long distance call

基本解釋

How can I make a direct long distance call from this phone?
用這部電話我怎么打直撥長(zhǎng)途電話？
As soon as he got Shanghai, he made a long distance call to me (he called me。)
他一到上海就給我打了一個(gè)長(zhǎng)途電話。
Scence: Henry Bellow(B) and Margaret Bellow, an American couple, are going to spend their holidays in China. Now Mr Bellow is making a reservation at XX Hotel in Shanghai through a long distance call.
場(chǎng)景: 一對(duì)美國(guó)夫婦HENRY和MARGART BELL準(zhǔn)備到中國(guó)度假,BELLOW先生通過(guò)長(zhǎng)途電話向上海某酒店訂房.

Everything started up and ran perfectly, though once I made my first long-distance call, I found the voice quality lacking.
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