Dialogue A
(A：A young man B：Receiver)
A：Hello．Can I talk to Miss Anna Li，please？
B：I beg you pardon？Miss who？
A：Miss Li．Anna Li．
B：I’m sorry，but I don’t know that name．You must have thewrong number．
A：Come on．I know Anna’s there．Let me talk to her．
B：Sorry．There’s no one named Anna here．Are you sure you havethe right name？
A：Sure．
B：What number are you trying to dial？
A：It’s 423-6681．Isn’t it right？
B：No．It isn’t．It’s 423-6631．
A：I’m sorry to have bothered you．
B：No problem．
Dialogue B
(A：Operator B：Zhou Qiang)
A：Operator．Can I help you？
B：I’d like to make a person-to-person call to Beijing，China．Thenumber is 6634-6972，and I want to speak to Mr．Qin．
A：To Mr．Qin at 6634-6972？
B：Yes，that’s right．
A：May I have your name and telephone number？
B：My name is Zhou Qiang，and the phone number is 756-3284．
A：Mr．Zhou，will you hold the line，please？
(Pause)
Mr．Zhou，there is no Qin at that number．Will you check thenumber again，please？
A：What the number I gave you，operator？
B：It’s 6634-6972．
A：Oh，I’m sorry．It should have been 6634-6672，not 6972．I’vegiven you a wrong number．
B：Are you sure this time？
A：Yes．
B：OK．Let me try again．
A：Thank you．
Dialogue C
(A：Mrs． Charles B：Clerk)
A：Hello．This is Mrs．Charles．I’d like to buy a new car．Couldyou offer me a new type of the car，please？
B：Oh，Madam，buy what？
A：A new car．And I’ve got a small family，two children，and I haven’t got a lot of money and…
B：Oh，oh，Madam，Madam．I’m afraid you have the wrong num-ber．
A：Isn’t this the car store？
B：No．It’s Mike’s Sporting Goods．
A：Oh，sorry．Do you know the number for a car store，then？
B：No．I don’t．I suggest you look in the phone book．
A：I’m sorry to have bothered you．
B：No problem． |
