王强口语 第一册 long conversation 2.1

　　Lesson Two
1.Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
A:
Victor:Laura, I have a surprise for your birthday.
Laura:Oh, good! I love surprises.
Victor:It's outside!
Laura:Oh, wow! It's too big to bring inside!（They walk out of the house.）
Victor:Okay, now open your eyes.
Laura:Oh, wow! A mobile¹ phonefor my car! Oh, Victor! You're the greatest! I can hardly wait to begin dialing². (She starts calling.)  Hello, Mary? You'll never guess where I'm calling from.
Mary:From the phone booth³?
Laura:No!
Mary:From your dad's office?
Laura:No! Certainly not! All right. I'll tell you. I'm calling from my car!
Mary:You mean you ran into a phone booth?
Laura:No. I did not run into a phone booth. I have my own mobile car phone!
Mary:Wow! That's great! Now let me take down this number. It's 732-345-2886. That's 345-AUTO!

1 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

2 dialing   

n.（电话）拨号音v.打电话，拨电话号码( dial的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Callers dialing the wrong area code will not get through. 打电话的人如果拨错区号，就无法接通。 来自辞典例句
• The input is dialing a number. 输入就是拨号。 来自辞典例句

3 booth   

n.小房间，公用电话亭，岗亭；货摊

参考例句：

• Where can I find a telephone booth?我在哪儿可以找到电话亭？
• Let's walk around to each booth.我们到每个摊子转一转吧！