Repossession is when a shop or a bank takes back a car, a sofa, or some other thing you were paying for month by month, because you cannot keep paying. You were allowed to use it while the money was still coming in; when the money stops, they have the right to come and take it.

Repossession is when a shop or a bank takes back a car, a sofa, or some other thingrepossession是指店家或銀行把車子、沙發或其他東西收回去 you were paying for month by month那個你原本每個月分期付款的東西, because you cannot keep paying因為你付不出錢了. You were allowed to use it while the money was still coming in你在還持續付款的時候可以使用它; when the money stops一旦錢斷了, they have the right to come and take it他們就有權利來把它收走

The verb is repossess; repossession is the name of that taking-back. It is a cold, official word — nobody is glad to hear it.

The verb is repossess動詞是repossess; repossession is the name of that taking-backrepossession就是那個收回動作的名稱. It is a cold, official word這是一個冷冰冰、官方的詞 — nobody is glad to hear it沒有人喜歡聽到這個詞

In American English people even talk about the “repo man,” the person who comes for the car, sometimes at night.

In American English people even talk about the “repo man,”美式英文裡人們甚至會說「repo man」 the person who comes for the car就是來把車開走的那個人, sometimes at night有時候是在半夜

Houses sit a little to the side: a bank can take a house too, but the long legal fight that ends with the house being sold is often given a different name. Repossession is the simpler idea: they take the thing back because the payments stopped.

Houses sit a little to the side房子的情況比較特別: a bank can take a house too銀行也可以收回房子, but the long legal fight that ends with the house being sold is often given a different name但那個以賣房收場的長期法律程序通常另有名稱. Repossession is the simpler idearepossession是比較單純的概念: they take the thing back because the payments stopped就是因為停止繳款而把東西收回去

They are not stealing. The right was written into the plan when you started paying.

They are not stealing他們不是在偷東西. The right was written into the plan when you started paying這個權利在你一開始繳款簽約時就寫進去了

People stretch the word a little for any “they came and took it,” but the home of the word is unpaid cars, furniture, and goods.

People stretch the word a little for any “they came and took it,”人們也會把這個詞稍微引申用在任何「他們來把東西拿走了」的情況, but the home of the word is unpaid cars, furniture, and goods但這個詞真正的老家是欠款的車子、家具和物品