Dialled the wrong number 打错电话

If you dial the wrong number it can be confusing and embarrassing¹. But how do you find out that you've made a mistake? And how can you check to be sure?

imagine you've dialled the wrong number. What might the person who answers your call say? What would you say in reply?

打错电话是非常郁闷和尴尬的事，试想一下，如果你拨错了号码，对方会说什么，你又会怎样回答？

Male: Michelle: Male:  Hello, this is the press office（政府部门等的）新闻处. Rachel Allsop please. I’m sorry, You must have the wrong number. There’s no-one of there.  hat name 

Michelle: Male:  Oh. Can I check the number I’ve got…. is that not No, it’s 5558790.  5568790? 

Michelle: Male:  Oh sorry about that. No problem! Bye!  I must have dialled the wrong number. 

Male: Ruth: Male:  Hello, press office, can I help you? Hello. Paul Richards, please. I’m sorry, you’ve got the wrong number, but he does work here. and put you through. （接通）In future his direct number is 5558770.  I’ll try 

Ruth:Did I not dial that?

Male:No you rang 5558790.

Ruth:Oh, sorry to have troubled you.

Male:No problem. Hang on a moment and I’ll put you through to Paul’s extension².

Ruth:Thanks.

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1 embarrassing   

adj.使人尴尬的，令人为难的v.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)

参考例句：

• His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话，都没人笑一下，真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字，很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 extension   

n.伸长，扩大，伸展；延长，延期；延长部分，扩大部分；电话分机

参考例句：

• The pupils disliked the extension of the term.小学生们不愿延长学期。
• Our extension is nearly finished.我们的扩建部分已接近完工。