电话英语—打错电话(8-3)

Dialogue B

　

(A：Susan B：John C：Operator D：Mike)

A：Do you mind if I use your phone？

B：No，not at all．Go ahead¹．It's over there in the corner．

A：I wonder if I could make a long distance call？

B：Of course．

(Pause)

A：Hello．I'd like the extension² 4130，please．

C：Sorry．the number is busy now．Will you please hold the line？

A：No，I'll try agian later．

(A few minutes later)

A：Hello，operator．Extension 4130．Would you put me through a-gain，please？

C：OK，the line is free．Just a moment．(Pause)Well，it's ringing，go ahead，please．

A：Hello，Mike？It's Susan speaking．The line was very busy，andit took me quite a long time getting to you．

D：Yes．I'm sorry．I've been busy on the phone．How are you，dear？

A：Not very well．Something awful happened．We went to the Por-tobello Road and someone stole my handbag．

D：Oh，dear，did you lose a lot of money？

A：No，only a few pounds，but my passport³ was in the bag．That'swhat I'm really worried about．

D：You must tell your embassy⁴ about it and I think they'll issueyou with a new one．

A：I'd better go tomorrow．

D：They might not be open on Saturday，so you ought⁵ to ringthem to check first．

A：Yes，I'll do it tomorrow．

D：And Susan…

A：Yes？

D：Don't be too upset…it's not the end of the world．

A：OK．I'm getting better，thank you，dear．Good-bye．

D：Bye．Susan．

1 ahead   

adv.在前，向前，提前，在前面

参考例句：

• We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
• Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看，老年人向后看。

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。

3 passport   

n.护照，手段，通行证

参考例句：

• In his hurry to leave,he forgot his passport.他急急忙忙动身的时候忘了带护照。
• A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。

4 embassy   

n.大使馆，大使及其随员

参考例句：

• Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
• He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

5 ought   

v.aux.应该，大概；n.责任

参考例句：

• Ought I to hand in the homework today?我应当在今天交上作业吗？
• They ought to be here by now.他们这个时候该到了。