A：You're late.你遲到了。

B：I know I'm late. I'm sorry. I tried to call you to tell you, but your phone seems to be disconnected.我知道我遲到了，很抱歉。我試過打電話告訴你，但是你的電話好像不通。

A：My phone?我的電話？

B：Yes. An automatic message says your phone is not in service.是啊，一個自動傳話說你的電話已經(jīng)停止服務。

A：Really? I had no idea. Let me check. Yes, it's dead. There's no dial tone.真的？我一點都不知道，我來查查看。是的，它毫無聲響，沒有撥號音。

B:So I couldn't get through. I knew I'd be late because my car wouldn't start. It was too cold I had to warm it up in the garage with a heater. That's why I'm late.所以我打不進去啊。我知道我會遲到，因為我的車沒法發(fā)動，天氣實在太冷了，我必須在車庫用暖爐熱車，這就是為何我會遲到。

A:But this is terrible. I'm expecting important calls.但是這下慘了，我正在等很重要的電話。

B:About what?有關什么的？

A:You know what. The theater guild is supposed to call me and discuss a contract for my play. They are supposed to call me this evening. If I don't have a phone. Oh, what can I do?你知道嗎，戲劇公會應該會打電話給我，討論我劇本的合約。他們這個傍晚應該會打電話給我。如果我沒有電話，我要怎么辦？

B:Well, the only thing you can do is tell the phone company and hope they fix it fast.嗯，你唯一能做的就是告訴電話公司，希望他們能趕快修理好。

A:Do you have a cell phone?你有移動電話嗎？

B:No. I hate cell phones. But you could go to a neighbor's house and use their phone.沒有，我討厭移動電話。但是你可以去一位鄰居家用他們的電話。

A:Can you drive me? I will go to Ann's house. It isn't far. I can call the theater guild from there and give them her number. She will let us wait in her living room.你可以載我一程嗎？我會去安的家，不會很遠，我可以從那打電話給戲劇公會，并且留下她的號碼，她會讓我們在客廳等。

B:Yes, of course I can drive you. So you don't want to get your phone fixed right away?好的，當然我可以載你。那么你不馬上叫人修電話嗎？

A:Yes, I do. At Ann's house I will call the phone company and have them check my line. If they can fix it right away without coming to my house, then we'll just return here.But if not, I need to wait at Ann's house to talk with the theater guild. It's very important to me.要啊，我會的。在安的家，我會打電話給電話公司，請他們檢查我的線路。如果他們可以立刻修理，而不用來我家，那么我們就回來這里。但是如果不行，我需要在安的家等候和戲劇公會談。這對我來說非常重要。

B:Alright, let's go.好，我們走吧。

A:Yes, let's go.是的，我們走吧。