A:Tony? Oh,it's been a while since we've talked to each other. So nice to hear you again.
Tony?好久沒通電話了。聽到你的聲音太好了。
B:Same here. Hey, did you know Terry is going to be married? She invited me to her wedding and she wants you to attend also.
我也是,你知道Terry要結(jié)婚了嗎?她請(qǐng)我參加她的婚禮。她也想讓你去。
A:Really?
真的嗎?
B:Definitely. I'm calling to tell you this.
是的。我打電話就是告訴你這個(gè)的。
A:Why didn't she call me?
她怎么不打給我。
B:She tried. But the line is always busy.
她打過,可線路老是忙
A:Well, I may have stayed on the phone too long. Can you give me her number? I'll call her later.
我也許打電話時(shí)間太長(zhǎng)了。你能給我她的號(hào)碼嗎?我呆會(huì)給她打過去。
B:Of course. It's 555-4653.
當(dāng)然,555-4653.
A:Thanks. So how are things with you?
謝謝。你最近怎么樣?
B:Pretty good. I just bought a new house.
很好。我才買了新房
A:Wow! Great! Whereabouts ?
太棒了。在哪啊?
B:In the suburbs. How are you and Shadow? Still living in town?
郊區(qū)。你和Shadow怎么樣?還在城里住嗎?
A:Yeah, she loves it. It's really convenient. All the theaters and shopping malls are within walking distance. Well, I gotta go. I'll get in touch with you soon.
是的,城里很方便。所有的電影院和購(gòu)無中心都很近。我回頭再和你聊吧
B:Okay, don't forget to call Terry.
好吧。別忘了給她打電話
A:Don't worry. Bye.
別擔(dān)心。再見
B:Bye.
再見
Attention Please…特別提醒
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[1]The line is always busy.電話占線叫The line is busy.或是The line is engaged.打不通電話叫I can't get through.
[2]whereabouts表示哪里,什么地方。和where的用法差不多。不過它還可以作為名詞使用,表示"下落,所在地" ie: Only I know his whereabouts.
Get the phone. hot line pay phone receiver hang up hold on