A Telephone Conversation

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DIOLOG 1
WA: Hello, Car repair factory.
C:    Hello, my name is Jam Jones, and I’m calling about my Horizon. Is it ready yet?
A:   Let me see. What color is your car?
C:    It’s red.
A:    I’m sorry it’s not ready yet.
C:    What, it’s not, it’s not ready yet. Right, excuse me but you people give a promise to me that it would be ready today.
A:    I’m sorry that your car need a new arranging.
C:    It need a new arranging? Oh, come on, I can’t believe that.
A:    And It will cost 1000 dollars.
C:    Ah, you cost how much? No, no, please, please. There, there is gonna be some mistake. Would you please check once more?
A:    Ok, Is your car an orange Horizon , 1985model?
C:    No. It’s the red Horizon, not orange. 1982 model.
A:    I think I made a mistake.
C:    Oh, my god. I guess you did have a wrong one. Ok, well. When can I pick it up?
A:    We have not started working on it.
C:    You have what? You haven’t started working on it? No, wait, now. Excuse me, no, wait a minute. You promise me that it would be ready today and I need it for a trip the first thing in the morning.
A:    Yes, we are just gonna working on it. It will be ready before 4:00.
C:    All right, thank you, all right, thank you. Now, I’ll be there 4:30 to pick it up. That fine?
A:    Ok, that’s fine.
C:    All right, goodbye.
A:    Goodbye.
DIOLOG 2
WA: Hello?
C:    Hello, Can I speak to Mark?
A:    No, Mark is not at home. Would you like to leave a message?
C:    Ok, thank you.
A:    Hold on, just a second. Let me get a pencil.  Ok, go ahead.
C:    This is Marry fetch. I am expecting him at 9 o’clock.
A:    Marry fetch will be expecting you at 9 o’clock.
C:    Oh, thank you, goodbye.
A:    En, wait a minute. En, who are you? I mean, what is this about? What do you meet at 9 o’clock for?
C:    Some private affairs about I and Mark. Does this concern you?
A:    Yes, that does concern me.
C:    Who are you? Mark’s sister?
A:    I’m not his sister, I’m his wife. How do you know Mark?
C:    We both entered Harvard University and we have known each other since then.
A:    You mean, wait a minute? Wait a minute. Do you mean Mark Snef, Mark Snef on huly street?
C:    No, I mean Mark Smith on Hairwood street.
A:    Oh, you want Mark Smith on Hairwood street.
C:    I must make a mistake. Sorry.
A:    Oh, en no, it’s easy a mistake to make. En
C:    I am so sorry.
A:    Sure, sure no. It’s fine, bye.
C:    Bye.
DIOLOG 3
MA: Hello.
C:    Hi, busy.
A:    Not at this moment.
C:    What did you think about the little thing we have this morning?
A:    I heard you are late for work and your attitude is pretty bad.
C:    Is that what you heard? Let me tell you what really happened, OK? I mean, everybody knew I am there half an hour early every morning, right? But today I got stuck on the bus. I got there 5 minutes late. Big deal! She actually had the nerve to tell me to watch it and be on time tomorrow, can you believe it? She drives me crazy!
A:    She drives me crazy too.
C:    You too?
A:    She asked me to keep my desk clean.
C:    She actually said that to you? Who does she think she is? She has only been there a couple of months longer than we have, she acted as she was running the whole shop.
A:    This morning she asked me to type a letter for her.
C:    She asked you to type a letter for her, today? I can’t believe it. I hope you said no. She doesn’t have the authority to ask you to work for her. The next time you just tell her to go to
A:    This woman is really stuck up.
C:    Yeah, she’s stuck up. I just hope something happened real soon because I can’t stand it much longer.
A:    I have to hang up, a customer is coming.
C:    Oh, ok. I’ll let you go. Lunch tomorrow?
A:    OK.
C:    Great, bye.
A:    Bye.
DIOLOG 4
WA: Hello?
C:    Hi, It’s me.
A:    I am going to hang up.
C:    Listen, I’m sorry about last night.
A:    I don’t want to talk about it anymore.
C:    You know I am really looking forward to see you. You know what a long hour I have been working. It’s been hardest to get together.
A:    You really gave a big surprise to me.
C:    I know I am sorry. I didn’t mean to lose my temper.
A:    You shouted at me and want to break up with me.
C:    No, I didn’t say that.
A:    Yes, you did.
C:    No, that’s not what I mean.
A:    In fact, I don’t care what you mean.
C:    Actually I was jealous when I saw you with that guy.
A:    You broke my heart.
C:    I did not .
A:    The guy is only my cousin.
C:    Yeah, but how I suppose to know that.
A:    So you have no fault at all, and I should pretend that nothing has happened.
C:    Listen. I just call to apologize to say I’m sorry. You know you wouldn’t hurt if you said, you are sorry to me too?
A:    That is the last thing I would like to do.
C:    Ok. Goodbye.
A:    Goodbye.