替他接了个电话★★★★★
甲
Did someone call for Lin? My phone rang once and I left it in my room.
有人给林打电话了吗？我手机响了一下，我把它落屋里了。
乙
Yes, a man called. He said he would ring back tonight.
有，一个男的。他说他今晚再打来。
甲
Did he say what it was about?
他说是什么事了吗？
乙
No. All I have is a number I do not know.
没有。我手上只有一个我不认得的号码。
甲
Should I tell him, or will you?
这该我跟他说，还是你说？
乙
I will, when he comes in. He asked you something too?
他进来我就说。他也问了你什么吧？
甲
He asked if Lin was in, and if he was free on Thursday morning.
他问林在不在，还有周四上午他有空吗。
乙
Thursday he is not. He has the dentist at nine.
周四他不行。他九点要去看牙。
甲
Did you tell him that?
你跟他说了吗？
乙
I said Thursday was not good and that Lin would answer tonight.
我说周四不行，林今晚会回他。
甲
That is the right thing to say. Did he leave a number?
这话该这么说。他留号码了吗？
乙
He did. I wrote it on the paper by the phone, but my writing is bad.
留了。我写在电话边上那张纸上，可我字写得难看。
甲
Let me see. Four, seven, two, then nine, then four again.
我看看。四、七、二，然后九，然后又是四。
乙
Is that right? I took it from his voice, not from paper.
对吗？我是照他念的声音写的，不是照着纸。
甲
I think so. When Lin comes in, call it once with him, and we will know.
我想是对的。林进来以后你跟他打一次，就知道了。
乙
Good idea. Did he say his name?
好主意。他说他叫什么了吗？
甲
Yes, but I only heard half of it. It sounded like Wu.
说了，可我只听清一半。听着像吴。
乙
Then write Wu and the number, and nothing more. We should guess nothing about what it is for.
那就写上吴和一个号码，别的一概不写。我们不该猜他是为了什么。
甲
And if he calls again while we are both out?
要是我们都不在的时候他又打来呢？
乙
Then do not leave your number on the line. You do not know him.
那你就别在电话里留下你的号码。你不认得他。
甲
Right. I will only say Lin is out and will call back.
对。我就说林不在，他会回电话。
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