A This is the operator, how may I help you?

我是话务员，有什么需要帮助的吗？

B Yes, I would like to make a collect call.

是的，我想打个对方付费的电话。

A Ok sir, please dial the number. Now please state your name.

好的，先生，请拨号码。现在告诉我你的名字。

B Tommy.

汤米。

A Please wait a moment. Hello, you have a collect call from Tommy. Would you like to accept the charges?

请先等等。您好，您有一个来自汤米的对方付费的电话。你愿意付话费吗？

B Yes of course.

是的，当然。

A Dad?

爸爸？

B Yeah, Tommy, what happened, are you ok?

是的，汤米，发生什么事了，你还好吗？

A Yeah, dad, everything is ok. I'm calling you because I want to know if it's ok for me to go to my friend's house today after school.

爸爸，是的，我一切都好。我打电话给你是因为我想问问你今天放学后能不能到我朋友家去玩。

B Yeah sure, no problem. You scared me to death! I've told you to make a collect call in case of an emergency only! Why didn't you call me from your mobile phone?

是的，当然，没有问题。你吓死我了！我只是让你在遇到紧急情况的时候给我打电话！怎么不用你的手机打给我？

A I ran out of credit and I also didn't have twenty five cents for the pay phone. Sorry dad.

我的信用卡里没钱了，也没有25美分支付公用电话。爸爸，对不起。

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