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ID: 0731 Intermediate
Thank you for calling, for directions in English press 1 now: *1*... for directions in Mandarin press 2 now: *1*, *1*... for directions in Cantonese, press 3 now: *1*, *1*, *1*, if you know your party's extension press 4 now, *11111111*, if you'd like to speak to the operator, press 0 now, *0*. I'm sorry that extension is invalid, please hang up and try again. Circumnavigate automated phone hell--in this podcast, learn your *'s and #'s in Chinese.
Sun Dec 16 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
分机 fēnjī telephone extension
人工 réngōng manual labour
转接 zhuǎnjiē to transfer a call
拨 bō to dial
你好，欢迎致电本公司。请直拨分机号，人工转接请拨零。
nǐhǎo ，huānyíng zhìdiàn běn gōngsī 。qǐng zhí bō fēnjī hào ，réngōng zhuǎnjiē qǐng bō líng 。
Hello, thank you for calling our company. Please enter an extension number, or press zero to speak with the operator.
拨电话声）
bō diànhuà shēng ）
(sound of dialing numbers)
忙音） 对不起，分机线路正忙。请稍候再拨。请直拨分机号，人工转接请拨零。
mángyīn ） duìbuqǐ ，fēnjī xiànlù zhèng máng 。qǐng shāohòu zài bō 。qǐng zhí bō fēnjī hào ，rén gōng zhuǎnjiē qǐng bō líng 。
(busy signal) I'm sorry, this extension is busy. Please call again later. Please dial an extension number, or press zero to speak with the operator.
拨电话声）
bō diànhuà shēng ）
(sound of dialing numbers)
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