Telephone Terms电话英语-电话术语

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Telephone Terms Here are some of the words and terms that we use to talk about telephoning.

首先我们来了解一下电话本身！

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answer ===================== to say "hello" into the phone when it rings 3 Q/ T. W! x$ E& c4 i/ }6 L7 c. s. manswering machine ======================== 6 g+ u' d: y# t- @" v something that you can record a message on if the person you are calling isn't home " a9 B' y) n. Z$ r7 Zbusy signal ======================== ! Y ?2 x$ y! [( A& B. Q a beeping sound that tells the caller that the other person is already on the phone with someone else % E$ k. P- V ^& H% y. ecall & e- N& o( x7 J1 C4 Q5 o======================= a telephone conversation; to telephone caller ! O4 L. A' Y7 ~/ N2 f====================== the person who telephones 1 N$ p( K1 |" a4 p V# {6 ncall back/phone # E9 S V; @! d==================== back to call someone who called you first call display $ h; m% m# }$ g5 {. U/ B=================== ; c* E2 H, k) Q7 X: n' q1 ~ a screen that shows you who is calling $ P, w& I" x9 Y0 f3 Vcellular phone/cell phone ========================= ! j |4 i5 Q- I% C5 {. _ a telephone that you can take with you away from your house; mobile phone cordless phone 0 {' X% u9 e1 U7 i! f0 e7 b========================== # i/ y/ d" {( M2 ` a phone that is not attached to the wall (you can walk short distances with it at home or in the garden) : l' B$ |, J X5 kdial ! F; V2 X. h- L$ B======================== 6 E S2 q7 ^8 I) G to press the buttons on the phone dial tone the sound the phone makes when you pick it up directory/phone =================== 0 ^. E, Y5 X# Q! ?, L7 [0 _ book a book that alphabetically lists local phone numbers of people and businesses hang up 3 P& q p% {. v4 @; V( l0 ]" o7 `9 ]==================== 3 b: _9 n7 x0 H6 H7 O7 c to put the receiver down and end a call $ I: [/ {# |7 J: H- poperator ==================== a person who answers telephone-related questions when you dial "0" pager 9 [% }* {- n" J/ ?================== 7 a/ F v$ t5 {: I: f a small machine you wear that makes a noise (or vibrates) when someone wants you to call them 8 k% G$ Q1 P# Y! ~; vphone ================= a telephone; to telephone phone booth/pay phone a place where you can pay to use a telephone in public & Y7 O, c6 Z" I) n3 H4 Bpick up =================== to answer the phone receiver ================= " N3 @7 y* c8 K w N+ K! p% n6 X1 a the piece on the phone that you speak into and listen from 0 p* T7 P( \9 Mring * j# p2 P$ q& n- g0 p6 Z' O% k=============== the sound a phone makes when somebody calls; to make that sound ringer =================== 0 `0 K! C# K1 h( w the sound-piece that alerts a person that a call is coming through