每日一说127 | 学了这么多年英语,打个英文电话真的没问题?
外出旅行时,经常会遇到需要打国际长途的情况,好在欧美的许多公共场所都设有投币公用电话。
Top Sentences 例句:
1. Could you tell me if there's a pay phone around here?
请告诉我这附近有公用电话吗?
2. Where is the phone booth?
电话亭在什么地方?
3. Do you have a coin for the phone?
你有没有打电话用的硬币?
Dialogue 对话:
Tom: May I use this telephone for an international call?
汤姆:能用这个电话打国际长途吗?
Stranger: Yes. But do you have the telephone card?
陌生人:可以,但是你有电话卡吗?
Tom: No, I'm just a traveler here.
汤姆:没有,我是来旅游的。
Stranger: Then you have to exchange some coins.
陌生人:那你就得换些硬币。
Tom: Could you change the dollar bill for coins?
汤姆:我用一美元纸钞和你换硬币,可以吗?
Stranger: Yes. Give me the money and I will change for you.
陌生人:可以,给我钱我给你换。
Tom: OK. Here you are.
汤姆:好的,给你。
Stranger: And here are the coins. Go ahead, please. Just insert the coin into the slot here. Deposit seventy-five cents for the first three minutes, please.
陌生人:这是硬币。用吧,只要把硬币投入硬币口里。75美分打头3分钟。
Tom: Oh, thank you very much.
汤姆:哦,谢谢你。
— 延展英语词汇学一学 —
change bill for coins 纸币换硬币
deposit[dɪˈpɑzɪt]v. 把硬币投入
insert[ɪnˈsɚt]vt. 插入
pay phone 投币电话
change machine 换钱机
on the other side of 在……的另一边
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