情景会话
A: Kate, could you give me a hand?
B: Sure.
A: I want to send a fax, but I don't know how to use the fax machine.
B: It's easy. Put the fax in the machine, and dial the number just like you dialon a phone. Press the button "start"after you get through.
A: Sounds simple. Let me try.
B: Go ahead. You can make it.
A: How can I know if the fax is sent?
B: You can set up the fax machine to print a completion receipt. It will also print an error page if the fax does not go through.
A:凯特，能帮我个忙吗?
B:当然。
A:我想发份传真，但我不知道怎么用这台传真机。
B:很简单。把要传真的东西放在上面，然后像打电话一样拨号，接通后按“开始键”就可以了。
A:听起来很简单，我来试试。
B:好的，你会成功的。
A:怎样才能知道传真已经发出去了?
B:你可以设定传真机打印一张完成回执。如果传真发送失败的话，传真机也会打印一张发送失败回执。
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场景表述
I want to send a fax, but I don't know how to use the fax machine.
我想发份传真，但我不知道怎么用这台传真机。
还可以这样说:
O I found it difficult to use the fax machine.我不太会用传真机。
O Do you know how I can fax this?我怎么用传真发送?
对方可能这样回答:
O I'll show you how to operate it.我来示范如何操作。
O I can fax this for you. Where to?我可以帮你把传真发出去，发到哪儿?
How can I know if the fax is sent?
怎样才能知道传真已经发出去了?
还可以这样说:
O I want to receive the fax. How to give a signal?
我要收传真，怎样给对方信号呢?
对方可能这样回答:
O You need to do nothing, since our fax machinecan receive fax automatically.你不用做任何事，因为我们的传真机可以自动接收传真。
O Please acknowledge receipt of the fax.请通知对方已收到传真。