A:You're late.你遲到了。
B:I know I'm late. I'm sorry. I tried to call you to tell you, but your phone seems to be disconnected.我知道我遲到了,很抱歉。我試過(guò)打電話告訴你,但是你的電話好像不通。
A:My phone?我的電話?
B:Yes. An automatic message says your phone is not in service.是啊,一個(gè)自動(dòng)傳話說(shuō)你的電話已經(jīng)停止服務(wù)。
A:Really? I had no idea. Let me check. Yes, it's dead. There's no dial tone.真的?我一點(diǎn)都不知道,我來(lái)查查看。是的,它毫無(wú)聲響,沒有撥號(hào)音。
B:So I couldn't get through. I knew I'd be late because my car wouldn't start. It was too cold I had to warm it up in the garage with a heater. That's why I'm late.所以我打不進(jìn)去啊。我知道我會(huì)遲到,因?yàn)槲业能嚊]法發(fā)動(dòng),天氣實(shí)在太冷了,我必須在車庫(kù)用暖爐熱車,這就是為何我會(huì)遲到。
A:But this is terrible. I'm expecting important calls.但是這下慘了,我正在等很重要的電話。
B:About what?有關(guān)什么的?
A:You know what. The theater guild is supposed to call me and discuss a contract for my play. They are supposed to call me this evening. If I don't have a phone. Oh, what can I do?你知道嗎,戲劇公會(huì)應(yīng)該會(huì)打電話給我,討論我劇本的合約。他們這個(gè)傍晚應(yīng)該會(huì)打電話給我。如果我沒有電話,我要怎么辦?
B:Well, the only thing you can do is tell the phone company and hope they fix it fast.嗯,你唯一能做的就是告訴電話公司,希望他們能趕快修理好。
A:Do you have a cell phone?你有移動(dòng)電話嗎?
B:No. I hate cell phones. But you could go to a neighbor's house and use their phone.沒有,我討厭移動(dòng)電話。但是你可以去一位鄰居家用他們的電話。
A:Can you drive me? I will go to Ann's house. It isn't far. I can call the theater guild from there and give them her number. She will let us wait in her living room.你可以載我一程嗎?我會(huì)去安的家,不會(huì)很遠(yuǎn),我可以從那打電話給戲劇公會(huì),并且留下她的號(hào)碼,她會(huì)讓我們?cè)诳蛷d等。
B:Yes, of course I can drive you. So you don't want to get your phone fixed right away?好的,當(dāng)然我可以載你。那么你不馬上叫人修電話嗎?
A:Yes, I do. At Ann's house I will call the phone company and have them check my line. If they can fix it right away without coming to my house, then we'll just return here.But if not, I need to wait at Ann's house to talk with the theater guild. It's very important to me.要啊,我會(huì)的。在安的家,我會(huì)打電話給電話公司,請(qǐng)他們檢查我的線路。如果他們可以立刻修理,而不用來(lái)我家,那么我們就回來(lái)這里。但是如果不行,我需要在安的家等候和戲劇公會(huì)談。這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)非常重要。
B:Alright, let's go.好,我們走吧。
A:Yes, let's go.是的,我們走吧。 |