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Please Wait

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He called the cable¹ TV company. "My screen goes black," he said. "Every five minutes my screen goes black." "Sir, does it go completely black?" the representative asked. "No," he said. "Big white letters say Please Wait." "Oh, that's good," she said. "If you don't see Please Wait, that's super bad." He was glad to hear that. "I'm glad to hear it's not super bad," he said. "So, does that mean someone can fix it soon?" "No," she said, "the soonest a technician² can come to your home is next Tuesday. If your screen was completely black, a technician could come to your home tomorrow." He thought about that. "You know, I'm watching my TV right now. It just went completely black. It does not say Please Wait. It's completely black." She was silent for a moment. "A technician can come out tomorrow, sir. Will you be home?" she asked.

他给有线电视公司打电话。他说：“电视屏幕变黑了，每五分钟我的电视就变黑一次。”服务人员问道：“先生，请问是完全黑屏吗？”他说：“没有，上面的白字显示说请等待。”她说：“啊，那太好了。如果你没有看见“请等待”字样的话，那就非常糟糕了。”他很高兴听到。他说：“这并不是十分糟糕，这太好了。那么，是不是马上就会有人来修呢？”她说：“不是，检修人员最快也要下周二。如果你的屏幕黑屏的话，检修人员会在明天前往。”他想了想。说到：“你知道，我正在看电视。突然黑屏了。并没有提示请等待。完全黑了。”她沉没了片刻。她问道：“检修人员明天到达，先生，明天您在家吗？”

1 cable   

n.缆绳，索；电缆；电报；vt.电汇，打电报

参考例句：

• Don't forget to cable us as soon as you arrive.别忘了一到就给我发个电报。
• The worker attached a cable.工人连接电缆。

2 technician   

n.技术员，技师

参考例句：

• The technician is busy repairing the machine.技师正忙于修理那台机器。
• A skilled technician takes years to train.一个熟练的技师需要数年时间才能培训出来。