第139课

甲 neutral

Is that you, John?

是你吗，约翰？

乙 neutral

Yes, speaking.

是的，我就是。

甲 neutral

Tell Mary we'll be late for dinner this evening.

告诉玛丽，我们今晚晚饭会迟到。

乙 neutral

I'm afraid I don't understand.

恐怕我不明白。

甲 neutral

Hasn't Mary told you?

玛丽没告诉你吗？

乙 neutral

She invited Charlotte and me to dinner this evening.

她邀请夏洛特和我今晚吃饭。

甲 neutral

I said I would be at your house at six o'clock, but the boss wants me to do some extra work.

我说我六点钟会到你家，但老板要我加班。

乙 neutral

I'll have to stay at the office.

我得留在办公室。

甲 neutral

I don't know when I'll finish.

我不知道什么时候能完。

乙 neutral

Oh, and by the way, my wife wants to know if Mary needs any help.

哦，顺便说一下，我妻子想知道玛丽是否需要帮忙。

甲 neutral

I don't know what you're talking about.

我不知道你在说什么。

乙 neutral

That is John Smith, isn't it?

你是约翰·史密斯，对吗？

甲 neutral

Yes, I'm John Smith.

是的，我就是约翰·史密斯。

乙 neutral

You are John Smith, the engineer, aren't you?

你是工程师约翰·史密斯，对吗？

甲 neutral

That's right.

没错。

乙 neutral

You work for the Overseas Engineering Company, don't you?

你在海外工程公司工作，对吗？

甲 neutral

No, I don't.

不，我不是。

乙 neutral

I'm John Smith the telephone engineer and I'm repairing your telephone line.

我是电话工程师约翰·史密斯，我正在修理你的电话线。