"We see gaps of over a meter between your sushi plates - please fix," a manager said recently by telephone to a Kura restaurant 10 miles away.

“我们现在看到你们的寿司餐盘的间隔超过了一米，请立即处理”，一位经理刚刚通过电话对距离10米远的一家库那餐厅说道。

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They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them.

他们给有关人打电话，约定一个时间当面采访他们。

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They telephone people and fix a time for a facetoface interview with them.

他们给有关人士打电话，约定时间进行面对面的采访。

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When your correspondent was detained by the police outside his hospital, for the crime of appearing to possess a wallet, one telephone call to the doctor was enough to fix the problem.

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