A: This is the operator, how may I help you? 我是话务员，有什么需要帮助的吗？

B: Yes, I would like to make a collect call. 是的，我想打个对方付费的电话。

A: Ok sir, please dial the number. Now please state your name. 好的，先生，请拨号码。现在告诉我你的名字。

B: Tommy. 汤米。

A: Please wait a moment. Hello, you have a collect call from Tommy. Would you like to accept the charges? 请先等等。您好，您有一个来自汤米的对方付费的电话。你愿意付话费吗？

C: Yes of course. 是的，当然。

A: Dad? 爸爸？

C: Yeah, Tommy, what happened, are you ok? 是的，汤米，发生什么事了，你还好吗？

A: Yeah, dad, everything is ok. I'm calling you because I want to know if it's ok for me to go to my friend's house today after school. 爸爸，是的，我一切都好。我打电话给你是因为我想问问你今天放学后能不能到我区朋友家去玩。

C: Yeah sure, no problem. You scared me to death! I've told you to make a collect call in case of an emergency only! Why didn't you call me from your mobile phone? 是的，当然，没有问题。你吓死我了！我只是让你在遇到紧急情况的时候给我打电话！

B: I ran out of credit and I also didn't have twenty five cents for the pay phone. Sorry dad. 我的信用卡里没钱了，也没有25美分支付公用电话。爸爸，对不起。

pay phone n. [通信] 投币式公用电话

a collect call 一个对方付费的电话