Chat attack

payment QR code / 付款码 / (fùkuǎnmǎ)

A: You want to come out for a walk this afternoon. The weather is great.

今天下午要出来走走吗？天气非常好。

(jīntiān xiàwǔ yào chūlái zǒuzǒuma? tiānqì fēichánɡ hǎo.)

B: I'm afraid I can't. I have to go buy groceries with my grandmother and she doesn't know how to make digital payments. 

我恐怕做不到。今天下午我要跟奶奶去买菜,她不会电子付款。

(wǒ kǒnɡpà zuòbùdào. jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒyào ɡēn nǎinǎi qùmǎicài, tā bùhuì diànzǐ fùkuǎn.)

A: Isn't it easy? Just have her show the payment QR code and that's it.

这不是很简单吗？你让她把付款码显示出来就行了。

(zhè bùshì hěn jiǎndānma? nǐrànɡtā bǎ fùkuǎnmǎ xiǎnshì chūlái jiùxínɡle.)

B: It sounds easy, but for an elderly person it is difficult. They have presbyopia, so often can't see the phone screen clearly. There is a risk of being deceived if strangers help her.

听着很简单,但对老人来说很难。他们有老花眼,经常看不清楚手机页面。陌生人帮忙操作又可能有受骗的风险。

(tīnɡzhe hěnjiǎndān, dànduì lǎorén láishuō hěnnán. tāmén yǒulǎohuāyǎn, jīnɡchánɡ kànbùqīnɡchǔ shǒujī yèmiàn. mòshēnɡrén bānɡmánɡ cāozuò yòukěnénɡ yǒu shòupiànde fēnɡxiǎn.)

A: That is true, but you don't worry about it too much. You know that a new policy has recently been introduced. The main goal is to prevent criminals from using altered payment terminals or payment QR codes to steal personal information.   

确实有道理,不过你也不用太担心,最近有新的政策出台,目的就是为了防止不法分子改造支付终端,或者通过付款码盗用个人信息。

(quèshí yǒudàolǐ, bùɡuò nǐyě bùyònɡ tàidānxīn, zuìjìn yǒuxīnde zhènɡcè chūtái, mùde jiùshì wéile fánɡzhǐ bùfǎf ēnzǐ ɡǎizào zhīfùzhōnɡduān, huòzhě tōnɡɡuò fùkuǎnmǎ dàoyònɡ ɡèrén xìnxī.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times