. Despite initially6 being told by an Apple Support team member that there was no guarantee he could get a refund7, Shugaa eventually got all his money back, which is lucky for Faisall (considering he would've gotten zero presents and been in even more trouble otherwise). Shugaa, for his part, says that he hopes Apple does something to ensure that no other parents endure the same headache.

    不过也不用太担心。这个故事有一个圆满的结局。尽管一开始被一名苹果支持团队的成员告知不能保证退款,最但后Shugaa还是拿回了他全部的钱,这对小Faisall来说也是幸运的(考虑到如果不是这样的话,他将得不到任何礼物,甚至还有更多的麻烦)。就Shugaa本人而言,他希望苹果公司能够做出一些完善措施,来避免其他父母遭受这样的头疼事儿。

    Apple, for its part, recommends that parents not share their password. Or at the very least, make sure that your child is using your iDevice under careful supervision8.

    苹果公司表示,他们建议父母不要分享自己的密码。或者至少保证你的孩子是在你严密的监督之下使用你的苹果产品的。

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    1 apparently [əˈpærəntli] tMmyQ   第7级
    adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
    参考例句:
    • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space. 山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
    • He was apparently much surprised at the news. 他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
    2 decided [dɪˈsaɪdɪd] lvqzZd   第7级
    adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
    参考例句:
    • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents. 这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
    • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting. 英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
    3 bucks [bʌks] a391832ce78ebbcfc3ed483cc6d17634   第8级
    n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 );钱;(英国十九世纪初的)花花公子;(用于某些表达方式)责任v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃
    参考例句:
    • They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
    • They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    4 dinosaurs ['daɪnəsɔ:z] 87f9c39b9e3f358174d58a584c2727b4   第7级
    n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 );守旧落伍的人,过时落后的东西
    参考例句:
    • The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    5 metro [ˈmetrəʊ] XogzNA   第10级
    n.地铁;adj.大都市的;(METRO)麦德隆
    参考例句:
    • Can you reach the park by metro? 你可以乘地铁到达那个公园?
    • The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment. 地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。
    6 initially [ɪˈnɪʃəli] 273xZ   第8级
    adv.最初,开始
    参考例句:
    • The ban was initially opposed by the US. 这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
    • Feathers initially developed from insect scales. 羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
    7 refund [ˈri:fʌnd] WkvzPB   第7级
    vt.&vi.退还,偿还;n.归还,偿还额,退款
    参考例句:
    • They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods. 他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
    • We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied. 你若不满意,我们愿意退款给你。
    8 supervision [ˌsju:pə'vɪʒn] hr6wv   第8级
    n.监督,管理
    参考例句:
    • The work was done under my supervision. 这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
    • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer. 老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

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