A boy calls 911 to get help with is math homework.
Operator: 911 emergencies.
Boy: Yeah I need some help.
接線員：911專線。
男孩：我需要一些幫助。
Operator: What’s the matter?
Boy: With my math.
接線員：出了什麼事情？
小男孩：我的數學。
Operator: With your mouth?
Boy: No with my math. I have to do it. Will you help me?
接線員：你的嘴巴？
小男孩：不是，是我的數學，我必須做數學題，你能幫我嗎？
Operator: Sure. Where do you live?
Boy: No with my math.
接線員：當然，你住在哪裡？
小男孩：不是，是我的'數學。
Operator: Yeah I know. Where do you live though?
Boy: No, I want you to talk to me on the phone.
接線員：是的，我知道，那你住在哪裡呢？
小男孩：不是，我想讓你在電話裡告訴我。
Operator: No I can’t do that. I can send someone else to help you.
Boy: Okay.
接線員：不行，我不能這麼做，我可以讓別人去幫你。
小男孩：好的。
Operator: What kind of math do you have that you need help with?
Boy: I have take aways.
接線員：你需要人幫忙的是什麼樣的數學題？
小男孩：是“拿走”的題。
Operator: Oh you have to do the take aways.
Boy: Yeah.
接線員：哦，你要做拿走的題。
小男孩：對。
Operator: Alright, what’s the problem?
Boy: Um, you have to help me with my math.
接線員：好的，什麼題？
小男孩：嗯，你一定要幫我做數學題。
Operator: Okay. Tell me what the math is.
Boy: Okay. 16 take away 8 is what?
接線員：好的，告訴我是什麼題。
小男孩：好，16，拿走8，是多少？
Operator: You tell me. How much do you think it is?
Boy: I don’t know, 1.
接線員：你先說你覺得是多少？
小男孩：不知道，1？
Operator: No. How old are you?
Boy: I’m only 4.
接線員：不對，你多大了？
小男孩：只有4歲。
Operator: 4!
Boy: Yeah.
接線員：4歲？
小男孩：對。
Operator: What’s another problem, that was a tough one.
Boy: Um, oh here’s one. 5 take away 5.
接線員：另外一道是什麼題？這道太難了。
小男孩：嗯，哦，這還有一道，5拿走5.
Operator: 5 take away 5 and how much do you think that is?
Boy: 5.
接線員：5拿走5，你覺得是多少？
小男孩：5.
Woman: Johnny what do you think you’re doing?!
Boy: The policeman is helping me with my math.
女人：約翰尼你在做什麼？！
小男孩：警察叔叔在幫我做數學題。
Woman: What did I tell you about going on the phone?
Operator: It’s the mother…
女人：我告訴過你什麼了？
接線員：是他媽媽……
Boy: You said if I need help to call somebody.
Woman: I didn’t mean the police.
男孩：你說要是我需要幫忙就打電話給別人。
女人：我沒說你可以找警察！
輕鬆突破口語瓶頸，你也可以說漂亮的口語哦~^^
