电话英语—打错电话(8-3)（在线收听）

Dialogue B

(A：Susan B：John C：Operator D：Mike)

A：Do you mind if I use your phone？

B：No，not at all．Go ahead．It's over there in the corner．

A：I wonder if I could make a long distance call？

B：Of course．

(Pause)

A：Hello．I'd like the extension 4130，please．

C：Sorry．the number is busy now．Will you please hold the line？

A：No，I'll try agian later．

(A few minutes later)

A：Hello，operator．Extension 4130．Would you put me through a-gain，please？

C：OK，the line is free．Just a moment．(Pause)Well，it's ringing，go ahead，please．

A：Hello，Mike？It's Susan speaking．The line was very busy，andit took me quite a long time getting to you．

D：Yes．I'm sorry．I've been busy on the phone．How are you，dear？

A：Not very well．Something awful happened．We went to the Por-tobello Road and someone stole my handbag．

D：Oh，dear，did you lose a lot of money？

A：No，only a few pounds，but my passport was in the bag．That'swhat I'm really worried about．

D：You must tell your embassy about it and I think they'll issueyou with a new one．

A：I'd better go tomorrow．

D：They might not be open on Saturday，so you ought to ringthem to check first．

A：Yes，I'll do it tomorrow．

D：And Susan…

A：Yes？

D：Don't be too upset…it's not the end of the world．

A：OK．I'm getting better，thank you，dear．Good-bye．

D：Bye．Susan．