I called him from the phone box on the corner.

我在拐角处的电话亭打电话给他。

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I called him but he ran off.

我喊他，可他跑开了。

《牛津词典》

I wanted to keep in touch, but when I called him he gave me the brush-off.

我想和他保持联系，可是当我打电话时，他却不理我。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Caught me, placed me upon a broad shoulder Atlas manifested but I Called him Midas The golden king.

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And I called him up and I said, "Look, I'm going to go check out these other summer jobs but then I'll come visit you."

然后我给他回电，说，“我得查一下其他的暑期工,不过之后我会去看你的。“

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And we called him up on his cell phone and he said, " "Oh. I got on the highway and I drove to work."

我们打他手机，接通后他说，“哦，我上高速了，想着去上班呢“

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Unable to completely let go of my fishing jones, I called him and booked a trip.

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When I called him Monday, he asked me if I had my head over the wastebasket yet.

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Lieutenant Colonel Lee Packnett, the spokesperson for intelligence matters for the Army, was deeply agitated when I called him.

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