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情景对话

Susan: The board decided to call a meeting to discuss solutions to the problem.

Walker: Have they set the time?

Susan: Not yet.

苏珊：董事会决定召开会议来讨论问题的解决方案。

沃克：他们确定时间了吗？

苏珊：还没有。

触类旁通

· call a press conference 召开新闻发布会

· call a strike 发动罢工

· call an election 举行选举

· summon a council 召集会议

例句再现

He wants to call a meeting to discuss the alternatives． 他想开会讨论一下其他方案。

The incident prompted the leader to call a meeting of the staff． 那次事件促使领导召开了员工大会。

They call a meeting once a week and require all staff to attend． 他们每周开一次会，并要求所有员工参加。

He will call a crunch meeting tomorrow． 明天他会召开紧急会议。

情景对话

Black: Could you call back in an hour? I have my hands full at the moment.

Carl: No problem.

布莱克：你能一个小时后再打过来吗？我现在很忙。

卡尔：没问题。

触类旁通

· call sb back 给某人回电话

· call back later 待会打过去

· return a call 回电

例句再现

I will call back tomorrow． 明天我会给你回电话。

He said he would call back to confirm． 他说他会回电话确认的。

Could you tell her to call back when she returns？ 她回来后你能让她给我回个电话吗？

How about I call back later？ 我待会儿打过去怎么样？

I tried to call you back, but the line was busy then． 我试着给你回电，但是那时电话占线。

情景对话

Thomas: What's the cause of the strike?

Yale: As prices rise, workers are calling for higher salaries, but their request is refused.

托马斯：这次罢工的原因是什么？

耶鲁：随着价格上涨，工人们要求涨工资，但是他们的要求被拒绝了。

触类旁通

· call on sb to do sth 呼吁某人做某事

· appeal to 向……呼吁，向……请求

· call for help 呼救

· call for tender 招标

例句再现

The resolution calls for a ceasefire between the two warring parties． 决议要求交战双方停火。

The public calls for an investigation of the facts． 公众要求对事实进行调查。

The job calls for a man with good communication skill． 这项工作需要一个善于交际的人来做。

I will call for you this evening and we will dine in a fancy restaurant.

今天晚上我会去接你，然后我们去一家高档餐厅吃饭。

情景对话

Simon: It's been a busy day. I think we should call it a day and go home.

Tony: You're right.

西蒙：真是忙碌的一天。我想我们应该结束工作回家了。

托尼：你说得对。

触类旁通

· call it a night（用于口语中）今晚就到这里

· call it quits 暂告结束；停止（工作、玩耍等

例句再现

I'm worn out. Let's call it a day． 我太累了。今天就到此为止吧。

It's already 10 p.m. Shall we call it day？ 已经晚上十点了，今天就到这里好吗？

Let's call it a day and go for some amusement． 我们结束工作去进行些娱乐活动吧。

I've had enough and want to call it quits． 我受够了，想就此算了。

They decided to call it quits after one day's marriage． 刚结婚一天，他们就决定终止婚姻。

情景对话

Sue: Oh, gosh. It's raining.

Wood: Then I guess we have to call off the picnic.

苏：噢，天哪。下雨了。

伍德：那么我想我们不得不取消野餐了。

触类旁通

· call off one's attention 转移某人的注意力

· call off the dogs 停止追逐；打断不愉快的谈话

例句再现

We have to call off the trip due to the bad weather． 由于天气不好，我们不得不取消这次旅行。

The father would not call off the search as long as there was hope of finding his son.

只要有找到他儿子的希望，这位父亲就不会停止搜寻。

We don't understand why he suddenly decided to call off his engagement with that girl.

我们不理解他为何突然决定取消和那个女孩的婚约。

Try not to let other things call off your attention． 尽量不要让其他事转移你的注意力。

Maybe it was right to call it off． 或许取消是对的。

情景对话

Robert: Did you hear someone calling out my name?

Sharp: No. There's nobody here except us.

罗伯特：你听到有人叫我的名字了吗？

夏普：没有。这里除了我们没有其他人。

触类旁通

· call out to sb 大声地叫某人

· call out for help 大声呼救

· cry out 大叫，喊叫

例句再现

"Break it up, " he called out． 他大喊道：“散开。”

He called out to her from the other side of the street． 他在街对面喊她。

I need you to call out her real name and see how she reacts． 我需要你喊出她的真名，看她有什么反应。

Why don't you call out for help？ 你为何不呼救呢？

情景对话

Emily: Somebody is in our house! What should I do?

Cooper: Don't panic. Call security immediately.

艾米丽：有人在我们的房子里！我应该怎么办？

库珀：不要惊慌。马上叫保安。

触类旁通

· call the police 报警

· call an ambulance 叫救护车

· call a doctor 请医生

· call out the fire brigade 叫消防队

例句再现

Get out of my house, otherwise I will call security． 滚出我的房子，要不然我就叫保安了。

If he goes on like this, call security． 如果他继续这样下去，就叫保安过来。

Call the police if you see something suspicious． 如果看到可疑事物，打电话报警。

A passer-by took out his phone and called an ambulance． 一位路人拿出手机叫了救护车。

情景对话

Robert: The puppy is all white, so we call her Snow.

Susan: An interesting name.

罗伯特：这个小狗全身都是白色，所以我们叫她“白雪”。

苏珊：这个名字挺有意思的。

触类旁通

· call sb names 骂某人

· call sb by name 叫某人的名字

· be called..． 被叫做……

例句再现

They called me a liar for not telling the truth． 由于没有说出实情，他们说我是个骗子。

He doesn't like to be called a secretary． 他不喜欢被别人称为秘书。

You call yourself a teacher? But you don't have any students.

你说你自己是老师？但是你并没有学生。

What do you call it in German？ 它用德语怎么说？

情景对话

May: He promised to come home before 10 a.m. But it's almost 11 a.m. and he's not back yet.

Nick: Call his cell phone and ask him where he is.

梅：他答应10点前回家，但是现在都快11点了，他还没回来。

尼克：给他打电话，问他现在在哪儿。

触类旁通

· make a call on one's cell phone用某人的手机打电话

· talk on one's cell phone用某人的手机打电话

例句再现

You can just call his cell phone instead of meeting him in person． 你可以给他打电话，不用亲自去见他。

Call her cell phone and ask her if she wants to come． 给她打电话，问她想不想来。

Don't call her cell phone for I'm not sure whether she has forgiven you or not.

不要给她打电话，因为我还不确定她是否原谅你了。

She made a call on her father's cell phone． 她用她爸爸的手机打了个电话。

Paul is talking on his cell phone, so I'll tell him later． 保罗正在打电话，所以我过会儿再告诉他。