English: Conversations Do you know the number?

Words and Phrases

Note: Names used in the dialogs are different in each language.

		English			Mandarin/?familyGroup=s
		Do you know the number?			Do you know the number?
		A young man asks for another friends phone number.			A young man asks for another friends phone number.
		Hello, Debbie speaking.			Hello, Debbie speaking.
		Debbie, I called you an hour ago and I left a message on your answering machine.			Debbie, I called you an hour ago and I left a message on your answering machine.
		Did you receive it?			Did you receive it?
		Ah, it was you who left that message?			Ah, it was you who left that message?
		I did not recognize your voice. You left the message in Spanish.			I did not recognize your voice. You left the message in Spanish.
		You know very well that when somebody speaks to me fast in Spanish,			You know very well that when somebody speaks to me fast in Spanish,
		especially by telephone, I do not understand anything!			especially by telephone, I do not understand anything!
		What do you want?			What do you want?
		I need Jim's telephone number.			I need Jim's telephone number.
		He gave me his number last month, but when I called it last night,			He gave me his number last month, but when I called it last night,
		it told me I had the wrong number.			it told me I had the wrong number.
		Jim moved last week.			Jim moved last week.
		Now he has his own apartment.			Now he has his own apartment.
		Perhaps, he has a new telephone number.			Perhaps, he has a new telephone number.
		Why not call Emily, his girlfriend?			Why not call Emily, his girlfriend?
		Tony told me that Jim broke up with Emily			Tony told me that Jim broke up with Emily
		and now he is going with someone else.			and now he is going with someone else.
		It seems that not only does he have a new apartment			It seems that not only does he have a new apartment
		and a new telephone number,			and a new telephone number,
		he has a new girl friend, too.			he has a new girl friend, too.