本期美劇詞匯選自《美國恐怖故事》S05E01。

We're sorry. Your call cannot be completed as dialed. Please check the number and dial again.
對不起，您撥打的號碼無法接通，請核對后重新撥打。

Dial

例句音頻示范（BY呵呵）

When you use a phone, you "dial" the number. This word comes from the dial (the round thing that spins around) that we all used to use on old phones--before there were phones with buttons that needed to be pushed.
當你用電話的時候，你就要“撥打”號碼。Dial這個單詞來源于轉(zhuǎn)盤（能夠旋轉(zhuǎn)的圓形物件），我們以前會在老式電話上用到——在需要按按扭的電話出現(xiàn)之前。

The dial has holes in it. For each number, you put your finger in the dial and move it around until it stops on that metal thing you see in the picture. (above)
轉(zhuǎn)盤上有幾個孔，對應著各個數(shù)字，你把手指放上去，然后轉(zhuǎn)動它，直到它停在你在上圖看到的那個金屬上。

Even though most phones today have buttons or a keypad, we still use the word "dial" when making phone calls. It's usually a verb:
即使現(xiàn)在大部分電話都有按鈕或小鍵盤，我們在打電話時還是會用dial這個單詞，它通常作動詞使用：

What number did you dial?
你撥了什么號碼？

Did you dial the right number?
你號碼撥對了嗎？

I thought I had dialed the right number, but I think I made a mistake.
之前我覺得我撥的號碼為是對的，但是現(xiàn)在我覺得我打錯了。

I'm sorry. I dialed the wrong number.
對不起，我打錯號碼了。

She must have dialed a five instead of a six.
她肯定是把6按成了5。

Can you dial a number for me, please?
你能給我撥個號碼嗎？

You can get some assistance if you dial the operator.
如果你打給接線員，你就能得到一些幫助。

Note: This is one of those words that could go away with the passage of time and with changes in technology. For now, however, it's good to know because many people still use it.
注意：這個單詞本該和眾多單詞一起消逝在時代變遷和技術變革中，但是很幸運，到目前為止還是有很多人在使用這個單詞。

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