情景会话口袋书人际篇 第144期:停机和关机(3)

9. I made an international phone for more than two hours to my girlfriend yesterday.
我昨天给我的女朋友打了两个多小时的国际长途。
还能这样说：
I called my girlfriend who lives abroad for more than two hours yesterday.
Yesterday I made a two-hour international phone call to my girlfriend.
应用解析：
international law 国际法;
international trade 国际贸易;
international waters 公海;
the international date line 国际日期变更线，日界线
10. I have to make up my phone charge online.
我需要上网把话费补齐。
还能这样说：
I need to pay my bill on internet.
I am reminded to pay my phone fee online.
谚语：
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
11. Please log off before you go home.
在你回家之前请关机。
还能这样说：
Turn off your phone before you return home.
Shut down your cell phone before you get home.
应用解析：
sleep like a log 睡得像死人;
log for a living 以伐木为生;
as easy as rolling off a log 极其简单容易
12. Turn your cell phone to vibrate mode or turn it off when the speech begins.
当演讲开始时，请将您的手机调成振动模式，或将其关机。
还能这样说：
Turn your cell phone to beep or shut it down when the speech gives a start.
At the beginning of the speech, please make your phone off or turn it to beep.
应用解析：
speech of welcome 欢迎辞;
address a speech to sb. 给某人做报告;
wander in speech 演说时东拉西扯