A:This is the operator, how may I help you?我是話(huà)務(wù)員,有什么需要幫助的嗎?
B:Yes, I would like to make a collect call.是的,我想打個(gè)對(duì)方付費(fèi)的電話(huà)。
A:Ok sir, please dial the number. Now please state your name.好的,先生,請(qǐng)撥號(hào)碼?,F(xiàn)在告訴我你的名字。
B:Tommy.湯米。
A:Please wait a moment. Hello, you have a collect call from Tommy. Would you like to accept the charges?請(qǐng)先等等。您好,您有一個(gè)來(lái)自湯米的對(duì)方付費(fèi)的電話(huà)。你愿意付話(huà)費(fèi)嗎?
B:Yes of course.是的,當(dāng)然。
A:Dad?爸爸?
B:Yeah, Tommy, what happened, are you ok?是的,湯米,發(fā)生什么事了,你還好嗎?
A:Yeah, dad, everything is ok. I'm calling you because I want to know if it's ok for me to go to my friend's house today after school.爸爸,是的,我一切都好。我打電話(huà)給你是因?yàn)槲蚁雴?wèn)問(wèn)你今天放學(xué)后能不能到我朋友家去玩。
B:Yeah sure, no problem. You scared me to death! I've told you to make a collect call in case of an emergency only! Why didn't you call me from your mobile phone?是的,當(dāng)然,沒(méi)有問(wèn)題。你嚇?biāo)牢伊?我只是讓你在遇到緊急情況的時(shí)候給我打電話(huà)!怎么不用你的手機(jī)打給我?
A:I ran out of credit and I also didn't have twenty five cents for the pay phone. Sorry dad.我的信用卡里沒(méi)錢(qián)了,也沒(méi)有25美分支付公用電話(huà)。爸爸,對(duì)不起。