当我们接到长途电话账单时，发现我们的女儿凯西经常给她在外地上大学的男朋友打长达60分钟的电话。“从现在开始，”她爸爸严厉地说，“你今后打电话的时间限制在五分钟之内。”

When we got our long一distance phone bill，we found that our daughter，Cathy，had been making 60一minute calls to a boyfriend away at college.“From now on，”her father said firmly，"Your calls are limited to five minutes.”

“爸爸，五分钟我能说什么呀?”凯西哀号着说。

“Dad，what can I say in five minutes”Cathy wailed¹.

“你拨电话给我。”他回答。

"Call me back.”He answered.