For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, I'll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone.

比方说，假如本人要在某个时间打一个德律风，本人会设置一个比这个时间早上几分钟的闹钟，然后把它放在德律风的旁边。

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"I have tried a number of times to make a call and gotten through only to find it go to a one-way call very quickly, " he said.

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