与电话相关的一些咨讯信息

 与电话相关的一些咨讯信息 Phone books have white, blue and yellow pages.  The white pages list people with phones by last name.  The blue pages contain numbers of city services, government  services and public services. Businesses and professional services are listed in a special classified directory-the Yellow Pages.

　　It is generally very easy to find a public telephone  in the developed countries. Public phones are located in  bus and railroad stations, airports, stores, hotels,  

restaurants, gasoline stations, on numerous street corners  and in most office buildings. From a corner pay-call, you  pick up the phone, listen for a dial tone (a buzzing sound),  deposits a coin or coins (depending on the cost in the area) and then dial the number.

　　A person-to-person call can only be accepted by the particular person you are calling. Thus, if that person is not there, you will not be charged. However,  

person-to-person and collect calls are more expensive than calls dialed directly because they involve the additional labor¹ cost of an operator. The person being  

called pays for a " collect" call rather than by the person making the call. If you make a long distance call and get a wrong number, call the operator and explain  

what happened. This means that you can make the call again to the right number without having to pay more money; or you can have the phone company mail you a credit coupon² that has the same value as the phone call.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 coupon   

n.息票，配给票，附单

参考例句：

• The coupon can be used once only.此优惠券只限使用一次。
• I have a coupon for ten pence off a packet of soap.我有一张优惠券买一盒肥皂可以便宜十便士。