Someone had taken over my life 有人“接管”了我的生活

河南方城縣第三高級中學 趙世明

In February 2013,I came home after work on a Friday and received a phone call.I had gotten a call the day before as well from a major credit card company asking me to call them,and I initially thought that was fraudulent(欺詐的).

I cross-checked the phone number,and sure enough,it was to a major credit card company's fraud department.They said someone had obtained a credit card using my name,address and Social Security Number and asked if I had signed up for a card.I told them I had not.It was more serious than I thought.I just thought someone had stolen my credit card and had gone out to eat and purchased some items.

I hung up.I decided I would check all three of my credit reports and see what the damage was,and then I would follow up with the police.

Later,I found out I was a victim pretty early on—after she'd been using my information for six months.But still,she attempted to open up in the neighborhood of 50+accounts.So I can only imagine how many accounts would have been opened if I hadn't found out as early as I did.

I don't know who she is.I had never heard of her in my life.But she was very easy to track down.Goods and services were mailed to her address.When she signed up for a phone,she used her name.Since it was linked to my Social Security Number,it updated with fraudulent information.That's why I couldn't access my credit reports initially.They had all of her information.The police department built a case against her,and they arrested her.

When I found out I was a victim,I wanted to ask someone who had actually been through it:What did you do?Did you do a fraud alert or a freeze?Be cautious with your information going forward.I always have been cautious,so I can't do anything differently.

Reading Check

1.What did the author think of the phone call originally from paragraph 1?

A.It was a trick.

B.It was from the police.

C.It was from another self.

D.It was a warning of being cheated.

2.How was the thief caught?

A.The author traced her to her address.

B.The police built a case against her.

C.She was too careless to hide herself.

D.She was giving a phone call when she was found.

3.Why does the author write the last paragraph?

A.To cause a discussion.

B.To offer suggestions.

C.To show off her wisdom.

D.To summarize her story.

Language Study

Difficult sentence

I decided I would check all three of my credit reports and see what the damage was,and then I would follow up with the police.

【翻譯】___________________________________________________________________________

【點石成金】本句是一個并列復合句。第一個句子中的decided后面是省略了that的賓語從句，其中what也引導賓語從句，作動詞see的賓語；follow up with...是動詞短語，意為“和……聯系”。