Grade 8 Unit 3 Topic 3 Section A
(The telephone rings while Jane is practicing the violin.)
Jane’s mother: Hello!
Maria: Hello! This is Maria speaking. May I speak to Jane?
Jane’s mother: Hold the line [1]hold the line: 坚持下去,保持不变;不挂断电话, please.
(Jane answers [2]answer: US: [ˈænsər] UK: [ˈɑːnsə(r)] n. 回答;答案;答复;(试题、练习等的)答案 v. 回答;答复;符合;适合 the telephone.)
Jane: Hello, Maria!
Maria: Hello! What are you doing, Jane?
Jane: I’m practicing the violin.
Maria: What were you doing at this time yesterday [3]at this time yesterday: 昨天这个时候? I called you to go to the English Corner but no one answered.
Jane: This time yesterday? Oh, I was taking a shower [4]take a shower: 洗沐浴.
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