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；接线员

collect call 对方付费电话

area n．面积；地区；区域

code n．法典；法规；规章；代码

sight-seeing 观光，游览

beach n．海滨；湖滨；海滩

downtown ad．在商业区；向商业区；在市区；

museum n．博物馆；(美)展览馆

Australia n．澳大利亚；澳洲

direct a．径直的；直线的；直接的

international a．国际的

prefix n．字首，前缀

dial n．1．[钟表的]面；标度盘

2．[自动电话]拨号盘

rate／reit／ v．拨电话

n．规定的费用或价格

apply vi．适用；应用；使用

charge v．要价，收费

front desk 柜台

clerk n．办事员

afterwards ad．后来；以后

distance n．1．距离；2．远方；远景

3．[时间的]间隔；[时日的]经过

according adj．根据……所说的

mini a．微型的；最低的

additional a．附加的；另外的

Chicago (地名)芝加哥