【家居動詞】Telephone
Telephone,動詞「打電話」,英國用Telephone someone或Ring someone,美國用Phone someone或Call someone
2010年Laday Gaga 主唱的舞曲Telephone,Beyoncé助唱(featured by Beyoncé),歌詞是「電話英語」的經典之作:
1. 打電話給我:Telephone me
Stop telephoning me! I'm busy.
(不要打電話給我,我現在沒空)
2. 我聽不見:Can't hear a thing
Hello, hello baby you called? I can't hear a thing!
(喂喂,是你打給我嗎?我什麼都聽不見!)
3. 電話沒信號:No service
I have got no service in the club.
(酒吧裡沒信號)
4. 聲音斷斷續續:Breaking up
What did you say? You're breaking up on me
(你剛才說什麼?你的聲音斷斷續續的。)
5. 聽不見:Can't hear you.
Sorry, I cannot hear you!
(不好意思,我聽不見你說話!)
6. 幾乎聽不見:Barely hear you.
I can barely hear you.
(我幾乎聽不見你說話!)
7. 我沒空:I'm busy.
Sorry, I'm kind of busy.
(不好意思,我沒空)
* I'm busy不一定是”忙“,但一定是“老娘沒空”
8. 回簡訊:Text you back
I cannot text you with a drink in my hand.
(我手上有飲料,沒辦法發簡訊給你)
9. 撥通我電話:Reach my telephone
You’re not gonna reach my telephone.
你撥不通我的電話的
10. 接電話:Answer the telephone
Calling like a collector - Sorry, I cannot answer!
(你就像討債公司不斷打電話來,抱歉,我沒法接你電話)
11. 接電話:Take the call
Tonight I'm not taking no calls
今晚我不接電話
12. 電話沒有回應:the number is not in service
We're sorry the number you have reached is not in service at this time.
(很抱歉,您所撥打的電話目前無回應)
13. 掛電話:Got to go now
I got to go now!
(我得掛電話了!)
14. 說大聲一點:Speak up
Please speak up. I can barely hear you!
(請講大聲一點,我聽不清楚)
15. 打爆我電話:Blow up my telephone
The way you blowing up my phone won’t make me leave no faster.
(即使你打爆我的電話,我也不會早點回去)