M:May I use your telephone,George?
喬治，我能用你的電話嗎？
G:Certaily.Just dial zero first and then the number you want.
當然，只要先撥“0”再撥你要的號碼。
M:Thanks.
謝謝。
Telephone Girl:Pacific Trading Company.May I help you?
總機小姐：太平洋貿易公司，我能效勞嗎？
M:This is Mr.Tian speaking.Could you connect me with Mr.Brown?
我是田先生，你能轉給布朗先生嗎？
T:Certainly,sir.Will you hold the line a moment?
當然，先生，請稍后好嗎？
M:Yes,of course.
是的，當然可以。
T:Mr.Brown is on the line,sir.
布朗先生電話已接好了，先生。
M:Hello.Mr.Brown?
喂，布朗先生嗎？
B:Yes,Mr.Tian?I was waiting for your call all morning.
是的，田先生嗎？我整個上午都在等你的電話。
M:I'm so sorry,Mr.Brown.I was out at one of our construction sites and couldn't call you.
抱歉，布朗先生，我外出到我們的一個工地無法打電話給你。
B:Now,let me see....Could you come to my office at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon?I'd like to discuss a few things with you then.
現在，我看看……你明天下午2點能不能來我辦公室？我想到時和你討論一些事情。
M:Of course.Mr.Brown.I'll be going out to another construction site tomorrow morning,so I won't be in office until noon.
當然可以，布朗先生，明天上午我會在另一個工地，所以中午以前我不會在辦公室，
If by any chance you wish to get in touch with me,could you please leave a message with my secretary?
如果萬一你想和我聯絡，請留言給我的秘書好嗎？
B:Yes,I'll do that.At any rate I'll see you here at 2 o'clock tomorrow.
是的，我會的，不管怎樣明天2點在這里和你見面。
A:I'll be there without fail.Goodbye,Mr.Brown.
我一定到，再見，布朗先生。
B:Goodbye,Mr.Tian.
再見，田先生。
G:All through?
講完了嗎？
M:Yes,thanks.
是的，謝謝。
G:Say,how about coming home with me for dinner?
嘿，和我一道回家吃晚飯如何？
M:But it would be so much trouble for Helen.
但會給海倫添很多麻煩。
G:Oh,my wife wouldn't mind.I'll call her and tell her you're coming.
哦，我太太不會介意的，我打電話給她，告訴她你要來。
M:Well,if you insist.
好吧，如果你堅持的話。