原文：

Mary calls John, asking him to give a message to her parents.

W: Hello, Uncle John, this is Mary.
M: Mary, what a surprise! How are you doing in China?
W: Not bad. Could you do me a favor[1]? I've been trying to call my Mom and Dad for almost an hour, but the line is always busy. Nobody else could have been talking with them on the phone for so long. They must have hung up[2] the phone improperly. Could you possibly go there in order to let them know that?
M: OK. No problem.
W: Thanks a lot, Uncle John,
M: You're welcome.
 

譯文：

請(qǐng)求幫助

瑪麗給約翰打電話(huà)，請(qǐng)他給她的父母?jìng)鱾�(gè)信。

W: 嗨，約翰叔叔，我是瑪麗。
M: 瑪麗，真讓人驚訝呀！你在中國(guó)過(guò)得怎么樣？
W: 還不錯(cuò)。能麻煩您幫我一個(gè)忙嗎？我給我爸媽打電話(huà)都打了一個(gè)小時(shí)了，但是一直占線(xiàn)。別人不可能和他們?cè)陔娫?huà)上說(shuō)這么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的。他們肯定沒(méi)把電話(huà)掛好。能麻煩您去那兒提醒他們一下嗎？
M: 好的。沒(méi)問(wèn)題。
W: 多謝，約翰叔叔。
M: 不用客氣。