P（to Gas Station attendant）: I'd like $20.00 worth of gas, and a pack of Easy Rider Cigarettes, please. Oh, and a bottle1 of Coke.                   

A: So, $20.00 worth of gas, a pack of Riders, and a Coke. All together, that will be $29.85. Will  that be cash or charge2

P: Is Master Charge ok

A: Fine. Please swipe3 your card here, please......Ok, please wait a moment.

P (to himself): Why is it taking so long

A: I'm sorry sir, we can't accept4 your credit card. It appears5 you are over your credit limit.6

P: What! That can't be possible. Can you try it again please

A: I already tried it three times. It's not going through. Do you have another card, or would you like to pay in cash

P: No, wait a second. I'm going to call the credit card company and straighten7 this out.

A: Please step to the side, sir. There are a lot of other customers waiting in line.

P: Ok, just promise you will save a pack of Easy Riders for me.

A: No promises, sir.

彼    得︰（對加油站員）麻煩，我要加二十元的油及一包輕騎者香煙。噢，還有一瓶可樂。

加油站員︰二十元的油、一包輕騎者及一瓶可樂，總共是二十九元八十五分。現金或刷卡？

彼    得︰收萬事達卡？

加油站員︰可以，請這裡刷卡，好，請稍等。

彼    得：（自言自語）怎麼那麼久？

加油站員︰先生，不好意思，我們不能刷你的卡，看起來你已刷爆了。

彼    得︰什麼！不可能的事，你能再試一次？

加油站員︰我已試三次了，還是不行。你有其他卡嗎，還是你要付現？

彼    得︰不，等一下，我現在打給信用卡公司，馬上解決這個問題。

加油站員︰先生，請靠旁邊等，後面還有很多其他顧客。

彼    得︰好，只要你保證幫我保留一包輕騎者。

加油站員︰先生，我無法保證。