a: tony? oh, it's been a while since we've talked to each other. so nice to hear you again.
tony?？好久沒通電話了。聽到你的聲音太好了。
b: same here. hey, did you know terry is going to be married? she invited me to her wedding and she wants you to attend also.
我也是，你知道terry要結婚了嗎？她請我參加她的婚禮。她也想讓你去。
a: really?
真的嗎？
b: definitely. i'm calling to tell you this.
是的。我打電話就是告訴你這個的。
a: why didn't she call me?
她怎么不打給我。
b: she tried. but the line is always busy.
她打過，可線路老是忙
a: well, i may have stayed on the phone too long. can you give me her number? i'll call her later.
我也許打電話時間太長了。你能給我她的號碼嗎？我呆會給她打過去。
b: of course. it's 555-4653.
當然，555-4653.
a: thanks. so how are things with you?
謝謝。你最近怎么樣？
b: pretty good. i just bought a new house.
很好。我才買了新房
a: wow! great! whereabouts ?
太棒了。在哪啊？
b: in the suburbs. how are you and shadow? still living in town?
郊區。你和shadow怎么樣？還在城裡住嗎？
a: yeah, she loves it. it's really convenient. all the theaters and shopping malls are within walking distance. well, i gotta go. i'll get in touch with you soon.
是的，城裡很方便。所有的電影院和購無中心都很近。我回頭再和你聊吧
b: okay, don't forget to call terry.
好吧。別忘了給她打電話
a: don't worry. bye.
別擔心。再見
b: bye.
再見
attention please——特別提醒
[1]the line is always busy.電話占線叫the line is busy.或是the line is engaged.打不通電話叫i can't get through.
[2]whereabouts表示哪裡，什麼地方。和where的用法差不多。不過它還可以作為名詞使用，表示“下落，所在地”
ie: only i know his whereabouts.
get the phone. hot line pay phone receiver hang up hold on