电话英语—长途电话(6-4)（在线收听）

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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