生活英语口语 第 17 课：Telephones 电话- 3

B: O.K. May I have your name please? 好的。你的姓名？

A: John Smith. 约翰·史密斯。

B: Thank you. Mr. Smith. What’s your telephone number? 谢谢你，史密斯先生。您的电话号码是多少？

A: 555-7658. 555-7658。

B: Thank you. Where should I send your final phone bill? 谢谢。您最后的电话费单据我应该寄往什么地方呢？

A: 623 West Side Drive. New York, New York. 纽约曼哈顿西区大道623号

B: Thank you, Mr. Smith. Your phone will be disconnected after this phone call. Have a nice day. 谢谢，史密斯先生。在您打完这个电话之后你的话机将停机，祝您愉快。

A: Thank you, you too. 也很谢谢你。

Getting a phone in America is very easy. Almost every home has not just one, but two or three telephones. 在美国获得一台电话机非常容易。几乎每个家庭都有不下两、三台的电话机。

This has made it very easy to for people to get internet access in there homes as well. 这也就使得人们在家上网也很方便。

Mobile phones are also used, but not as much, perhaps, as in the China’s big cities. 人们也使用手机，但是可能不如中国大城市使用得那么频繁。

Young people like mobile phones because they can get in touch with friends easily, but many adults only have them if they need them for work. 年轻人之所以使用手机是方便和朋友联系，成年人则只是为了工作。

Some people who value their privacy don’t like cell phones because people can call them whenever they want.一些看重隐私的人则不太喜欢使用手机，原因是别人只要愿意随时都可以打电话给他。

As mobile phones get better, and offer the ability to check email, sports scores, news and other information, more and more people are buying and using mobile phones. 随着手机的日益改善，其提供的功能包括收电子邮件，了解体育比赛结果，接收新闻及其他信息，越来越多的人购买和使用手机。