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A：May I speak with Mr. Chen, please?
      可以请陈先生听电话吗？

B：Sorry, but he is out at the moment.
      抱歉，他现在出去了？

A：Then, please tell him that Zhao Li called.
      这样好了，请转告他赵力来过电话。

B：Yes. I'm sorry, but how do you spell your last name, sir?
      好的，不过对不起，先生你的姓怎么拼？

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A：It's Zhao, Z-H-A-O.Please tell him that Lu Ming tried to contact him.
      姓赵，Z-H-A-O。 请你转告他陆明正设法跟他联系。

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B：Yes. I will.
      好的。

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A：You know, Ralph, since I started speaking English all the time my pronunciation's getting better and even the grammar's beginning to make some sense. But I don't think I'll ever be able to spell.
      拉尔夫，你知道，自从我开始所有时间都讲英语以来，我的发音有了进步，而且语法也开始理顺了。不过我不认为我能把字拼出来。

B：You're not alone there.I have trouble with spelling too. When I was in grade school. I learned which words were the most frequently misspelled. But I never did learn how to spell them.
      不是你一个人如此。我在拼音方面也有困难。当我上小学的时候,我知道哪些词是经常拼错的, 但我没有学会如何拼这些词。

A：Since it's so difficult, why is it so important to learn how to spell properly?
      既然这么难，为什么学会准确拼音又如此重要呢？

B：Because if you spell satisfactorily, you're considered educated.If you don't, you're not.
      因为如果你能准确无误地拼音，人家就会把你看作受到教育的人。 否则，在别人眼里你是个缺乏教育的人。

1. 拼写;拼读
    When you spell a word, you write or speak each letter in the word in the correct order.

    e.g. He gave his name and then helpfully spelt it...
           他说出自己的名字，然后又热心地将它拼了出来。
    e.g. How do you spell 'potato'?...
           potato 这个词怎么拼写？

2. (会)拼写(单词)
    Someone who can spell knows the correct order of letters in words.

    e.g. It's shocking how students can't spell these days...
           当今的学生们拼写上差得令人吃惊。
    e.g. You accused me of inaccuracy yet you can't spell 'Middlesex'.
           你说我不够准确，但你自己却不会拼写Middlesex。

3. 意味着，招致(常常是不愉快的结果)
    If something spells a particular result, often an unpleasant one, it suggests that this will be the result.

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    e.g. If the irrigation plan goes ahead, it could spell disaster for the birds...
           如果灌溉计划开始实施，它可能会给鸟类带来灾难。
    e.g. A report has just arrived on government desks which spells more trouble.
           刚刚有一份报告被送到政府手中，这意味着将要出现更多的麻烦。

4. (某种活动、天气等的)一段短暂时间，一阵
    A spell of a particular type of weather or a particular activity is a short period of time during which this type of weather or activity occurs.

    e.g. There has been a long spell of dry weather...
           很长一段时间里天气一直很干燥。
    e.g. You join a barrister for two six-month spells of practical experience.
           你跟着一位出庭律师进行两期为时 6 个月的实习工作。

5. 魔法;妖术
    A spell is a situation in which events are controlled by a magical power.

    e.g. They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her.
           他们说她是被一个女巫施了魔法后死的。
    e.g. ...the kiss that will break the spell.
           能破除魔法的吻

6. see also: spelling

7. 吸引;迷住
    If something or someone casts their spell on you or casts a spell on you, you are fascinated or charmed by them.

    e.g. For many years sundials have cast their spell over scientists and mathematicians...
           多年来，日晷一直吸引着科学家和数学家们。
    e.g. People said he was able to cast a spell on the public.
           人们说他能吸引公众。

8. 被…迷住
    If you are under someone's spell, you are so fascinated by them that you cannot think about anything else.

    e.g. Even sensible Frank had fallen under her spell.
           甚至连一向理智的弗兰克都被她迷住了。

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