讨厌的科技产品使用习惯-打电话时让对方铃声响很久(7)

 Don't call and let it ring long enough to leave a blank voicemail

 

打电话时让对方铃声响很久，最后留下空白的语音留言

 

For whatever reason I develop a crippling feeling of anxiety whenever I see the little voicemail icon¹ pop up on my phone. It takes a lot for me to muster² the will to even check my messages.

 

不知为何，每次看见手机上跳出语音留言的提示我就会很紧张，我需要鼓起十足勇气才敢点开这些留言。

 

So when I've suffered through the prompts and chewed through my nails for fear that the voicemail is my boss calling to tell me I've been fired, getting a blank message is tantamount to torture.

 

煎熬许久，紧张地咬着指甲，我很怕这条语音是老板说我被炒鱿鱼了，结果点开发现却是一条空白信息，天啊实在是折磨。

 

Joining a conference call from the bathroom

 

在厕所里参加电话会议

 

I really shouldn't have to explain this, so let's just say we can hear everything.

 

我想我不用解释太多，你知道电话这头我们可什么都听得见。

1 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

2 muster   

v.集合，收集，鼓起，激起；n.集合，检阅，集合人员，点名册

参考例句：

• Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
• I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。