电话英语—打错电话(8-3)

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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．