It took him a long time to dial through.

他花了好长时间才把电话拨通。

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Let the wormhole lapse and then dial through to one of their Allies and hire out his services as a mercenary.

让虫洞关闭，然后拨通同盟之一，并唯利是图的出卖劳力。

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Taken altogether, the shape of the hands and case and the depth of the dial through the domed crystal have a vaguely ray-gun gothic effect that I find very appealing.

总之，三针之造型，字面之视觉深度效果，半球镜面的半隐半现射哥特式效果——深得我心。

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In the days when what is now called terrestrial radio -- that is, free radio, broadcast by local stations -- ruled, you couldn't help hearing his voice as you twisted the dial through the stations in your town.

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The MEX-BT5000 acts as a hands free kit for any Bluetooth phone (although we're sure they'd prefer if it was one of their own), giving you access to up to 50 of your contacts and six of your speed dial entries through its "high resolution" screen and integrated noise-reducing micophone.

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And the fact is most of us still suffer the Internet through dial-up, the World Wide Wait, as it's become known.

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