图片新闻【627】小猫也有信用卡

A cat reaches out from its crate in a file photo. An Australian bank has apologized for issuing a credit card to a cat after its owner decided to test the bank's identity security system. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)

词汇：

crate n.板条箱, 柳条箱
apologize v.道歉
issue vt.放出, 流出,发行(钞票等), 发布(命令)
identity n.同一性, 身份, 一致, 特性, 恒等式
security n.安全

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Bank issues credit card to cat

SYDNEY, Jan 4 (Reuters Life!) - An Australian bank has apologized for issuing a credit card to a cat after its owner decided to test the bank's identity security system.

The Bank of Queensland issued a credit card to Messiah the cat when his owner Katherine Campbell applied for a secondary card on her account under its name.

"I just couldn't believe it. People need to be aware of this and banks need to have better security," Campbell told local media on Thursday.

The bank said the cat's card had been canceled. "We apologize as this should not have happened," it said in a statement.