GRAHAM TURNER: Is that you, John?
JOHN SMITH:    Yes, speaking.
GRAHAM TURNER: Tell Mary we'll be late for dinner this evening.
JOHN SMITH:    I'm afraid I don't understand.
GRAHAM TURNER: Hasn't Mary told you?
               She invited Charlotte
               and me to dinner this
               evening. I said I would
               be at your house at six
               o'clock, but the boss
               want me to do some extra
               work. I'll have to stay
               at the office. I don't
               know when I'll finish.
               Oh, and by the way,
               my wife wants to know
               if Mary needs any help.
JOHN SMITH:    I don't know what you're
               talking about.
GRAHAM TURNER: That is John Smith,
               isn't it?
JOHN SMITH:    Yes, I'm John Smith.
GRAHAM TURNER: You are John Smith,
               the engineer,
               aren't you?
JOHN SMITH:    That's right.
GRAHAM TURNER: You work for the
               Overseas Engineering
               Company, don't you?
JOHN SMITH:    No, I don't
               I'm John Smith the
               telephone engineer
               and I'm repairing
               your telephone line.

参考译文
格雷厄姆.特纳：是你吗，约翰？
约 翰.史 密斯：是我，请讲。
格雷厄姆.特纳：你告诉玛丽，今晚吃饭将晚到一会儿。
约 翰.史 密斯：恐怕我还不明白您的意思。
格雷厄姆.特纳：玛丽没有告诉你吗？
               她邀请我和夏洛特今晚去
               吃饭。我说过我6点到你家，
               但老板要我加班。我不得
               不留在办公室，不知道什
               么时候才能结束。喔，
               顺便问一问，我妻子想知
               道玛丽是否需要帮忙。
约 翰.史 密斯：我不知道您在说些什么。
格雷厄姆.特纳：你是约翰.史密斯，对吗？
约 翰.史密 斯： 是的，我是约翰.史密斯。
格雷厄姆.特纳：你是工程师约翰.史密斯，
               对吗？
约 翰.史 密斯：对。