打电话场景: . ^) e# n. y* Q+ A/ c8 _) |
1、约人肯定约不到 make an appointment (约医生)
6 B& H& L: C& V& H1 i 2、约会去不了 + }: @. a! ]- s
come up 突然来临
7 O2 J& _3 ]/ k5 Y+ U) D( I reschedule 重新安排时间
9 i1 b" {6 s9 Q5 ~2 U: } fit me in 安排
3 r& F1 e" p9 X3 i! V 3、电话打不通,打错电话
. {" M& S* A' e) r& Y run out of coin 硬币用光
$ }; m' ?$ H! `, V z7 g cut off 通话被中断 & n3 m3 n$ [9 | I1 ^1 f
hang up 挂断电话
, j5 D& F" _/ u( F receiver 听筒 6 u. S: ?- C. q* x
hook 挂钩
# P* r# ^& }, n! l$ m# u- T2 | telephone book 电话簿 ! c' @" Q3 x& O" H
yellow pages 电话簿
! m4 y6 K1 d. ~, L yellow press 色情出版物
+ L1 R/ Z/ i) V$ I r2 s- x# E+ y' o dial the number 打电话
% M! x+ v2 j7 x8 l 打电话步骤: 4 Q/ |- F. n% d, T
look up the number in the telephone; + W ?# ]6 y5 V* Y/ c( {5 Q- k- A( ~/ c
pick up the receiver;
* k7 E6 j/ a( r( [8 }0 x drop the coins in the slot 投币孔;
, n0 o, a! ]4 i" | dial the number you wanted.
& r5 O7 S6 }) q h8 a- S4 w 例题 5 h$ P- w+ j1 _+ S- y
A) She was afraid she might be kept too late.
$ o6 K0 u, [) F/ x6 b4 W3 C B) She would have something more important to do.
0 N) K- D3 _- W/ L2 A; } C) She had to meet a friend of hers.
& C! E9 d- d0 @ D) She was not in the mood to attend the party. : k% o% |' ?" c* }# b, }0 R. `9 V
W: Hello, Steve. This is Susan. I’m afraid I won’t be able to come to the party. I was just asked to go to a meeting.
! d: L/ ?3 L& m7 | o M: Do come after your meeting, Susan. Our party won’t be over until midnight. 7 n( g3 T; _( Q$ U& I# ^. h, _8 x8 f
Q: Why did the woman say that she could not join in the party? / A/ u. ^& y9 E; Q) D g% D1 ^
注:be in the mood to do sth. 愿意做某事,有这种心情做某事 |