Even something as small as changing the message on the answer phone is a very positive start.

哪怕是像更换录音电话[1]留言这样的小事情也是一个非常积极的开始。

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Whom did he expect to answer his phone?

他原来以为谁会接他的电话？

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Instructors answer student questions by e-mail, instant message, phone or fax.

教师用电邮、即时讯息、电话或传真回答学生的问题。

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And a phone number is requested, the form explains, in case an answer is not understood.

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So if you answer the phone, you'll be saving me from a long conversation that will last ten hours.

如果你去接电话的话，我就可以免于一段又臭又长的谈话的痛苦了。

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I hate it when people answer the phone in theaters.

我讨厌在电影的时候接电话的人。

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Alaska state officials answer phone calls from hundreds of irate and unhappy investors.

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Using a Bluetooth phone connection, the user can answer phone calls and end a conversation with the push of a button.

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Of course, that information, as you say on the answer phone from the flight was wrong, because there had been a delay of 40 minutes.

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