【在生活中學習語言】How to Use the Fax Machine如何使用傳真機
2008年07月22日蘋果日報
對話
Customer：Excuse me. How do I use the fax machine?
顧客︰不好意思。我要如何使用這台傳真機呢？
Clerk：It's quite simple. Let me show you. First, put the paper you want to fax here. Then, press this button, and then key in the phone number.
店員︰很簡單。讓我示範給您看。首先，把您要傳真的紙張放在這裡。接著，按下這個按鈕並輸入電話號碼。
Customer：Then I just press enter?
顧客︰然後我就按輸入鍵嗎？
Clerk：That's correct. Let me know if you need any more assistance.
店員︰沒錯。如果您還需要任何協助的話，請告訴我。

「句」細靡遺
◎Then, press this button, and then key in the phone number.
接著，按下這個按鈕並輸入電話號碼。
輸入電話號碼，還有以下說法：
．dial the phone number輸入∕撥打電話號碼
= enter the phone number
= punch in the phone number

字字珠璣
◎press vt.按，壓
例：Please press this button to turn on the machine.（請按這個按鈕，打開這台機器。）
◎button n.按鈕；鈕扣 & vt. 扣上，扣住
例：Kevin felt a little bit hot, so he undid the top two buttons of his shirt.（凱文覺得有點熱，所以解開襯衫最上面2顆鈕扣。）
◎correct a.正確的
例：Your guess is correct. Brian is the one who ate your cake yesterday.
（你猜得沒錯。布萊恩就是昨天吃掉你蛋糕的人。）
◎assistance n.幫助，協助
．assist sb in + V-ing幫助某人從事……
例：The needy family was grateful for the assistance given by their neighbors.（那個貧困的家庭對於鄰居給予的幫助感激不已。）
例：Could you assist me in carrying this box?（你能不能幫我搬這個箱子？）

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