生活场景口语实战人际篇 第125期:电话故障(4)
13. Maybe the receiver is off the hook.
可能是听筒没放好。
还能这样说:
There may be someone who didn't replace the receiver.
It's possible that the receiver is off the hook.
应用解析:
angle with a silver hook 行贿;用银钩钓鱼;
by hook or (by) crook 千方百计,不择手段;
drop off the hooks 死,翘辫子;离职
14. What kind of sound is it making?
发出什么样的声音?
还能这样说:
What noise does it make?
Which sound can you hear?
谚语:
Empty vessels make the greater sound.
空桶响声大。
15. I think my phone doesn't work.
我想是我的电话坏了。
还能这样说:
Maybe my phone is out of order.
I think my phone isn't working.
应用解析:
do its work 发生效力,起作用;
go about one's work 着手工作;
in and out works.不固定的工作
16. I broke my phone this morning.
我今天早上把电话摔坏了。
还能这样说:
My phone dropped this morning.
My phone was broken this morning.
应用解析:
The breaks were against us.
命运跟我们作对。
17. I'll call someone to repair it.
我会打电话让人来修的。
还能这样说:
I'll ask someone to deal with it.
Someone will be called to handle it.
应用解析:
have repair to 依赖,依靠;
repair to 到……去(特指成群地去或经常去);
repair to sb. for aid 向某人求助
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