加拿大的固定電話和手機(jī)號(hào)碼都是7位，撥打方法是一樣的。那么加拿大新移民怎樣申請(qǐng)電話服務(wù)呢?首先帶你看看申請(qǐng)電話相關(guān)的詞匯：

　　1. Residential Services—住宅服務(wù)部。與商業(yè)服務(wù)有別。

　　2. Birthdate—出生日期。

　　3. Social Insurance Number—簡稱S.I.N.或工卡號(hào)碼。填寫各類申請(qǐng)表時(shí)經(jīng)常都要用到這號(hào)碼。

　　4. Driver's licence—駕駛執(zhí)照。

　　5. Rent—租用。

　　6. Push-button phone—按鍵式電話。

　　7. Dial phone—攪撥式電話。

　　接下來與您分享一段實(shí)時(shí)對(duì)話記錄：

　　You and your wife want to have telephone services in your new home as quickly as possible. Your wife calls the telephone company.

　　A: Residential Services. May I help you?

　　B: I'd like to have telephone service for my new home at 606 Howe Place.

　　A: Have you had a phone here before or anywhere else in Canada? 

 

　　B: No.

　　A: I'll need some information from you. What's your name?

　　B: Amanda Aquino, A-Q-U-I-N-O.

　　A: What's your birthdate?

　　B: I was born on July 10, 1949.

　　A: What's your Social Insurance Number?

　　B: Sorry, I haven't got one yet.

　　A: Do you have a driver's licence?  

　　B: Yes, it's an International Licence. The number is Z238769.

　　A: Do you have a bank account here?

　　B: Yes, it's at the head office of the Bank of Edmonton.

　　A: Would you like to rent push-button or dial phones?

　　B: Two dial and three push-button phones please.

　　A: Thank you. We'll take care of this early next Monday.

　　你與太太想新屋盡快有電話用，你太太便打電話到電話公司去。

　　甲：住宅服務(wù)部。有什么可以效勞嗎?

　　乙：我想在我位于巧儀閣606號(hào)的新屋安裝電話。

　　甲：你以前在這里或加拿大其他地方有沒有安裝過電話呢?

　　乙：沒有。

　　甲：那我就需要一些關(guān)于你的資料了。你叫什么名字?乙：亞曼達(dá).阿昆奴，A-Q-U-I-N-O。

　　甲：你的出生日期呢?

　　乙：我在1949年7月10日出生。

　　甲：你的社會(huì)保險(xiǎn)號(hào)碼是多少號(hào)。

　　乙：對(duì)不起，我仍未有社會(huì)保險(xiǎn)號(hào)碼。

　　甲：你有駕駛執(zhí)照嗎?

　　乙：有，是國際牌，號(hào)碼是Z238769。

　　甲：你有銀行戶口在這里嗎?

　　乙：有，在愛民頓銀行的總行。

　　甲：你想要按鍵式還是攪撥式的電話呢?

　　乙：兩個(gè)攪撥的和三個(gè)按鍵的。

　　甲：謝謝，我們于下星期一盡早替你辦妥。

　　(本欄內(nèi)容取材自 Survival English for New Canadians 新移民英語，星島日?qǐng)?bào)唐人街辦事處有售。)