13. I've been busy on the phone.
我一直在通话。
还能这样说：
I am on the phone all the time.
I keep talking on the phone.
谚语：
Quick feet and busy hands fill the mouth.
手勤脚快，嘴里吃饱。
14. Hello. Overseas operator.
你好!国际电话总机。
还能这样说：
Hello, this is the overseas operator.
Hello, international call operator.
应用解析：
overseas trade 海外贸易;
an overseas broadcast 对外广播;
go overseas 到海外去;
an overseas market 国外市场
15. I'd like to make a collect call to America.
我要打对方付费的电话到美国。
还能这样说：
I want to make an overseas collect call to America.
Make a collect call to America, please.
应用解析：
collect accounts 收账;
collect money 集资，筹钱;
collect data 收集数据;
collect one's wits 恢复理智
16. Will you accept the charges?
你接受付费吗?
还能这样说：
Will you pay the bill yourself?
Could you get the charges yourself?
应用解析：
accept for 当做，把……理解为;
accept for a fact 把……当做事实;
accept of 接受;
accept with an open mind 虚心接受