A：This is the operator, how may I help you?我是話務(wù)員，有什么需要幫助的嗎?

B：Yes, I would like to make a collect call.是的，我想打個對方付費的電話。

A：Ok sir, please dial the number. Now please state your name.好的，先生，請撥號碼?，F(xiàn)在告訴我你的名字。

B：Tommy.湯米。

A：Please wait a moment. Hello, you have a collect call from Tommy. Would you like to accept the charges?請先等等。您好，您有一個來自湯米的對方付費的電話。你愿意付話費嗎?

B：Yes of course.是的，當(dāng)然。

A：Dad?爸爸?

B：Yeah, Tommy, what happened, are you ok?是的，湯米，發(fā)生什么事了，你還好嗎?

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。我打電話給你是因為我想問問你今天放學(xué)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，當(dāng)然，沒有問題。你嚇?biāo)牢伊?我只是讓你在遇到緊急情況的時候給我打電話!怎么不用你的手機(jī)打給我?

A：I ran out of credit and I also didn't have twenty five cents for the pay phone. Sorry dad.我的信用卡里沒錢了，也沒有25美分支付公用電話。爸爸，對不起。