Dialongue B

(A：Operator B：Mr. Ma)

A：Operator.

B：Hello. I'd like to make a call to Australia.

A：You can call direct if you like.

B：Oh, can I?

A：Yes, please.

B：Could you please tell me the international prefix and the country code for Australia?

A：Yes, The code for Australia is 61 and then dial the city code and the number. Start with the international code which is 00.

B：What time do the special rates apply?

A：Between six in the evening and eight in the morning，sir.

B：I wonder if I can charge this call to my hotel room.

A：Certainly．Tell me the room number and your name，please？

B：This is Mr. Ma in room 215．

A：OK，Mr. Ma. I'll tell the front desk clerk the charge after-wards.

B：Thanks very much for your help.

A：You're welcome. Bye.

B：Bye.

Dialogue C

(A：Operator B：Ron Smith C：Marilyn Peters)

A：Long Distance．May I help you？

B：Yes．I'd like to place an overseas call to London．Can I dial di-rect？

A：No，sir．I'm afraid not.

B：Oh，I see．How about the charges？

A：The charges vary according to the types of call you make．Thecheapest is a station-to-station call，then a person-to-personcall．The mini charge will apply for the first three minutes，theneach additional minute will be charged.

B：Oh，let me think of it…Could you put through a collect call forme？

A：Certainly．Who are you calling？

B：It's a Mrs．Peters．Marilgyn Peters.

A：And what's the number you are calling？

B：It's London，9981-6432.

A：And your name and number？

B：My name's Ron Smith and the phone number is 356-2210.

A：Hang up and I'll call you back in a few minutes．(Pause).

Hello．This is the operator．You have a collect call from a Mr．Ron Smith in Chicago．Will you accept the charges？

C：Yes，I will.

(Ring)

B：Yes，it is.

A：I have your call on the line．Go ahead，please.

B：Thank you very much.

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Words and Expressions

oversea(s) a．海外的；往海外的

operator n．操作者；工作者；接線員

collect call 對(duì)方付費(fèi)電話

area n．面積；地區(qū)；區(qū)域

code n．法典；法規(guī)；規(guī)章；代碼

sight-seeing 觀光，游覽

beach n．海濱；湖濱；海灘

downtown ad．在商業(yè)區(qū)；向商業(yè)區(qū)；在市區(qū)；

museum n．博物館；(美)展覽館

Australia n．澳大利亞；澳洲

direct a．徑直的；直線的；直接的

international a．國際的

prefix n．字首，前綴

dial n．1．[鐘表的]面；標(biāo)度盤

2．[自動(dòng)電話]撥號(hào)盤

rate／reit／ v．撥電話

n．規(guī)定的費(fèi)用或價(jià)格

apply vi．適用；應(yīng)用；使用

charge v．要價(jià)，收費(fèi)

front desk 柜臺(tái)

clerk n．辦事員

afterwards ad．后來；以后

distance n．1．距離；2．遠(yuǎn)方；遠(yuǎn)景

3．[時(shí)間的]間隔；[時(shí)日的]經(jīng)過

according adj．根據(jù)……所說的

mini a．微型的；最低的

additional a．附加的；另外的

Chicago (地名)芝加哥