If you can't get through, leave a message with the receptionist to show you called at the right time.

如果你打不通的话，给接线员留下信息，证明你按时拨打电话了。

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A man called his doctor's office for an appointment. "I am sorry," said the receptionist, "we can't fit you in for at least two weeks."

中文：一位男士给大夫的办公室打电话，他想预约看病的时间。接待员说：“对不起，至少在两周内，我们是无法把你安排进来的。”

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The receptionist in the downstairs lobby called Jobs, whose cube was upstairs, to let him know that Gates was in the lobby.

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