A : We canceled our insurance policy three months ago, but we are still being billed for it.
B : Have you tried to call us before?
A : Yes, I called last month. I was told the problem would be fixed.
B : I’m sorry, we don’t have a record of that conversation on our system.
A : 我們三個月前取消了保險,可是到現在都還收到帳單耶。
B : 你有試著聯絡我們嗎?
A : 有。我上個月打過電話給你們,有人跟我說會處理這個問題。
B : 很抱歉。我們的系統裡找不到那段對話的紀錄。
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