A:Got any change? I want to buy a lunchbox, but I only have a thousand dollar note on me.
B:Do you have an EasyCard?
A:Yes, but you cannot buy a lunchbox with an EasyCard.
B:Add NT$200 to the card in a convenience store, the clerk will give you NT$800 in change, including three hundred dollar notes you can use.
A:你那邊有零錢嗎?我等一下要去買便當,但我身上只有一張一千塊。
B:你有悠遊卡嗎?
A:有,但悠遊卡不能去小吃店買便當。
B:你可以去便利商店幫悠遊卡加值兩百塊,店員會找八百給你,裡面就有三張一百的可以用啦。
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