EP 0314Daily Life
Making A Collect Call
This isthe operator, how may I help you?
Yes, I would like to make a collect call.
Ok sir, please dial the number. Now please state your name.
Tommy.
Please wait a moment. Hello, you have a collect call from Tommy. Would you like to accept the charges?
Yes of course.
Dad?
Yeah Tommy, what happened are you ok?
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.
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?
I ran out of credit and I also didn’t have twenty five cents N forthe payphone. Sorry dad.
核心词汇
operatorN
a person who operates a telephone switchboard
chargeN
amount of money to be paid
creditN
the positive balance in a person’s mobile phone account
payphoneN
a public telephone operated by coins or a phonecard
collect callN
a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for
拓展词汇
networkN
telephones interconnected by telecommunication equipment or cables
landlineN
a home telephone
connectV
to establish communication between
receptionN
the quality attained in receiving radio or television broadcasts