英語(yǔ)播客初級(jí)版 第301期(外教講解):A Collect Call一個(gè)對(duì)方付費(fèi)的電話

A: This is the operator, how may I help you? 我是話務(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。
A: Ok sir, please dial the number. Now please state your name. 好的，先生，請(qǐng)撥號(hào)碼。現(xiàn)在告訴我你的名字。
B: Tommy. 湯米。
A: Please wait a moment. Hello, you have a collectcall 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。你愿意付話費(fèi)嗎?
C: Yes of course. 是的，當(dāng)然。
A: Dad? 爸爸?
C: 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。我打電話給你是因?yàn)槲蚁雴?wèn)問(wèn)你今天放學(xué)后能不能到我區(qū)朋友家去玩。
C: 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!
B: 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)錢了，也沒(méi)有25美分支付公用電話。爸爸，對(duì)不起。
pay phone n. [通信] 投幣式公用電話
a collect call 一個(gè)對(duì)方付費(fèi)的電話