1. The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.
    这时电话铃响了。它预示着一连串意想不到的灾难的来临。

2. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.
    第二天，这位病人要了一部床头电话。

3. This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is superb here, whereas the postal service is less efficient.
    其部分原因在于这样一个事实：美国的电话服务是一流的，而邮政服务的效率则差劲多了。

4. The U. S. is definitely a telephone country.
    美国无疑是一个电话王国。

5. The call could last as long as 55 minutes, which (after taking away the two free minutes) translated into a telephone bill of $211.47.
    一个电话可能长达55分钟，扣除免费的前两分钟，换算后的话费账单可达211.47美元。

6. How long will the connection of the telephone take?
    安装电话机与总机接通要多长时间?

7. He got his patent (专利) on the telephone on March 7, 1876. It is one of the most valuable patents ever given by the U.S.
    他于1876年3月7日获得到了发明电话的专利。这是美国所批准的最有价值的专利之一。

8. And I´m repairing your telephone line.
    我正在修理您的电话线。

9. Did he telephone again last night?
    他昨夜里又打电话了吗？

10. As the floods had put the telephone out of order, we could not find out how they were managing.
    由于洪水造成了电话中断，我们无法了解他们情况。